3017 - Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

I love the photo of the red Volkswagon Bug that Jacqueline sent me. Her message on the back goes like this:

Cologne/Bonn Airport is an important economic factor and at the same time one of the largest workplaces in the region. Around 15 000 people work at 130 companies and authorities who are employed at the site, more than 1700 of them directly the airport company. It is located in the south of Cologne, a city of over a million inhabitants, the the immediate vicinity of the federal city of Bonn, the Rhein-Sieg district and the Rheinisch-Bergisch district. Around 16 million people live and work within a radius of 100 kilometers. It lies in the heart of one of the largest import and export regions in Europe. In the immediate vicinity is also the Wahner Heide nature reserve, which is one of the most valuable and species-rich nature reserves in central Europe. Environmental protection and sustainability will become more and more important for the airport in the future. Best regards, Jacqueline "Koelnerkind"

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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