3050 - Berlin, Germany

Regine says she is a senior and loves metal music from the 60s - 80s. Berlin is, of course, well known for their vibrant music scene and Germany is well know for a long history with heavy metal. Germany is one
of Europe's heaviest contributors to the metal scene. There are large metal festivals that include the Wacken Open Air and the Summer Breeze Open Air.

Some of the early speed metal bands include Running Wild, Grave Digger, Rage, Warlock, and Stormwitch. German bands like Blind Guardian, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Freedom Call, Iron Saviour, Avantasia, Edguy, and Primal Fear gained international recognition

Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) is a popular German variant of industrial metal. Industrial metal combines the sound of metal with elements of gothis and industrial music, as well as electronic samples and is sung in German. The shows are over-the-top with fire, pyrotechnics, stunts, and morbid or provocative themes and lyrics.

German also has medieval metal which blends hard rock or heavy metal with medieval folk music.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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