3087 - Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Düsseldorf is the capital city and largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia with a population of 618 000. It is found at the confluence of the Rhine and of the Düssel. It has become a telecommunications centre in Germany with two of the four big German providers of mobile services found here.

Düsseldorf EG plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and plays at the ISS Dome, which opened in 2006 and can seat 13 400 for hockey. Düsseldorf EG were founded in 1935 and have been the German champions 8 times, the last time in 1996. Three Canadians are a part of the Düsseldorf EG roster - Kyle Cumiskey (Abbotsford) who has played with Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (he won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2015), Modo and Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Elite League, and with Düsseldorf EG since 2020. He has 139 NHL games, and 294 American Hockey League games under his belt. Stephen MacAulay (Cole Harbour) and Marc Zanetti (Richmond Hill) also play for Düsseldorf EG

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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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