3189 - Shanghai, China

Since racing cars are the focus of this cars, let's have a look at the Chinese Grand Prix 中国大奖赛. It was first held in 2004 and is at the Shanghai International Circuit 上海国际赛车场. The circuit is 5.451 km long and racers have to go around it 56 time to complete the 305.066 km race. The race was suspended from 2020-2023 due to Covid-19, but will not start up again on the Formula One World Championship until 2025.

Rubens Barrichello of Brazil won the first race in 2004 driving a Ferrari. He completed the race in a time of 1:34:012. Jenson Button of Great Britain was second, and Kimi Räikkönen of Finland was third.

Lewis Hamilton has the most wins at the Chinese Grand Prix with six wins (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019), and Mercedes constructors have won six as well (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019).

When first built the Shanghai International Circuit cost US$240 million, the most expensive on the Formula One World Championship Tour until 2009 when Abu Dhabi built one at the cost of US$6 billion.

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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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