3207 - Aussois, Savoie, France

The card says "Many kisses to all the family." Aussois is located in the French Alps, near the border of Italy. In fact, near Aussois is the
Fréjus Road Tunnel, which links France and Italy. The tunnel is 13 km long and started in 1974. It was completed in 1980 making it the 13th longest tunnel in the world.

There is a toll to use the tunnel. As of January 2023, it costs 51.50 Euros for a single car. If you use the tunnel a lot, you can get 50 passes for 266.70 Euros. There are also rates for motorcycles, recreation vehicles, and semi-trucks.

In 2000, in order to improve safety in the tunnel, a strict 70 km/h speed limit and a safe distance of 150 m between vehicles was imposed. The tunnel has closed four times due to accidents in the tunnel, the worst being the death of two Slovak truck drivers. Their death and the resulting fire caused the tunnel to be closed to cars until 4 August 2005 (2 months).

Aussois is a popular ski resort in the winter. It is also a popular summer destination. The ski resort offers 55 km of slopes.

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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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