3239 - Sacramento, California, United States of America

The sender is from Sacramento, but the card he sent is from Solvang. Solvang is found in Santa Barbara County and has a population of 6100 people. It brands itself as the Danish Capital of America.

In 1804 Mission Santa Inés was founded by the Spanish. A small community grew around the mission, but then was largely abandoned after the American Conquest of California. In 1911, Danish-Americans purchased 3600 hectares. The people wanted to get away from the Midwest winters. The community took on a distinctive Danish look beginning in 1947 and Solvang began calling itself the Danish Capital of America to attract tourists. Today on about 10% of the population is Danish. The town attracts many tourists from Scandinavian countries. The Danish Royal Family has also visited several times, the last being Prince Henrik in 2011.

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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.

3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

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