3304 - Zhejiang, China

Zhejiang 浙江 is a province on the east coast of China. The capital city is Hangzhou. Almost 65 000 000 people called Zhejiang home.

This photo was taken at the Forbidden City 紫禁城 found in Beijing. The Forbidden City was the centre of the Imperial City of Beijing. It was constructed between 1406-1420. It served as the home of the Chinese emperors from 1420 to 1924. It became the political and ceremonial centre of the Chinese government. The Palace Museum has been in charge of the Forbidden City since 1925. The Museum has an extensive collection of artwork and artifacts that were build upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.

There are 980 buildings, with 9999 rooms and it covers 72 hectares. Since 2012, the Forbidden City have seen about 14 million visitors annually. In 2018, the Forbidden City's market value was estimated at $70 billion (USD).

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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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