3340 - Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

This card was made by the sender's 12 year old son and it is titled Axolotl. They live in Magdeburg, in eastern Germany. I've noticed that a lot of the card I receive from Germany come from the former West Germany - there aren't a lot that come from the former East Germany. I'm not sure why that is.

Magdeburg is the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt and sports a population of 240 000 people. The city was established in 805 by Charlemagne. Madgeburg means big or mighty fortress.

In 1207 a fire burned down a large part of the city, including the Ottoman Cathedral. In 1631, the Catholic League sacked the city and killed about 25 000 people. This was during the Thirty Years' War. During World War II, the city was bombed by the Allies in 1945 and destroyed much of the city.

Since German reunification, man new construction projects have been implemented and many old buildings are being restored.

In 2005, Magdeburg celebrated its 1200th anniversary.

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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...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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