3411 - Seoul, South Korea

Myeong-dong 명동 is a neighbourhood of Seoul. It is one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route, and tourism districts. There are about 3400 people that live in this district.

The Myeongdong Cathedral is a popular tourist attraction here. It's actual name is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception 천주교 서울대교구 주교좌 명동대성당. It is the national cathedral of the Archiocese of Seoul. The Archbishop of Seoul is Peter Chung-Soon
taick 정순택 베드로. The Myeongdong Cathedral was started in 1892 and construction was complete by 1898. In August of 2014, Pope Francis presided over the Holy Mass at the Cathedral that was attended by former Korean President Park Geun Hye and seven comfort women who had survived the Japanese occupation of Korea in World War II. Comfort women were women forced into sexual servitude to Japanese soldiers.

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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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