3547 - Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

The sender is a doctor originally from central Florida, but lives in
Charleston. I am assuming she is a doctor now as she mentions she was a soprano in an a capella group throughout medical school.

The photo is of Raymond James Stadium (nicknamed "Ray Jay"), home of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the University of South Florida Bulls football team. Raymond James is the name of Raymond James Financial, the holder of the naming rights for the stadium. They hold that right until 2028.

It was finished in 1998 and used public money to build it at a cost of $168.5 million ($303 million in 2022). It can seat almost 70 000 spectators, but can be expanded to 75 000 people. The stadium's record attendance in 74 512 people who came to watch the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in 2017 between the Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tigers won the game 35-31.

The Raymond James Stadium has also host three Super Bowls:

Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 - Baltimore Ravens 34 - New York Giants 7
Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 - Pittsburgh Steelers 27 - Arizona Cardinals 23
Super Bowl LV in 2020 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 - Kansas City Chiefs 9

In Super Bowl LV, the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to play and to win a Super Bowl on their home field. It was Tampa Bay's second Super Bowl victory. Their first was in 2002 at Super Bowl XXXVII where they defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21.

Raymond James has also hosted 72 000 people for a U2 concert in 2009, and sold out all three shows for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour.

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.

3237 - Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan

A great card of a cable car on Mount Tsukuba. The mountain is one of the most famous in Japan and is known for its double peaks. The two peaks have their own names - Nyotai-san 女体山 translates to female body, while Nantai-san 男体山 means male body. Hikers can climb the mountain to take in the panoramic view of the Kantō Plain. The Tokyo skyline, Lake Kasumigaura, and Mt Fuji can all be seen from the summit on clear days. Tsukuba is also different from most Japanese peaks as it is not volcanic, but made up of granite and gabbro.

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.

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