3569 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

I get so many cards from Germany and the United States, it is a thrill to receive one from a country with a small number of Postcrossers. The United Arab Emirates has about 300 Postcrossers. The sender is an expat of (I think) the United States.

This is a great card because it is commemorating the Special Olympics World Games in 2019. The sender said she volunteered at this event. About a dozen or so cards back, I received a card from Germany with a Special Olympics World Games stamp on it. It was the latest SOWG.

I have worked with Special Olympics athletes in the past and I always enjoy spending time with many of them. Although they are competing against one another, they are always encouraging one another and are happy when someone does well.

At our lawn bowls club, we have the local Special Olympics Bocce players come on Mondays. There is always laughing and joy. They are also hosting a regional tournament this summer. Members of the club are looking forward to volunteering their time at this event.

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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.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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