3570 - Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada

I was thrilled to receive this card. The sender is from Ucluelet, which is on the west coast of Vancouver Island. I lived there for five years when I was a boy. Ucluelet is south of the Pacific Rim National Park, and about 30 minutes south of its more well known cousin, Tofino. Tofino is the village that gets all the attention between the two places.

Ucluelet is an anglicized version of Yuułuʔił, which means "people of the safe harbour in Nuu-chah-nulth language and is the homeland of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ people.

When I lived there in the late 70's and early 80's, logging and fishing were the main industries in town. Today, Ucluelet has transitioned to a year-round tourism based economy. About 90 000 visitors come to Pacific Rim National Park, Ucluelet, and Tofino every year. Tofino is a favourite vacation spot for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who will surf at Long Beach.

The card the sender sent me is from Princeton, British Columbia. She bought in on a road trip to Alberta.

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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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