3626 - Burlington, Vermont, United States of America

A great photograph of Albert Einstein sailing. And the card was sent on World Postcard Day (2023)

Burlington is the largest city in Vermont with almost 45 000 people. Of the 50 states, it ranks 50 when it comes to being the largest city in the state. .

As a history nut I found this story about the War of 1812 interesting. The War of 1812 was unpopular with Vermont and the other states in New England. They all had close trading ties with the British North American Colonies (Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick). Vermont did not provide any militia unites or financial support for the war. At one point there were 5000 US soldiers stationed in Burlington. On August 2, 1813, British forces from Canada shelled Burlington. The cannonade lasted about 10 minutes and resulted in no casualties. Vermont residents supported the Federalist Party at this time which was against war with Britain.

Another interesting historical fact is Burlington is the site of the first known international hockey game. The Montreal Crystals played the employees of the Van Ness House during the 1886 Burlington Winter Carnival.

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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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