3780 - Vienna, Austria

One of the photos on this card is of Johann Strauss II, found in the Stadtpark. The Stadtpark is a large municipal park found in Vienna and is 65 square km
big. It was officially opened in 1862 becoming the first public park in Vienna. The statue of Johann Strauss II is the best known and most frequently photographed monument in Vienna. It is a gilded bronze monument which was unveiled to the public in 1921. The gilding was removed in 1935, and laid on again in 1991. Other composer statues found in the park include Frank Schubert, Franz Lehár, Robert Stolz, and Hans Makart.

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) composed light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composes 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. He was known as "The Waltz King." His father, Johann Strauss, was a composer during the Romantic Period. Strauss II's younger brothers were also composers of light music, but not as well known.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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