3797 - Maitland, Ontario, Canada

Maitland is a small village of 1814 people on the west bank of the St. Lawrence River, 5 km from Brockville. In Brockville you will find Canada's first railway tunnel.

(This is from the back of the card) Canada's first underground railway tunnel is one of Brockville's most unique historical sites. The tunnel was constructed between the years 1854 - 1850. Brockville's location on the St. Lawrence River made it an ideal area to move goods from river to land. The tunnel stretches 518 metres underneath the city, including city hall and stands 4.26 metres high and is 4.26 metres wide.

The sender continues by saying, the tunnel is very popular, especially on a hot and humid day - it's nice and cool inside. There's music playing and the lights flash, quite the experience!

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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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