3823 - Iisalmi, Northern Savonia, Finland

This is one of my favourite types of photos, getting a mirror like image on the lake. I've taken a few over the years and they are still amongst my favourites.

Iisalmi is a small town in central Finland. There is about 20 500 people here. It can trace its roots back to 1627 when the parish of Iisalmi was formed around the local church. It gained town status in 1891.

Iisalmi and area was a battlefield when Sweden control Finland. The Swedes battle with Russia is considered their great victories - and it was their last one on Finnish soil. The Swedes lost the Finnish W
ar and thus lost control of Finland to Russia in 1809.

Iisalmen Peli-Karhut is the professional hockey team in Iisalmi. They play in the Mestis - the second highest hockey league in Finland. The team was established in 1966 and made it to the Mestis in 2016. They are the current (2024) Mestis champions, beat Imatran Ketterä in the finals.

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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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