4013 - Marmara Ereğlisi, Tekirdağ, Turkey

Marmara Ereğlisi a town of about 30 000 people and is about 90 km west of Instanbul. It is on the north shore of the Marmara Sea. It has an ancient history.

The card is a standard multi-photo card with six sites in Turkey:

Pamukkale - an area famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water. The area has attracted visitors tot he thermal springs for more than two millinea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.

Cappadocia - visitors come here to see the fairy chimneys, and the underground cities that were dug to offer protection during period of Christian persecution.

The Apollo Temple (Side) - was built around CE 150 during the Pax Romana era. It is a tourist attraction in Side, Antalya Province.

I'm Here Türkiye - is a simple world map showing where Turkey is located.

Marmaris - is a popular port city and tourist resort located on the Mediterranean coast, along what is called the Turkish Riviera. Tourism is the biggest economic driver, with honey production a distant second.

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) - was constructed between 1609 and 1617. It is a popular tourist destination and an excellent example of Ottoman architecture.

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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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