4263 - Kaunas, Lithuania

A funny card entitled Admiral's Dream by Vilijus Vaisvila.

Kaunas is home to the Vytautas the Great War Museum. It was established in 1921 by Vladas Nagevičius-Nagius. In moved to a larger site in 1936.

Vytautas the Great (c1350 - 1430) was ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1401-1430. Modern Lithuania idolizes Vytautas as a nation hero and was an important figure in national rebirth in the 19th century.

The museum is more than artifacts of Vytautas the Great. Instead it displays artifacts from Lithuania and Kaunas from prehistoric times to the present. There are a large number of historical weapons. There are displays dedicated to the military skills of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, There are displays of firearms, uniforms, ammunition. Lithuanian renaissance figures have statues on site. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the eternal flame are located in the square in front of the museum. There are more than 10 statues of Lithuanian military chiefs and cultural characters who influenced Lithuania in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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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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