4271 - Madgeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

A great song lyric by a great Canadian singer/poet, Leonard Cohen. It comes from the song A Smokey Life (1979).

I've never seen your eyes so wide 
I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied 
Elsewhere is your feast of love 
I know when long ago we agreed to keep it light 
So let's be merry one more night 
It's light enough to let it go 

Remember when the scenery started fading 
And I held you until you learned to walk on air 
So don't look down, the ground is gone
There's no one waving anyway 
The smoky life is practiced everywhere 

So set your restless heart at ease 
Take a lesson from these autumn leaves 
They waste no time waiting for the snow 
Don't argue now, you'll be late 
There is nothing to investigate 
It's light enough to let it go 

Remember when the scenery started fading 
And I held you until you learned to walk on air 
So don't look down, the ground is gone
there's no one waving anyway 
The smoky life is practiced everywhere 

Come on back if the moment lends 
You can look up all my very closest friends  
Light enough to let it go 
It's light enough to let it go

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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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