4287 - Seattle, Washington, United States

Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located north of downtown Seattle. It was originally built in 1962 for the 1962 World's Fair. The city bought it after the fair and it was used for entertainment purposes. From 2018-2021, the arena underwent a US$1.15 billion redevelopment, which included preserving the original exterior and roof. The renovated arena has seating for 17 151 for hockey and 18 300 for basketball.

The arena is now the home rink for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League, the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League, the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association, the Seattle University Redhawks, and the Rat City Roller Derby league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. It was the previous home of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association, who left Seattle for Oklahoma City in 2008.

The first National Hockey League game in Climate Pledge was the Kraken versus my beloved Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks beat the Kraken 4-2. The Kraken's Vince Dunn scored the first NHL goal in the new arena. The Kraken's first win was three days later with a 5-1 win over the Montréal Canadiens.

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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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