4444 - Kelsterbach, Hesse, Germany

Kelsterbach is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. After World War II, many of the businesses in Kelsterbach were connected to Frankfurt Airport, which is located adjacent to the town.

The sender notes that this card from Brussels was purchased during a weekend trip. The photo shows Parc du Cinquantenaire (Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary), a large urban park of about 30 hectares located in the eastern part of the European Quarter.

The “fiftieth anniversary” refers to the Belgian Revolution, when the southern provinces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands seceded and established the Kingdom of Belgium. The centerpiece of the complex is the Cinquantenaire Arch, completed in 1905. The park is filled with gardens, ponds, and landscaped green spaces. Prior to 1930, it hosted numerous trade fairs, exhibitions, and festivals. Today, it serves primarily as a public leisure park.

The northern part of the complex houses the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, while the southern side is home to the Art & History Museum. Other notable sites in the park include Autoworld Brussels, the Temple of Human Passions, the Monument to the Belgian Pioneers in Congo, and the Great Mosque of Brussels.

It’s nice to think of this postcard as a small souvenir from a weekend trip, capturing one of Brussels’ grandest public
spaces.

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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.

3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

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