4479 - Bellevue, Washington, United States

The sender is from Bellevue, Washington, located just across Lake Washington from Seattle. This postcard comes from a recent trip she took with her husband to Jordan, Turkey, and Ireland—a journey that spans quite a range of landscapes and cultures. I’ve actually written about Cappadocia before in Post 4013.

Bellevue is the fifth-largest city in Washington, with a population of nearly 152,000 people. It has grown into a major technology hub and is home to the headquarters of T-Mobile US. Many other global tech companies—including eBay, Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Oracle, Salesforce, Google, and Microsoft—also have major offices there.

The city is also closely tied to the video game industry. Companies such as Valve Corporation, Bungie, Sucker Punch Productions, and The Pokémon Company International are based in or around Bellevue.

Looking at this postcard, it’s interesting to connect a place known for cutting-edge technology with a journey that spans ancient landscapes and historic cultures. It’s a reminder of how travel—and even a simple postcard—can link very different parts of the world together.

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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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