4481 - Newtown, Connecticut, United States

I'm not sure where the postcard went. No photo!

Newtown is a town of 27 000 and dates back to 1705. During the American War of Independence it was a Tory (pro-English) stronghold.

Of course, Newtown is infamous for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The shooter, who I will not name, killed his mother and then went to Sandy Hook Elementary School where he killed 20 - grade one students and six adult staff members. He then killed himself when police arrived at the school.

The gun culture is such a baffling part of American culture. In Canada gun ownership is a privilege, like having a driver's license. I have no issues with gun ownership. They are tools for farmers, usually used responsibly by hunters and those in a gun club. However, no one needs automatic or semi-automatic weapons. It should be a difficult process to buy and own a gun.

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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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