4518 - Kraków, Poland

The sender sent this card on New Years Day 2026. He said he bought the card while on vacation in Portugal. He is from Kraków.

Perched on the hill are the magnificent Wawel Royal Castle and Wawel Cathedral. For centuries, the castle was the residence of Polish kings, while the cathedral served as the site of royal coronations, weddings, and burials. Many of Poland's monarchs, national heroes, poets, and political leaders are buried there, making it one of the country's most important national monuments.

Wawel Hill is also closely linked to one of Poland's best-known legends: the tale of the Wawel Dragon. According to the story, a fearsome dragon lived in a cave beneath the hill until a clever shoemaker defeated it by feeding it a sheep stuffed with sulphur. Today, visitors can explore the Dragon's Den, and a dragon statue outside the cave even breathes fire every few minutes.

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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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