A great card from Honolulu of the King Kamehameha Statue.  Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. He conquered Maui in 1790, with the help of John Young and Isaac Davis by using the cannons from the Fair American ship. The Maui army was defeated at the Battle of Kepaniwai. The Maui king, Kahekili II was on O'ahu during the battle.  In 1795 he set said with an armada of 960 war canoes and 10 000 soldiers and was able to defeat Maui and Moloka'i at the Battle of Kawela. In 1810, Kamehameha negotiated a peaceful unification of the island with Kaua'i.  As the ruler of all the islands, Kamehameha unified the legal system, and promoted trade with the United States and Europe. When he died in May 1819, Kamehameha had up to 30 wives, about half which he outlived. He also sired 35 children - 17 sons and 18 daughters. His first born sone, Liholiho, suceeded him as Kamehameha II. Actually when he became king, ...

Spring rolls, according to the writer are very crispy.. I like the shaped card and I loved the stamps she chose for me. 

Środa Śląska is located in south west Poland. In it's early days, it was a hub of transportation routes that joined east and west Europe. The word  Środa means "Wednesday" which was the day the weekly market took place. Duke Henry the Bearded wanted to enhance the economic and political significance of the Silesia region. He transformed Środa Śląska into a larger economic and cultural centre.  Today,  Środa Śląska is a town of almost 10 000 people and is a part of the Wroclaw metropolitan area. 

Delbrück is a town of 32 000 people. The first document mentioning  Delbrück dates back to 1219. In 1410, the town was destroyed by fire during a conflict between the Bishop of Paderborn and the Bishop of Cologne.  This is a great advertising card promoting peanuts. The #holapeanuts is for the brand name of Hola Peanuts, handmade peanut butter from Paderborn, Germany. https://holapeanuts.de/

Braunschweig, or Brunswick in English, is the second largest city in Lower Saxony and a major centre of scientific research and development.  The Eurasian Jay is a member of the crow family. Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish naturalist, was the first to formally describe the jay and called in Corvus glandarius . Later is was established as Garrulus "chattering," "babbling," or "noisy." Eight racial groups and 33 subspecies were recognized by Steve Madge and Hilary Burn in 1994.  The jay's call is a harsh, rasping screech that is used when they spot predators or as an advertising call. It is also known for mimicry, and can sound like other species, such as bird of prey like the common buzzard or the northern goshawk.  These jays are also consider very intelligent and plan for future needs, take into account of their partner by sharing food with them, or when protecting food items from thieves. 

Riihimäki's name literally translates to "drying hill barn." It is located about 110 km southeast of Tampere, and 70 km north of Helsinki.  Riihimäki is home to the Riihimäki Cocks, who play in the Finnish Handball League (SM-Liiga) and play their games at the Cocks Areena. The Cocks were formed in 1973 and have won the Finnish Handball League title 12 times, have been the runners up four times, and finish with bronze four times. They have also won the Finnish Cup of Handball 10 times and the Baltic Handball League four times.  The card has nothing to do with handball, but how can you not write about the Cocks?

A great touristy postcard of Cathedral of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul ( Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul ). Construction on it began in 1434 and took 457 years to complete in 1891. Even before it was finished it was listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture (1862).