Postkarten aus aller Welt!
Today was a good day because I opened my mail box and had three post cards inside! How exciting.
The first postcard is from a city in West Germany. The first thing I was curious about, was the city's name. In German, essen is the verb to eat. Oddly enough, the city's name has nothing to do with eating. Supposedly its name has changed several times, and its origins are disputed. It could be from the Old High German word for fireplace, Esse, because of the city's industrial history.
I'm pretty sure that everyone has heard of Berlin. It is the capital and largest city in Germany, and only a couple of hours north of Dresden. Most of us Americans have probably heard of Berlin because of the Berlin Wall, which separated the west side of the city from the east. After WWII, Germany was split apart by the allies, and the east fell under the control of the Soviet Union. East Germans were not allowed to enter West Germany until 1989 when the wall fell.
San Mauro is a region in the Province of Turin in Northwestern Italy. San Mauro means beautiful beach in Latin. Unfortunately, that is all of the information I could find on it.
Today it is snowing in Dresden, and it hasn't snowed all winter. It reminds me of Flagstaff, where it seemed to always snow at Easter.
April, April. Der macht was er will.
April, April. It does what it wants.