Julia sends a postcard from Lille, France, to Jean in Gand, care of his mother(?)-in-law at Place du Marais in Gand. Lille, in northern France and Gand are now just under a 80 km drive.
Jean worked for the Belgian government as a manager. Was he in Gand for business or pleasure?
This image of this postcard is of the "The Grand Place" (The Main Square) at Place Charles de Gaulle. (See https://en.lilletourism.com/la-grand-place.html for more information.). What were coffee shops are still coffee shops, cosmetic giants, book stores, and fast food outlets.
Still.... a meeting place.
The image above is taken from Google Maps on March 14, 2020: https://www.google.com/maps/@50.6367972,3.0635688,3a,75y,241.91h,96.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAF1QipMvmQYrdAyY-cu5mDm4Tkqze_Q1HWTdm2itPQC3!2e10!7i10772!8i5386
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