30/09/2020

Jerry Hall image by Rose Hartman - Manzano, Italy


She made her modeling debut in 1975 in the United States. Initially, she signed a contract with the New York branch of the Ford agency and began to participate in local fashion shows.  
In the same year, in November, she appeared on the cover of the British edition of the magazine "Vogue" and signed a contract with the modeling agency Tess in London.



29/09/2020

Stationery shops in Amsterdam - Almere, The Netherlands


If you are walking around Amsterdam, you quickly notice that almost nobody is covering their windows. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, but the Dutch government is not based in Amsterdam, but in The Hague.   


28/09/2020

Large Letter Reprint - Centennial, Colorado


Nicknames: The Centennial State, Colo
Motto: Nil sine numine (English: Nothing without providence)

Colorado is said to "lie on top of the country." For good reason: it is home to 16 of the continent's 50 highest mountains. The highest peak in the state of Mount Albert is 4399 m above sea level.
The railway bridge that cuts the Royal Gorge near Canyon City is the world's highest suspension bridge. It is located 320 meters above the Arkansas River.


27/09/2020

View of Jakarta by night - Bandung, Indonesia


Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia.
Nicknames: Kota Kembang (City of Flowers), Parijs van Java (Dutch) (Paris of Java)
Mottos: Clean, Prosperous, Devout, Friendly   

Most people in the surrounding province of West Java are ethnically Sundanese, with Sundanese often spoken as a first language, as well as the common and informal language for communication in streets, school, work, and markets.



26/09/2020

#28 GF - Vienna, Austria


While in Salzburg, it is worth going to St. Peter Stiftskeller. Located within the walls of the monastery of St. Peter's restaurant is one of the oldest in the world. The first written mention of this place dates back to 803. Mozart and his family ate regular meals there.   


25/09/2020

Boeing 737-200 - Dusseldorf, Germany


The 737-200 was a 737-100 with an extended fuselage, launched by an order from United Airlines in 1965.   
Nineteen 737-200s, designated T-43, were used to train aircraft navigators for the U.S. Air Force.
After 40 years, in March 2008, the final 737-200 aircraft in the U.S. flying scheduled passenger service was phased out, with the last flights of Aloha Airlines.


24/09/2020

#29 FOTW - Pori, Finland


In 2010, Finland established a National Failure Day to learn from mistakes and not repeat them.
The first inhabitants of Finland were the Sami people who were there when the first Finns immigrated in the first millennium BC. The Sami moved north to what is known today as Lapland.  


23/09/2020

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River - Tokyo, Japan


From the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji".
The speed and urgency of the galloping horsemen stand in contrast to the solitary and static image of Fuji capping the horizon like an omniscient observer and marking that which is eternal. The raised road that winds into the depths of the print directs our gaze to the mountain, as do the trees that function as a framing device.


22/09/2020

Prince William and Catherine with children - Bristol, England


The British royal family comprises Queen Elizabeth II and her close relations. There is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member of the British royal family. 
An old custom requires all members of the British royal family to accept gifts and gifts. They cannot refuse a gift just because they do not like it.  


21/09/2020

Bryce Canyon - Decatur, Illinois


Bryce Canyon National Park was established on September 15, 1928. Its current area is 145.02 km². The park and canyon are named after the Mormon pioneer Ebenezer Bryce.  
The oldest traces of the presence of Indians in the Colorado Plateau, on which Bryce Canyon lies, date back 12,000 years, although they were not found in the immediate vicinity of the park.


20/09/2020

#27 GF - Mamer, Luxembourg


There are over 150 banks operating in this small country. There are only 12 cities in this country. Almost half of Luxembourg's inhabitants commute to work in another country. The Chiggeri restaurant, located in the capital of the country, has the world's largest à la carte selection of wines - there are as many as 2,200 of them.  


19/09/2020

Gyeongbok Palace - Seoul, South Korea


Royal residence located in the northern part of Seoul, built at the end of the 14th century, destroyed two hundred years later (Japanese-Korean War), rebuilt in the 19th century, and destroyed again during the Japanese occupation, now reconstructed.   


18/09/2020

#28 FOTW - Vatican City


The Vatican is visited by around 6 million tourists each year. ATMs are in Latin. The name "Vatican" means "prophetic, foretelling, fortune-teller". The Swiss Guard guarding the Vatican consists of only 110 soldiers.  


17/09/2020

Rumcajs - Chlumčany, Czech Republic


Rumcajs came from Jičín and was a shoemaker by profession, he became a robber out of necessity.
He had a wife, Hanka (in the Czech original, Manka), and a son, Cypisk; it did not part with its characteristic pistol.  
All three lived in a cave in Rzaholecki Las. Rumcajs's enemies were Prince Pan and Princess Lady; the plot of a fairy tale unfolded around this conflict.


16/09/2020

Wine - Wölfersheim, Germany


Rheingau is Hesse's largest area for producing quality wines. The climatic conditions are favorable for the cultivation of vines, which were cultivated in Rheingau since the time of Charlemagne. The wines of the Rheingau, and especially the local riesling, are known all over the world.  
Annually, 20 million liters of wine are produced here, 85% of which is white wine.


15/09/2020

Large Letter Reprint - Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Nicknames: Badger State, America's Dairyland
Motto: Forward
According to data published by Google, the most frequently typed phrase by residents of this state is "how to spell Wisconsin?". Livestock has priority on public roads.  


14/09/2020

Table Mountain - Cape Town, South Africa


It is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top.
The king protea is the national flower of the country. 


13/09/2020

#26 GF - Haifa, Israel


With over 3,000 high-tech companies, Israel has the largest concentration of high-tech companies in the world outside of Silicon Valley.  
Israel has one of the highest percentages of home computers per capita in the world.


11/09/2020

Blue Pond - Jokohama, Japan


Blue Pond is a man-made pond feature in Biei, Hokkaido. It is the result of works on the Biei River carried out after the 1988 eruption of Mount Tokachi, to protect the town of Biei from volcanic mudflows.   
The color is thought to result from the accidental presence of colloidal aluminum hydroxide in the water. 



10/09/2020

#27 FOTW - Göteborg, Sweden


A specific genre of metal music, called Göteborg Sound, which belongs to the melodic death metal trend, has developed in Gothenburg. 
In 1731, the Swedish East India Company was established, thanks to which porcelain, tea, spices, fine fabrics, and other luxury goods were brought to Gothenburg by ship.


09/09/2020

Alek Wek Sudanese model - Houston, Texas


Alek Wek is a South Sudanese-British model and designer who began her fashion career at the age of 18 in 1995. She has been hailed for her influence on the perception of beauty in the fashion industry. In 2015, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.  


08/09/2020

Matryoshka - Chelyabinsk, Russia


There is an opinion that the matryoshka is not a traditional product of Russian craftsmanship but was created in 1890 as a result of inspiration with Japanese Daruma and Kokeshi dolls, including the doll-image of the sage Fukuruma or Fukurama, which contained the other six.   
They were brought from Japan by the wife of an industrialist and patron of the arts, Sawwa Mamontov.


07/09/2020

Lantern Press 49779 - Portland, Oregon


Virtually every single beer you've ever enjoyed can be broken into one of two main types: ale or lager. The determining factor between the two? Yeast.   
There are a wide variety of flavors that ale yeasts provide to beer—spanning mango to pineapple, banana, clove, vanilla, and more. Lager yeasts, on the other hand, tend to create clean, crisp flavors that showcase beer’s other main ingredients: grains and hops.
Lagers are the most widely drank beers in the world, though they are younger historically than their ale counterparts. 


06/09/2020

Boats and balloons - Beijing, China


Beijing's history goes back to 3,000 years. It's as old as London, six times older than New York, and ten times older than Sydney. Beijing has had many names over the centuries. Beijing was given its current name in 1403. The rulers of the Ming Dynasty called the city the "Northern Capital" to distinguish it from Nanjing or the "Southern Capital".