#33 GF - Jakarta, Indonesia

There are over 500 volcanoes here, and as many as 160 of them are considered active. That is why Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the "ring of fire". Indonesia is home to many unique animal species. One of them is the famous Komodo dragon, which looks like the last living dinosaur on Earth. 

 

Mount Fuji - Tsukuba, Japan

In 2013, Mount Fuji was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site - a sacred place and a source of artistic inspiration. 

Mount Fuji is also a sacred mountain for Shinto followers - as the female deity of Konohana-no-sakuyahime-no-mikoto. Three torii gates and two shrines were built on it. Until 1868, women were not allowed to climb the mountain.

 

#34 FOTW - London, England

About 20 million tourists visit England each year. The first telephone book was established in England in 1880. There were 25 names in it. England has been nicknamed 'Albion' since the Roman invaders saw the white cliffs of Dover.

 

Large Letter Reprint - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nicknames: Land of Enchantment

Mottos: Crescit eundo - It grows as it goes

The city of Cimarron was in the past considered the cowboy capital of the world - it is here that people lived here, among others Kit Carson trappers or "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The atmosphere of this city is evidenced by a newspaper clipping from those times: “There is peace in Cimarron. Nobody has been killed for 3 days. "

 

A pint of beer - Pisek, Czech Republic

Currently, the inhabitants of the Czech Republic drink as much as 160 liters of the golden drink per year per person. There are 48 breweries in the country, as well as 36 mini-breweries, thanks to which the Czechs produce as much as 20 million hl of beer per year.

 

Champagne pops - Mikkeli, Finland

"SAUTE-BOUCHON" - at the beginning of its history, champagne was called the devil's wine or the devil's drink. 

Carbon dioxide is formed in champagne as a result of the natural aging process in the bottles. New wine is poured into the bottles and then stored slightly tilted towards the cork at a temperature of 3-5 ° C. The aging bottles exploded and the corks popped out under the influence of high pressure, which gave winemakers a lot of trouble.

 

Samovar - Ryazan, Russia

The first mention of the name "samovar" in the inventory of copper products made in the factories of a certain Grigory Demidov from 1745. In the Kremlin armory, there is a samovar made of transparent quartz - a gift for Tsar Peter the Great. The largest working samovar is located in the building of the railway station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is 180 cm high, has a capacity of 360 liters, and weighs 300 kilograms.

 

#32 GF - Macau

The colonial past is still reflected in the local legal and educational system, Portuguese, along with Chinese (Cantonese), are Macao's official languages. It is also considered the world capital of gambling, the income of the casinos there exceeds almost five times the casinos in Las Vegas.

 

Gateway Arch - Saint Louis, Missouri

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot world's tallest arch. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States and officially dedicated to "the American people". The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967.

 

#33 FOTW - Aberdeen, Scotland

The most infamous Scottish dish is haggis, usually made from sheep's offal (heart, liver, and lungs), shredded with onions, porridge, spices, and salt, mixed with food, and traditionally cooked in the animal's stomach for about an hour.

Haggis can be a very ancient European recipe. Although it is unknown where it comes from, a similar dish was mentioned in Greece about 2,500 years ago.

 

Belgian beers - Bocholt, Belgium

More than 600 different beers are produced in over 100 breweries in Belgium. Beer is a product that Belgians are so proud of that it is used by Belgian diplomatic missions instead of strong spirits that are traditional in the diplomatic world.

 

Rhein-Main Airport - Klumbach, Germany

Frankfurt am Main Airport is the third-largest airport in Europe. Almost 50 million people use it annually. Frankfurt Airport employs 73,000 people from 78 countries. He is Germany's largest employer.

 

Lantern Press 34321 - Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is best known for hosting The Masters golf tournament each spring. The Masters brings over 200,000 visitors from across the world to the Augusta National Golf Club. Membership at Augusta National is widely considered to be the most exclusive in the sport of golf across the world.

 

Luye Highlands - Gongguan Township, Taiwan

"The night sky in Taitung is as beautiful as a dream. Boundless hope seems to accompany the hot air balloons as they rise into heaven." - that's what's printed on the postcard. On the card, you can seeTaitung International Balloon Festival.

 

#31 GF - Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is seen as the most connecting East and West. Its commercial and historical center lies on the website, about a third of the population on the Asian side. There are 3,113 local mosques in Istanbul. The Main Bazaar attracts from 250 thousand. up to 400,000 people a day.

 

Qantas A380 - Melbourne, Australia

The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner. The full-length double-deck aircraft, sometimes nicknamed the superjumbo, has a typical seating capacity of 525, though it is certified for up to 853 passengers. 

The Qantas name comes from "QANTAS", an acronym for its original name, Queensland, and Northern Territory Aerial Services. It is the third oldest airline in the world, after KLM and Avianca, having been founded in November 1920, it began international passenger flights in May 1935. 

 

#32 FOTW - Schöfflisdorf, Switzerland

Jungfraujoch is the highest railway station in Europe with a height of 3,453 meters. One of the most famous sights in Switzerland is the Geneva Jet d'Eau - water fountain. On average, a day shoots about 500 liters of water per second at a speed of 200 km / h.

 

Greetings from Galveston Island - Garland, Texas

The residents of the island (the nontourists) classify themselves in two ways: born on the island (BOI) and islander by choice (IBC). “BOI” is cited in print from at least 1956 and “IBC” is cited in print from 1975.

Historians believe the island is where Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his small party made a brief stopover in November 1528, during his lengthy and notable survival odyssey.

 

Gravity Falls - Kharkiv, Ukraine

For their summer vacation, 12-year-old twins Dipper and Mabel Pines are dropped off from their home in Piedmont, California, to the fictitious town of Gravity Falls, Roadkill County, Oregon to spend the summer with their Great Uncle Stan Pines, who runs a tourist trap called the "Mystery Shack". Things are not what they seem in this small town, and with the help of a mysterious journal that Dipper finds in the forest, they begin unraveling the local mysteries.

 

Large Letter Reprint - Rushford, Minnesota

Nicknames: Land of 10,000 Lakes; North Star State; The Gopher State; Agate State; True North; State of Hockey

Motto: L'Étoile du Nord (The Star of the North)

Minnesota, known as the "land of ten thousand lakes", has a longer coastline than California, Florida, and Hawaii combined - 145,000. Minnesota-based confectionery producer Frank C. Mars searched unsuccessfully for new products until the Milky Way bar was invented in 1923.

 

Taipei shaped postcard - Taizhong, Taiwan

The city of Taipei has over 9,000 free public hotspots. Taipei is the second richest city in Asia on a per capita basis. $ 3.5 is the average price for a meal in Taipei, in a restaurant. 

#30 GF - Dumbravita, Romania

Romania is home to the second-largest underground glacier in Europe. Scărișoara Cave, located at 1,165 meters in the scenic Apuseni Mountains, is protected by the Scărișoara Glacier.

The Romanian banknote issued in 1917 is the smallest paper money ever printed.

Kokoshnik - Moscow, Russia

Kokoshnik is a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan. The kokoshnik tradition has existed since the 10th century in the ancient Russian city Veliky Novgorod. It is still to this day an important feature of Russian dance ensembles and folk culture and inspired the Kokoshnik style of architecture. 

Frau in rot - Poznań, Poland

The "Frau in Rot" (1928, Edward Cucuel Offelsmeyer) is one of the most striking advertising motifs of the 1920s.

#31 FOTW - Bohol, Philippines

Catriona Gray - was crowned Miss Universe 2018. In the pageant's preliminary stages, Catriona Gray did a slow-motion walk, (nicknamed lava walk), which was praised by supermodels Tyra Banks and Ashley Graham, fashion commentators, and Internet viewers.