German beer glasses - Duisburg, Germany

A beer stein is either a traditional beer mug made out of stoneware or specifically an ornamental beer mug sold as a souvenir or collectible. An 1894 article on beer mugs in the American Vogue magazine that describes various types of steins stated: "And it is to this [i.e. German] nation that we owe Wagner's music and the apotheosis of the beer mug."

Such steins may be made out of stoneware, pewter, porcelain or even silver, wood or crystal glass; they may have open tops or hinged pewter lids with a thumb-lever. Steins usually come in sizes of a half litre or a full litre. Like decorative tankards, they are often decorated in a nostalgic manner with allusions to Germany.

 

#74 GF - Magong, Taiwan

The Penghu or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately 50 km west of the main island of Taiwan across the Penghu Channel. The archipelago collectively forms Penghu County of Taiwan and is the smallest county in Taiwan. The largest city is Magong, located on the largest island.

 

Pin-up girl by Elvgren Gil - Rosto-on-Don, Russia

Gillette Alexander Elvgren (1914-1980) was an American painter of pin-up models, advertising and illustration. Best known for his pin-up paintings for Brown & Bigelow, Elvgren studied at the American Academy of Art. He was strongly influenced by the early "pretty girl" illustrators, such as Charles Dana Gibson, Andrew Loomis, and Howard Chandler Christy.

 

Rilakkuma - Esashi, Japan

Esashi was a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū. A village was created within Esashi District on April 1, 1899, with the establishment of the municipalities system. On February 10, 1955, it annexed the neighbouring town of Iwayado and the villages of Inase, Atago, Tahara, Hirose, Sunagawa, Tamasato, Fujisato, Yonesato and Ide to form Esashi town. Esashi was raised to city status on November 3, 1958.

 

Delta airplane and Wasatch Mountains - Salt Lake City, Utah

In the language of the native Ute people, Wasatch means "mountain pass" or "low pass over high range." According to William Bright, the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi, meaning "blue heron".

 

Large Letter Reprint - Greenville, South Carolina

Nickname: The Palmetto State

Motto (s): Dum spiro spero (Latin, ''While I breathe, I hope'')

South Carolina is the second-largest peach-growing state in the US after California.

Upper Whitewater Falls is the highest waterfall in the eastern part of the USA - it measures 125 meters and is located in the mountainous northern part of South Carolina.

 

Hwang Jin Yi - Seoul, South Korea

Hwang Jin-Yi - was one of the most famous gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty. She lived during the reign of King Jungjong. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick wit, extraordinary intellect, and assertive and independent nature. She has become an almost myth-like figure in modern Korea, inspiring novels, operas, films, and television series.

 

Gudetama on the beach - Tokyo, Japan

"Eggs are yummy… boiled, baked or raw. There are many ways to make an egg, but eggs are so lazy (gude gude in Japanese). Look closely and you will see the eggs that you eat lack spunk." - from sanrio.com

 

MiG-29 Aerobatic team - Oldenburg, Germany

MiG-29 - Soviet, now Russian modern frontline fighter, developed by the MiG design bureau. First flown in 1977 and produced since 1983.

It was used by the Iraqi air force during the Gulf War and by Yugoslavia during the NATO Allied Force operation. In 2005, the Belarusian MiG-29BM set 15 international records in the class of aircraft weighing up to 20 tons.

 

NASA INSIGNIA - Dallas, Texas

Johnson Space Center - is NASA's center for human spaceflight, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. It consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed on 1,620 acres (660 hectares) in the Clear Lake Area of ​​Houston, which acquired the official nickname "Space City" in 1967. 

It is popularly known by its radio call signs "Mission Control" and "Houston".

 

Mickey Mouse and Pluto - Narita, Japan

The nameless prototype of Pluto appeared in the cartoon entitled "The Chain Gang" in 1930 as a tracking dog to find Miki, an escapee from prison. 

The name "Pluto" was first heard in the short film "The Moose Hunt" (1931). We first saw him as Miki's pet in the cartoon "Mickey's Pal Pluto" (1933), where he was very devoted to his master and tried to protect him.

 

#36 GF - Milan, Italy

The most famous opera stage in Milan and Italy, as well as one of the most famous in the world, is La Scala - each performance can be watched by over 2,000 spectators.

Every evening from 7.00am to 9.00am, it's time for an aperitivo in Milan - bars and cafes offer huge amounts of food that anyone can enjoy for free after purchasing a drink.

 

Ukifune by Aya Yasuzawa - Takatsuki, Japan

Ukifune is the nickname of a princess in The Tale of Genji, the unrecognized daughter of the Eighth Prince. The 51st chapter of the story is named after her. Literally, Ukifune means "A Boat Set Adrift"; her real name is not specified.

The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature written in the early 11th century by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu. 

The work is a unique depiction of the lifestyles of high courtiers during the Heian period. It is written in archaic language and a poetic yet confusing style that makes it unreadable to the average Japanese person without dedicated study.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Frau in rot - Poznań, Poland

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

Suica Penguin by Chiharu Sakazaki - Tokyo, Japan

The mascot named Suica Penguin, or just Penguin, was designed by Sakazaki Chiharu and has been used as the mascot since 2001.  

If you have used public transport in Tokyo you might well have used one of two smart travel cards: the Pasmo or a Suica card. You might wonder what a penguin has to do with travel? Well, penguins are seen to swim through the water with ease and that’s how it should feel when using the Suica card, a smooth moving process as such.

Anxiety by Edvard Munch - Munich, Germany

It's currently housed in Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway.  

Many art critics feel that Anxiety is closely related to Munch’s more famous piece, The Scream.

The faces show despair and the dark colors show a depressed state. Many critics also believe it’s meant to show the emotions of heartbreak and sorrow.  

Fontaines de la Concorde - Paris, France

A certain apartment in Paris remained empty and locked for 70 years, but the rent was paid every month. When the landlord died, a Boldini painting worth over $ 2 million was found.

The city of romance also has hidden "non-romantic" secrets. There are catacombs under the city where thousands of human remains are buried. 

Large Letter Reprint - Atlanta, Georgia

1886 - production and sale of the drink later called Coca-Cola began in Atlanta.

Nickname: The Empire State of the South, Peach State. 

Peach production in the USA has developed dynamically from the beginning in the 18th and 19th centuries. Georgia's attachment to this species may also be evidenced by the fact that the peach fruit is the official status symbol, and every car on the license plate has the peach symbol, making it easily recognizable throughout the US.