#35 FOTW - Jangsak, Brunei Darussalam

It is said to be one of the richest countries in the world, and legends circulate about the wealth of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah. He has been on the throne since 1967 and is not going to be relinquished yet.

The origin of the name Brunei is unknown. According to legend, after the discovery of Brunei, its later first Sultan Muhammad Shah was to call Baru nah ("this is it" or "there") and the name Brunei is supposed to derive from this exclamation.

 

University of Bonn - Verl, Germany

It was founded on October 18, 1818, as the University of the Rhine by Prussian King Frederick William III. Currently, the University of Bonn is one of the largest German universities, employing over 4,500 research and teaching staff and educating 35,000 students.

There were six Nobel laureates among the graduates and employees of the university: Reinhard Selten, Wolfgang Paul, Luigi Pirandello, Otto Wallach, Paul Heyse, and Philipp Lenard.

 

Lantern Press 73449 - Tacoma, Washington

By 1969, Ocean Shores was declared the "richest little city" per capita in the country, with an assessed valuation of $35 million and 900 permanent residents. The city's first school opened in 1971 and road paving began in earnest.

 

Greetings from - San Francisco, USA

"The coldest winter I have ever spent was warmer than a summer in San Francisco" - Mark Twain

During the gold rush, the first jeans were made here. They were made for miners and considered very comfortable. The original Spanish name for San Francisco is Yerba Buena, meaning "good herb" or "good grass".

 

Beers - Midelburg, The Netherlands

Middelburg is the capital of Zealand, the westernmost province of the Netherlands (peninsulas and finger-shaped islands on the border with Belgium). The admiral and explorer Jacob Roggeven, the discoverer of Easter Island, was born in Middelburg.

 

#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.