22/01/2023

Hanji paper - Incheon, South Korea


It's a traditional handmade paper from Korea. Hanji is made from the inner bark of paper mulberry, a tree native to Korea that grows well on its rocky mountainsides.


 

21/01/2023

#54 GF - Dogana, San Marino


There are no railways in San Marino. In the past, a railway line from Italy reached here, of which few traces remain. The line connecting the country with Rimini was opened in 1932. It was destroyed during World War II and has not been rebuilt.


 

18/01/2023

The Blue Ridge Parkway - Tampa, Florida


The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for 469 miles (755 km).


 

15/01/2023

Columbia River Gorge - Seattle, Washington


The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to 1,200 deep, the canyon stretches for 130 km as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range, forming the boundary between the state of Washington to the north and Oregon to the south.


 

14/01/2023

#54 FOTW - Beirut, Lebanon


The national flag of Lebanon is formed of two horizontal red stripes enveloping a horizontal white stripe. The white stripe is twice the height (width) of the red ones (ratio 1:2:1)—a Spanish fess. The green cedar (Lebanon cedar) in the middle touches each of the red stripes and its width is one-third of the width of the flag.
The red stripes represent the blood shed by those who fought for Lebanon. The white stripe represents purity, peace and the snow-capped mountains of Lebanon. The cedar tree represents the Christians in Lebanon and is mentioned in the Bible many times.


 

13/01/2023

Blick zum Dom - Frankfurt am Main, Germany


The Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew is an important church in the old town of Frankfurt. As the former election and coronation church of the Roman-German emperors, the cathedral is an important building in the history of the empire and was considered a symbol of national unity, especially in the 19th century.


 

09/01/2023

Boeing 787-8 - Amagasaki, Japan


With a typical capacity of 220 passengers and a range of 7,355 nautical miles, the −8 is the base model of the 787 family and was the first to enter service in 2011.


 

18/09/2022

ANA Boeing 787 - Singapore


ANA is an airline in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo. It operates services to both domestic and international destinations.


 

Cala Vadella - Terrassa, Spain


Cala Vadella is a small cove and beach resort on the western seaboard of the Spanish island of Ibiza. The main beach at Cala Vedella is at the eastern end of a small hooked cove that sits amongst pine wood-topped cliffs. 


 

03/07/2022

#53 GF - Atlanta, Georgia


Atlanta - is the capital and the most populous city of the American state of Georgia. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, with a population of over 5 million, and a major component of a burgeoning megapolis known as the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion.


 

21/06/2022

Toruń gingerbread - Toruń, Poland


Toruń gingerbread (Polish: pierniki toruńskie) is a traditional Polish gingerbread that has been produced since the Middle Ages in the city of Toruń. Old Polish sayings connect Toruń with the making of some form of gingerbread, and the expansion of the craft, which started in the 13th century.


 

09/05/2022

#53 FOTW - Ramsey, Isle of Man


The flag of the Isle of Man is a triskelion, composed of three armoured legs with golden spurs, upon a red background. It has been the official flag of the Isle of Mann since 1 December 1932 and is based on the Manx coat of arms, which dates back to the 13th century. The triskelion is an ancient symbol, used by the Mycenaeans and the Lycians. It represents movement, as do all symbols of this type.

The appearance on the Isle of Man of the Triskeles in the last third of the 13th century may well be connected with the regime change on the Isle in 1265, from Crovan to Scots kings. The symbol is anciently closely associated with Sicily, well known as a tri-cornered island, and is attested there in proto-heraldry as early as the 7th century BC. The most ancient name for Sicily, then a Greek province was 'Trinacria', meaning in Greek three-cornered, triquetra, referring to the triangular shape of the island.


 

07/05/2022

Air Baltic - Vilnius, Lithuania


Legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga.


 

05/05/2022

Large Letter Reprint - Boston, Massachusetts


Nicknames: The Bay State (official); The Pilgrim State; The Puritan State; The Old Colony State; The Baked Bean State
Mottos: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Latin)

The 552 original Salem "witches" media from 1692 are still in the Peabodyssex Museum today. Norfolk County is the birthplace of 4 US Presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush.


 

03/05/2022

Mojito - Hong Kong


Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball. The cocktail often consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, soda water, and mint. Its combination of sweetness, citrus, and herbaceous mint flavors is intended to complement the rum and has made the mojito a popular summer drink.