#56 GF - Vilnius, Lithuania

In Lithuania there is one of the oldest trees in Europe. The oak in Stalmujża is about 2000 years old and is considered a natural monument. Oak is the national tree of Lithuanians.

 

The New Yorker magazine cover, May 10, 1930 - Achern, Germany

Theodore Gilbert Haupt (1902–1990), was an American Modernist painter, sculptor, and muralist who melded Cubist with Surrealist elements. As a graphic designer, he achieved recognition for his New Yorker magazine covers.

 

#56 FOTW - Hamilton, Bermuda

The flag of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda as a red ensign was first adopted on 4 October 1910. It is a British Red Ensign with the Union Flag (which is the national flag) in the upper left corner and the coat of arms of Bermuda in the lower right.

The flag is unusual for a British overseas territory in that it is used on land in a red ensign form; most other British overseas territories use a version of the blue ensign for general use ashore.

 

Riviera Maya - Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Playa del Carmen, known colloquially as 'Playa', is a resort city located along the Caribbean Sea. The area is known for its white sand beaches, blue turquoise waters, coral reefs, surrounding rainforests, and balnearios. The city's downtown area revolves around Quinta Avenida, a busy pedestrian thoroughfare lined with many shops, clubs, and restaurants.

 

Large Letter Reprint - Providence, Rhode Island

Nicknames: The Ocean State, Little Rhody

Motto: Hope

Rhode Island is the position with the longest name. Its official name was given in 1776 by the English King Charles II to Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The largest insect in the world is in Providence, on the roof of the Pest Control Station building. It is an eighteen-meter blue ant - 928 times larger than it actually is.

 

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".

 

Tea time - Šaľa, Slovakia

Šaľa is located on the Danubian Lowland, on both banks of the Váh River, around 65 km from Bratislava. The town was first mentioned in 1002 in a document of Pannonhalma abbey. 

 

#55 GF - La Fortuna, Costa Rica

In 1968, the Arenal Volcano erupted to the west, causing extensive damage and casualties, including 82 deaths. The eruption did not reach the village of La Fortuna. This catastrophe, nonetheless, changed the geography of the whole region, making it one of the most visited tourist destinations of Costa Rica.

 

Hot air balloon - Makati City, Philippines

Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the country. Major banks, corporations, department stores as well as foreign embassies are based there. 

 

#56 FOTW - Sofia, Bulgaria

The flag of Bulgaria is a tricolour consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands of (from top to bottom) white, green, and red. The flag was first adopted after the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War when Bulgaria gained de facto independence. 

The national flag at times had as a supplement the state emblem, especially during the communist era. The current flag was re-established with the 1991 Constitution of Bulgaria and was confirmed in a 1998 law.

 

Poppy seed flowers - Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

Nieuwegein is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It has 64,606 inhabitants as of 1 December 2021. Nieuwegein was founded on 1 July 1971 as a planned city, following the merger of the former municipalities of Jutphaas and Vreeswijk.

 

Karlskirche in Vienna - Wohnbach, Germany

Widely considered the most outstanding baroque church in Vienna, as well as one of the city's greatest buildings, the church is dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, one of the great counter-reformers of the sixteenth century.

EUROPA stamp 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife"

 

Kazimierz Dolny watercolor painting - Warsaw, Poland

Kazimierz Dolny is an art center in Poland. Many painters retreat to this small town to paint and sell their work. Galleries can be found in almost every street, offering for sale sculptures, stained-glass, folk art, and fine art.

 

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.

 

#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.