19/05/2023

#60 GF - Gibraltar


Gibraltar is not a sovereign state: its formal international relations are the responsibility of the Government of the United Kingdom. Since Brexit, it is not part of the European Union but is a participant in the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.


 

18/05/2023

Line Friends - Hong Kong


Line Friends are featured characters, invented by South Korean designer Kang Byeong Mok, based on the stickers from diverse applications of the South Korean internet search giant Naver Corporation and the Japanese messaging app Line. Released in 2015, the characters are used in various products, animations, games, cafes, hotels, and theme parks. 


 

17/05/2023

#60 FOTW - ASEAN, Indonesia


The Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is one of the official symbols of the association. It consists of the official emblem of ASEAN on a blue background. The colours of the flag – blue, red, white, and yellow – represent the main colours of the national flags of all ten member states. Blue represents peace and stability, red represents courage and dynamism, white represents purity, and yellow represents prosperity.


 

16/05/2023

Field of tulips - Alveslohe, Germany


There are about 75 species, and these are divided into four subgenera. The name "tulip" is thought to be derived from a Persian word for turban, which it may have been thought to resemble by those who discovered it. Tulips were originally found in a band stretching from Southern Europe to Central Asia, but since the seventeenth century have become widely naturalized and cultivated.


 

15/05/2023

Loupaper Arkansas - Los Angeles, California


Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 34th most populous state, with a population of just over 3 million at the 2020 census. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, in the central part of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government.


 

14/05/2023

Pin-up girl by Gil Elvgren - Oslo, Norway


Gillette A. Elvgren was an American painter of pin-up girls, 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 girls" illustrators, such as Charles Dana Gibson, Andrew Loomis, and Howard Chandler Christy. 


 

13/05/2023

Lindbergh Field International Airport - San Diego, California


San Diego International Airport is the busiest single-runway airport in the world. The airport's landing approach is well known for its close proximity to the skyscrapers of Downtown San Diego, and can sometimes prove difficult to pilots for the relatively short usable landing area, steep descent angle over the crest of Bankers Hill, and shifting wind currents just before landing.


 

12/05/2023

#59 GF - Sharjah, UAE


This state was established at the end of 1971. At that time, the estimated population barely exceeded 180,000, with about 60,000 inhabitants living in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates has a well-developed road network and more than 40 airports. The largest airport is Dubai International Airport.


 

19/03/2023

Petrified Forest National Park - Grand Rapids, Michigan


Petrified Forest National Park is an American national park in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. Named for its large deposits of petrified wood, the park covers about 900 square kilometers, encompassing semi-desert shrub steppe as well as highly eroded and colorful badlands. 


 

18/03/2023

#59 FOTW - Cardiff, Wales


The flag of Wales consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with many heraldic charges, the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised in law. The colours of green and white are the colours of the Tudor family; a standard featuring the red dragon was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral, and a dragon added as a supporter of the Tudor royal arms.
It was officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959. Several cities include a dragon in their flag design, including Cardiff, the Welsh capital.


 

17/03/2023

The Monument to the Sunken Ships - Sevastopol, Russia


The Monument to the Sunken Ships is the symbol of the city of Sevastopol, on the disputed Crimean peninsula. Located in Sevastopol Bay, it was designed by Amandus Adamson and built by Valentin Feldmann in 1905.



 

16/03/2023

Tausendschön PK 256 - Landshut, Germany


Friedrich "Fritz" Walter was a German footballer who spent his entire senior career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. In his time with the Germany and West Germany national teams, he appeared in 61 games and scored 33 goals, and was the captain of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup.


 

15/03/2023

Balloon pilot with danish flags by Ib Antoni - Copenhagen, Denmark


Ib Antoni lived a short and intense life. In the late 1950s, only 27 years of age, he sat behind the desk in one of the greatest advertising agencies on Madison Avenue in New York, and just a few years later he became one of the world's most coveted advertising designers in the crowd today known as the "Mad Men" of the advertising industry.
In Denmark Ib Antoni was called the ”national illustrator of Denmark”, because his posters with The Little Mermaid, Tivoli, and Copenhagen were - and still are - a part of creating the narrative of the native country and the national brand, that attracts visitors from all over the world. A narrative of great and clean-cut designs and the love of fairytales taken straight out of H. C. Andersen's adventure.


 

14/03/2023

Lufthansa Airbus A340-200 - Vilnius, Lithuania


The −200 is one of two initial versions of the A340; it has seating for 261 passengers in a three-class cabin layout with a range of 13,800 kilometers or seating for 240 passengers also in a three-class cabin layout for a range of 15,000 kilometers.


 

13/03/2023

#58 GF - Auckland, New Zealand


Known as the 'city of sails', Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and one of its most striking. The North Island metropolis is blessed with a spectacular waterfront, a magnificent skyline, and more beaches than many of the country's coastal resorts.