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.

 

#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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

#52 GF - Bogota, Colombia

Colombia is the third-largest coffee producer in the world. Coffee production accounts for over 20% of Colombia's income. In 2011, UNESCO recognized the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, an area of the Paisa region, also known as the Coffee Triangle, as a World Heritage Site.

 

Loupaper Christmas - Orono, Minnesota

Orono, located on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka, is known for its rural rolling countryside dotted with lakes and wetlands, creeks, woods, and steep slopes. The city is home to two communities: Crystal Bay and Navarre. Navarre serves as Orono’s commercial center.

 

#52 FOTW - Bristol, England

The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag.

The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England, which also represents Wales), edged in white, superimposed on the saltire of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), also edged in white, which is superimposed on the saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland). Wales is not represented in the Union Flag by Wales's patron saint, Saint David, because the flag was designed whilst Wales was part of the Kingdom of England.

 

Citroën 2CV - Duisburg, Germany

The Citroën 2CV is an air-cooled front-engine, front-wheel-drive, economy family car, introduced at the 1948 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, and manufactured by Citroën for model years 1948–1990.

 

Government building of RA, Republic Square - Yerevan, Armenia

It was designed by Alexander Tamanian, who was awarded the Soviet State Award in 1942 for this work. It is the official residence of the prime minister of Armenia.

 

Poppy seed flowers - Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

The region has been continuously inhabited since the 10th century. Leeuwarden is a former royal residence and has a historic city center, many historically relevant buildings, and a large shopping center with squares and restaurants. Leeuwarden was awarded the title European Capital of Culture for 2018.

 

#51 GF - Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars.

 

Sukhoi Su-34 - Kfar-Yona, Israel

The Sukhoi Su-34 is a Soviet-origin Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990, intended for the Soviet Air Forces, and it entered service in 2014 with the Russian Air Force.

 

#51 FOTW - Salamanca, Spain

The national flag of Spain, as it is defined in the Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the height of each red stripe. Traditionally, the middle stripe was defined by the more archaic term of gualda, and hence the popular name la Rojigualda (red-weld).

 

Letadlo Aero A-14 ČSA - Brno, Czech Republic

The Aero A.14 was a Czechoslovakian biplane military reconnaissance aircraft built in the 1920s. Even though it was obsolete by the time it entered production in 1922, the A.14 is nevertheless noteworthy for its role in the establishment of Czech airline CSA.

EUROPA stamp 2018 - "Bridges"