Sunday Sport

Ohio Stadium, Columbus

 Script Ohio by The Best Damn Band in the Land

 Rotunda entrance to Ohio Stadium 

on the campus of The Ohio State University.

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 6,819 km

sent by Lindsay,  Ohio, U.S.A.

Ohio Stadium, also known as the Horseshoe, the Shoe, and the House That Harley Built, is an American football stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on the campus of The Ohio State University. Its primary purpose is the home venue of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Samovars

Samovar and bagels

travel time 24 days

distance travelled 1,594 km

sent by Tania, Russia

Tea time for fox family

Illustration by Sasha Afanasyev

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 856 km

sent by Natalia, Russia

Samovar. Kashmiri, Northern India, 19th century

The "samovar" both the object and the name was borrowed by the northern Indian people from Russian merchants. The outward design varied depending on social status and religious belonging of its owner. This particular piece bears features of influence from Chinese-Tibetan artist tradition.

Swap from Nikolay, Russia

Fairyland Friday

Illustration by  Eulalie.

 From the Bumper Book, 1948

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 6,547 km

sent by Casey, Michigan, U.S.A.

Disney 

Winnie the Pooh with friends

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,620 km

sent by Sanne,  Belgium

Transports

Ford Woodies

Ford Woodies were used to transport passengers on guided tours to the summit of Mt Washington from the late 1930s through the mid 1950s.

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 7,278 km

sent by Carol, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Ohio Amish Country
Riding through the a Snow Tunnel these folks heading home from attending church are enjoying  God's handiworks on this beautiful winter day.

travel time 10 days
distance travelled 6,694 km
sent by Sharon, Ohio, U.S.A.

Royal Flying Doctors Service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. It provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia. It is a non-profit organisation which provides health care to people who cannot access a hospital or general practice due to the vast distances of the Outback.

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 15,296 km
sent by Isaac, New South Wales, Australia

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 7,998 km
sent by Carol, Taipei, Taiwan

Birds in art

Mallards, 1874.
  Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906)
Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum
Photo Hannu Pakarinen

Great Black Woodpecker. 1893
Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum

Czech Cities

Příbram tourist attractions

Příbram is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 35,147. The city is well known for its mining history and more recently its new venture into economic restructuring.

travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,523 km
sent by Libor, Czech Republic

Plzen tourist attractions

Plzeň  (English: Pilsen) is a city in the Czech Republic. About 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer, created by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll there in 1842.

travel time 55 days
distance travelled 1,530 km

sent by Annie, Czech Republic

Map Monday

Sail Away! Sail Away! Sail Away!

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 1,441 km

sent by Lesya, Ukraine

Island of Utopia 

travel time 3 days

distance travelled 1,703 km

sent by Erik, Germany

Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

Bunch of flowers in the shape of Belarus map

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 971 km

sent by Olga, Belarus