Starbucks Been There Ornament Indiana mug has red string. It’s official motto can be seen on the front – The crossroads of America. What else:
– The covered bridge – probably related to Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. Parke County is the county with the most covered bridges – 31.
– the bag of popcorn – I believe this is related to “Popcorn Indiana”, which is the brand of popcorn founded in 2002
– the peony – Indiana state flower… Read more
Here’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Wyoming. It has a yellow string and is kind of rare since Wyoming is a pretty remote state and doesn’t have many Starbucks stores. From the front of the mug:
– Flaming Gorge Reservoir – which is formed by Flaming Gorge Dam. The dam was built between 1958 and 1964 on the Green River.
– The cutthroat trout – is the state fish of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
– The bull rider – probably related to Cheyenne Frontier Days which is claimed to be the “World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration.”
– Black Bear, grey wolf and American bison – are wild animals common to Wyoming … Read more
The latest addition to BTO family – Starbucks Been There Ornament Ohio. From the front:
– Cuyahoga River was so polluted in 60s that it “caught fire” once (1969)
– The Ohio Burgee – Ohio’s swallowtail flag is the only non-rectangular U.S. state flag. It was adopted in 1902
– The football helmet – am pretty sure this is related to the Ohio League which was an informal association of American football clubs active between 1902 and 1919. It is the direct predecessor to the modern National Football League (NFL).… Read more
Generally speaking, Starbucks You Are Here Denmark is very similar to Copenhagen YAH, released couple years ago. Is that Denmark has nothing else to show but multicolor buildings along the canal? I don’t think so. I believe Starbucks could do better job here.… Read more
New country mug – Starbucks You Are Here Qatar shows waves, sand and futuristic skyscrapers on the front. I am sure this is the skyline of Doha, the capital of Qatar. Did you know this country has the highest per capita income in the world? This is obviously due to the discovery of oil since before that, the economy of Qatar was focused on fishing and pearl hunting (the latter crashed by 1930, after the introduction of the Japanese cultured pearl onto the world market)
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The cow from the Starbucks Been There Ornament Wisconsin is pretty cute. There are also:
– cheeses – Wisconsin is probably one of the largest cheese-producing states in the US. Here is the quote from New York Times article: “Cheese is the state’s history, its pride, its self-deprecating, sometimes goofy, cheese head approach to life”.
– apples – this is because apple is the leading fruit crop in the state
– beer – that’s for Milwaukee, the “Brew City” and the home of the four greats (Pabst, Miller, Schlitz, and Blatz)… Read more
A pleasant surprise for ornaments collectors – Starbucks You Are Here Ornament Cambodia. This release is special, since it’s the first time I see the same ornament coming in two different boxes. First, is the regular YAH Ornament box, the green one with grayish cover, as seen above. The second one is a set of three Cambodian ornaments – Cambodia, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh together. Thus you now have two options – either buy them separately or as a trio.… Read more
Starbucks You Are Here Cambodia is another country mug from Asia. The front of the mug is mostly occupied by Ta Prohm – ancient temple located in Angkor. It was built between 12th and 13th centuries and it is also worth mentioning that the original name of this temple is Rajavihara – “monastery of the king”. It was included in UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992 and is now in pretty much the same condition in which it was found.… Read more
This is the biggest country on Arabian Peninsula – Starbucks You Are Here Kingdom of Saudi Arabia… Read more
Another mug from Middle East – Starbucks You Are Here Oman. Ocean, palms and sandy buildings – that’s pretty much all I can see so far. Hopefully, better pics will follow up soon.… Read more
