Like it was expected, Christmas ornaments popping up here and there. This time it’s You Are Here Christmas Ornament Switzerland, following yesterday’s France. Photo credits to a Facebook user. Full sized mug will be revealed tomorrow. Stay tuned!… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament Rhode Island is the smallest state, according to the front of this mini mug. There is also:
– Newport Tower – a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport. It was believed to represent evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, however the carbon dating proves that it was built in the mid-17th century.
– Blue violet – the state flower adopted in 1968. Interesting to know, that Rhode Island was the last state adopt an official state flower.… Read more
Here’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Delaware. It has blue string and shows this on the front:
– Delaware Memorial Bridge – a twin suspension bridge crossing the Delaware River. It consists of two spans which opened to traffic on August 16, 1951 and September 12, 1968 respectively. While similar in appearance, two spans have their differences. The original span was constructed of riveted steel plates, while the second span was constructed mostly of welded steel plates.
– Blue crab – since crabbing has long been associated with the Delaware and Maryland beaches
– Two birds – if the intention was to depict Delaware Blue Hen, the state bird of Delaware, then I believe designer didn’t do a very good job, to be honest.… Read more
I know, I told this so many times before, but again, Starbucks took me by surprise. Could you imagine there will be new You Are Here Christmas Ornaments? And let me remind you, this is the first time Starbucks releases anything like that since 2014!
This particular mug is for France, and there is no regular Ornament we can compare it with. In fact, it is the copy of it’s bigger, recently released sibling, which in it’s turn resembles regular YAH France.… Read more
The big portion of Starbucks Been There Ornament North Carolina mug is occupied by a picture of sand dunes with small wooden bridge over them. We can see the ocean behind. More than half of North Carolina’s coast is concentrated in the Outer Banks, a series of barrier islands divided into 4 regions ideal for all year, and especially summer, vacations.
Other notable elements:
– That flower at the bottom, it doesn’t look like dogwood, official state flower. So I wonder what is it?… Read more
Here is Starbucks Been There Ornament Utah with red string. From the front of the mug:
– The Great Salt Lake – is the largest salt water lake in North America. It’s size fluctuates significantly though, due to its shallowness. Interesting to know, that it is a remnant of Lake Bonneville, a much larger lake, existed 16000 years ago.
– Dinosaur National Monument – located on the border of Utah and Colorado. Here, many fossils are embedded in a sloping rock formation that was once a sandbar on the edge of a large river.… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament Alabama has green string and these design elements:
– The cotton state – in fact, Alabama ranks between eighth and tenth in national cotton production
– The yellow-shafted flicker a.k.a “yellowhammer”, state bird.
– Military plane – probably related to Maxwell Air Force Base. This base is the headquarters of Air University (AU), a major component of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and is the U.S. Air Force’s center for Joint Professional Military Education (PME).
– Noccalula Falls – a 90-foot waterfall located in Gadsden
Update from 3/25/2023: a new version of the ornament was spotted online, see the comparison photo below.… Read more
For some obvious reasons, the central part on the front of Starbucks Been There Ornament Arizona is given to The Grand Canyon – known for its visually overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. It attracts millions of tourists each year, and is one of the well known symbols of US. What else?
– Baseball bat – Arizona is a popular location for Major League Baseball spring training, as it is the site of the Cactus League
– Lizard – this one doesn’t look like any of Arizona lizards: Gila Monster, Chuckwalla Lizard or Horned Toad
– The Sand Hill state nickname, not used anymore and is possibly a reference to Yuma County.… Read more
Here’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Arkansas and this is what we can see on the front of it:
– The Wonder State – this nickname served the state of Arkansas as the official nickname from 1923 to 1947. This name was adopted by concurrent resolution of the legislature to promote Arkansas’ abundance of natural resources and to replace the nickname, the Bear State, which was so widely in use and, it was feared, gave a false impression of the state.
– Mockingbird – Arkansas State Bird since 1929.… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament Iowa comes with green string and the following design items:
– Corndog – I guess these are popular in Iowa
– Barn and water tower – probably symbolizing countryside
– Corncob – Iowa is the biggest corn producer in the US
– American Goldfinch – is Iowa’s state bird
– Hot air balloon for National Balloon Classic – an annual event in Indianola.… Read more
