Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Florida, USA

I received my first map card from Aimee, who's actually a Fil-Am herself.  Her family lives in the capital Manila and the province Batangas.

Florida is known as the Sunshine State.  This was adopted as the State Nickname by the 1970 Legislature.  The Sunshine State is home to many theme parks such as Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios (where the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is at), and soon to open in October 15, 2011, LEGOLAND.

In 1553, Juan Ponce de Leon named the state La Florida (Flowery Land) upon landing there during the Easter season, Pascua Florida.

The map card came with this stamp:

Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming

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