My European and Non-U.S.A. Floaty Pens Collection

(218 pens as of October 1999)




Country, Theme and Description


Antilles (Neth.)

  1. Aruba, "Greetings From": sailboat against Aruba coastline

  2. "Curacao in the Caribbean": cruise ship in harbor against cityscape

Australia

  1. Cairns, Australia: fishing boat w/ sail fish against Cairns coastline

  2. Sydney, "Greetings From": cruise ship against Opera House and Harbour Bridge

Austria

  1. Wien Parliament: horse-drawn carriage against Parliament

  2. Wien Prater mit Riesenrad: train against carnival Prater mit Riesenrad

  3. Wien, Schloss Schonbrunn: Franz Xaver Winterhalter's portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria against schloss Schonbrunn (key chain)

  4. Wien, Schloss Schonbrunn: horse-drawn carriage against Schloss Schonbrunn

  5. Wien Spanische Hofreitschule: horse and rider in arena of Spanish Riding School

  6. Wien Staatsoper: horse-drawn carriage against Staatsoper

Bahamas

  1. Bahamas: craps table w/ players, vertical

  2. Bahamas: sailboat against beach

Barbados

  1. Barbados: flying fish against palm trees and beach

  2. Barbados: flying fish against palm trees and beach [letter knife]

Belgium

  1. Bellewaerde: Bellewaerde lion mascot riding rapids in raft

  2. Bruges (Brugge): horse-drawn carriage against Bruges cityscape

  3. Bruges (Brugge), Souvenir from: swans against cityscape and bridge

Bermuda (U.K. Colony)

  1. Bermuda: horse-drawn carriage against cityscape

  2. Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo: angelfish in underwater aquarium scene against coral and other fish

Canada

  1. Marmora, Ontario, Canada, The Marmora Cup: dog sled team against winter forest scene, Marmora clock tower in foreground

  2. Montreal, Quebec: casino against evening cityscape

  3. Niagra Falls: ship against bridge and falls

  4. Quebec, Qc.: horse and carriage against chateau

  5. Toronto, CN Tower La Tour: car against CN Tower, vertical

  6. Vancouver, B.C.: cruise ship in harbor

  7. Vancouver, B.C., Canada Place: cruise ship against Canada Place building

  8. Vancouver, B.C., Sky Train: Sky Train against Vancouver cityscape

  9. Victoria, British Columbia: Tallyho horse-drawn carriage against Parliament buildings

  10. Victoria, Butchart Gardens: four people walking through gardens

China

  1. Hong Kong: Chinese junk sails against sunset harbor view

  2. Hong Kong: horses against race track -- either the Sha Tin (40 min. drive from HK) or Happy Valley racecourse

  3. Hong Kong: trolley against cityscape

  4. Taiwan, Traditional Chinese Opera: Chinese actors in costume against stage scene

Cyprus

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  1. Cyprus, Lanarca: sailboat against Lanarca coastline

Czechoslovakia

  1. Praha (Prague): ship against cityscape

Denmark

  1. Eskesen A/S, 1946 50 Ars Jubilaeum 1996: Eskesen mascot against company logos, vertical (souvenir pen honoring the Eskesen company's 50th anniversary)

  2. Kobenhavn, The Little Mermaid: tourist family against Kobenhavn harbor w/ sculpture of Little Mermaid

  3. Tivoli, Kobenhavn: soldiers against Tivoli

England

  1. "The Beatles Story, Albert Dock, Liverpool": yellow submarine against cityscape of Liverpool

  2. Brighton, Sussex: convertible vintage auto against the Royal pavilion (key chain)

  3. Cadbury World, Booking Line: Cadbury chocolate mascot in car against 4 images from Cadbury World

  4. Chester, England: horse-drawn carriage against city view of Chester

  5. Hoverspeed: Hovercraft crossing English Channel from Dover

  6. Kings College Cambridge: figures punting on the Thames against college

  7. Lands End, Cornwall: ship against Lands End cliffs

  8. London: 3 Beefeaters against Big Ben, vertical

  9. London: 3 Bobbies against Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square

  10. London, Buckingham Palace: Royal Guard against Buckingham Palace

  11. London, Buckingham Palace: Royal Guards against Buckingham Palace

  12. London, Houses of Parliament: tugboat on Thames against Parliament

  13. London, Houses of Parliament: tugboat on Thames against Parliament (larger tugboat)

  14. London, National Gallery, Canaletto: detail of canal and gondola in lower-left corner of Canaletto's "Venice: The Basin of St. Marco on Ascension Day"

  15. London, Royal Armouries at the Tower of London: two jousters against the Tower of London

  16. London, Picadilly Circus: red double-decker bus in Picadilly

  17. London, Tower Bridge: cruise ship against Tower Bridge w/ Tower of London & H.M.S Belfast in foreground

  18. London, Tower Bridge: tugboat against Tower Bridge

  19. London [heart] England: London double-decker bus against Buckingham Palace, Parliament, Piccadilly, Tower of London, St. Paul's & Westminster, w/ Beefeaters & Household Cavalry in foreground

  20. Morwellham Quay, Duke's Drive: red horse-drawn carriage against forest scene

  21. Olympic Games, London - 1948 (1996 commemorative series): discus thrower against Big Ben and Olympic rings

  22. Oxford: Don walking across square

  23. Southend Pier Museum, Longest Pleasure Pier in the World: three-car train against pier

  24. Southend Pier Museum, Longest Pleasure Pier in the World: two-car train against pier & bowling alley

  25. Windsor Castle: Royal Guard marching against Windsor Castle

  26. Windsor Castle: Royal Guards against Windsor Castle [key chain]

Europe, EEC

  1. United Parcel Service (UPS), Euro Service: 747 against 6 European landmarks

  2. United Parcel Service (UPS), Euro Service: UPS truck against 6 European landmarks

  3. Europe, EEC: EEC flag against list of countries, vertical

Finland

  1. Kone: elevator descends against Kone Elevator Company headquarters in Helsinki, vertical

  2. Olympic Games, Helsinki - 1952 (1996 commemorative series): running figure against glowing mountain and Olympic rings

  3. Sarkanniemi: dolphins performing against crowd and trainer [key chain]

France

  1. Avignon: dancers against coastline and cityscape

  2. Chantilly, Chateau de Chantilly: equestrian statue of the Constable Anne de Montmorency against chateau

  3. Chantilly, Musee Vivant du Cheval: galloping and rearing horses against Chantilly stables

  4. Chartres Cathedral: black entrhoned Madonna against cathedral

  5. Chateau d'Anet: knight on horseback against chateau

  6. Chenonceau: coach against chateau

  7. Cheverny: horse and rider against chateau

  8. "Disneyland Paris": balloon against Videopolis, Discoveryland

  9. "Disneyland Paris": canoe paddlers against Thunder Mountain, Mickey and Minnie in foreground

  10. "Disneyland Paris": Captain Hook's pirate ship in Cannonball Cove against Adventure Isle and Skull Rock

  11. "Disneyland Paris": Captain Hook's pirate ship (sails furled) in Cannonball Cove against Adventure Isle and Skull Rock, Mickey on bucket in foreground

  12. "Disneyland Paris": Daisy w/ balloons, confetti and presents, vertical

  13. "Disneyland Paris": Donald at the beach, vertical

  14. "Disneyland Paris": Goofy in landscape, vertical

  15. "Disneyland Paris": horse-drawn streetcar against Main Street Station, w/ Donald and Peg Leg Pete (?) playing musical instruments in foreground

  16. "Disneyland Paris": Mark Twain on the Rivers of the Far West at sunset

  17. "Disneyland Paris": Mickey as sorcerer's apprentice on open book in castle waters

  18. "Disneyland Paris": Mickey in floral landscape, vertical

  19. "Disneyland Paris": Minnie in floral landscape, vertical

  20. "Disneyland Paris": Nautilus against Space Mountain exterior, night scene, Mickey and Minnie in medieval costumes in foreground

  21. "Disneyland Paris": Pluto w/ dog house in landscape, vertical

  22. "Disneyland Paris": Tinker Bell against Sleeping Beauty Castle, vertical (w/ glitter)

  23. "Disneyland Paris": Tinker Bell against Sleeping Beauty Castle (larger size), vertical (w/ glitter)

  24. "Disneyland Paris": vintage car and Minnie on Main Street

  25. "Disneyland Paris, 101 Dalmatians": Lucky runs with other pups against sleeping Pongo and Perdita

  26. "Disneyland Paris, Aladdin": Princess Jasmine descending vertically against fountain, Rajah the tiger in foreground

  27. "Disneyland Paris, Cinderella": Cinderella descends staircase with Prince Charming at top and carriage in foreground, vertical

  28. "Disneyland Paris, The Little Mermaid": Ariel swims against underwater scene, Flounder in foreground

  29. "Disneyland Paris, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs": Snow White descends down path against cottage and forest animals, vertical

  30. "Disneyland Paris, The Year to Be Here": Mickey in minstrel and jester costumes w/ Hunchback-themed castle, "5 Years" sign and glitter, vertical

  31. Disneyland Paris, "Euro Disneyland": Little Mermaid against underwater scene, vertical

  32. Disneyland Paris, "Euro Disneyland": Mickey as sorcerer's apprentice on open book in castle waters

  33. Fontainebleau: horse and rider against chateau

  34. Grotte du Grand Roc, Les Eyzies: Cro-Magnon man inside grotto

  35. La Camargue: bulls dashing through water against La Camargue

  36. La Roque-Gageac: goose against cliffs, vertical

  37. Mont Saint Michel: shepherd w/ sheep against Mont Saint Michel

  38. Montoire, Ambulance La Montoirienne: ambulance against figures w/ stretcher and cityscape

  39. Normandie (Souvenir de): boy & girl in Breton costumes against coastal farm house scene & sailboat

  40. Olympic Games, Paris - 1900 (1996 commemorative series): fencer against Olympiad II poster and Olympic rings

  41. Paris: gens d'armes against Tour Eiffel, vertical

  42. Paris: "PARIS" against black backround w/ red, blue & yellow squares in foreground

  43. Paris: plane flying over 4 landmarks

  44. Paris: stripper, two men lose black bathing suit

  45. Paris: stripper, two women lose black bathing suit

  46. Paris: tour boat against 5 landmarks (pen clip stamped "VA")

  47. Paris, bicentenaire (1789-1989): peasants against the Bastille

  48. Paris, The Disney Store: Donald, vertical (no background)

  49. Paris, The Disney Store: Mickey, vertical (no background)

  50. Paris, The Disney Store: Minnie, vertical (no background)

  51. Paris, La Tour Eiffel and L'Arc de Triomphe: Tour Eiffel and L'Arc de Triomphe, split scene

  52. Paris, Napoleon: figurine of Napoleon (no background), vertical

  53. Paris - Tour Eiffel, Arc de Triomphe: bus "Madeleine - Bastille" against Metro sign, Tour Eiffel & Arc de Triomphe

  54. Paris "Vedettes - Tour Eiffel": tour boat on Seine against Tour Eiffel

  55. Provence, "Les Baux de Provence": figures dancing against coastline

  56. Roc-Amadour: eagle against landscape

  57. Saint-Tropez: wind-surfer

  58. Toulon: boat against split scene: harbor and military building

  59. Val de Loire, "Le Clos Luce" Demeure de Leonard de Vinci: Da Vinci experimental flight machine against his house

Germany

  1. Berlin: bear against cityscape

  2. Berlin: plane against cityscape

  3. Frankfurt: plane against airport

  4. Koln am Rhein (Cologne): boat on Rhine against cityscape

  5. Schwangau, "Konigsschlosser, Neuschwanstein/Hohenschwangau": swans against mountain landscape w/ castles Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau

Greece

  1. Athens Airport: plane against airport

  2. Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 1896 (1996 commemorative series): Greek sign ("Olympics, Athens") against Grecian woman and laurel-wrapped column

Grenada

  1. Grenada: sailboat against smiling sun and coastline [key chain pen]

Holland, see "Netherlands"

Honduras

  1. Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras: scuba diver against coastline and underwater scene

Ireland, Northern

  1. Belfast: King William III riding against countryside

Israel

  1. Jerusalem: wailing wall against cityscape of Jerusalem

Italy

  1. Assisi: St. Francis, wolf and birds against cityscape

  2. Firenze (Florence): horse-drawn carriage against Palazzo della Signoria

  3. Lago di Como: sailboat against Como lake shoreline and figures

  4. Lago di Garda, Souvenir del: sailboat against lake scene w/ cliffs

  5. Napoli (Naples): boat against bay of Naples

  6. Padova: Antony of Padua w/ Christ child against Palazzo della Ragione and Church of St. Antony Basilica; reverse w/ Prato della Valle & Sta. Giustina

  7. Pisa: family against baptistery, church and tower of Pisa

  8. Portofino, Souvenir di: sailboat against Portofino coastline

  9. Roma (Rome): horse-drawn carriage against Trevi fountain

  10. Roma (Rome): Lion w/ Romulus and Remus against Coliseum and Arch of Constantine

  11. Roma (Rome), Citta del Vaticano: horse-drawn carriage against St. Peter's

  12. Roma (Rome), Citta del Vaticano: St. Peter's interior w/ Pieta sliding across

  13. Roma (Rome), Trevi fountain: horse-drawn carriage against Trevi

  14. Roma (Rome), Vatican Museums, "The Etruscans - Legacy of a Lost Civilization": pipe-playing Etruscan against wall painting w/ Etruscan figures

  15. Venezia (Venice): gondola on Grand Canal against St. Mark's

  16. Venezia (Venice): gondola against Rialto

  17. Venezia (Venice): gondola against St. Mark's

Japan

  1. Canal City: Canal City shopping mall

  2. Olympic Games, Tokyo - 1964 (1996 commemorative series): Olympic rings against event icons and Rising Sun flags

  3. Tokyo Disneyland: Donald, Mickey, etc. in fire engine against Main Street

  4. Tokyo Disneyland: Mickey and Goofy in Splash Mountain, vertical

  5. Tokyo Disneyland: Mickey in Electrical Parade

  6. Tokyo Disneyland: Mickey in star jet floating above Tomorrowland

  7. Tokyo, "Have a Nice Day!": bullet train against cityscape

Mexico

  1. Cancun: sailboat against coastal cityscape

  2. La Paz, Baja California: cruise ship against Baja sunset

Monaco

  1. Monaco: guards against Monte Carlo Palace

Netherlands

  1. Amsterdam: bicyclers against cityscape

  2. Amsterdam: mobile pipe organ against cityscape

  3. Amsterdam: tour boat in canal against cityscape

  4. Amsterdam, Holland: canal boat against cityscape w/ bridge

  5. Arnhem, "Burgers! Zoo Bush Safari": alligator against swamp

  6. Arnhem, Eusebius: stylized elevator against pink outline of the bell tower of St. Eusebius church

  7. De Zaanse Schans: shoe as sailboat on river against windmills

  8. Den Haag Gouden Koets: Queen Beatrice in her carriage

  9. Holland: boy and girl in Dutch shoe against mill and flower fields [toothbrush]

  10. Holland: Dutch boy and girl dancing against tulip field

  11. Holland: family walking in tulip field

  12. Holland: wooden shoe boat sails against tulip landscape

  13. Ons Centrum, Conferentie, Vakantie en Vormingsoord: pair of deer against buildings in forest

  14. Scheveningen resort: donkey and rider against beach resort hotel

  15. Stoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik: steam tram against people and landscape

  16. Utrecht Dom: organ against cityscape w/ 300' high Dom

  17. Valkenburg, Kabelbann: people in chair lift against forest, vertical

Netherlands (partly)

  1. St. Martin, West Indies, November 11, 1493: Columbus' ship against palm trees and coast

New Zealand

  1. Kiwi - New Zealand's National Emblem: Kiwi bird against map of New Zealand

  2. New Zealand: kiwi against New Zealand landscape, trees in foreground

Norway

  1. Norway: two Viking cartoon figures against stylized Nordic boat & mountain landscape

Portugal

  1. Aeroporta de Lisboa (Lisbon): jumbo jet against Lisbon airport

  2. Fatima, "Altar do Mundo": Virgin Mary appears before kneeling children

  3. Lisboa (Lisbon): sailboat against the "Torre de Belem"

  4. Tourada: bullfight

Scotland

  1. National Galleries of Scotland: "The Skating Minister," painted by Revd. Robert Walker (1755-1808), illustrating Revd. Walker ice skating on Duddingston Loch, Edinburgh

  2. "Nessie, Scotland": Nessie (wearing scarf & tam-o'-shanter) crosses Loch Ness w/ surprised boaters in foreground

  3. Scotland: military piper playing bagpipes, vertical (no background)

  4. Scotland: 6 military pipers playing bagpipes against Edinburgh Castle

  5. Scotland: red-lettered "Scotland" against landscape w/ castle, river and bridge

Singapore

  1. Haw Par Villa: statue of Buddha against Haw Par theme park w/ dragon and air balloons

  2. Lion City (Malay for Singapore): Chinese junk against Singapore cityscape

  3. Merlion Park: bum boat against Merlion Park and fountain

  4. Raffles Hotel, Grand Old Lady of The East: trishaw against Raffles Hotel exterior

  5. Singapore: Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train against sunset cityscape

  6. Singapore: SIA plane against twilight cityscape

Spain

  1. Barcelona: cruise ship in Gaudi Harbor (pen clip stamped "VA")

  2. El Escorial, Reales Sitios, Espana: Philip IV against the Escorial

  3. Granada: horse-drawn carriage against cityscape and Alhambra

  4. Madrid Metro: Metro car in station

  5. Madrid, La Cibeles: lion-drawn carriage against cityscape

  6. Madrid, Museo del Prado: Don Quixote against the Prado

  7. Madrid, Valle de los Caidos: cross against monument

St. Lucia, West Indies

  1. St. Lucia, West Indies: red schooner against coastline and mountains

  2. St. Lucia, West Indies, Pointe Seraphine: cruise ship against coastline and smiling sun

Sweden

  1. Stockholm: mounted flag-bearers against cityscape

  2. Stockholm, "Regalskeppet Vasa (The Swedish Warship Vasa) 1628": the Vasa sailing against city view of Stockholm

Switzerland

  1. Futurescope: clapboard that reads "le parq europeen de l'image" against Futurescope structures

  2. Pilatus, Luzern, Schweiz: cablecar against Mount Pilatus

  3. Verbier, 1500-3023 m.: gondola against snow-topped Swiss mountains, resort structure in foreground

  4. Zermatt: gondola against Matterhorn/Monte Rosa


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