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-Sweden

Warm Colours on a Cold Day

Hex colour reference:  #ffbd88 This very light orange colour became an unusually named Crayola crayon in 1993.  One of the 16 winners of the 1993 naming competition created a lively impression […]

-Sweden

Moomins Light up the Evening

My favourite characters were waiting for me as I strolled through Stockholm’s old town.  Well, I say strolled but actually I was whizzing down the snowy street to grab my bags […]

California

Faces on the Street

Street artist Dirt Cobain is particularly well known for his works that feature the face of Sade, often just half a face in fact, but he does produce a wide variety […]

-Sweden

Up Close and Shiny

This week I got to spend a whole day, albeit grey and cold, wandering around Gothenburg.  I particularly enjoyed the streets of Haga, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city.  I’ll take you […]

-Paris

French Mail

Hex reference: #FDFC74 A colourful note: laser lemon landed in Crayola world in 1990.  Strangely enough, this was another crayon in disguise!  Exactly the same colour formulation had been a Crayola […]

-Edinburgh

Sunny Scottish Sky

As you head into Edinburgh from Haymarket Station, the busy main road passes between two crescents, where the splash of green garden and bright trees lighten your walk and prepare you for […]

-Denmark

White Stuff or Wet Stuff

It was a great joy to find snow in Copenhagen when I arrived in mid-January this year.  After a mild, wet winter at home, the white stuff was a pleasure, […]

-Sweden

Royal Arrival in Stockholm

This nineteenth century statue depicts the arrival of Crown Prince Karl XIV into the city in 1810.  Born in Pau in France, in 1763,  Jean Bernadotte became King of Sweden and […]