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Christmas trip 2011: Dubai


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Cannot wait to shoot Arabic patterns!

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Christmas trip 2011: Vienna


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It is the most wonderful time of the year again and I am on my traditional Christmas trip for two weeks. This year my first stop is Vienna where I am currently enjoying the atmosphere and patterns, of course.

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A Finnish ad

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Berries of summer



Lingonberry icecream

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Flames

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Gift wrapping





Could there be better gift wrap for a person who loves patterns? I found this lovely sheet of gift wrap paper from Liberty. Sadly, I will not receive any gifts wrapped in this paper.

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Finnish Independence Day


Screenshot from Google.fi


Google's Finnish landing page shows a tribute to the Finnish Independence Day. A nice touch.

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A dessert













I spent last weekend with my friends in Helsinki. They are great cooks. An anatomy of a simple, delicious dessert is pictured here. I just realized I do not have a photo of the result. Too much champagne, I guess.

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Urban patterns


This great time lapse video is made by Lobster Pictures.

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Fog





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336 Sherlocks



Patterned tiles at Baker Street tube station.

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Golden city

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Magnum



This Islington based squirrel was enjoying the warming sun beams on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It had found a half eaten Magnum ice cream which it was carrying around.

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Poppy time

Poppies can be seen everywhere in London now. I like them in their natural habitat.

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