Sunday, September 4, 2011

Mellow Yellow Monday, St. Petersburg

Yellow is a popular color for buildings in Russia, and I'll be posting about one of the most famous yellow buildings later this week, but for now here are some shots around and about in St. Petersburg, all containing yellow of some sort. We took these while on shore tours in St. Petersburg during our August holiday with Viking River Cruises.




I love the way the light came out of the dark sky and highlighted the yellow buildings.



© Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear


Posted for Mellow Yellow Monday
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23 comments:

  1. DianneSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Hi Kay - lovely pics in and around St Petersburg - I had imagined it would have been very sombre but it's quite the opposite.
    Happy week!

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  2. J.Rylie.CSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    I love the fountain.

    Yellow is happiness

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  3. UnknownSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    What a beautiful place to travel! I love your yellow shots. My sister owns a Subway and we sure do love those stores : ) Great captures of yellow.

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  4. LesleySeptember 5, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    That third photo is a prime reason grey should never be used for buildings!

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  5. FranSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    St Petersburg is somewhere that I have always wanted to visit, it looks so beautiful. At our bbq yesterday was a very good friend of ours, strangely enough from St. Petersburg x

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  6. SquirrelQueenSeptember 5, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    Beautiful scenes Kay, you found some great yellows on your tour. I like the one by the lake too, it is lovely the way the light lit up the yellow houses.

    Was there a MacDonald's next to the Subway?

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  7. S K DittaSeptember 5, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    Always enjoy your "Mellow Yellow" posts; kinda my favorite color depending on the subject. That building in the distance looks beautiful in the gentle, yellow spotlight. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪September 5, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    Don't you wish you can buy all the Russian dolls in the fair?

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  9. MaraSeptember 5, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    I love that Subway sign! I think if you had only included the cyrillic one, I would still have gotten that it was a Subway! Even if I don't read the language...

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  10. diane bSeptember 5, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    I love the shot with the light finding the yellow buildings. Interesting post. Subway in Russia!

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  11. Mr PuddySeptember 5, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    Oh Kay, I love the souvenir shop !!!!! So vibrant !!

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  12. Kim, USASeptember 5, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Love gift shops!

    Eyeball Plant

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  13. IngridSeptember 5, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    For tourists they learned even English ! Before fall of the wall English was not allowed to learn in schools only French.
    The weather looks rather cloudy.

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  14. KarenSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    A terrific series of shots Kay!

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  15. FrikoSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Te whole world looks alike, doesn't matter much where you roam. Only the letters are different.
    I think it's very sad. Wy can't cities be exciting and mysterious any more?

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  16. jabblogSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Lovely yellows! Sad to see the conglomerates taking over the spirit of cities worldwide.

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  17. EG CameraGirlSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    I didn't realize yellow is such a common colour for buildings in Russia. I guess yellow brightens the winter landscape!

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  18. Rek SeshSeptember 5, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    love the snaps....specially all those dolls in the souvenir shop.

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  19. Jenn JilksSeptember 5, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    I love how you have grouped them by themes for your memes! Well done.

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  20. Chubskulit RoseSeptember 5, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    I would love a sub sandwich. Lovely photos Kay.

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  21. SaunSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Great series!

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  22. Magical Mystical TeacherSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    Nice teaser for those of us dreaming of going to Russia someday!

    RAINBOW DITTY

    Dibs of yellow and dabs of red—
    Rainbow colors go to my head!

    Dashes of gold and crimson too—
    Painted like this I can’t feel blue!

    © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher

    Sunflower Clowns

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  23. Healy HarpsterSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Like the souvenir fair:)

    visiting from MYM!

    http://www.cassandrasminicorner.com/2011/09/mellow-yellow-monday-137-yellow-dune-buggy.html

    Hope you can visit and leave a comment:)

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