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Lilac Path: My second character restaurant is the Walhalla, inside the fortress of Suomenlinna ("Gibraltar of the North"), on an island reached by special motorboat service (25 minutes) from a quay at the foot of the Esplanade. The island is half buried in lilac shrubs and it is romantic indeed to make one's way through a lilac path to the King's Gate and so immure oneself within brick vaults, for a luxury dinner. The motorboat service operates from noon on Sundays, from 4 p. M. weekdays.
The arrangement of paving units in a path can subtly affect the speed at which you walk. A uniform grain along the path—for example, that created by bricks laid lengthwise in stretcher bond—can seem to hurry you on, whereas a less directional pattern will encourage a slower pace. The treatment may be chosen to suit the purpose of the path—a "slow" path where there is plenty to admire, a "faster" path where the aim is simply to provide access to another part of the garden.
There's plenty of white in this room but, rather originally, not on the walls. The table, chairs and shelving unit are all in clean white, as is the Mirror frame. Floorboards are pale and subtle and the walls are where the soft lilac colours are introduced. Cool tones make walls appear further away and here, the soft grey and misty lilac enhance the feeling of space. A lilac tablecloth and napkins, plus the odd splash of blue and purple on glassware and china, add more soft colour. |
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