Holland Park: Colors

This was one of the most pleasurable walks I've taken since coming to London. The walk from Palace Court to Holland Park is peaceful, adorable, and colorful. While it is still extremely close to busy London, it serves as an oasis from city life for those that are lucky (and wealthy) enough to live there. On the crisp, surprisingly warm autumn day that Anna and I took this walk, I was struck by the beautiful colors in the area. As such, my theme is Colors in the various forms they took here from the 1920s housing to vehicles to autumn in Holland park.


"Colors of Notting Hill"
As Arthur Bassett says in this walk, these are some of the most coveted properties in London. I know I covet them. They were originally built during World War I to provide cheaper housing. They can now cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Each building was painted a different color, providing the inspiration for the rainbow of pictures that I took.


"Silver"
This is a cafe just off of Notting Hill Gate Road, facing the colorful houses pictured above. It was surprisingly deserted, lending to the peaceful nature of the area.

"Autumn Colored"
There are so many colors that are associated with autumn, and this ivy-covered building housed them all: brilliant oranges, reds, yellows, and pinks.




"Green"
This house was painted one of my favorite colors of green and had a flower box still trying to bloom and hold its lively green color against the coming winter weather



"Brown"
So many browns in one place. This flat illustrated the depth and color that brown, a reputed dull color, can have.



"Black and White"
Though it is debatable whether white or black are actually colors, the contrast is always striking.


"Blue"
The friendly, easygoing atmosphere of this area is so appropriate for bike-riding. We passed a number of parked bikes with baskets, ready to go to the market or tube station. This bike was a particularly brilliant blue.


"Yellow and Red"
The Kyoto Peace Gardens in Holland Park were literally breathtaking. Each tree was a different color but not at all faded or dull despite winter quickly creeping up on autumn. The grass was still brilliantly green, and these trees in particular were bold representations of their colors; they gave a fantastic final bow out into their hibernation of winter.