I salute the release of Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Sweden as it completes the Nordic countries ornament list (with the exception of Iceland, which doesn’t have stores). Similar to the bigger mug, the ornament presents the Royal Palace (an official residence of the Swedish monarch) on the front. The Palace was built between 1697 and 1760 in Italian Baroque style on the remains of the “Tre Kronor” castle which was burned down in 1697.
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You Are Here Ornament – Oman is finalizing the list of mini mugs from the Arabian Peninsula. Judging by the bigger mugs, there should be no new ornaments from this region. Here is the link to the regular Oman country mug. … Read more
You Are Here Ornament – Norway is a long-awaited release, at least for me. Excited to add it to my collection, even though it will be really hard to get.
In terms of the design, it mimics the bigger mug in full, which is true for all YAH ornaments.
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Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Kuwait is a mini mug for the country at the tip of the Persian Gulf. Thanks to this location, the country benefits from huge oil reserves that are the sixth-largest in the world. That helps to backs up the high-income economy of the country with Kuwaiti dinar being the highest valued currency in the world.
You might want to read this post, where I compare the regular YAH and the Holiday Edition one, it has some references to what’s on the mug.… Read more
The picture of Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Qatar has been just revealed through Facebook. Not sure for how long it will be available in stores, but considering the remoteness of this country and the limited amount of coffee shops, I expect this one to be “a hard to get” ornament.… Read more
Arabian Peninsula scores again with Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Bahrain. The Kingdom of Bahrain is an archipelago in the Persian Gulf which originally consisted of 33 islands, but due to land reclamation from the sea, this number is more than doubled now (although, islands that have been added are pretty small). There are not that many stores, around 30 actually, yet the ornament has been released and I am sure many collectors will be more than happy to add it to their stash.… Read more
Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – United Arab Emirates has been announced some time ago but there were no pictures till now. Thanks to a Facebook user I can confirm it exists.
It seems that it is a complete copy of the regular mug and has no new elements like Holiday Edition.… Read more
Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is another piece of the puzzle to cover all the countries from the Arabian Peninsula (where stores exist). And I believe there are more to come!
Stay tuned for better pics and more ornaments.
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I very much liked YAH Morocco for its bright colors. That is why I am extra excited about the release of Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Morocco. Same great design in a compact cute package. What not to like?
The photo is provided by a kind Facebook user.
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I believe Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Jordan will be somewhat hard to get. A small number of stores in this country do not make a collector’s life easier. Fingers crossed it stays on shelves for some time, so everyone can get it eventually.
Here’s the link, to a full-size sibling of this ornament where I’ve mentioned that the front of the mug features dromedary (camel) and Al-Khazneh – “The Treasury” (Arabic) – amazing ancient temple.
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