There was a confusing delay in releasing more ornaments from Europe, but today, we finally see the Starbucks You Are Here Ornament Germany making its appearance in stores. Apparently, the releases will happen in batches, so we can expect other minis coming out soon.
All I can add, this ornament is a copy of a bigger mug. The string color is brown, or to be more specific, walnut (I am not a colorist though).… Read more
Brand new addition to the minis family: You Are Here Ornament – Turkey. Again, and this is true for all YAH Ornaments, it is a complete copy of the regular mug. You can see Anıtkabir (literally, “memorial tomb”) – the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the front of the mug. … Read more
There will definitely be more than 10 new ornaments this season. Why? My assumption is, we’re going to get the regular versions of all Christmas Edition minis, plus other countries as well. We’ve already seen Slovakia and here’s another one: You Are Here Ornament – Romania. Since this is a complete copy of the regular mug, please check this post for a full review. … Read more
Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Spain is here. Another cute mini mug to add to your collection!… Read more
One by one, they’re coming quickly! Here’s another country ornament release – Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Portugal. It is very similar to its Holiday Edition sibling, as well as full-sized regular and Christmas brothers. It is now obvious we can expect at least 8 minis more this season. Stay tuned.… Read more
It seems that Starbucks has plans on releasing regular, non-Christmas versions of European country minis. Here is another one, You Are Here Ornament – Czech Republic, which was spotted yesterday, just two days after recent release of Slovakia.
As a reminder, here are Holiday Edition of Czech Republic Ornament and a regular, full-size mug. … Read more
Just when I thought that we’re done with China YAHs, Starbucks released the new one: You Are Here – Zunyi… Read more
An unexpected, but pleasant release – Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Slovakia. Please note, the full size mug has not been spotted yet. From the ornament:
– Bratislava Castle – the castle in the Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It was built in 9th century on an isolated rocky hill in the middle of the city and was then rebuilt in 1956-1964. Due its size and position it became a symbol of the city. Here’s Interesting fact, since Bratislava is located at the intersection of three countries: Slovakia, Austria and Hungary, you can see other two from the walls of Bratislava Castle
– The Slovak National Uprising Bridge in Bratislava, a.k.a.… Read more
It took Starbucks six city mugs before releasing You Are Here Turkey country mug. Unfortunately I was not able to identify the building on the front of the mug, but it is definitely something from ancient times.
Thanks to a comment below the post, I’ve realized I was wrong about the building on the front of the mug. It is in fact Anıtkabir (literally, “memorial tomb”) – the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It was opened to public on September 1st, 1953 to honour the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey.… Read more
It is now confirmed that Starbucks You Are Here – Romania has been released along with Christmas Edition mug. This one has popping colors with the flag of Romania standing out, which is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow, and red. Interesting enough, this flag is almost identical to the one of Republic of Chad, with only difference being that the blue is lighter on the flag of Romania or more specifically, ‘cobalt’ opposed to Chad’s ‘indigo’ shade. On the top of that, two other countries share similar flags:
– the Republic of Moldova – same colors and stripe size, but with coat of arms added to the yellow stripe
– Andorra, while having the same colors, has coat of arms on the yellow stripe while, which is also wider than two other stripes… Read more
