These wouldn't exactly be my first choice of colors to combine, but they're growing on me. It's one of the newer Mill Hill kits, and I'm 2/3 done with the backstitching. So far, it's quick. Might slow down when I start the beading.
From these pictures you can see how close we were to the runway. We sprang for seats on the bleachers at ten euros per day. They were nice, roomy seats and we didn't have to stand on concrete like the ones in front of us. The views, as you can see, were great. The noise was deafening on occasion.