SMELLSCAPE JOURNEY · EDITORIAL
Town after rain
A short walk through wet streets and a park once a shower has passed, ending at a station.
01 Street
Pavements, kerbs and road surfaces smell damp and mineral as they start to dry.
- Rain wet · mineral · cool
- Asphalt After Rain wet · mineral · dark
- Wet Stone mineral · cool · clean
02 Park
In the park, wet grass, soil and leaves smell green, earthy and cool.
- Rainy Park wet · green · earthy
- Garden After Rain wet · green · earthy
03 Station
In the station, cold metal handrails and warm, dusty air from the underground platforms.
- Cold Metal Rail metallic · cold · sharp
- Subway / Metro metallic · dusty · industrial
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