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Dwindling daylight over Norway’s fjords

07 Tuesday Feb 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Norway, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, rural, Travel

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Sognefjord, Norway

On a hectic visit to northern Europe back in 2014, spending one night with a majestic view of the Sognefjord in Norway was the perfect way to recharge my batteries.

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Tallinn’s medieval feel

06 Monday Feb 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Estonia, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Tallinn, Travel, urban

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Towers

The stately buildings in Tallinn’s old city can make you feel as if you’ve been whisked back in time. Captured this view from a church tower in August 2014.

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Chatting in Helsinki

05 Sunday Feb 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Helsinki, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Chatting in Helsinki, Finland

One of the livelier streets in downtown Helsinki, busy with people and vehicles, as seen around midday sometime in August 2014.

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#FRIEND

03 Friday Feb 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Hey friend: Berlin street art

Another piece of Berlin street art, spotted in September 2015.

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Keeping clean

02 Thursday Feb 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Keeping clean, public art in Munich, Müenchen

This washing warrior keeps watch over the Viktualienmarkt public market in Munich’s she  appeared in September 2015.

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Blue Danube

31 Tuesday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Budapest, Hungary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Danube River, Budapest, Hungary

A view of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, back in September 2015.

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Hand in hand

30 Monday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Berlin, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Hand in hand: Berlin street art

Another of many fantastic pieces of street art spotted in Berlin. This example was seen back in September 2015.

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Munich U-Bahn: Gleis 1

29 Sunday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Gleis 1, Munich München U-Bahn

Just a quick trackside photo from inside Munich’s U-Bahn, from September 2015.

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Red is for good luck

28 Saturday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Chinatown in London, England

These lanterns hanging over the streets of London’s Chinatown add an extra splash of colour. Spotted this back in September 2016.

(Also … Happy Year of the Rooster!)

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Overlooking Munich’s Viktualienmarkt

27 Friday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Looking over the square

A view of Munich’s Viktualienmarkt and beyond, seen from the tower at St. Peter’s Church  in Munich. Another photo from my 2015 visit. (And I was into post-processed vignetting at the time, for some reason.)

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