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Golden sphere

23 Monday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Christmas, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Golden sphere, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A snow-covered ornament on the giant Christmas tree outside the Brookfield Place office tower in downtown Calgary.

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Christmas cheer in the park

22 Sunday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Christmas, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, urban

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Aux allures de Noël, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Let the season be bright! Christmas additions light up a small park in Old Montreal.

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Touch of magenta

21 Saturday Dec 2019

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Noël en magenta, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Part of the Christmas display in the middle of the main hall at Montreal Central Station.

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Santa standing guard

20 Friday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Christmas, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Santa standing guard, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of many, many jolly old elves lining the streets in Calgary.

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Nutcrackers

19 Thursday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Christmas, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, urban

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Casse-noisettes, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Some of the decorations on display at a Christmas market on the public accessible commercial level of the Palais de congrès, Montreal’s convention centre.

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Pastel

18 Wednesday Dec 2019

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Pastel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A neat interpretation of a store’s name in the form of a sign, spotted outside a store in Old Montreal a few weeks ago.

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Urban dragon

17 Tuesday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, urban

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Dragon urbain, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Who says concrete blocks have to be boring? These wonderfully decorated examples line rue Wellington in Montreal near a railway viaduct.

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4:05 p.m.

16 Monday Dec 2019

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16h05, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

From late November, here’s one of the many stately looking buildings in Old Montreal. This one’s on rue Notre-Dame, just steps away from the Notre-Dame basilica.

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Taylor’s

15 Sunday Dec 2019

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Taylor's, Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada

The flagship store of Quebec’s venerable clothing retailer Taylor’s, along Victoria Avenue in St. Lambert, Quebec, a bedroom community just across the St. Lawrence River from Montreal.

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Please wait

14 Saturday Dec 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, urban

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Un moment, s'il vous plaît, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

This electronic sign is, uh, waiting to be programmed. It’ll be waiting for a while: The retail space behind it isn’t occupied.

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