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Basilique du Sacré-Cœur at Montmartre

24 Saturday Nov 2018

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

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Paris, France

The Sacré-Cœur basilica at Montmartre bathes in the rays of a setting sun. From my visit to Paris in 2012.

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Upwardly mobile

23 Friday Nov 2018

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

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Berlin, Germany

From September 2016: One of the staircases inside the royal palaces of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany.

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Stick figure

22 Thursday Nov 2018

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

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Berlin, Germany

There’s loads of random art applied to the side of some buildings in central Berlin. Here’s one example spotted back in September 2015.

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Lock

21 Wednesday Nov 2018

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

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Prague, Czech Republic

This stately-looking tower overlooks a lock and canal along the Vltava River in Prague. Captured this scene on my visit to the Czech capital in September 2016.

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Growth

20 Tuesday Nov 2018

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

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London, England, U.K.

On my three visits to London over the last decade, I’ve always been amazed at the number of cranes in the skyline. It was no different on my last visit there back in May.

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History in the making

19 Monday Nov 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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Portland, Oregon

This fantastic mural just off N.E. Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon, depicts some important figure in African American history. Snapped on my visit there in April 2016.

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Friends in conversation

18 Sunday Nov 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

When I came across this at a local shopping mall a few weeks ago, I could hardly believe this was, essentially, the result of a really fancy cake decoration. These are Marvel Comics characters Rocket and Groot having a friendly moment together, depicted in a creation as part of The Calgary Sugarcraft Guild‘s annual competition at North Hill Centre last month.

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Chief

17 Saturday Nov 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A statue of Chief Sitting Eagle at 6 St. and 7 Ave. S.W. in downtown Calgary.

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Foyer

16 Friday Nov 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A peek inside the new Central Library in downtown Calgary. It was still so very crowded last weekend … hoping for things to quiet down so I can snap a few more photos without getting in the way. (And get a closer look at the books/maps/documents, of course.)

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Carnival atmosphere

15 Thursday Nov 2018

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

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Carnival atmosphere

Fun and games at Brighton Pier, back in May 2018.

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