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Music to your eyes

03 Tuesday Jul 2018

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

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

It took me a few seconds to figure out what was happening here. What creativity,  ingenuity and perception it must have taken to create this violin using a continuous piece of metal torn from that old Hoover. Spotted at National Museum Cardiff back in May.

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Stadium

02 Monday Jul 2018

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

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

Principality Stadium on the River Taff in Cardiff.

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Happy Canada Day!

01 Sunday Jul 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, random

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Today marks the 151st anniversary of Confederation. To Canadians at home and abroad, have a happy Canada Day! Above, the Maple Leaf flag at Calgary’s Central Memorial Park’s war memorial flutters in the evening breeze earlier this year.

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Chandelier

30 Saturday Jun 2018

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

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

Looking up, an opulent chandelier hangs from the high ceiling inside the summer smoking room at the top of Cardiff Castle’s clock tower. Along the walls closer to floor level, of which a small portion is visible in this image, the story of the mythical gods in the 12 zodiac signs is depicted in paintings and sculptures.

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Arcade

29 Friday Jun 2018

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

One of the many arcades (covered lanes, essentially) in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. Spotted on my recent visit to the Welsh capital city.

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He loves chips

28 Thursday Jun 2018

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

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

This make-believe seagull in Cardiff is expressing a preference for carbohydrate-heavy fried snacks.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, Ninth Edition

27 Wednesday Jun 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Cardiff, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

Some of the old books on display as part of the historical exhibit in the residence at Cardiff Castle. (Google tells me the Ninth Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was published in 1889.)

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Castle keep

26 Tuesday Jun 2018

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

The first set of stairs to the keep at Cardiff Castle.

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Sidewalk creature

25 Monday Jun 2018

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

This piece of public art inhabits a path on Cardiff Bay.

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Roald Dahl Plass

24 Sunday Jun 2018

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Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

This public space off Cardiff Bay is named for famed author Roald Dahl.

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