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Even animals love trainspotting!

24 Wednesday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, random, Travel

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alberta, canada, Jasper, mountain sheep, national park, park, photography, rural, Travel

Trainspotting

Spotted this mountain sheep trainspotting as Via Rail’s western transcontinental, “The Canadian”, rolls by in Jasper National Park.

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Under the rotunda

23 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, history, Manitoba, photography, photowalking, random, trains, Travel, urban, Winnipeg

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architecture, art, canada, design, Manitoba, photography, photowalk, rail, railroad, railway, random, station, train, trains, Travel, urban, Via Rail, Winnipeg

Under the rotunda

This is the beautiful ceiling in the main hall of Winnipeg Union Station.

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Rocking and rolling

22 Monday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, fun, music, photography, trains, Travel

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alberta, b.c., canada, Edmonton, Jasper, Manitoba, music, Ontario, rail, railroad, railway, Sask, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sudbury, Toronto, tourism, train, trains, transcontinental, vancouver, Via Rail, Winnipeg

Running Red Lights on Via Rail: Rock and rolling

If you’re on Via Rail’s western transcontinental train, “The Canadian”, keep your eyes — and ears — open for two members of Toronto-based band Running Red Lights, who will be performing aboard the train that leaves Vancouver on Tuesday, April 26, 2013.
I had the pleasure of enjoying Scarlett Flynn and Kevin Howley’s music as I travelled westbound with them through much of last week.
Check out their website to learn more about the whole band and to see blog entries recounting their epic cross-country journey.
They’re also all over social media:
Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/RunningRedLights
Twitter — http://twitter.com/rrlmusic
YouTube — http://www.youtube.com/user/rrlmusic

Top photo: Kevin and Scarlett performing in the second Skyline car aboard Via Rail’s “The Canadian”.
Below: A little boy listens intently as Scarlett and Kevin perform a quick gig at Winnipeg Union Station.
Bottom: Scarlett and Kevin entertain the crowd at Jasper train station.

Running Red Lights in Winnipeg: Capturing his undivided attention

Running Red Lights in Jasper, Alberta: Mountain melodies

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Holy glow

21 Sunday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, Canada, design, history, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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architecture, canada, church, design, HDR, history, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban

St. James United Church

St. James United Church in downtown Montreal. It’s a lovely building whose facade, until recently, was shrouded by stores.

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Rooftop dweller

20 Saturday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, fun, photography, photowalking, random, Toronto, Travel, urban

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Something watching over Queen Street West in Toronto

This … whatever this is … lords it over the throngs of shoppers and strollers along Queen Street West it Toronto.

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Follow the shadows all the way home

19 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, photography, photowalking, random, Toronto, Travel, urban

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Uncongested commute

Guaranteed lack of congestion for these Toronto commuters, who leave wheels aside and use their own two feet instead.

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The weather is much nicer in the mural …

18 Thursday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Canada, iPhone, photography, random, trains, Travel, urban

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art, canada, Drummondville, iPhoneography, quebec, rail, railroad, railway, statin, train, trains

Scène enneigée

A story of contrasting seasons at the Via Rail train station in Drummondville, Quebec, last weekend.

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Do something positive

16 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Halifax, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Do something positive

Another random, inspiring message spotted street-side — this time in Halifax.

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Pretend business

14 Sunday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Canada, Halifax, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Marketplace

Lovely trompe-l’oeil murals along the outside of the old Alexander Keith’s brewery in Halifax, now turned into a once-a-week farmer’s market, among other things.

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Airport gates

24 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, fun, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, transit, Travel, urban

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Gates 50-70

Nothing better to do on a long layover than to discreetly snap some moody pictures 🙂
This was from Vancouver airport a little while ago.

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