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28 Sunday May 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random

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Crowsnest Museum, Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

Some more randomness from the Crowsnest Museum in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.

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Sold by the gallon

27 Saturday May 2017

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

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By the gallon

This gas pump is just one of the random relics of the past stored behind the Crowsnest Museum in Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.

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Take home a carton

26 Friday May 2017

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

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Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

Some good old-fashioned painted advertising of the now-dormant Roxy Theatre in Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.

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Bright orange

25 Thursday May 2017

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

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Blairmore, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

One of the welcome signs of spring spotted in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, this past weekend.

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Ideal location for a traffic jam

24 Wednesday May 2017

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

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Cowboy Trail, Alberta, Canada

Roadwork this past weekend caused me to be stationary as I was driving around Alberta’s countryside. If you’re going to get stuck in traffic jam, it might as well somewhere with rewarding scenery like this.

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Step right this way

23 Tuesday May 2017

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

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Brussels, Belgium

A suggestion spotted on the streets of Belgium, as I passed through there on my way from Amsterdam to Paris in September 2012.

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Bus 15 to Tower Hill

22 Monday May 2017

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

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London, England

A historic double-decker bus plying the streets of London, England, back in October 2012.

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Seeing through

21 Sunday May 2017

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

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London, England

A view of The Shard in London, seen through an architectural feature on the Southwark Bridge across the Thames. This image is from my first visit there in October 2012.

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Face of the opera house

20 Saturday May 2017

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

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Prague, Czech Republic

One of the figures greeting visitors to the opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. Snapped this photo back in September.

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Fortress on the water

19 Friday May 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, Norway, Oslo, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Oslo, Norway

A view of the citadel in Oslo, Norway, from back in 2014.

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