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Cascade Gardens

25 Saturday Aug 2018

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

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Banff, Alberta, Canada

The Cascade Gardens (or Cascade of Time Gardens), a beautiful, landscaped green space, surround the Parks Canada administration building in the town of Banff.

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Visual contrast

23 Thursday Aug 2018

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

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Banff, Alberta, Canada

Flowers in sidewalk planters in the town of Banff — something bright that caught my eye amid all the smoke this past weekend.

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Smoky slopes

20 Monday Aug 2018

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

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Banff, Alberta, Canada

The view from the Banff Gondola, descending Sulphur Mountain on Saturday.

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Path not recommended

19 Sunday Aug 2018

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

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Banff, Alberta, Canada

Visitors who hike Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park are warned to stay on the designated pathway to protect plants and wildlife in the area. Clearly, over the years, some people have not heeded the directive.

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Hills under a haze

18 Saturday Aug 2018

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

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Banff, Alberta, Canada

The view from my bus window earlier today, just east of the Banff National Park boundary. Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia continues to hang over our region, bathing everything in a warm glow, all day long. The image is slightly cropped but otherwise not retouched.

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Colourful features

28 Saturday Jul 2018

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

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London, England, U.K.

Here’s an office tower with a very funky frontage, just around the corner from St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Spotted on my visit there a few months ago.

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From the trenches

27 Friday Jul 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Travel

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London, England, U.K.

These signs, recovered in the aftermath of the First World War and now displayed at the Imperial War Museum in London, helped soldiers navigate the maze of trenches on the front lines.

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Start young

24 Tuesday Jul 2018

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

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London, England, U.K.

Another example of the cool street art in Camden Town, London.

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Not that Uber

22 Sunday Jul 2018

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

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Bath, England, U.K.

One of the stores on this pedestrian street in Bath, England, shares its name with the ubiquitous (and sometimes illegal) ride-hailing service.

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Waterloo Station: To the trains

21 Saturday Jul 2018

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

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London, England, U.K.

A cool mosaic in a pedestrian passage on the grounds of Waterloo station on the south bank of the Thames in London.

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