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Afternoon on the plaza in Dresden

24 Sunday Sep 2017

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

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Dresden, Germany

Looking toward the old quarter from outside Dresden’s opera house. This view was snapped during my quick swing through the city last year.

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Speedy on two wheels in Leipzig

23 Saturday Sep 2017

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

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Leipzig, Germany

Random afternoon snapshot on Schillerstraße (if I recall correctly) in Leipzig, from about a year ago.

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Tranquil escape from Berlin’s hustle and bustle

22 Friday Sep 2017

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

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Berlin, Germany

Adjacent to Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin is a luscious urban park, a bit of an oasis embedded in the heart of Germany’s capital city. Walk past the well-manicured flower gardens adjacent to the palace buildings, above, to find something a little more untamed, like this quiet spot below. These photos are from my visit to Berlin last year.

Berlin, Germany

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Colonnade in Potsdam

21 Thursday Sep 2017

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Potsdam, Berlin, Germany

Seen about a year ago: Some of the majestic columns in a former royal palace building at Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany, near Berlin. The structure is now part of the campus of the University of Potsdam.

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Hold the torch high

18 Monday Sep 2017

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

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Berlin, Germany

From my visit to Berlin last year, strolling along the Spree River, if I recall correctly.

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Lumberjack

17 Sunday Sep 2017

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

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London, England, U.K.

Some random art spotted last September on an exterior wall, spotted as I strolled down a side street not too far from King’s Cross-St. Pancras station in London.

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St. Pancras hotel, London

16 Saturday Sep 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, history, London, photography, random, Travel, urban

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St. Pancras, London, England, U.K.

A view of the St. Pancras hotel, seen about a year ago (!) from my hostel room in London.

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Twisted link

15 Friday Sep 2017

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

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London, England, U.K.

An elevated pedestrian walkway made less-ordinary thanks to a little extra visual something. Spotted near Covent Garden in London last year.

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Vertical accent

02 Saturday Sep 2017

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

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London, England, U.K.

A sumptuously lit building as snapped on my first visit to London, five years ago.

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Powell Street cable car

01 Friday Sep 2017

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

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San Francisco, California

The end of the line near Fisherman’s Wharf for the Powell Street cable car in San Francisco. Snapped this on a visit about two years ago.

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