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Perfect spot for a picnic dinner

15 Sunday Sep 2019

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

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Perfect spot for a picnic dinner, Voss, Norway

Here’s an oldie, from when I hung out for a few hours in Voss, Norway, back in August 2014. The reason for being there — to catch a sleeper train back to Oslo — afforded me several hours of wandering.

I had to eat dinner at some point, so after grabbing a few supplies at the local grocery store, I found myself a picnic spot somewhere near water.

Cheap (for Norway) food, priceless view.

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Partway there

31 Wednesday Jul 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in British Columbia, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban, Vancouver

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Partway there, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

I love looking for random photo-ops between flights. Here is something from Vancouver International Airport back in December.

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University monument

18 Saturday May 2019

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

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University monument

From a walk on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Cardiff, Wales, one year ago.

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Baths and abbey

17 Friday May 2019

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

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Bath, England, U.K., Baths and Abbey

From my visit pretty much a year ago at this time: A view from inside the Roman Baths in Bath, England, and the grand Bath Abbey behind it.

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Cassette Lord

06 Monday May 2019

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

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Cassette Lord, Brighton, England

Spotted along one of the main streets in Brighton, England, about a year ago.

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Coal Drop Yards

05 Sunday May 2019

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

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Coal Drops Yard, London, England, U.K.

Just a few minutes from the King’s Cross/St. Pancras railway complex in London are the Coal Drop Yards, a former industrial area along the Regents Canal being remade for modern retail/leisure, near other new buildings housing offices and residential spaces. Here is one of the buildings, as it was about a year ago.

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North Toronto Station

03 Friday May 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, Canada, history, Toronto, Travel, urban

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North Toronto station

This stately building on Yonge Street in Toronto used to be home to North Toronto railway station. I had to look up this building in Google to verify its history … but its proximity to train tracks and the lovely clock tower pretty much gave away its heritage. It is currently a (very beautiful) liquor store.

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Love spoken fluently

21 Sunday Apr 2019

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

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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Some uplifting words spotted a few months ago on the streets of San Francisco.

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Night slide

20 Saturday Apr 2019

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

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

From the Montréal en lumière festival back in late February.

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Nothing but smiles

18 Thursday Apr 2019

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

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Portland, Oregon

One of the many murals to be found along the streets of Portland, Oregon. This photo was captured during one of my visits there about five years ago.

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