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Political ascent

18 Monday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, random, Stockholm, Travel, urban

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city hall, climbing, photography, photowalk, random, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel, urban

Political ascent

So I was walking past Stockholm City Hall today, when all of a sudden … this happened. Some guy decides he wants up the walls of power.

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Taking a peek

18 Monday Aug 2014

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

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art, Copenhagen, Denmark, photography, photowalk, poster, random, street art, Travel, urban

Peeking

Some perfectly placed poster art in Copenhagen.

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Monumental view

17 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Hamburg, history, photography, photowalking, Travel, urban

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art, Germany, Hamburg, photography, photowalk, Travel, urban

Rising above the landscape

This tribute to Otto van Bismarck was one of Hamburg’s landmarks visible from my hotel room. Seen up close, I confirmed my initial sense of how big the thing really is.

Standing high above

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Arches and squares

15 Friday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Amsterdam, architecture, art, design, Holland, Netherlands, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

Arches and squares

Easily overlooked, tucked in behind the Centraal Station in Amsterdam, is this transit bus terminal with its fine curved glass roof modelled after the train shed next door.

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Making time

12 Tuesday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, art, fun, photography, Travel

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Making time

This is one of the more original time pieces I’ve ever come across: a video clock at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Fun and functional.

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Saturday afternoon at the museum

11 Monday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, iPhone, photography, Travel, urban

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Amsterdam, HDR, Holland, iPhoneography, Museumplein, photography, Rijksmuseum, Travel

iamsterdam

This is Museumplein in Amsterdam, seen from one of the exhibit rooms at the Rijksmuseum.

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Sunday morning

10 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Zondagmorgen

A quiet street in the De Pijp neighbourhood of Amsterdam on a cloudy Sunday morning.

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Go ahead, play with your food!

26 Saturday Jul 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, photography, random, Travel, urban

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airport, alberta, calgary, canada, fun, photography, play, toy, Travel

Fun with fruits and vegetables

From one of my trips earlier this year: This is one of the kids’ play areas at Calgary International Airport.

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Looking to the Golden Gate

25 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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Looking to Golden Gate

Another view of San Francisco’s signature Golden Gate Bridge, seen from the Coit Tower on my visit there this past autumn.

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All dressed up …

24 Thursday Jul 2014

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

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Panda dressed up … but nowhere to go

Now that’s a well-dressed panda. Spotted in Portland, Oregon, back in the spring.

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