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Parisian hangout

12 Wednesday Jun 2013

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

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France, Paris, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

Place des Vosges

Place des Vosges in Paris.

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Sixty-six … from the other coast

10 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, New York, photography, photowalking, random, trains, transit, Travel, urban

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art, ceramics, New York, NYC, photography, photowalk, random, station, subway, train, trains, transit, Travel, urban

Magic number

A follow-up to yesterday’s photo: This is at 66 St. Subway station in New York. Lots of beautiful ceramic art adorn the station walls — not just at that station but throughout all the underground parts of the network.

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Sixty-six

09 Sunday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, design, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, video

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neon, night, photography, photowalk, random, Seattle, Travel, urban, Washington

Pier 66

More nighttime neon from my visit to Seattle this winter.

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Ancient multiculturalism

08 Saturday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, London, photography, Travel

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Arabic, art, Britain, British Museum, ceramic, Chinese, England, history, London, museum, U.K.

Ancient multiculturalism

This is one of the more interesting artifacts at the British Museum in London, to my mind.
Until I saw this last year, it wasn’t obvious to me what kind of role Arabic played in Chinese art centuries ago.

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This way to trains

06 Thursday Jun 2013

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

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Amtrak, Hipstamatic, iPhoneography, Oregon, photography, Portland, rail, railroad, railway, random, train, trains, Travel, urban

This way to Amtrak trains at Portland Union Station

From my trip there a few months ago … Lining up at Portland Union Station for an Amtrak train to Seattle.

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Loving you, loving … cheese

05 Wednesday Jun 2013

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

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art, canada, graffiti, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, street art, Travel, urban

Amoureux

The “I Heart Cheese” meme pops up all over the place in Montreal street art. The image above was captured this April, while the one below was taken in March 2009.

I love cheese!

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Painted with a message

03 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, photography, random, Travel

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Brussels, history, montreal, New York, paint, photography, Portland, Seattle, signs, Travel, Winnipeg

Drink Pepsi-Cola

I love old advertisements and signs painted on old buildings. Much more elegant than our modern billboards.
The photos immediately above and below were taken in Winnipeg; the next ones are from Seattle, Portland, Brussels, Montreal and New York.

Beattie Auto Electric

Lunch over seas

Just a snip, please

Livres anciens

Trans-Canada Distributing Co. Ltd.

Awash in repairs

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Urban totem pole

28 Tuesday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, British Columbia, Calgary, history, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Urban totem

Awesome visual/cultural element ornamenting Vancouver’s urban landscape, seen last month.

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Squeegee kings

25 Saturday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, photography, trains, Travel

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alberta, canada, Jasper, photography, rail, railroad, railway, rocky mountains, station, tourism, train, trains, Travel, Via Rail

Squeegee kings

Via Rail won’t let dirty windows ruin a Rocky Mountain vista. Here are some employees hard at work cleaning the windows of Toronto-Vancouver train “The Canadian” during a station stop in Jasper, Alberta.

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Another dog waiting for its master

20 Monday May 2013

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

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animal, b.c., british columbia, canada, dog, German shepherd, GSD, pet, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban, vancouver

Waiting for master (II)

Spotted this lonely-looking pupster just beyond Vancouver’s Chinatown, toward downtown.

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