Rembrandt’s army

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Rembrandt's army

It seems the statue of Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn made himself a few friends since the last time I walked through this square in Amsterdam. This was how Rembrandt’s army looked on a soggy evening back in September.

Hungarian Parliament

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Parliament

Here’s a view of the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest, as seen from the Chain Bridge this past September.

Visual abyss

Into the visual abyss

I’ve always found it fascinating what people click on in my bucket of photos stored on Flickr. This photo shows a nondescript hallway at the office … and it’s been consistently #3 to #5 for all-time views over the last little while.

Here’s the rest of my Top 5, as of today.

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Unconventional perspective

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Lichtgitter in Raum

This is what you get when you place your cellphone under suspended art — Lichtglitter in Raum by Heinz Mack, as presented at Amsterdam’s Stadelijk Museum back in September — and snap a photo.

Taste of Montreal in Berlin

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Taste of Montreal

As a fella born and raised in Montreal, a sticker like the one above, spotted in Berlin this September, definitely made me do a double-take: The arrow logo has a high degree of resemblance to the symbol representing Montreal’s Metro system, below.

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Thematically appropriate art

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On our way

This well-worn, travel-themed painting adorns the infrastructure at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.

Ode to Ampelmann

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Ampelmann

This is one of the retro symbols of Germany.
Ampelmann is the name given to the “walk” symbol from pedestrian traffic lights in East Germany during communist times.
The figure was so beloved, there was an uproar when officials tried to replace it. As a consequence, they remain an active holdover … and it wouldn’t be shocking to find them in parts of Germany that were never behind the Iron Curtain.
Above, a more-than-life-size Ampelmann spotted in Frankfurt’s historic square; below, an Ampelmann in action in Berlin.

Ampelmann in action

Night travel

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Night travel

Amsterdam Centraal is a glorious building during the day and its surrounding are differently intriguing at night, especially after some light rain. Snapped this image during my visit to Europe this September.

Give Love

Give Love

It seems the world needs a little bit of this at the moment. Spotted in Cologne, Germany, back in September.

Optics

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Optics

This is one example of the fantastic wall art you can find in Budapest.