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Lounging area

12 Thursday Apr 2018

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

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

Some good seats on the waterfront in Halifax, from June 2012.

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Explosive find

20 Monday Nov 2017

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

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Explosives

Part of a historic exhibit at the Halifax Citadel, as seen in May 2008.

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Crying wall

05 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Halifax, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Wall of tears

Spotted this alongside a parking lot behind St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when I visited briefly back in the spring.

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Rolling along for lunch — 2004 vs. 2013

05 Sunday May 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, food, random, trains, Travel

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Rolling along for lunch, nine years later

To my mind, one of the neat things about long-distance trains is being able to eat in a dining car or café car of some kind.
Above is the type of dining car used aboard Via Rail’s Halifax-Montreal train, “The Ocean”.
Below is a similar scene, captured nine years ago, in a different, older type of dining car that was once regularly used on this train.
Difference between the two: The newer cars don’t have a full kitchen, just a galley where they can prepare simple dishes and heat catered gourmet meals.
Happily, the meals are still served using real dinnerware.
EDIT: I should add that Via Rail’s Vancouver-Toronto western transcontinental, “The Canadian”, still uses those old-style dining cars. The decor has been updated since I took the photo below.

Rolling along for lunch

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Do something positive

16 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Halifax, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Do something positive

Another random, inspiring message spotted street-side — this time in Halifax.

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Primary streaks

15 Monday Apr 2013

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

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Primary streaks

Unexpected find along the sidewalk adjacent to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University) in Halifax.

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Pretend business

14 Sunday Apr 2013

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

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Marketplace

Lovely trompe-l’oeil murals along the outside of the old Alexander Keith’s brewery in Halifax, now turned into a once-a-week farmer’s market, among other things.

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All the cool kids are doing it

12 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, design, food, random

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Something you almost learn to expect, dangling overhead.
This was spotted in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Hollis and Morris Streets: 10 years later

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

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

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Here is the street scene at Hollis and Morris in Halifax, Nova Scotia, looking toward the harbour, shot a decade apart. Top photo from 2003; bottom photo from 2013.

Standing out

10 years later

I feel safe saying not too much has changed …

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Two-dimensional animals

26 Saturday Jan 2013

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

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On the prowl in Halifax …
On the prowl

… and in Montreal, too.
Animal en deux dimensions

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