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Light up the night

18 Thursday Dec 2014

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

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Éclairer la nuit

A festive mood hangs over Boul. Saint-Laurent in Montreal in this image from about two weeks ago.

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Snippet of Quebec history

17 Wednesday Dec 2014

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

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Histoire, en bref

This is one portion of a mural on Mount Royal Ave. E. in Montreal, which briefly recounts the history of Quebec. Snapped this photo late last month.

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Calgary under our wing

15 Monday Dec 2014

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

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Under our wing

That’s the edge of Calgary out the window on my flight home last week.

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Colours of the season

12 Friday Dec 2014

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

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canada, christmas, lights, montreal, night, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban

Coloré

The Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art and its skyscraper neighbour, Complexe Desjardins, are looking appropriately festive these days.

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Shut up and eat!

10 Wednesday Dec 2014

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

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Manger pour le plaisir

Who am I to argue? 🙂

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Stockholm Centralstation

06 Saturday Dec 2014

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

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Walking to the tracks

This ventilation grate on platform level at Stockholm Central Station gives you a peek at the hustle and bustle in the access corridor below.

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Tallinn, old and new

05 Friday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Estonia, photography, photowalking, random, Tallinn, Travel, urban

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architecture, Estonia, HDR, high dynamic range, history, photography, photowalk, random, Tallinn, Travel, urban

March of progress

Historic Tallinn, with the modern city behind it. This image was snapped back in August from the tower at St. Olaf’s Church.

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Flåm: Busy little port

04 Thursday Dec 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Norway, photography, Travel

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Aquatic hub

The cruise ship looks a bit out of place … but rest assured it’s right at home in Flåm harbour, one endpoint of the cruises along Norway’s Sognefjord.

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Downtown Montreal seen from Mount Royal Lookout

03 Wednesday Dec 2014

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

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Sur le belvédère

This is a classic Montreal viewpoint. I’d never been as an adult — and drawing on my (admittedly dusty) recollections from my youth, it’s quite possible I’d never seen Montreal from here at all until now.

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Albert Cuypstraat

02 Tuesday Dec 2014

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

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Albert Cuypstraat

One of my favourite little stretches of street in Amsterdam, just a few steps away from a cool little street market. Snapped this image on my visit there in August.

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