Somewhere in this craggy, arid landscape is downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The view was captured from a park on South Mountain on a recent visit there.
Other-worldly view
16 Saturday Apr 2016
Tag Archives: Travel
Azur
28 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, Travel, urban
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canada, Hipstamatic, iPhoneography, métro, montreal, photography, quebec, rail, railroad, railway, subway, train, trains, transit, Travel, urban
The Montreal Transit Corp. (Société de transport de Montréal, or STM) recently began revenue service of its next-generation métro cars. Dubbed “Azur”, the STM’s MPM-10 rolling stock is being built by a Bombardier-Alstom consortium. The order is for 468 cars, assembled in nine-car train-sets.
As the newer-model trains are gradually delivered, they will replace vintage MR-63 rolling stock, in service since the Montreal métro opened in 1966.
I only got a brief glimpse of the new Azur train at the Mont-Royal métro station on my last trip to Montreal, on its second day of revenue service. Perhaps I’ll be lucky enough to ride one upon my next visit.
Narrow lane
26 Friday Feb 2016
Posted in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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Germany, iPhoneography, Munich, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
This passageway isn’t far from the Viktualienmarkt market square in Munich. This image was snapped on my visit there back in September.
Lady’s best friend
25 Thursday Feb 2016
Posted in Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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arizona, art, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, random, street art, Travel, urban
Reaching back to the vat of photos shot in Phoenix back in November … and found this picture of a neat piece of street art off Central Ave. just north of the central library.
History fading
17 Wednesday Feb 2016
Posted in montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
When I visit older cities, I love looking out for old painted signs and advertisements, much like this one in Old Montreal. This is something definitely hard to come by in Calgary, where many older buildings have vanished to make way for modern structures.
Just chillin’ in the alley
15 Monday Feb 2016
Posted in art, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
Under moonlight
14 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in art, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
Cinema V/Empress Theatre
11 Thursday Feb 2016
Posted in montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
Montreal’s old Empress Theatre, also knows as Cinema V, is the last-remaining Egyptian-revival theatre building in Canada. (A WikiPedia entry for this building suggests it might have been the only one ever built.)
It’s been closed for years, but its exterior gives clues to its colourful past, first as a silent movie house, a repertory cinema and a first-run theatre. A fire in 1992 forced it to close for good.
After decades of decay and many failed efforts to revive the place, the local government recently tried for a new push to renovate and re-open the institution in time for Montreal’s 375th birthday in 2017.
Architectural reflection
09 Tuesday Feb 2016
Posted in architecture, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
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architecture, canada, iPhoneography, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban
Once upon a time, taking a photo at this location would not have produced the same result. This now-aluminum/glass-shell building, part of the Place Ville Marie complex in downtown Montreal, had its exterior replaced several years ago to remove its deteriorating pre-fabricated concrete components.
How much is that Minion in the window?
06 Saturday Feb 2016
Posted in montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
Ricky Leong 