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Deutsches Eck

22 Friday Feb 2019

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

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Koblenz, Germany

Spent a few hours dodging rain showers while checking out Koblenz, Germany, back in September 2015. Here’s Deutsches Eck — German Corner, at the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel rivers — and its replica monument to Kaiser Wilhelm, not long after an epic downpour.

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Double face

20 Wednesday Feb 2019

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

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Helsinki, Finland

From late summer 2014 … some interesting gargoyles along a wall in Helsinki, Finland.

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Heart of your roots

19 Tuesday Feb 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Budapest, Hungary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Budapest, Hungary

A cool piece of window art captured in Budapest back in September 2015.

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Blue lips

17 Sunday Feb 2019

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

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art, california, mural, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, street art, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Wall art in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco.

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Berlin Cathedral at night

16 Saturday Feb 2019

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

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Dom

A nighttime view of the Berliner Dom, snapped on a visit to the German capital in September 2016. Behind it to the right is the Berliner Fernsehturm, a broadcast tower that doubles as a restaurant/observation deck/tourist attraction.

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Drink me

15 Friday Feb 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, England, fun, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Drink me

This little mural was spotted in Brighton, England, on my visit there back in May 2018.

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Bollard of love

14 Thursday Feb 2019

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

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Bollard of love

Came across this impromptu decoration in Cardiff last May and it seemed timely to share this photo today.

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Yaarrgg!!!

13 Wednesday Feb 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in photowalk, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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Yaarrgg!!!

Greetings from a friendly neighbourhood yeti in San Francisco, spotted in December.

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Let’s be better humans

12 Tuesday Feb 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Phoenix, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

Some encouraging words underfoot spotted in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, back in December.

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Many sins from which to be saved

11 Monday Feb 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Las Vegas, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Saving you

I wonder if that phone line is busy, seeing how the sign is in Sin City.

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