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<p>A view down Whampoa Street in the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong. <br /></p> <p>Along the left side of the street there was once a relaxed little restaurant called El Merry where friends and I enjoyed the odd meal.<br /></p>
Whampoa Street

A view down Whampoa Street in the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong.

Along the left side of the street there was once a relaxed little restaurant called El Merry where friends and I enjoyed the odd meal.

Hung Hom, Hong Kong
January 2014   ▪   Olympus TG2

<p>A man in his boat in a Jakarta canal.</p>
Boat and bridge

A man in his boat in a Jakarta canal.

Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
December 2013   ▪   Olympus TG2

<p>A cyclist passes a stationary cycle. </p>
Frame in frame

A cyclist passes a stationary cycle.

Bressanone / Brixen, Italy
September 2020   ▪   Ricoh GRIII

<p>From the perspective of the Town Hall's tower, Gdansk's historic centre almost appears to be made up of toy houses.<br /></p>
Toy houses

From the perspective of the Town Hall's tower, Gdansk's historic centre almost appears to be made up of toy houses.

Gdansk, Poland
June 2012   ▪   Panasonic DMC-TZ10

<p>Rowers power through the waters of Köpenick.<br /></p>
Köpenick rowers

Rowers power through the waters of Köpenick.

Berlin, Germany
April 2011   ▪   Panasonic DMC-TZ10

<p>An impressive amount of sass from two minimalist mannequins.</p>
Mannequins

An impressive amount of sass from two minimalist mannequins.

Bressanone / Brixen, Italy
September 2020   ▪   Ricoh GRIII

<p>A crowded shopping street in Macao.</p>
Shopping with umbrellas

A crowded shopping street in Macao.

Macao
May 2012   ▪   Pentax K10D

<p>Brightly painted bands run along the balconies of a building on Rua do Brandão. A typically tight Macanese street squeezes in alongside. </p>
Rua do Brandão

Brightly painted bands run along the balconies of a building on Rua do Brandão. A typically tight Macanese street squeezes in alongside.

Macao
May 2012   ▪   Pentax K10D

<p>A woman stands near an office for the Committee for the Defence of the Revolution. Set up in the early days of the Cuban revolution to counter saboteurs and counter-revolutionary activities, they have persisted as a sort of hybrid 'neighbourhood watch' and community welfare association. Critics contend they constitute little more than a vast network of informants for the government, while defenders claim they are essential for the local coordination of everything from vaccination campaigns and blood drives to hurricane evacuations.</p>
Comité de defensa de la revolución

A woman stands near an office for the Committee for the Defence of the Revolution. Set up in the early days of the Cuban revolution to counter saboteurs and counter-revolutionary activities, they have persisted as a sort of hybrid 'neighbourhood watch' and community welfare association. Critics contend they constitute little more than a vast network of informants for the government, while defenders claim they are essential for the local coordination of everything from vaccination campaigns and blood drives to hurricane evacuations.

Havana, Cuba
December 1999   ▪   Pentax ZX-M

<p>A street scene in old Havana.</p>
Havana street

A street scene in old Havana.

Havana, Cuba
December 1999   ▪   Pentax MZ-M

<p>A woman and her children on a backstreet of Tunis's Medina. <br /></p> <p>The date on the wall refers to the Tunisian general election from the previous year, which (unsurprisingly) saw the highly corrupt president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 're-elected' for a fourth time – with a mere 94.9 percent of the vote. A few years later, Ben Ali's flagrant misrule sparked the Arab Spring that permanently removed him from power.</p>
Tunis backstreets

A woman and her children on a backstreet of Tunis's Medina.

The date on the wall refers to the Tunisian general election from the previous year, which (unsurprisingly) saw the highly corrupt president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 're-elected' for a fourth time – with a mere 94.9 percent of the vote. A few years later, Ben Ali's flagrant misrule sparked the Arab Spring that permanently removed him from power.

Tunis, Tunisia
May 2005   ▪   Pentax MZ-M

<p>A man arriving home in Havana.</p>
Man with bike

A man arriving home in Havana.

Havana, Cuba
December 1999   ▪   Pentax ZX-M

<p>Schoolkids on an outing in Cork.</p>
Field trip

Schoolkids on an outing in Cork.

Cork, Ireland
October 2009   ▪   Panasonic DMC-FX01

<p>A group of men practice football along Rabat's tattered beachfront.</p>
Footballers (Rabat)

A group of men practice football along Rabat's tattered beachfront.

Rabat, Morocco
December 2010   ▪   Panasonic DMC-TZ10

<p>Saturday strollers along the waterfront pass through light and shadows.</p>
Waterfront walk

Saturday strollers along the waterfront pass through light and shadows.

Copenhagen, Denmark
July 2014   ▪   Olympus TG2

<p>A gang of miniature Beethovens wait to be placed in formation by a worker. Part of Bonn's commemoration of the 250th anniversary of its famous son's birth, the Beethoven statues were later put up for 'adoption'. I like mine very much. </p>
Art imitates life

A gang of miniature Beethovens wait to be placed in formation by a worker. Part of Bonn's commemoration of the 250th anniversary of its famous son's birth, the Beethoven statues were later put up for 'adoption'. I like mine very much.

Bonn, Germany
May 2019   ▪   Pentax MX-1

Related link: More about 'Unser Ludwig'
<p>People wait for a burst from the mysterious geyser that amused and befuddled visitors to Berlin's Schlossplatz in 2009.</p>
Waiting for Geyser

People wait for a burst from the mysterious geyser that amused and befuddled visitors to Berlin's Schlossplatz in 2009.

Berlin, Germany
October 2009   ▪   Panasonic DMC-FX01

Related link: See the geyser
<p>The vast Theresienwiese in Munich, sans Oktoberfest trimmings.</p>
Theresienwiese

The vast Theresienwiese in Munich, sans Oktoberfest trimmings.

Munich, Germany
July 2020   ▪   Ricoh GRIII