This post contains quick snaps, and that’s never good news! Uh-oh. I was just saying a couple of posts ago that I wanted to focus on quality and here I am.
But what can I say? I can’t resist participating in the WPC, and its theme this week is A Face in the Crowd. As I’ve said before, I don’t like taking (or posting) photos of strangers unless they are totally unrecognizable… simply because I wouldn’t want to be photographed myself and then posted somewhere without my knowing. (If you ask permission, that is of course a whole other story!)
Luckily the WPC prompt didn’t encourage people to candidly photograph strangers. And I’m only human, sometimes people happen to be in my shots, too.
So… here are my hopefully unrecognizable snaps:
Beijing circa 2005. I have no recollection of this besides the photo!
Monaco in 2007. In front of the Casino, didn’t go in but did admire the long line of cars (should’ve aimed for a car picture!)
Helsinki, several years ago. This was quite cheeky of me but I thought it was a bit funny. Shaky, bad snap!
The Snow Melts Somewhere 
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Your last shot (of Tokyo) looks like a painting!
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Thanks! I had to edit it a bit because the quality was so poor! Too bad I didn’t have a good camera throughout most of my traveling years – oh well, will have to go again I guess! 😀
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Love it. (As you may have noticed) I like to mix pictures from different locations. Keeps the reader on his/her feet. 🙂
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Yes, your posts did spring to mind actually! 🙂 My memories are all mixed up and mingling in my head anyway, why not do that in a post!
Thanks for dropping by!
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Pleasure. Bonne soirée. A lovely evening. (Twins must be asleep now)
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Yes, they are 🙂 Soon I will be too! Bonne soirée to you too! (Ps. Your posts are very inspiring with their glimpses of life and time here and there)
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Well thank you. I found that “technique” almost by accident a while ago, and realized it was nice to jump from one place or time to the other. It tells… a larger story.
How do you say good night in Finn?
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Hyvää yötä!
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Hyvää yötä then. yötä is night?
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Yep 🙂 When I first moved here, I had difficulty with the diphthongs the language is full of and kept mixing them up – that word is pretty hard to pronounce correctly too, for a foreigner!
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I would say hivé-é yeu-té… 😉 (But then I’m thinking of Swedish which has quite a sing-song accent on certain words and syllables. I will look up the sound in Google. 😉
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Pretty close, well done!! 😀
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I particularly like the Helsinki photo. As you say, quite funny.
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Thanks Graham, glad to hear you appreciate the humor in it 😀
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I enjoyed your quick snaps especially the one on the bus!
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Thanks, Marion! 😀
Is it cold over there? Read somewhere that you were going to get a bit of a chill soon…? Over here, the temperatures went down – your visit to Tampere was well timed!
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Yes, we’ve had clear, sunny days but it’s gone very cold. Although not as cold as Tampere, it actually feels worse as its much damper here. Hope you will have a good weekend. Next winter the boys will be able to enjoy a little play in the snow – that will be fun for all of you! Marion
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A good mixture of different locations and moments. Enjoyed the post very much!
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Thanks, Isabelle!
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Hihi, if you took the bus photo in Slovenia, all women would have the same dyed red shade. Several foreigners have noticed it already how popular that shade is in Slovenia.
As for the Monte Carlo Casino, we passed by it that time when I was on our way to the Loire castles and Paris with two girlfriends, and we’d packed heels for the very reason of going into this casino and then were denied entrance because not all of us were 21 yet. I never went to any other casino since.
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I also heard about a strict dress code and it put me off. Couldn’t be bothered to pretend to be fancy!
Some of the women in the tram also have similar scarves and are reading the newspaper – obviously an old pic because now everyone just stares at their phone! 🙂
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I love the bus photo, what a coincidence that the few ladies looked so alike from the back.
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Thanks! They really had placed themselves perfectly for the shot 🙂
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Amazing quick snaps, love the Tokyo shot 😀 ❤
Have a wonderful Saturday!
Sid
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Thank you Sid, you too! It’s -13C here right now but the weather report says it feels like -19C due to the wind. Staying indoors, as usual. (The locals love it though! These cold temps mean the sun has finally come out too – such a cruel combination!) 😀
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Baby, it’s cold outside… 😆
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Nice photos, Snow. Love the one from Japan, as it reminds me of walking down that street!
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That exact street??! I don’t remember where it was from exactly. But I love the neon signs and colors!!
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wow! i like know about 15 people in your photos! What are the odds?
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Hehehee… 😀
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