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From the Vault: 7

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Pulau Ketam, an island with a village raised on stilts above water on the coast outside Kuala Lumpur - accessible from KL by KTM Komuter LRT line via Port Klang station - from Port Klang you catch a fast boat to the island

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From the Vault: 6

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Paser Ris station on Singapore's EW (Green) MRT line

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From the Vault: 5

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Raffles Place subway station in the middle of Singapore's business district - a rehabilitated historic building is used as a subway entrance

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From the Vault: 4

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Telok Ayer Market (aka Lau Pa Sat or "old market" and Pasar Besi or "iron market") in Singapore's Central area - it's a historic Victorian cast iron structure in an octagonal shape originally built in 1894 on newlly reclaimed land, it is now used as a large food stall centre - the original structure was dismantled in 1984 to make way for a new MRT subway line, all the parts were placed in storage and the building was reconstructed using the original parts and reopened in 1991 - it's a stunning architectural gem with the incongruous atmosphere of a mall food court

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From the Vault: 3

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An interesting miniature six-storey apartment building in the Geylang Road area of Singapore

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From the Vault: 2

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Singapore's distinctive concrete spiral staircases, typical of historic Malaysian urban buildings

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From the Vault: 1

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Kensal Rise Station at night, London - off Chamberlayne Rd in the Borough of Brent - it's a station on the North London Line (for passenger services part of the London Underground system) running from Richmond to Stratford and originally opened in 1873

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Back in Toronto

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My plane waiting at terminal 2 at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai - Boeing 777 I think

Back in Toronto for a visit, so PaD Shanghai is on hold for now – in lieu I’ll be presenting some older miscellaneous photos.

PaD Shanghai: 153

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Plane trees (Platanus × acerifolia) creating a dark cool green tunnel on a hot day, Yueyang Lu, French Concession

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PaD Shanghai: 152

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A neat little market along Dapu Lu near Luban Rd subway station on LIne 4 (purple line)

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