Monday, January 12, 2015

small city on a tropical island

an old fort that guarded the city many years ago

the courtyard in that fort looks decidedly civilian

the view looking up from a swimming pool on the 7th floor

creepy artwork at an upscale shopping mall at the center of town

a local delicacy is presented as a two pound slab of meat and bone

bamboo at a nearby taoist temple

pizza napoli is prepared just divinely in this part of the world

an afternoon session of tequila tasting at a watering hole near the hotel

the local neighborhood as seen from my window

not sure how the bicycle is made to stand upright in the rain and wind
a museum dedicated to the history of the immediate region

a post modern church built in honor of a recent hometown saint
a jeepney seen behind a rain-drenched car window
a clearing where kids are playing a pickup game of volleyball

an urban beautification program consisting of recycled bottles and plants

a street vendor takes a break to read up on the progress of the typhoon sweeping through the region

a rooster standing proudly on a working well

street children at a corner of busy streets

view from a taxi

walking to a private island for a lunch of grilled seafood and beer

a sandbar at low tide

a tourist snorkler inundated by fish

weather up ahead of my boat

pleasure craft anchored above a coral reef