Canal houses along the Singel canal in Amsterdam. I took this photo early in a winter morning from the end of the Spui street.
30 December 2011
29 December 2011
Music theater
The Music Theater, or Muziektheater in Dutch, in Amsterdam. The building is home to the Dutch National Ballet and the Dutch National Opera company De Nederlandse Opera.
28 December 2011
23 December 2011
Christmas star
The red leaves of a Euphorbia pulcherrima, better known as Poinsettia. But in this time of the year we call it Christmas Star.
We wish all readers of this blog a very merry Christmas.
22 December 2011
Winter wonderland
Fog and below-freezing temperatures created this frosted landscape. The photo was taken in a Dutch park.
21 December 2011
20 December 2011
19 December 2011
16 December 2011
15 December 2011
Jose Rizal
Jose Rizal is both the national hero and the most celebrated author of the Philippines. You can see his statue in almost every city and major town. I found this one at a central location in Tacloban City, the capital of the province Leyte.
14 December 2011
Orchids III
The third and (for now) last of a series of photos taken in a flower garden in the Philippines. Today's photo is a red orchid.
13 December 2011
Orchids II
The second photo of a flower garden in the Philippines, with an orange orchid in the foreground, and a red one in the background.
12 December 2011
09 December 2011
08 December 2011
07 December 2011
06 December 2011
05 December 2011
Robinson's mall
Robinson's mall, the new mall of Tacloban City in the Philippines. Note the children at the bottom, looking (and pointing) at the photographer.
02 December 2011
Bell tower
Another view of the Santo Niño Church. Today we zoom in on the bell tower. If you look carefully, you can see the bells through some of the windows.
01 December 2011
Santo Niño Church
The Santo Niño Church is the largest church of Tacloban City, province Leyte, the Philippines, and probably its main landmark.
30 November 2011
San Juanico Bridge III
Another photo of the San Juanico Bridge. On this photo you can get an idea of the length of the bridge. I was already standing on the bridge, in one of the curves on the Samar side of the bridge, when I took this picture. The photo shows the straight Leyte end of the bridge.
29 November 2011
San Juanico Bridge II
A jeepney, fully loaded, with luggage and passengers on the roof, crossing the San Juanico Bridge, on its way from Leyte to Samar.
28 November 2011
San Juanico Bridge
The San Juanico Bridge connects the islands Leyte and Samar. I've been told it's the longest bridge in the Philippines. At 2.1km (1.34 miles) it's certainly a long one.
25 November 2011
24 November 2011
Coconut plantations
A road on the island Samar, the Philippines. On either side of the road we see palm trees. These are coconut trees, and part of some of the many coconut plantations in the region.