Astrodome

This building, a convention center in Tacloban City, is known as the Astrodome.

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Market

A market stall selling fruits and vegetables, on the market in a Visayan town.

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Palm tree

A palm tree on the same quay as yesterday, a bit further down the quay.

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Quay

A tricycle, on a quay in Tacloban City, the Philippines.

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Food stall

Small food stalls like this can be found in any town in the Philippines. They sell canned and bottled drinks, packaged snacks (like crips), and sometimes home-made delicacies.

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A wreath for Rizal

Last year I shared a photo of a statue of Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. Today's photo shows a wreath for Rizal, on the pedestal of the same statue in Tacloban City.

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Tricycles

Tricycles on a street in Tacloban City, the Philippines - a common sight here!

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Delicatessen

A roadside stall, selling local delicacies of the Visayas, in Tacloban City.

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Jeepney

I spotted this colorful jeepney in a Visayan town. They're not hard to spot: In larger towns and cities in the Philippines you will see these jeepneys everywhere.

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Fruit and vegetables

Market stalls like these are quite common in the Philippines. I spotted this one, selling fruit and vegetables, along the road in downtown Tacloban City.

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Banana transport

I spotted this jeepney while travelling on the island Leyte, in the Visayas region of the Philippines. I wonder how they can stack so many bananas on the roof of their vehicle, and then not lose any!

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Bus terminal

Buses, vans and coaches on the bus terminal of Tacloban City in the Philippines.

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Traffic

A jeepney makes its way through the traffic of Tacloban City.

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A tricycle in Tacloban City

A tricycle makes its way through the streets of Tacloban City.

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Jeepney and tricycle

I shared photos of Filipino tricycles and jeepneys before, but on the parking place of the Tacloban City town hall they were parked next to each other: A jeepney and a tricycle.

San Pedro Bay II

A tricycle parked on a quay at the San Pedro Bay, in Tacloban City. In the background you can see the owners of the tricycle, swimming in the bay.

San Pedro Bay

Another photo of the San Pedro Bay, this time taken from a quay just off the Magsaysay Boulevard (near the amphitheatre).

Japanese Peace Park

I took this photo in the Japanese Peace Park in Tacloban City, the Philippines.

The Japanese peace park also houses the statue of the Goddess of Peace, also known as the Japanese Madonna (not on this photo). The statue was a gift from Japan, as a symbol of peace and friendship - hence the name of this park.

The park is a popular with young, courting couples.

View of Tacloban City

Tacloban City, the capital of the province Leyte in the Philippines, as seen from the roof of Hotel Alejandro. On the left the bell tower of the Santo Niño Church.

Magsaysay Boulevard

The San Pedro Bay seen from the Magsaysay Boulevard in Tacloban City, the Philippines. A large barrier and a small park separate the boulevard and the bay.