Taken in May of 2015 near Ramanagara
DAILY PHOTO: Temple Gate in the Woods
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DAILY PHOTO: Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
Full Name: “Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint Vitalis and of the Guardian Angels”; Taken in December of 2017 in Cebu City
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DAILY PHOTO: Intramuros
Taken inside Fort Santiago facing the Plaza de Armas in December of 2017
Baluarte de San Francisco de Dilao
In Fort Santiago
The Intramuros is the old fortified part of Manila constructed by the Spaniards during their reign. Back in the day, it was Manila proper, though there were “extramuros” (outside the walls) neighborhoods, such as the Chinatown set up across the Pasig for Chinese Catholics so that they could both have a place to live at a safe distance while being watched for the inscrutableness that was assumed to lurk in the hearts of foreigners.
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DAILY PHOTO: Jeepney: Public Transport Filipino Style
Taken in December of 2017 in Cebu City
Cebu City
Cebu City
Cebu City
Manila
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DAILY PHOTO: Huayna Picchu
Taken in the Summer of 2010 at Machu Picchu
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DAILY PHOTO: Lapu-Lapu Monument of Rizal Park
Formally known as the Statue of the Sentinel of Freedom; Taken in December of 2017 in Rizal Park of Manila
Lapu-Lapu was the chieftain who led the warriors that defeated the forces of Ferdinand Magellan, thus delaying Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
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DAILY PHOTO: Sunset on Panagsama Beach
Taken in December of 2017 on Panagsama Beach near Moalboal
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DAILY PHOTO: Man Made Forest of Bohol
Taken in December of 2017 on Bohol
This stand of trees covers a couple of kilometers of roadway in thick mahogany forest. It’s noticeable in that it seems out-of-place, and because the trees are of preternaturally uniform size. Apparently, the natural growth was destroyed and they planted the mahogany trees for something new. The forest is in the area of the villages of Bilar and Loboc on Bohol Island along the drive to one of the Tarsier sanctuaries and the Chocolate Hills.
There were lots of these crawlers present.
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DAILY PHOTO: Brickfields Little India
Taken on December 30, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur
Below is the Swami Vivekananda Ashram.
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DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Manila’s Chinatown
Taken in December of 2017 in Manila
Manila’s Chinatown, dating to 1594, is said to be the world’s oldest Chinatown. It was a neighborhood set aside for Chinese Catholics across the Pasig River from the Intramuros (the fortified part of the city controlled by the Spaniards.) Chinese trade activity in the city pre-dated Spanish colonial rule, but the Spanish facilitated the Chinatown so they could keep an eye on immigrants. Chinatown is locally known as Binondo.
This is how one tells a Chinatown fire truck from those of other precincts
Market stall selling New Year’s themed produce
Fu lion
Tiger Riding for Beginners 