The images are from our last day in Talisay City, a suburb to Cebu City, with about 300.000 inhabitants. Rumors about me have spread, and for sure I'm far more known in Talisay than in Gjøvik, the dull hillside town where I "live" in Norway. This makes it quite safe for me to walk on the streets of Talisay, as I'm not a stranger. Probably people will be very cooperative when I get back to finish my book project. If I just can find a partner in Norway to support me?
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| Teeming street life. How dull Norwegian streets are in comparison, with anonymous cars and spoiled people strolling. -Wikimedia. |
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| The many churches are retreats where to search peace and dignity. Without them many poor people would have no dignity left in life. -Wikimedia. |
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| A little luxus one deserves. -Wikimedia. |
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| Vendor woman looking after her grand-children while earning a little money. -Wikimedia. |
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| Fruit disk. Bananas costs about 40 pesos per kilo, mangoes a little more. And it's tasty! Not tasteless "water-bananas" like in Norway. -Wikimedia. |
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| Sweet, sweet, sweet, yellow and fresh ;-) -Wikimedia. |
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| Firewood for sale. Many street vendors use wood. -Wikimedia. |
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| A yellow street kiosk. -Wikimedia. |
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| Garbage is a big problem everywhere. -Wikimedia. |
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| Listen to Kyle Gas here ;-) -Wikimedia. |
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| Note "Cabrera" on the wall, a common family name given by the Spaniards in order to register and tax the natives. It's my wife's family name as well. -Wikimedia. |
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| Canal living. My wife's sister fell into this creek as a child. There were still some fish here at that time. -Wikimedia. |
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| Beauty in dirty water. Although everything is dirty, the clothes are always clean. Even without washing machines. -Wikimedia. |
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| Happy slum dogs. -Wikimedia. |
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