THEME DAY: PASSAGEWAY • Alright, I'm cheating again here because we've left Metro Manila. We're on the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, better known as
SCTEx, although where exactly, I have no idea. The SCTex goes through three provinces north of Manila:
Pampanga,
Bataan and
Tarlac. Since it opened in 2008, day trips from Manila to the
Subic Bay Freeport Zone, which is located in the province of
Zambales, have become easier; it is 110 kilometers away from Manila but the trip now only takes an hour and forty five minutes compared to three hours before the road was constructed. Last year, I took a trip to
Subic Bay with my sister and nieces. This time, my girlfriends and I went a bit farther. Come back tomorrow to see where we spent last Thursday.
From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:
Passage a: a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes
b: a corridor or lobby giving access to the different rooms or parts of a building or apartment.
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Great shot, almost feels like it's moving.
ReplyDeleteOne does get the sense, as Paula suggested, of movement. Looks to be a grand highway. And not all that crowded!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky!
ReplyDeleteWell it is the passage to somewhere - lovely photo makes you wonder what is at the end of the road.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
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Who would think that Philippines is a developing country with this photo? o",) SCTEx makes me proud of my 'home', once again!
ReplyDeleteThe terrain is a lot flatter than I imagined. I just love the feeling of the open expanse of space you get = a true escape from busy Manila!
ReplyDeleteIt's great.
ReplyDeleteSydney - City and Suburbs
There you go.....giving us a teaser again. I'll be back tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteune belle invitation au voyage, superbe photo, avec un ciel magnifique
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Shot !!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet it's nice to have a quicker way to get to interesting places outside the city.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Hilda, that you delved into the dictionary to find out exactly what a passageway was! I did exactly the same, and also came to the conclusion that this was a very broad category.
ReplyDeleteI like the simplicity of the passageway that you have chosen which emphasises the wide blue yonder.
Lovely choice.
Excellent shot. It is also beautiful. MB
ReplyDeleteNothing like the feel of the open road and big blue sky when you're out for a getaway. And you've certainly captured that sense of free passage here, Hilda!
ReplyDeleteMore passage than this! A perfect Theme Day image. I hope you have a nice trip and will be back soon with plenty of pictures for us!
ReplyDeleteHome always have the most beautiful skies....I'm missing out a lot! :(
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image, that sky is amazing!
ReplyDeleteGreat sky. We could use more roads like this in Costa Rica.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky. I wasn't thinking of a passageway as a road, but of course it is! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing wrong with cheating from time to time.
ReplyDeleteHi Hilda - here's a link re: cracker houses in Florida:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.oldhouseweb.com/architecture-and-design/cracker-farmhouses-1840-1920.shtml
Me again - re: your comment on The Villages...that's just what we often do...find a place to sit and watch the water, the birds, the people and the sun go down!
ReplyDeletesuch a nice open road with blue sky and clouds and greenery. nice passage for today
ReplyDeleteI feel like I am right there on the highway with you Hilda. It reminds me of our interstate highways here. I can see some mountains in the distance!
ReplyDeleteHi Hilds, woahhh! i think you're driving here to have a good time and not to get on time ... LOL....
ReplyDeleteGood Night!
OK! We'll check back to see where the road took you. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for that text that accompanies this highway shot. It add a lot.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a drive into a heavenly sky!
ReplyDeleteExcellent! Good memories from Subic Bay.
ReplyDeletePassage to freedom, air and good weather!
ReplyDeletebeautiful composition.. It must be fun to ride with my bike and enjoy the scene..
ReplyDeleteThe passage to the whole wide world, there to be grasped. Great!
ReplyDeleteNice "cheating" passageway but since it's such a lovely blue sky background, we'll let you get away with it! Ha!
ReplyDeleteHola Hilda,
ReplyDeleteUn cielo muy bonito con unas nubes de película.
Abrazos
What a joy to be able to see that far.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful Wednesday for you all.
Alright, since you've provided the "definition", I'll accept this as a passageway ... from hither to yon -:)
ReplyDeleteLove your interpretation here! Glad you can get to Subic quicker.
ReplyDeletewe won't scold you because this is a great shot for the theme!
ReplyDeleteV
Beautiful photo, no matter where it is! And thank you for the definition of Passage. I couldn't really figure out if it meant a path or hallway...but I guess it's both :)
ReplyDeletehope you enjoy your trip!
ReplyDeletesubic bay is where the cheap flights go to right? :-)
This is a stunning image Hilda. It has all the right qualities of a great photo.
ReplyDeleteKeropok Man:
ReplyDeleteThat would be Clark airfield in Pampanga. Closer to Manila than Subic. :)
I can just see you with your feet on the dash, relaxing, letting the world go by.
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