The tricycle -- a motorcycle with a covered sidecar that seats anywhere from one passenger to as many as the driver will allow (and it sometimes reaches a ridiculous amount, with people hanging on to the back, sides, and top!) -- is a common mode of public transportation in the Philippines. I saw one nearly every day when I lived there, but it was completely foreign to my kids when they first rode on one last December. But they quickly grew to love it (where else would they get a chance to travel by motorcycle, not to say anything about the lack of helmets or seatbelts!). They enjoyed riding tricycles so much, 3Po declared he wanted to drive one when he grew up.
This photo was inspired by this week's Photo Hunt theme. Feel free to leave links to your own Photo Hunt entries below. And for more foreign things, click here.
14 comments:
Whoa.. this is so cute. I won't mind sitting on one while sightseeing. :)
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have a great weekend.
That tricyle looks kid size. Can adults fit in it?! :O
So nice and colorful! I'd like to ride in it, too!
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Fun picture. You certainly don't see those around here.
It looks like a lot of fun especially for kids. It would probably scare me.
I wish we had something like it here. It looks like fun.
That is very cool. I can see why the kids loved it.
ooohhh...it's good that they've experienced and liked it. :)
happy weekend! :)
Great shot and I can see why that would be a winner with children. Happy weekend.
I'll bet the kids want to keep that as un-foreign as possible. Nice take on the theme.
Delightful ride for the kids! The Philippines seems to have cheaper modes of transportation than we do.
I have seen it in movies, it's really funny !
I've never seen one in the flesh. It looks like a great way to get about in a city
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