help with taking photos in high noon sun

as the title says, i've been taking photos in the sun and the result is not very good. The glare is very very strong and over-exposed as well. A sample is here http://www.flickr.com …scribblenauts/4​302811201/

Do I need a polarising filter to weaken the glare from the sunlight? I forgot to play around with the exposure itself so I am not sure if lowering it would fix it ><

Midday sun is probably the worst and hardest light to photograph in.I would try different exposures and different areas to meter from .

sharp shadows and contrasts are appeared...
i think, this is the time of HDR!

It might be possible to tone it down with curves or levels in PP but I cant try it as you dont allow Image editing.

Having said that Dynamic range is your enemy here - your camera can only capture part of that range.

And unless you are at 90 deg to the sun, a polariser will be of little effect in toning that down.

Set your camera to spot metering or centered metering.

Also if sky is in the photo try and get a Natural Density filter I've tested one and wow makes a difference.