Around 6:30AM, My friends and I arrived at our first pit stop: Banaue, Mt. Province. It was an excruciating 12-hour ride from the heart of Manila up to the northern part of Luzon. You can also take a plane up to Laoag, then travel south again (I think 4-5 hours land travel) to reach Banaue.
A beautiful sunrise on top of the mountains 🙂
To celebrate this historical event (lol), Here’s our “X marks the spot” photos 🙂
The province is very peaceful and very refreshing. If you need to unwind from stressful work, this is the place that you should go.
Transportation in the boondocks is very unique. I must say, “Only in the Philippines.”
See? I told you :))
This province is famous for its one of the most spectacular places on earth and considered to be one of the world’s heritage sites, The Rice Terraces.
When I was young, I only saw this remarkable site on books and online. Whenever this topic was discussed, for me, it was a simple, and boring rice field with a twist. Somewhat a ladderized version of our common crop field. It wasn’t nostalgic until you see it with your own eyes! Lo and behold!
Of course, great view comes with a very savory meal! It’s not your typical tapsilog because they are serving Red Rice.
We also tried their veggy omelet and Daingsilog. All meals were served with coffee, yum 🙂
The gals had their jumpshots, just to kill some time while were on the road for a stopover.
After a while, we headed towards Sagada Proper, the heart and soul of our long journey.
(A/N: So sorry, it took so long. I really thought I was able to post this one but as you know it, uploading encountered some technical difficulties, ;P I’ll post our tour to Sagada on my next entry.)
See yah!
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