Philippines Photos Part I

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Thought I'd upload some Philippines photos - these are just 'a few' from my first 10 days or so, in Manila and the Cordillera Mountains.

Enjoy
x

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Photos

The Hobbit House
A couple of evenings spent in the company of hobbits, music and strawberries.

Monsoonal rains
Watching a city flood form from nowhere...

Jeepneys, jeepneys everywhere!
I love these vehicles - every one unique!

The Filipino afternoon way of life
..and nope, he didn't realise I was taking the photo...

The Post Office
yes, your eyes are not mistaken. This must hold the record for the world's largest, surely?!

Philippine's oldest church
Surviving fires, wars, bombings etc etc...Sorry, forgotten the name.

Riiiiicee...lots of riiiiccee
a joke only the Glastonbury veterens will get... (Baguio Market)

Cordillera Mountains
Same beautiful view for the next 7 days - bit fuzzy, taken from jeepney on bumpy roads.

Hanging coffins of Sagada
I was wondering too what happens when the wood rots...500 years and so far so good though.

The rice terraces begin...
Beautiful aren't they?!

and continue...
Rice terraces of Batad.

and still continue...
Rice terraces of Batad.

yes you get the idea..more rice terraces.
Rice terraces of Batad.

View from my bedroom window
Possibly the best view I've ever had from my bedroom.

Comments

[Caroline]

wow
Sounds like your having a great time!! I am sat auditing near Heathrow Airport so living a very different type of dream!! Keep sending the pictures and news. stay safe Caroline x

[Alexis]

hi. happened to browse here while looking for interesting travel blogs
i live in the philippines. That church you have in your picture is San Agustin Church. I remember going there for a field trip and getting locked inside the garden while having lunch there with a teacher and some classmate. I also got freaked out by one of the saints lining the corridors, the one with an axe on his head. Anyway, i hope you enjoyed your visit here.

[meling]

Banaue Rice Terraces Pics
YES, these are truly wonderful...Filipinos like to call it the 7th Wonder of the world...