Taal Lake volcano island

Tagatay - Albert managed to arrange a boat and trip to the volcano island and after lunch, we followed behind the agent on his bike. It was about 30 minutes swerving down a dangerous 2-way road to the lake side.

that's our boat

background is the volcano island

We now just across the lake to the volcano island....

Albert and me

Lesley and his samurai umbrella

It was a 30 minutes boat ride across the lake to the volcano island and was exhilarating with wind blowing through the hair and the weather perfect.

Lesley and his horse

The walk up to the peak (311 metres above sea level) would have taken us 45mins to 1 hr under the scorching sun but a bumpy horse ride under 25 mins.

me and Lela (horse name)

beautiful view from the peak

This is a Lake form from the caldera of an active volcano on volcano island within Lake Taal. Amazing! This is a Lake within a Volcano within a Lake on an island.

another magnificant view

Lesley and I on the Peak

driving back to Makati, I came across a school tutu...school children going back home from school.

It was good trip..

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Calesa around Intramuros

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Cheong Guk Jang - fermented bean soup

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Temple Street Night Market

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