DAY 5 IN MANILA, OUR LAST FULL DAY WAS SPENT AT TAGAYTAY, A CHARMING RESORT TOWN ONE AND HALF HOURS DRIVE FROM MANILA

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LOCATED IN CAVITE PROVINCE, TAGAYTAY IS A POPULAR GETAWAY AS THE CLIMATE IS MUCH COOLER THAN MANILA AND IT IS ONLY ONE AND HALF HOURS DRIVE AWAY MAX THOUGH IT IS ONLY 55 KM AWAY BUT ALLOCATE AT LEAST 1 HOUR DUE TO TRAFFIC BUT AGUILNALDO THE HIGHWAY IS A LIFE-SAVER.

THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGES 24 DEGREES CELCIUS WHICH IS PRACTCALLY IDEAL AND THE AVERAGE ELEVATION IS 2,000 METRES, JUST LIKE GENTING HIGHLANDS!

THE HIGHLIGHT IS THE STUNNING VIEW OF TAAL LAKE AND TAAL ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.

TAGAYTAY IS ALSO HOME TO MANY SPITITUAL HOMES, CHURCHES AND CHAPELS THAT OFFER 'REST, RELAXATION AND REFLECTION' AND MANY WEARY OF A BURDENSOME LIFE COME HERE FOR A WEEK OR SEVERAL MONTHS TO REVIVE THEMSELVES,

TAGAYTAY IS HOME TO DIVINE WORD SEMINARY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THEOLOGY SCHOOLS IN PHILIPPINES AND PINK SISTERS CONVENT WHERE NUNS CLAD IN PINK PRAY 24/7 AT THE ALTAR THOUGH NOT ALL AT ONCE! 

 RUTH LIRA, GLORIA, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND DANIEL WITH LINDA AND RAPHAEL AT BACK

 KEE HUA CHEE IN FRONT

 KEE HUA CHEE IN FLORALS

 WE HAD BRUNCH HERE AS I LOVE JOLLIBEE

 JOLLIBEE IS PHILIPPINES' BEST FAST FOOD

RICE WITH BEEF 

 LOCAL DELIGHTS

 MARIBEL, KAYE CHIANG AND ISABELLITA FIGGINS

 DANIEL AND MUM

 GLORIA

 GLORIA

 GLORIA

 GLORIA AND PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO

 PINK SISTER'S CHAPEL

 A NUN PRAYS AT THE ALTAR. THERE IS AT LEAST 1 NUN PRAYING HERE 24/7

 JESUS CHRIST

 AT PRAYER

 AT PRAYER

 PINK SISTERS' CONVENT

 PINK SISTERS CHAPEL

 BUT THE ROOF IS GREEN, NOT PINK

 LOCAL MARKET

 YUMMY BANANAS

 PRETTY FLOWERS

 DOG AND CAT

 JACK FRUITS

 AVOCADOES

 MONEY MAKER PLANTS!

 KAYE CHIANG

 LOCAL DELIGHTS

 ISABELLITA FIGGINS

 LOCAL MARKET

 MARIBEL DULFOR

 DANIEL AND GLORIA

 ACTUALLY SHE WAS CRYING

 LITTLE SOULS SISTERS CHAPEL

 LITTLE SOULS SISTERS CHAPEL

 ANGEL

 LITTLE SOULS SISTERS CHAPEL

 LITTLE SOULS SISTERS CHAPEL

 AT PRAYER

 STATUES OF JESUS, VIRGIN MARY AND NATIVITY

 AT PRAYER

 PRAYING

 MARIBEL

 KEE HUA CHEE

 NOTE HIS FLOWERY BOOTS

 EVERYONE LOVES KEE HUA CHEE'S EMBROIDERED BOOTS

 HAVE FLOWERS WILL TRAVEL

 OUTSIDE THE CHAPEL

 RUTH LIRA WRITING HER PETITION

 BUNGA RAYA FROM SILVERY LEAVES

 PRETTY

 GROUP PHOTO

 RUTH, LINDA, MARIBEL, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO, GLORIA, DANIEL, RAPHAEL, KAYE, ISA AND JACKIE

 KEE HUA CHEE JOINS IN

 BACK IN THE LUXURY COACH

 LATE LUNCH AT GERRY'S GRILL

 CALAMARI

 TAGAYTAY TOWN CENTRE

 TAAL LAKE 

 TAAL LAKE AND ISLAND

 MING GARDEN CENTRE IS OWNED BY WIFE OF EX-PRESIDENT FIDEL RAMOS OF PHILIPPINES

 GREAT FURNITURE FROM NATURAL WOOD AND TRUNKS

 LOVE THEM

 FAB BENCH

 INNOVATIVE

 THE PLASTIC CHAIRS ARE DREADFUL BUT THE BASE IS WONDERFUL

 POOL

 PRETTY

 LOOKS LIKE MINANGKABAU ROOF OF NEGERI SEMBILAN!

 LUSH

 MING'S GARDEN CENTRE AND CAFE

 COOL GALS

 GALS IN SHADES

 SEXY SHADES

 DESSERT

 CUSTARD

 HALO HALO 

 GANG SHOT

 KEE HUA CHEE IN FULL BLOOM

 GOING HOME

 LOCAL JAGUNG, THE JAPANESE CORN IS YELLOW

TAAL VOLCANO