Philipine is a country with a lot of story to tell. Back in the seventies, it was the most advanced country in South East Asia with the open foreign policy that drew investment particulary from USA.
Sadly, the country fell in the hand of greedy Imelda, who was the first lady to the president Marcos. Since then Philippine never able to rise up again. Some how, I felt it was a curse.
It was one of the business trips to Philippine that I found this Mayon Volcano in Bicol. A place that worth to see, explore, take good pictures and help the economy a bit!
When the plane approached Mayon Volcano, the first sight that came to me was the little hills that protruded out like mushrooms, quite a scene to look at. Unfortunately, my Nikon DSLR was not with me, otherwise I would have taken some good shots at it.
The volcano was still alive and smoke could be seen clearly when the airplane flew pass it. Down at the Mayon volcano was the fertile green paddy fields. The land under volcano is always fertile, this statement is always true.
According to the history, there was a big eruption in 1814 and buried the whole city and left behid the bell tower of an old church. This was recorded at the remains of the Church.
Besides the volcano, you can go into the tunnel that dug by the Japanese during the world war 2. The tunnel is without any supporting structure like steel or concrete, so quite afraid that it will collapse.
Like Chocolate hills
Mayon Volcano
The green paddy fields
A memorial for those perished in the volcano eruption
The old church
The record of the history
