Sunday, 16 March 2008

Sagada, March 12


A few days ago, we went back to Tali for 2 days to hang around, swim and play golf. The golf course was big and extremely fun to play on. There were a lot of hazards so it was difficult as well. We also swam for the first time with our swim shirts. And we also played a game called “Goofy”.

Yesterday we set off for Banaue. It is a wonderful mountain town which holds the eighth wonder of the world: the rice terraces. The view is amazing at some peaks and some other people called Ifugaos still wear the traditional clothes. The drive to Banaue took EIGHT HOURS!!! The road was extremely bumpy and it was like a massage on your head. And for most of the trip we were sightseeing. But lucky for us there was lots to see. When we got there, we went straight to our hotel. Our hotel looked from the outside quite small, but when you went inside it was actually quite big.

Today we left Banaue at 10am for Sagada, another mountain town. Sagada has the hanging coffins and another underground river. The trip took four hours, and can you believe, we won’t be off the mountains till Friday! Our hotel is really nice and the view is spectacular. We got here and straight away we went for a walk around the town. There are a lot of small houses but not as much as Banaue. We went to the Tourist Office and there were some rules posted on the wall. There was one saying: ‘No kissing or any another sexual movements’ (or something like that). It was quite funny. We came back to the hotel later on and sat around a bonfire while drinking hot chocolate. It was a good day overall. But only after the long trip.

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