Monthly Archives: December 2011

Village at the Foot of the Batad Rice Terraces

Exploring Batad Rice Terraces

Just after I got to Simon’s Inn I decided to do a little exploration. I actually wanted to visit the beautiful Tappia falls which I literally needed to cross a…

Simon's Inn at Batad

Staying at Simon’s Inn

I thought that since I have been to Batad village, I would know what to expect now. However, that wasn’t the case. The moment I stepped outside the Saddle, it…

Inside the Yue Fei Mausoleum 岳飞庙

Going to Yue Fei’s 岳飞 Mausoleum

That night, as I was going through the stack of flyers I accumulated in my trip to China, I chanced upon one for the West Lake. There were several sites…

Surrounding Terraces of the Batad Ampitheater

Going to Batad

It was my third time to be going to Banaue, and I could say that I am already quite comfortable in that town. What did catch me by surprise though,…