Tagaytay

Our car arrived three weeks ago and we have been anxious to take a little road trip out of Manila. Yesterday we decided to drive to Tagaytay City which is about 60 km from Manila. Tagatay is a popular destination here because it has a higher elevation and a cooler climate with wonderful clean air. It was great to escape the pollution of Manila for a while. It was more beautiful than I expected and I'm already looking forward to going back to hike the volcano. The little island in the lake is Taal Volcano. People take a boat ride to the volcano and then hike or ride a donkey to the crater lake at the top. The volcano is actually still active and has erupted several times in the past and killed and estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people. (The most recent eruption was in 1977) Stopping to buy some plants on the way home. Picking up a yummy Buko (coconut) pie at Colette's Bakery. I was focused on taking a picture of the sign to send to my cousin named Collette and I didn't really notice the man selling knives until I looked at the photo. Just in case you're wondering what he's doing with all those weapons. :)