Day Trip in Search of Nature: Photos

I said I'd post the photos in the movie I recently published. I just wasn't happy with the quality of the video and I wanted you to see the shots. Not that they are all that great but they give a little snapshot of Cebu and of some of the scenes we see as we drive around town. The latter shots are from our latest attempt to discover some nature near the city.

Cebu City streets not far from home...

Would you buy one of those "minute burgers"? Buy 1 take 1! (Buy 1 get 1 free) I love the phrases here. Another favorite is the Filipino equivalent of "all you can eat," which is "eat all you can." It really does mean the same thing but I find it interesting how the latter has a slightly different meaning that conjures up pictures of competitive gorging, as in "eat all you possibly can before somebody else eats more than you."

The ubiquitous rice shop (and other necessities in single-use portions - shampoo, laundry soap, etc...) Who knew there were so many different varieties of white rice?

"Wanted Boy"
Translation: handyman wanted

Scenes on our way out of the city and driving up the mountain....
Nothing says Philippines like a Jeepney!


Cow on a hill (I wish there were more than one so I could say Cattle on a hill)

Chapel

Kan-Iring Nature Park: after our drive up the mountain we noticed slightly cooler air but unfortunately there's only one trail, a 1-km loop. Most of the following shots we got because we ventured off said trail to do some exploring. The park staff were not pleased with us for that.

The beginning of the forbidden trail
We see some pretty farmland in the distance

A bit closer

Some small, pretty things along the trail

Once we reached the big tree and with the help of our zoom, we got these shots of a flower farm...