Tagaytay 01dec08

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After the "photo shoot" at Dampalit Falls, it was time to travel all the way to Tagaytay, a city overlooking yet another body of water (Taal Lake) and a volcano (Taal Volcano). We were showing Aureline, the French student in our lab, tourist spots close to Los Banos.

Picnic Grove was supposed to be our lunch pit stop on the tour of the Tagaytay ridge, but the fees were expensive... so we went to the People's Park in the Sky. We were literally up with the clouds that they looked close enough to be caught! The downside: the view of Taal Volcano wasn't as good as in Picnic Grove. The upside: we had a bird's eye view of Tagaytay Highlands.

With me were: Dara, Ana, Lucy, and Em-em.

Comments

  1. venea daraDecember 4, 2008 at 7:52 PM

    may topak na c Mm..

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  2. rochie cuevasDecember 5, 2008 at 1:19 AM

    oo nga e. masaya din naman kasi magpunta sa malabon zoo. hay, kawawang bata.

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  3. madeleine paleroDecember 5, 2008 at 4:09 AM

    ang galing galing mo na! at sobrang ganda ng camera mo ha!

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  4. rochie cuevasDecember 5, 2008 at 5:16 AM

    salamat salamat! :)

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  5. Lucy SamadioDecember 8, 2008 at 3:34 PM

    nice pic roch galing mo talaga mag shot dapat di ka dr. photographer sana as in professional photographer

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  6. Lucy SamadioDecember 8, 2008 at 3:36 PM

    gosh! mukha ba kaming mag-ina naka simangot ang aking katabi.......

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  7. Lucy SamadioDecember 8, 2008 at 3:38 PM

    yap! sobra na ang simangot nya but ng nasa bus na kami haler wala na yong tampo nya masaya din sya at nakarating ng tagaytay.......

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  8. Lucy SamadioDecember 8, 2008 at 3:40 PM

    dara mukha kang naka frame ah! pero maganda ang shot mo rochie.....di lang masyado naaninag ang face ni dara.

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  9. rochie cuevasDecember 8, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    oo nga e. mahirap kuhanan ang malapad ang sumbrero.

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  10. rochie cuevasDecember 8, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    yey! salamat! buti nagandahan ka

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  11. Anna CuevasDecember 8, 2008 at 11:41 PM

    naks. haha! onga ganda nga nito

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