Scenic route to Padre Garcia, Batangas

There are may ways to go from Calamba, Laguna to Padre Garcia, Batangas. Earlier today, I chose a more scenic route: the one that goes through Laguna, Quezon, and Batangas provinces. This, mainly because I had to make a stopover in Los Banos (Laguna) before going to Batangas (and thus, this route is shorter than doubling back to Calamba and then take the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road).

The road from Tiaong, Quezon to Padre Garcia, Batangas is built on rolling hills, with some steep slopes along the route. The rice fields and cloud formations in this town are nice to look at, especially with the mountainous terrain and lots of coconut trees in the background. 

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On the other hand, the town of Padre Garcia, Batangas feels like it's far from the modernities of bigger towns and cities such as Lipa (about 10 km away, I think). There's no air conditioning unit in the municipal hall, and I didn't see computers either... at least at the Treasurer's Office. Staff are still preparing documents with a typewriter! The town is famous because this is the cattle trading capital of the Philippines. The beef from Padre Garcia is highly regarded. 

On my way back to Laguna, although there's another route back to San Pablo City, I opted to take the Tiaong road to enjoy the view one more time. :D

Comments

  1. Carlo CuevasMarch 22, 2009 at 12:48 AM

    bakit maliit ang pictures.. sana mas malaki para mas maapprecieate

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  2. rochie cuevasMarch 22, 2009 at 12:54 AM

    ganyan talaga ata kapag nasa blog nilagay ang pictures

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  3. rene june hernandezMarch 24, 2009 at 2:26 AM

    rochie chineck mo ba un livestock auction market nila dun?ok, daming farm animals

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  4. rochie cuevasMarch 24, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    hindi e. pero yung kinainan kong restaurant katapat ata yung livestock market. sa susunod na uwi ko sa padre garcia, papasyalan ko naman yun.

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