September 11 is a memorable date because of what had happened in New York several years ago. But at that time I was travelling for Manila on board a Cebu Pacific Air from Legazpi to Manila. I have been on this route many times but I simply did not have much time to take photos. But last September 11 I brought along with me my Olympus Camera. I took one of the best shots I could ever take of Mt. Mayon Volcano. Picture speaks more than words. Upon checking in I specifically requested the lady attending to tickets to put me on a seat near the window so that I could have a full view of the mountain. I would think that Bicol is a beautiful place and and an excellent one for tourism. This peninsula is gifted with flora and fauna.
On the picture you could see the coastline of Legazpi City. Stretching from the city center one can enjoy a breathtaking view of Albay Bay and the pacific ocean. This coastline contains the road going to the City of Tabaco.
Perhaps a year ago I heard the pilot did make mention of this sight as the chocolate hills of Bohol in Albay. That famed chocolate hills in Bohol Island in the Visayas. But one need not go to Bohol to see those hills. The western portion of Albay is characterized by rugged topography, with small hills donning the countryside.
Mount Mayon volcano as seen from the ramps of Embarcadero, Legazpi's newest shopping center. The government has done a great job in encouraging private investors to invest in tourism and entertainment business in the city.
The shorelines of Legazpi are dotted with this kind of trawlers or fishing boats. Albay gulf is a fish sanctuary. And the waters off the Pacific ocean are rich in marine resources. Fishing is one of the major economic activity of many of Legazpinos.
Here is another view of Mt. Mayon.
Here is another view of Mt. Mayon.
The light house of Embarkadero de Legazpi.
4 comments:
All the pictures are beautiful. Thank God that in Asia we have a bastion of Catholicism in the Philippines!
I have my reasons for supporting the SSPX, but may it please God to have transferred completely out of Asia District the so-called Superior, Daniel Couture, and may the Good God finally grant us a truly zealous and truly holy leader here.
May God bless you, Dr Herbert.
Thanks for your gracious comments. Yes people in the Philippines are still pious Catholics but little by little it is being eroded by materialism and secularism. Sometimes our religious leaders have let us down, although there also many good and dedicated leaders in the Lord's vineyard. I sympathize with the SSPX and I think that some of their views are legitimate although not totally. I know that Fr. Couture is the superior of the SSPX in Asia District based in Singapore, but I really do not know him personally.
Dear Dr Herbert,
Filipinos must cherish their Catholic Faith and Heritage, and must pray hard for their Catholic brethren elsewhere in Asia. Are you aware that all the Catholic pockets in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India and Indonesia have now been over run by non-Catholics?. I wish the FABC would introduce a day of prayer for Catholic Asia to beg Our Lord and His Mother to stem the tide.
Are you aware that in the above named countries, the Catholic hierarchies sometimes gloat to the majority community in their respective land, that the Catholic population in these lands is actually declining. You tell me whether a declining Catholic population in Asia is something that Catholics should crow about !!!
I think that in India the number of Catholics is increasing
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