Exploring Philippines: Eight Things I Did in Iloilo

On June 15, 2015 on board Cebu Pacific 16:40 flight, my boss and I flew to Iloilo City from Laguindingan Airport to attend a work related meeting. We arrived at the Iloilo Airport 30 minutes ahead of schedule, but had to stay about an hour waiting for the service vehicle assigned to fetch us who unfortunately was stuck in the traffic. We arrived at the booked hotel at 7:30PM, had our dinner and called it a day.

The following day, it was all about work. One whole day of meeting and discussions,after all, that’s the very reason why we are in the city. But the good part was, we still had a chance to explore places and eat interesting foods while in the city.

So here’s the summary of what I did (sometimes with companions) in the city;

1. Stayed at Diversion 21 Hotel

We were booked in one of the best hotels in town located at the Diversion Road, Mandurriao Iloilo City just a walking distance from SM City. The hotel offers the best amenities so far, I occupied an air-conditioned matrimonial room with 40” LCD Cable TV, free internet (which I haven’t used because of my mobile data), hot & shower, private phone, fridge and a safety deposit box. Because it was an all-expenses paid by the company, I did not bother about the price. You can check it out at their FB page, if you want to.

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Aerial View Taal Volcano Island

Taal Volcano is considered as one of the smallest and famous volcano in the world the highest peak stands about 1,312 feet and is geographically located at Batangas in the island of Luzon, Philippines. It is also one of the active volcanoes in the world that is why Taal Volcano was named one of the Decade Volcanoes by scientist.

The photos below with (watermarks) were taken while on board Cebu Pacific flight from Cagayan de Oro City to Manila on January 24, 2013.

The Taal Volcano Island

 The photo above actually shows the Taal Volcano Island which was formed by massive eruptions in the past. The tiny speck in the right most of the picture is actually the remnant of the old crater, it is the most photographed part of the volcano island, as shown in most postcards. 

photo not mine

Photo by storm-crypt

The water surrounding the volcano island is called the Taal Lake it is believe to be the crater of the prehistoric volcano.

The Taal Volcano Island

 Another lake can be found in the main caldera of Taal Volcano Island and it is called the Crater Lake.

The Crater Lake

The photo above is said to be the original mouth of Taal Volcano, not what the post cards are usually showing.

Can you see that small stone in the middle of the Crater Lake, it is actually a small island inside the lake (Crater Lake), within the island (Taal Volcano Island), within the lake (Taal Lake).

This is the view, a picturesque of Taal Volcano Island from an aircraft window.

Next time, when you fly to Manila from the south (Visayas or Mindanao) make sure to choose the seat near the window (seat A) and mesmerize the the beauty of nature only seen in the Philippines.

Water World Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday

sources: 
http://tourism-philippines.com/taal-volcano/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taal_Volcano
http://www.ehow.com/about_4586201_what-smallest-volcano-world.html

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