Las Vegas Lodge Banaue Bar

With the cold weather that embraces people live in mountain ranges such as Banaue Ifugao, having alcohol or wine helps a lot. Photos captured last Oct 16, 2009, still part of my Mount Amuyao Mountain Climb Collection.

Las Vegas Lodge Banaue - Antiques As It Embraces Banaue Culture

Some cultural antiques display at Las Vegas Lodge Banaue, it seems the owner of the restaurant has a habit to collect this kind of stuff which shows that it embraces Banaue culture, one of the rich culture that we have in the north of Philippines. Photos captured last Oct 16, 2009, still part of Amuyao Climb photo collection.

Breakfast At Las Vegas Lodge Banaue

After a long hours of travel from Manila to Banaue, the group had its breakfast in Las Vegas Lodge Banaue. After we got out from the bus, the morning breeze greets the group and I felt the cold weather in mountains and its a signal that we are already in the area of Cordillera Mountain Ranges.

Photos captured while at Las Vegas Lodge Banaue with some of my mountaineering group last Oct 16, 2009 before the start of our formal climb.

One Of The Banaue Rice Terraces View

Above photos are the earliest Banaue Rice Terraces view that my group found when we arrived in Banaue, Ifugao for our breakfast which around 7AM of October 16, 2009. These kind of views are one of the unique nature views that can be enjoyed in northern part of the Philippines.

Scenic Sunday

Mountains

The photos above were captured last October 16, 2009 while inside the bus on our way to Banaue Ifugao. The place was already in the vicinity of the Cordillera's mountain ranges.

Blue Monday
My World Tuesday
Skywatch Friday

Sky Garden Sculpture - Prism 24

Photo above entitled as "Prism 24", this art sculpture is another art display that can be found in Sky Garden at SM City North Edsa, another artistic creation of Joel Ferraris. Below is the excerpt from the artist blog

PRISM 24

Metal-reinforced fiberglass, airbrushed-painted with automotive lacquer paints, with colored acrylic sheets and internally illuminated by LED lights.

"Modern life, with the presence of highly advanced science and digital technology, simulates a prism. As manmade colors interplaying with natural hues and shades add beauty and vibrancy during the day, the unnatural pre-programmed neon and all artificial lights share with the moon’s borrowed light to illumine the eerily nocturnal darkness shrouded in mystery." JOEL EUGENIO E. FERRARIS, 2008

Photo Friday

Big Gift Box

Photo above is part of my Sky Garden photo collection which shows the season which commonly being celebrated during the month of December. Snapshot captured last November 28, 2009.

Thursday Challenge

Sky Garden Sculpture - Pixel Planes

The photo of the art sculpture above is one if the arts that you can see while walking along the Sky Garden in SM City North Edsa. You can find more information with this sculpture from the artist who made this art itself through his own blog Art in the Sky: PIXEL PLANES

Outdoor Wednesday

Sky Garden Sculpture - Rainbow Water Falls

After I captured some snapshots around the SM Sky Garden, one of the things that caught my attention are the art sculptures displayed in its vicinity. When I am strolling the place I am trying to find the names or titles of the sculptures and the artist that created it but unfortunately there are no information that can be found or that can be read to each art sculpture display. So I checked the net to get those information and I am lucky and was able to find them easily.

The above sculpture was titled as "Rainbow Water Falls" and created by Joel E. Ferraris. I found his own blog and the link that refers to the SM Sky Garden scupltures that he created by himself.

Mellow Yellow Monday

Blue Monday

Ruby Tuesday

Night Water Reflections At Sky Garden

This snapshot was captured last December 2009 while my best friend and I were having a good time in one of the cafe located there. I shot this while I am sitting in a chair and taking sometime to take another sip with my favorite iced caramel latte. This can be found beside the Starbucks at Sky Garden at SM City North Edsa.

Weekend Reflections

Sky Garden Falls

Here's one snaphot of falls that can be found while strolling around the Sky Garden.

 Watery Wednesday

A Glimpse Of Sky Garden From Afar

In Metro Manila, redesigning existing malls which combines nature seems the common theme to attract customers.

In Quezon City, the largest city in Metro Manila consist of prominent malls and one of them is SM City North Edsa which located in EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) and North Avenue is one of the mall that followed the trend in new architectural design. They modified their parking area into amazing Sky Garden.

My World Tuesday

Outdoor Wednesday

The Rockies At Wawa Montalban

  

 

The photos above shows the rockies part near in Wawa Dam, I haven't got picture of the place where we did the rappelling and rock climbing, what I have here are some rocks found while we are on our way to Wawa Dam, you can see there is a trail like a rock cave, one rock face of the mountain  and a huge rock near the Wawa River.

Scenic Sunday

The Fog And The Mountain At Wawa Montalban

 

 

A couple of photos of mountain with a fog

Photos above are still part of my photo collections of Wawa Montalban in Rizal last Sept 19, 2009.

Skywatch Friday

A Historical Message Of The Place Named Wawa Montalban

The tablet at this ground is a sign of historical message of Wawa Montalban. I recommend to read this tablet to be aware whats the significance of the place.

Sepia Scenes

Wonderful River Near From Wawa Dam

 

 Photos above was captured at the part of the river before Wawa Dam

 

Photos captured above were shot after we passed the  Wawa Dam area.

 

From the rocky part of the river which located just after the wawa dam water falls

The photos above were captured before the Ondoy typhoon (a 2009 typhoon that destroy lots of homes in major cities in Metro Manila and brought highest and widest floods in National Capital Region and other nearby provices in my country). Photos capture September 19, 2010. These photos were probably different right now if you come back. Like the wooden bridge that I saw and posted "Bridge to Veranda - One Of Place For Rappelling and Rock Climbing" which was destroyed and different right now.

My World Tuesday

Watery Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday

Between Twin Mountain There Is Wawa Dam And River

 

 
 

 

The photos above were giving emphasis in the two small mountains that put the scenic river in between, this is really a different view for me because it shows uniqueness of the nature that I found in Wawa Montalban. Photos are still part of my Wawa Montalban photo collections.

 Blue Monday