SIDE TRIP 19: Villa Escudero
The river is so still and calm I am actually half expecting to find Narcissus gazing lovingly at his reflection on the blue-green waters. The river flows from mystic Mount Banahaw, dammed up on one end of the resort, and overflows onto a restaurant below where visitors feast on Pinoy food while wading on ankle-deep water. Aaaah, bliss!
Villa Escudero awes me. Not only is it such a huge spread (40 hectares of coconut plantation), it also exudes a turn-of-the-century charm. Carabao-drawn carts and gaily-decorated jeepneys transport visitors from the entrance. The resort staff wear Filipiniana "costumes" and the cottages are built almost entirely from bamboo, coco lumber, and anahaw leaves. Bamboo rafts allow visitors to explore the river, but swimming is forbidden; there are pools for that purpose.
At night the air is filled with the combined sounds of crickets chirping merrily and heartwarming kundimans sung by young men serenading guests from cottage to cottage. Fireflies complete the magic. Wow.
In the morning, I wake up to a brand-new day -- unmagical, tedious -- ready to face...... WORK. Aaaaaargh!!!
Miki
(I am not on vacation. I am here for a workshop, heheh)
Villa Escudero awes me. Not only is it such a huge spread (40 hectares of coconut plantation), it also exudes a turn-of-the-century charm. Carabao-drawn carts and gaily-decorated jeepneys transport visitors from the entrance. The resort staff wear Filipiniana "costumes" and the cottages are built almost entirely from bamboo, coco lumber, and anahaw leaves. Bamboo rafts allow visitors to explore the river, but swimming is forbidden; there are pools for that purpose.
At night the air is filled with the combined sounds of crickets chirping merrily and heartwarming kundimans sung by young men serenading guests from cottage to cottage. Fireflies complete the magic. Wow.
In the morning, I wake up to a brand-new day -- unmagical, tedious -- ready to face...... WORK. Aaaaaargh!!!
Miki
(I am not on vacation. I am here for a workshop, heheh)
posted by Miki at
7:53 PM
4 Comments:
wow!!! ang sarap siguro pumunta dyan... hay, kainggit ka talaga kuya miki!!!!!! hayaan mo, magsasama tayo papuntang batanes ha... hihihi!!!
- your no. 1 fan
ey alan,
nice to see you here!
my only "reklamo" if you can call it that
is that i felt villa escudero
was "a tad too manicured"
parang artificial na tuloy
but i really liked the peace and quiet there.
miki
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pix are very nice indeed. nindot
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