Is this bus not full yet?

This picture was taken while we drove around Banaue. As you can see the bus is the most used transportation vehicle in the Philippines. The persons are not too shy to sit even on the roof of the bus.

One of the persons on the roof has a scarf around the mouth which is really needed as the road is dusty and the air on the street is really, really bad from all the traffic.

WW: The Work at the Rice fields before plantation

World famous rice terraces Banaue, Philippines

These world famous rice terraces in Banaue, Philippines should have been made already 2.000 years ago, some guess the oldest rice terraces could even be 3.000 years old. Isn't that amazing?

At this time the people had only their hands and some simple tools to build these rice terraces in the rocky hills.
But like you can see nearly the whole hill is covered by hundreds of rice terraces.

It's the biggest rice planting area in the Philippines with over 250 square kilometers.

Even today the Ifuegos work with the same methods in the rice terraces like in times as they have been built - mostly by hand! We can be lucky for these Ifuegos as we get these delicious rice from them!

Water fall in Banaue, Philippines

Nature in its purest form - a water fall in Banaue, Philippines - a place to sit, rest and relax. Just listen to the sounds of the surrounding. The trees with the birds, the water with its own melody.

Can you hear it?