A Day in a Picturesque Province

One of the things I enjoyed being in the Visayas Region was the opportunity to travel. I was able to visit Bohol – one of the loveliest islands in the southern part of the Philippines. This island is situated in the heart of Visayas and with the coastline skimmed by gentle coves and white sand beaches (I was struck by this breath-taking view).

I really enjoyed the sceneries on detour– the rolling hills and plateaus, the clear leafy rivers….i could say, Bohol is truly a picturesque province replete with ancestral and centuries old churches.

I loved the old house that we visited... it was built in the early 1800 ;-) The ground floor of the house was transformed into a cozy restaurant. The owner said that they are famous for their own native chocolate (cocoa) drink – the cocoa was a product of the restaurant itself – cocoa trees are all over the house backyards.

We also went to Corella town where we saw the tarsier – world’s smallest monkey with the size of a fist – its eyes are bigger than its head – amazing primate ;-)

Then our next stopped was the Chocolate Hills in the town of Carmen; the said hills was undoubtedly most famous tourist attraction. On our way to the complex (higher ground where one can view the hundreds cone-shaped hills), we were trapped in a heavy traffic. Hence, we went down from our rented van and decided to start the walk going to the top – whew! Hundreds steps to climb – well, worth taking it – truly the hills are natural wonders ..

We had our lunch in the floating restaurant that cruise the rivers…. and we ended our day in one of the beaches of Bohol…..

Truly an awesome experience ….I will always cherish it…. Well, hoping to go back there someday………. ;-)