What does bengalee's in West Bengal do on 1st Jan?
Well, picnic.
So, us three bengalee families in Manila did thhe same on 1st Jan.
We drove down to Taal Volcano in Tagaytay. A very plesant drive and lot of turns going up and down which I negotiated for the first time and it felt.
The Banka ride to the volcano was eventful. Though it's suppossed to be a lake, there were lot of waves and we got completely drentched. since, it was cold, it was tough and difficult for Shenna. It took us around 30 minutes to reach there. It was raining intermittently to make the situation bit more difficult. We needed dry cloths and we paid extra to buy these.
Horses were waing for us and we went up the hill for another 45 minutes to reach the point which provided the awesome view of the crater.
We could see smoke coming out from some places and the air ddid have te acrid smell of sulphur.
Seeing the volcano, knowing its still active though largely dormant, inspired awe and told us again how little we know of the earth and how much we depend of God for sustainance.
The ride back in the horse was much more pleasant and even the boat ride was much more pleasant since we had leart from experience and accoringly seating arrangments were done.
Highly recommended to make the trip if you got a day to see around Manila.
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