Cagsawa Ruins, Albay

It was drizzling when we arrived there. The skies fortunately cleared after a while and the clouds finally showed off the amazing site of the Mayon volcano with the Cagsawa tower at the facade. They have this some sort of superstition that if you get a clear view of the Mayon volcano then it means that you are welcome in Bicol, something like that. I remember that I only used to see and read about this tourist attraction not only in postcards but in our books and also when we went to Nayong Filipino for a field trip way back in grade school. But at last! There I was, standing in front of that spectacular view, the astounding landmark of Bicol... in front of the real thing! I was simply like "wow"! I mean really, "wow!"

We feel fortunate that the view of the Mayon volcano is clear

There were these group of young people near the entrance who would approach you and would voluntarily escort you in the park and would even give some brief introductions about certain parts of the ruins on which we are stepping on. The Cagsawa church was engulfed by the flowing lava when the Mayon volcano erupted in 1814. The arches at the side of the ruins are in fact the windows already. Not only these kids gave us a tour, but they also offered to take pictures of us and even suggested to create some camera tricks with the tower in the background. Here's how it looked:

Not bad eh? The entrance is filled with souvenir shops where you can buy T-shirts, accessories, and other stuffs. Here's what I got: