April 26, 2009

A room with a view

This is not in Metro Manila. Again. One of my husband's cousins got married in Tagaytay City in the province of Cavite yesterday afternoon and the house that the bride and groom rented for the reception has a magnificent view of Taal Lake and Taal Volcano. Taal Lake is the third largest lake in the Philippines and is located in the province of Batangas. It has several islands and the biggest is where the still-active Taal Volcano is. The reception was supposed to be outdoors so guests could enjoy the view but it rained the whole afternoon, shrouding the entire lake and ruining their original plan. It was bright and sunny when I took this photo this morning, but the dark clouds beginning to form signaled yet another wet afternoon.

Taal Lake and Volcano viewed from Tagaytay City

The reception was eventually held in the living room of the house. Even on cloudy days, wouldn't you just love to have a view like this from your home? I know I would!

picture window in a house in Tagaytay City overlooking Taal Lake

Urban or rural, natural or man-made, take a sightseeing tour of our world's diverse scenery!
Scenic Sunday

31 comments:

  1. Yes I'm envious here, what a fantastic view!!!!!
    Glad to know about so happy moment !
    Great post!
    Léia :-)

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  2. How beautiful view!
    Great photos.

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  3. You're right -- this is a room with a wonderful view. I'm sorry the rain changed the reception plans, but I'll bet it was still nice in that beautiful room.

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  4. I really like these photographs. It must have been nice there.

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  5. Sorry about the rain, but what a place! Incredible. Great photos, Hilda!

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  6. Thanks Hilda,
    Great photos again. Bye.

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  7. Very nice Hilda! Cloudy days can be beautiful too!

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  8. Not a bad place. Hope you all had a great time there.

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  9. HIlda: Breathtaking and the furniture enhances, as opposed to detracting! You seem like a nice person, the kind of person who sees this type of view in everything put before you. Or, as we say, a person who sees a glass as being half full!!!

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  10. Stunning view even with a cloudy sky.

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  11. Wow, Hilda, absolutely stunning. How lucky to visit a place like this! Have a nice week. Ciao. A.

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  12. Really a room with a view, very good images. I hope everything went fine.

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  13. Wow what a fantastic view! Great photos I almost feel like I', loking out a window.
    Thanks Hilda!

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  14. Wow! Now that is a view. Even though it rained during the reception, I'm sure everyone had a spectacular time. It probably felt like being on a cloud when you looked through the windows.

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  15. Stunning views, but too bad for the bride not being able to have it outdoors as planned.

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  16. Yes, I would! It's a beautiful view & fantastic shots!

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  17. How 'bout that! A groom with a view.

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  18. the place looks like a good place to reflect with a great view.

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  19. In France we say: Rainy marriage happy marriage!

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  20. It's beautiful even with the fog and clouds. What a wonderful place for a wedding!

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  21. What a perfect wedding location! It looks really beautiful.

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  22. A beatiful view to these offshore islands.
    Ubiquitous sun and rain, sea, sand and sky... that's life.

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  23. And what a room!!! I just love it!

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  24. What beautiful scenery and architechture you have in Manila. I had no idea. Thank you for sharing a part of your world.

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  25. Hi Ms. Hilda :) Do you know who is the contact person of this house in Tagaytay? I am interested of renting this place :) Thanks :) Pls tweet me at @jan1212 .. I am also following you in twitter ...

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