So when I was still in high school, the seniors were required to attend a 3-day retreat at the Mount St. Paul Retreat House in La Trinidad, Benguet. Only one photographer was allowed per class. Being a student council officer, I vested in myself the sole authority to take pictures during the first 2 days. Everyone else had her cameras and cellular phones back on the third day when the retreat was over.
I like Benguet. It's high up in the mountains up north and it's really cold there during the entire day. Average temperature was perhaps 18 C. Makes you think whether you're still in the Philippines or not.
We went to a market on our way back to Manila. I have no idea why brooms from Benguet are really popular. Well, maybe because they're cheap. I'm really not a big fan of peanut brittle, one of the well-known products of the Benguet area. What I really like are the (Good Shepherd / Mikasan) choco flakes. I hear strawberries from there are also great. I really wouldn't know as I'm not that big of a fruit eater.
Anyway, I used an Olympus Camedia D-390 then, and had second-to-the-worst settings ever for maximum picture retention.
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| The Mt. St. Paul Retreat House |
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| A crucifix somewhere outside the retreat house |
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| The view from my room |
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| The market |
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| Strawberry Fields Forever |
I'll try to find pictures of my Baguio trips and I'll write another entry on Benguet soon. :)
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