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The Philippines is such an amazing country because it has so much to offer. We went from lounging on incredible beaches to hiking among lush green mountains. Next stops on our trip: Cebu, Manila, Banaue, and then out of Manila. Like the first half of our trip, the adventure never
stops.

Banaue: Rice, Rice Everywhere, but not a Grain to Eat

Casey Lary
2006-10-06 16:45:16

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The Philippines is such an amazing country because it has so much to offer. We went from lounging on incredible beaches to hiking among lush green mountains. Next stops on our trip: Cebu, Manila, Banaue, and then out of Manila. Like the first half of our trip, the adventure never
stops.
Cebu We left Bohol early to get into Cebu at a decent hour so we could sightsee around town. We found Magellan's cross. On Magellan's trek around the world he was stopped dead in his tracks (literally) in the Philippines so he himself did not make it all the way around the world (let's hope that Ryan and Misha's world adventure doesn't end the same way).
He got in a brawl with some of the locals. Magellan thought he was all high and mighty coming from civilized Europe, only to be ousted by the 'uncivilized' indigenous people on Cebu. Wasn't too much that we desperately needed to see, so after that we had a quick lunch, hopped in a taxi, and
told the driver to take us to a cock fight.

When I was in Spain I opted out of seeing a bull fight
we will try it out. When we entered the cock fight arena in a town outside of Cebu, we were immediately stared
at. We were guided to a specific area to sit in, only finding out later that we were put in the VIP section. We were later joined by the infamous Dr. Love, a national radio star who entertained us singing "Rolling on a River" prior to the matches. Misha and I went to check out the
roosters before their death matches. The Filippinos were more than willing to let us hold them. As Misha held one all I could think about was contracting bird flu. As we sat in our VIP seats we realized that EVERYONE was looking at us. I don't think they get many foreigners there! The matches started and they actually were not as gruesome as I
thought they were going to be. Each rooster is brought to the ring and shown off. The men watching decide which one they want to bet ...