the weather was still gloomy and continued to drizzle. we were hoping that the weather will get better the time we reached Dingalan. estimated travel time was two hours from Cabanatuan. this time Lawstude's brother in law drove our way there along with Orlan.
when we reached the municipality of Laur, which is still part of Nueva Ecija, we were stunned by the beautiful mountain range of the Sierra Madre. part of the mountains were covered with clouds.
rice fields on both sides of the road making it look like we were in Vietnam. we stopped several times to capture the scenic mountains. 
weather was getting better on this part of our trip.it was in this town of Laur that the former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. and Jose Diokno was exiled for twenty two days during the Marcos' administration.
the scarp slopes of hills fully covered with grass was in full view from both sides of the road. i really wish that we will be able to trek one of those hills.
check out Lawstude post of the Laur mountain site here. he'll be taking a short break.[what you shouldn't miss there]>>> the mountain view along the way.
[why i should go back] >>> to trek one of the hills of Laur.
trip rate:
roadtrip: 4.0
roadquality: 4.0
mountain view: 4.0
historical background: 2.5
74 comments:
oh ayan! ako nauna! hahaha
I cant imagine kung gaano kalamig dyan! grabe ang ganda ng mga slopes, its nice to think na lalakarin mo yung pataas ng bundok para magpapicture sa tuktok. wish ko lang ganun kadali :)
lupit ng fog. hehehe
wow! ang ganda naman ng view!..
*hope to see that in person.. pano naman kasi d2 sa manila puro usok ang nakikita mo..heheh...
ang galing ng pagkakakuha!
I love the mountain view... Ang ganda nga!
nice mountain pics. Kung snowcapped lang yung mga bundok natin, malamang talo nito yung mga nakita ko sa New Zealand.
So lush and green, what a magnificent sight. The fog adds a bit of "chill" to the atmosphere. Really coold post, again.
ang ganda ng view. at mukhang masarap nga umakyat jan at magpicture-picture sa tuktok.
Nueva!!! :D I'm a proud Novo Ecijano. :) We don't have too many "scenery" and beaches.. but I still think nueva's really pretty and homey. Love your own of course. :) Another place I'd like you to visit is my other province.. Mt. Province. :D
>bryan, nauna ka nga. malamig kasi medyo umaambon pa nung time na yon. ganda ng mga bundok sa laur at talagang ang sarap akyatin. siguradong maganda yung view sa taas. tingin ko may daan pataas naman yata na hindi ganun kahirap.
>hi mayyang, i drive to province will surely be a perfect activity to escape the busy streets of manila! salamat!
>hi sheng, mas maganda pag nakita mo ito mismo sa byahe.
>gillboard, ito pala katapat natin doon. hehehe...
>photo cache, thanks! we were actually lucky to have seen the fogs touching the mountains. it was drizzling when we were there.
>hi bluerose, that's true! that's why i really need to go back and hike up those one of the hills.
>hi cza, didn't know you're a nove ecijano like lawstude. the central areas of nueva ecija is plain yet when you reach the northeast and southeast of it, you'll be amazed.
i'll definitely be visiting mountain province this year. your relatives seem to have came from beautiful provinces. i really like the cordillera region.
natutuwa ako sa kung paano magsalita ang mga taga nueva ecija.. iba un tagalog.. unique...
sarap siguro mag ikot sa siera madre..
nice!
kitakits..
Beautiful pictures! Grabe ang tandem nyo ni Lawstude! Kakabilib!
although not very much conducive for photography, i love this kind of weather. ganda ng mga bundok dito at ang view, lush green talaga. umakyat ba kayo ng bundok? hehe. parang ang gandang i-explore.
Very beautiful place to be in. The misty look on the top of mountain looked lovely and it must be very cold. Isn't it nice to have good company while travelling. Have a nice week ahead.
Great shots :) Looks like you had a swell time chilling with Lawstude in this trip !
foggy! I can almost smell the green grass. I miss it. :)
Good pictures, Dong.
Philippine is a great place to go. I never knew that Philippine has a such great view..
i've heard Sierra madre mountains from our geography class nung elementary pa...pero ngayon ko lang nakita ang pictures...heheh
sarap siguro ng feeling pagmakaasyat ka dun..
dapat si kuya oman ang pinaluto mo dong..hehe..im sure masarap din syang magluto gaya ng mother nya..
kakatuwa naman...sa blog lang kau nagkakilala ni kuya oman pero sobrang close nyo na...astig..
ingat kau ni attorney=}
love the green mountains...beautiful slopes. boring ang road trip kung walang ganitong scenery.
wow! what a wonderful, very green scenery! it looked so much of a virgin forest, so peaceful and so serene! amazing photographs once again:)
I like the trip rate feature.
..."the municipality of Laur, which is still part of Nueva Ecija, we were stunned by the beautiful mountain range of the Sierra Madre. Part of the mountains were covered with clouds.
Rice fields on both sides of the road making it look like we were in Vietnam."
Huh... I think the mountain ranges of Sierra Madre look like the countryside in Vietnam, not the other way around! LOL
Mario
wow...naks...speechless ako dong sa pics na to.... very nice....full of Nature....hehehehe
good tandem u have,....hahahhaa
I like your pics with the mountain touching the cloud. This seems like a great place to visit during summer time. :-)
The cloud-covered green hills are so beautiful! And so romantic :)
I like mountain shots!
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Wow. It's nice to see the better views of Ecija. I had some bad memories of that province kasi eh. There were too many tricycles in Cabanatuan! And my dog almost got lost. I though I lost her forever!!
Hehe.
Cute hills..very wrinkly..:)
Beautiful photos!
Brrr! It must have been very cold when those shots were taken.
I love the shots of the cloudy mountainside. I imagine reaching out and touching those fluffy clouds.
wow
i'm amazed at medyo maberde pa ang kabundukan natin, ha
maganda pala dyan
saka astig makakita ng mga palayan
the endless "palayans"... that reminds me of nueva ecija! :)
is that sierra madre? madre de dios!!! WOW! nice! nice! nice! :)
Yay for you!
sarap panoorin kahit sa pics lang. lalo pa kaya yung andiyan ka sa ganyang lugar. nakaka relax sa utak.
kala ko may sunog.. clouds lang pala.. hahaha.. nice shots!
gusto ko dinmatikman ang bfast ng mommy ni lawstude. hahaha. =)
ayy. namiss ko ang bukirin namin sa zambales. hahha.
BTW,
kuya dong, naka-book na ako sa feb 28. hahaha. bday kc ng isa sa mga bestest friend ko yun eh. cant afford to be absent on her bday parteee. thanks sa invte kuya! =)
sabi nga ng isang inaanak kong bulol: BYUFUFUL!
whoa!!! this is absolutely breathtaking! sarap umakyat diyan... pwede syang maging set nga ng Lord of the Rings...
It's really beautiful! The mountain is just amazing! So nice to be closer in one. You have taken great shots, Dong.
my mom is from nueva ecija. and what i enjoy most whenever we pay our relatives a visit here is the GOOD FOOD!! Nakakataba tong lugar na to. =p
The view is just fantastic! The clouds hanging above and in the middle of the mountains was just a sight to behold. Hope I can go visit that part of Pinas someday. :-)
Oooh.. you should try visiting Mt. Province on April. Lang-Ay festival will be on the 1st week of April I think. I might be there that week too.. =D
Ang ganda ! bundok at palayan. Mayaman talaga sa kalikasan ang Nueva Ecija
As always, I look at these pictures and wish I could fly there in my dreams.
at ang ganda ng last picture. Wehehehe.
(P.S. Grabe sa dami ng comments! Grabe pag-arankada ng blog niyo since last year!)
bro, ako nagluto ng breakfast kaya maaga ako gumising. kakahiya kasi nung gabi kayo ni orlan and nagluto ng pagkain natin. (puro prito lang naman eh hehehe)
just a quick visit.
breathtaking! nice captures, kuya dong!
napaka peaceful naman ng mga mountains na yan.. pinangrap ko dating tumira sa ganyang lugar! ang ganda ng mga pics!!feeling ko talaga nakarating na din ako sa pamamagitan ng mga pics mo ^^ ehehe!! kip it up!
>hi mimi, hindi ko masyadong napansin yon. hehehe... sarap talaga kaya lang ang haba ng sierra madre kaya mahabang byahe ang kailangan.
>kosa, ganda nga dun.
>dennis, salamat. sana makasama ka din namin sa byahe.
>hi rayts, true. it's really difficult to get a nice shot when its gloomy. buti na lang maganda ang lugar.
we didnt plan of trekking because we never thought mountains there were as beautiful. it gives us a reason to go back.
>hi alicesg, it was not that cold just good enough for us to enjoy the whole trip without using the aircon. lucky to have lawstude as a travel buddy.
>hi bw, yes. we did! good views+good friends=perfect trip.
>hi grace, thanks! sweet smell of green.
>victor, you haven't seen much of the country yet. you really have to visit the philippines.
>dakilang islander, ako din dati naririnig ko lang. ganda talaga at mahaba itong sierra madre.
>hi doc rio, ayon sumagot na si oman. siya pala nagluto. tulog kasi kami kaya nakita namin nandun na nanay niya at nakalatag na ang pagkain.
sobrang bait kasi talaga ni oman.
>hi luna, boring nga pero pag cool naman mga kasama mo ok na ok pa rin ang mga byahe.
>hi shawie, thanks! green indeed.
>mario, hehehe... tama ka dyan. salamat at nagustuhan mo ang trip rate kahit papaano.
>antoine, mas maganda pag nakita mo ito mismo doon. salaamt sa travel bud kong si oman at orlan.
>andy, salamat. not sure though kung ganun pa din ang panahon doon pag summer.
>hi hilda, yes it is.
>hi joy, thanks!
>hi reena, that's indeed a sad experience. luckily we really didnt encounter all those tricycles because the house of lawstude is away from the central area and that we were always leaving the place early. i suggest that you visit the northeast and southeast area of nueva ecija.
>hi rachel, climate was just fine during that time. trekking up those mountains will be one exciting activity there.
>raft3r, maganda nga ang mga bundok doon. sana dadami pa ang mga puno sa mga bundok ng pinas. ayos nga tumambay sa mga palayan.
>hi teacher vic, yes. nueva ecija has areas with almost endless eice fields. the mountains are part of the sierra madre. it's worth the wow!
>earvin, yay nga.
>redlan, tama ka dyan. yung sa may kalibo going to caticlan ganda din ng mga bundok.
>bert, hehehe... sa unang tingin nga parang sunog.
>hi vanny, si oman pala nagluto nun. hehehe... oo sana ma meet mo rin si oman.
ok lang. invite ka nalang namin sa ibang byahe.
>hi atticus, hahaha... byufuful!
>spool artist, ganda nga. pwedeng pwede magshooting.
>hi aisha, looking at it was really not enough. trekking it would be adventure. thanks!
>pao, taga dyan pala nanay mo. tama masarap nga pagkain doon. siguradong natikman mo na yung special na tyoriso nila na may bawang.
>dyosa, sana nga. ganda kasi talaga doon. abangan mo rin ang dingalan.
>hi cza, i'll take note of that. yan ang hinahanap ko sa internet. salamat sa info. planuhin namin yan.
>hi nanay belen, yaman talaga. rice bowl sila ng luzon.
>hi sandy, why not for real? it's still cheap to get around the philippines.
>earvin, salamat. isa din yon sa paborito kong picture.
kaya dami ko talagang pasasalamatan. salamat din dahil ako yung isa sa mga unang bumisita dito.
>oman, hahaha... ikaw pala nagluto nun.
>hi acey, the place alone is already a wonder. thanks!
>hi cyndirellaz, talaga? sarap nga sa bundok. ang bagal ng panahon at sarap ng simoy ng hangin. sana mapunta mo rin ang nueva ecija.
I like a lot those green mountains covered with clouds. Very fine views indeed!
The greens here are eye soothing. Nice!
I love those low-lying clouds----di naman mataas yang bundok na yan diba? this part of central luzon , including nueva vizcaya is strange to me---hope to be there one day~~~
Oh yes, so much beautiful green. Mabouti!!
Kakaiba talaga kayo ni Kuya Norman! Hehe :) Galing....
oh wow, I love those shots of the mountains where there are clouds on top, so pretty!
I like those slopes in the mountain... thanks for the history..
the ricefield reminds me of my kabataan when i used to plant rice hehehe..
by the way if you have time please drop by, just need your honest opinion about this thanks a lot!
ganda! kakamangha! yun lang kaya ko sabihin sa ganda! grabe sa ganda!.. sana makapunta din ako sa mga ganyan!
yngat kayo sa mga byahe nyo lagi! =)
Dong, what is that inside of bags on the ground.
ang ganda ng 3rd pic dong! idol ka talaga.. mag aaral din ako ng photography... hhe
ang ganda ng scenery...so peaceful and relaxing.
Ingat lagi dong =)
gloomy weather makes for moody photos. mas gusto ko pa nga ganyan ang weather minsan :). great photos Dom!
Feeling ko nasa heaven ako kapag may abot-kamay na clouds sa paligid ko. :)
Ilang oras (or araw) kaya ang aabutin bago mo maakyat yung isang burol? Nakakatakot yung slope nya.
i love mountains, greens and clouds.. i love scenic places, hay kelan kaya makarating ng nueva vizcaya - ecija :)
nice photos! :)
as usual ... nice nanaman!
reading yr blog makes me wish i had more money n more freedom to travel :)
when you said Mr. Lawstude had assisted in preparing your breakfast, does that mean he cooked it?
hmmm... is mr Attorney a good cook?
:)
alam mo, dyan man ako i-exile, okay lang... i will enjoy it very much! hehehe!
Dom, pwede next time sama naman ako sa trip niyo ni lawstude? pramis, di ako maarte. hahaha!
Great landscapes... I wish I will be able to go there one day...
I love that place.
I really had a beautiful experience with the place and with the people when I was there last April this year. I hope I could visit there again.
that's my place, tawag namin jan sa lugar na yan ay brgy.mapait. sakop sya ng laur nueva ecija. pag umakyat ka jan makikita mo naman ang brgy nauzon. taga ron lolo ko dati. kaya lang wala na sila..malamig, maganda dati ang mga bundok maraming mga kahoy maraming mga wild animal, year 2007 last visit ko nakakalungkot mainit na dahil sa global warming wala na mga kahoy, puro kugon nalang kaya green padin..wala na wild animals...mga ibong pipit nalang hehehe..
if you want to go that place go to nauzon, and take somebody to escort you going to DAPLIS its a kind of falls beautiful falls kaya lang puro bato...enjoy..
there's another way going to nauzon, take a jeep from cabanatuan going to maligaya its a place of INC. all residents ay iglesia ni cristo..maganda don paanan na ng bundok..near fort magsaysay.then try to step up to the hill..very nice view..
Nice, I grew up here. hehe. We also have a house at Dingalan, aurora. hehe
taga laur pero hindo ko pa naakyat ang mga bundok na nasa picture. pero may mga bundok na akong naakayat pero sa batangas like manabu and maculot. sana maakyat ko ung bundok sa laur.
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