SidOutdoors

I just love biking on the countryside

I love biking on the countryside. First video of Philippine countryside series.

Puente de Malagonlong or Malagonlong Bridge is a 445 foot-long five-span bridge built in 1841. As described in the National Historical Institute’s Historical marker, Malagonlong was the longest bridge ever made during the Spanish colonial era with approximately 100,000 adobe blocks used.Bridge is said to be one of the oldest and longest stone arched bridge. The bridge was built under the direction of the “Ministro del Pueblo,” Fray Antonio, a Franciscan priest between 1840 to 1850.

Coleus blumei (Mayana) is one of the traditionally used folkloric medicine and is primarily used for pain, sore, swelling and cuts and in other instances as adjunct medication for delayed menstruation and diarrhea. This traditional uses of mayana are scientifically supported by studies here and abroad.

I saw these giant tree fern at Mount Banahaw.Fascinating.

It is huge, this is my first time seeing these plant

Fruit rind is edible, a little woody in texture.

A few steps from Natalio Enriquez Ancestral House stood the town's church, the Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church. Same as the other churches in the Philippines, this one suffered a lot, from natural to man-made disasters.The first structure was built in 1599, second was built in 1605, the third in 1641. When the town transferred to Lumangbayan the church which was built in 1703 was destroyed by earthquakes and floods. This event made the people to transfer the town to its present site and the church standing there today was built in 1748.The church has a four-storey belfry that contains old bells and has the main features of the church, the old baptistery. It houses the replica of the medieval Santo Cristo de Burgos or what the church is called, the patron saint St. Francis of Assisi. It is believed to be miraculous and visited by pilgrims from different provinces. It was considered miraculous when it was left unscathed after all the natural disasters and wars that destroyed the church.

Also known as San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Parish Church, Lucban Church follows the style of Baroque architecture with features of Corinthian columns and niches on its facade. Its interiors meanwhile are washed with colorful frescoes on its walls and ceiling. The church was established by Franciscan priests in 1578 and was elevated as a parish in 1595. Lucban Church weathered several wreckages from a fire, bomb, and earthquake, but was subsequently rebuilt thereafter.

I am fascinated by different flower colors of this tree.

Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis) •Fruit contains a soft, fleshy, green and edible pulp, with the flavor of a green, sour apple. • Used for making sauces and jams; also used for flavoring fish. • Fruit when cooked, used as vegetable. • Fruit used as base ingredient in an Instant sinigang powder mix

Pomelo (Citrus maxima) and grapefruit (Citrus ) are both citrus fruits, but separate species. Grapefruit is a hybrid from the crossing of pomelo (C. maxima) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), the fruits differing in shape, color, size, and taste.

Ficus Nota is variety of wild fig.They said it is edible, i tried, it taste bland.

Poisonous dumb cane growing rapidly in the wild.

I saw this type of berry along the way, i dont know what it is.

Arrowroot, any of several species of the genus Maranta, members of the family Marantaceae, the rhizomes, or rootstocks, of which yield an edible starch. The most commonly used species is M. arundinacea, the source of genuine, or West Indies, arrowroot. This herbaceous perennial, a native of Guyana and western Brazil, is cultivated throughout the West Indies, Southeast Asia, Australia, and South Africa. Its creeping rootstock has fleshy tubers (underground storage organs), and its many-branched stem, reaching a height of 1.5 metres (5 feet), bears numerous leaves, having long narrow sheaths and large spreading ovate blades, and a few short-stalked white flowers. Plants are harvested when the tubers are gorged with starch, just before the plant’s dormant season. The roots are peeled and then grated in water. The resulting mixture is dried to a powder and purified by several washings.

A morning view of Mount Banahaw.

Located at Lucena city from ecotourism road to Cotta

Rice paddies in one of my favorite biking route.

Philippine Air Force basic trainer displayed at Enverga University, Lucena City, Philippines.

Located at Sariaya Quezon church.

On my way to Lucban Quezon, i saw this dog with make up.