Camarines Sur

I feel excited as I write this post because this is my first one for 2015. I learned that I will be travelling to Camarines Sur just last December so I was very excited about it. Actually, I've been to this province several times before because this is the gateway to our home province Albay and we frequently pass by it but that's the only experience I had with Camsur. This time, it's a different thing, I've been given the chance to stay here for a few days because I was assigned to speak at the Bicol Youth Congress for IT in Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges.

Camarines Sur is the largest among the six provinces in the Bicol region and it is where you will find Lake Buhi, home of the smallest commercial fish in the world, the sinarapan, and of course, Naga City, the commercial, cultural, financial, industrial and business center of the entire Bicol region. I got the most out of my three-day stay here by walking around and taking snapshots, some of them were:

Hey check this out: burnt rice and pili-flavored ice cream courtesy of 1st Colonial Grill, Naga.

And you wouldn't want to miss this one: Chili ice cream (for brave souls only, nah just kidding).

If my hometown Cavite has thirteen martyrs, Bicol has FIFTEEN, and this is their monument.

Historical marker.

The Church of San Francisco in Naga City.

The historical marker installed outside the church.

Mount Asog: A view from atop the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto.

The Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Iriga.

This is the Church of Iriga pilgrimage site where Easter celebrations are held.

Another historical marker.

There you go. I promise to go back here and check out Camarines Sur Watersports Complex, sayang!
Special thanks to my new found friends in CamSur for touring me around :)