The Philippines is literally full of churches of all sorts of denominations. Originally it was overwhelmingly Catholic since the island was colonized by the Spanish (hence various Spanish named towns, monasteries etc). I quickly took the following shot in transit, which tells you how much Christianity has some impact on the culture— you wouldn’t find road signs like this one in the U.S. Even the mountains are semi-tropical and there are many many beautiful flowers, trees etc. The hospitality at... Read more