The Taal Vista Hotel still is probably the best place to see the Taal Volcano. The following photos we took do not do justice to just how close one could seem to be when standing at the viewing deck/balcony of the hotel, which has provided great views for so many people since the hotel was constructed in the late 1930's, when it was built as the Taal Vista Lodge. My first memory of Tagaytay and a view of the volcano was when we had a brief stopover in the then undeveloped town back in the 1970's, en route to the beaches of Nasugbu where my father's office was having their summer excursion. I even remember our old Volkswagen Beetle almost losing a hub cap as we negotiated what was then a fairly rough road at the ridge.
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| Taal volcano as seen from the ledge at Taal Vista Hotel. |
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| A view of the lake, volcano and the town of Laurel, Batangas |
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| Volcano island where there is another lake - a lake within Taal Lake |
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| What looks like THE volcano in the middle of the photo is actually one of many craters of an active volcano |
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| Taal has been the subject of a lot of photos due to the constantly changing lights, clouds that provide different backgrounds everytime. That's Mataas na Kahoy at the back in the background. |
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| Another photo of Taal taken from the ledge at the vacant lot being used for horse riding attractions beside the hotel. |
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| The town of Laurel, Batangas |
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