Banaue

There isn't much to say about Banaue.  I found it a much less attractive place than Sagada.  Where Sagada looks prosperous, Banaue looks rundown and poor.  Where the houses in Sagada are cared for with apparent pride, many buildings are shabby, broken husks in Banaue.  Where people in Sagada did many things out of simple kindness for visitors, in Banaue, the smallest of things had a price.  People were still very friendly, but all services came with their price.  On the other hand, there are rice terraces above the town and they are quite impressive from the viewpoint of the town.

One interesting feature of the town is the school.  The road through town leading out to the rice terraces of Batad, goes through the middle of the school.

 And I think that is all I will say about Banaue.