My Balay Indang Experience: From a Photography Enthusiast's Point of View

When my brother and sister-in-law first invited me to join them, I jokingly replied: "You just want more photos!"  The minute I arrived at Balay Indang, I knew I would be clicking away as my eyes were filled with beautiful scenes and wonderful images.  I did not even have the trouble of deciding what to shoot first,  all I needed to do was to point my camera  at any direction.  If I were alone, with no schedule or plans of visiting other places, one day is not enough to capture what I experienced in Balay Indang.  Literally and figuratively, it was a sensory overload.  I took shot after shot of outdoor scenes (the pathways, the garden, the swimming pool, the gazebo, the watch tower) to indoor images (our room, the main house, the never ending collection of antiques and memorabilia) I would even delay our meals just so that I can take photos of our food, and yet I took more photos the next day and even until we left for Manila.   My brother and sister-in-law told me that a group of photographers had a photo shoot around the leisure farm on the second day of their stay there.  I would love to share the same experience with my photographer friends.  So, guys, when can we fit this into our schedules?  

I will be posting my photos in my Facebook account within the next couple of days and update this blog with the link,  As of now, let me share just some of the photos that I have available. 

 Just one of the gazebos / cabanas where you can rest during the day.

This is where our room was located (the room to the left.) This cabin has 3 rooms that can accommodate small to big groups.

One of the  rooms located on the 2nd floor inside the main house.

Another room on the 2nd floor of the main house.

Still inside the main house.

Main house common area as viewed from the 2nd floor.

Powder area inside the Main House's comfort room.  One way to get a self-portrait :)

Wash area inside the Main House's comfort room.

For more photos of Balay Indang, just click here.

My Balay Indang Experience: The Introduction

(I decided to divide this blog into five (5) separate blogs so I can concentrate on each topic and make each entry short but informative.) 

Just over a month ago, thanks to the vacation treat that I shared with my brother and sister-in-law, I was able to experience what I would like to call a sensory-overload vacation.  I learned about Balay Indang through the album of a photographer friend.  And when my brother asked me to recommend a place where he and his wife can spend a few days away from the city after their wedding day, Balay Indang was at the top of my list even though I have not been there before.  I just got their details off the internet, along with several more locations, just in case things did not work out since they did not have prior reservations.  I knew I made the right choice on the recommendation as soon as I got a call from them on their first night, after experiencing just a few hours of Balay Indang hospitality,  They were raving about their dinner; the taste, the eat-all-you-can portion, the number of dishes served, etc., etc. and they were so excited that they wanted me to join them right away so I can experience the same thing.  At that time, the only downside that they could see was that Balay Indang did not have cable television and no internet connection as well. But even with that piece of information, I still decided to make the trip and joined the couple after giving them one more night on their own.