The time I wrote a column about our visit to the Blanco Family Art Museum in Angono, Rizal, I mentioned that one of the Blanco progenies is a classmate of Alex. Yesterday, Alex handed me a greeting card with a reproduction of an oil painting of Mayon Volcano and said it was from the museum.
Lovely. Just lovely. One look was all it took and it left me breathless. Among all the things that blitzed through my mind, only one lingered — how magnificent it would be to witness a scene like the one depicted in the painting AND to be able to take photos. Farmers planting rice seedlings with Mayon Volcano for a backdrop. Every inch of me was screaming, “Go back to Albay, make it during rice planting season, and drive around the volcano and find that perfect spot.”
Then, I paused. To get a shot like that, Mayon Volcano would have to be far away in the distance. And I remembered a comment in one of the Mayon and Albay related entries I have posted that the best view of the volcano is from Sorsogon. Tempting, really.
Then, after the emotional rush evoked by the painting of Mayon Volcano, I wondered why the museum would be giving away greeting cards. I inspected the card closely and found out.
There was a printing error. The details of the painting which normally appears on the bottom corner at the back of the card was UPSIDE DOWN on the upper left corner. The mercenary in me said thank goodness for errors like that. Otherwise, Alex probably wouldn’t have gotten a free sample. Me, I don’t really care that the print is upside down on the wrong corner. It’s not like I’m going to use the card and send it to somebody. I’m keeping it. FOREVER. 
Could it also be due to the misspelling of
“renowned?”
Thanks for pointing that out too! I missed that the first time!!
Cynthia, oh, you’re right! I totally missed that. LOL
From Sorsogon? Hmnn that’s too far away Sass, but best view would be from Malilipot Albay, going to Tabaco.
We stayed in Tabaco and drove through Malilipot. Maybe it wasn’t planting season because I really didn’t notice wet rice farms. It was just hot and arid.
You can’t see mayon from Sorsogon. Too many mountains in between. At Kimantong, Daraga, on the road going to Sorsogon, there is an excellent view of the Mayon. The road is going upwards and from a vantage point, you can look on the horizon and see Mayon and the city lying at its feet. Beautiful.
Now that sounds like a fantastic angle. Really fantastic.
Taking note.