Last Saturday, we went to Marian Orchard, a Catholic

religious complex located at Bo. Malabanan in Balete. It was

eleven years ago when I first visited the place.

I cant

remember anything about it because I was just one year old

then. Now, Ive really enjoyed the beauty of nature and the
serenity of this place with my family.
The best thing that I liked about the place is the
overlooking view of Taal volcano.

I enjoyed this scene by

climbing a tall building called the Tower of the Sacred Heart.

From there, I can also see the tall trees in the whole orchard.
It was really an amazing view! It added to the serenity of the
place. The path going to the shrine of the different saints
were very colorful with bougainvillea flowers as well as the
garden near the domed shrine of our Lady Mary Mediatrix of
all Grace, the Roman walkway, the shrines of Mary, St. Joseph
and the infant Jesus. There were statues of cute cherubims
sitting around the garden fountains and an amazing Koi fish
pond. Theres also a wishing well where I dropped a coin and
made a wish! At the Plaza of the Apostles stand life-sized
statues of the twelve apostles. St. Peters statue with a
rooster was my favorite. My mom told me that it also caught
my attention when I first came here and that was when I was
only one year old. Other places to see in this orchard are the
retreat house, the rosary and meditation garden and the
Stations of the Cross.

It was really a cool Saturday visit at the Marian Orchard.

I enjoyed every minute of it with my family.