This was our first full day in Banaue and we really took advantage of the day to see the town and explore the nearby Barangay’s (small neighborhoods) and their sites.
We got up early and left the beautiful village to explore the city of Banaue. We enjoyed the sunrise at Uhaj, then caught a jeep headed back into town around 7:00 am. Taking a jeep back to town was a bit nicer ride than the trike out to Uhaj the day before, and a lot less expensive! We checked into the Banaue View Hotel in the heart of Banaue with spectacular views of the city from our second floor room.
Before we did any hiking, we grabbed breakfast at People's.
We tried to get out a bit early as the day was heating up quick, and took a hike across the hanging bridge and thru the barangay’s and terraces in the valley. We saw how rice grows and what it looks like when it's dry. To dry, they just leave it on the side of the road (that's why you always need to wash your rice before you cook it) until its ready to go into the grinder to take off the brown shells.
The local kids are always so cute and friendly!
Along the way, we also saw the ugliest dog in the world (well, we saw many on our trip)! It was so sad! We didn't want to get too close to it. 
Later that afternoon we were able to hire a trike to take us up to the viewpoints that look across the entire province, and we also snapped a few photos with a native Ifugao woman at the top of viewpoint 2.
After the sites, we walked around town, took pictures, ate mangoes (the best in the world) and relaxed.
For dinner we went to the nicest place in town, the Banaue Hotel, Eric had Bistek (steak with veggies and rice) it was really good.
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