Thursday, April 14, 2011

Baguio escapade

The honeymoon destination of our parents, way back 1987, and its our time to visit it last april 5-7, thou its a short vacation but then me and my sister enjoyed it very much.

Baguio is known as the Summer capital of the Philippines its 5 hours travel, and we used bus as our transportation. We choose the 11:15 pm schedule so that when we arrive at the baguio we have lots of time to tour the city. thou it was 5 hours of waiting till I get there i didnt feel any boredom at all since im too busy to keep on warming myself, seriously i dont know how to turn off the aircon and its really freezing me to death so i end up very much awake on the entire trip! lesson learned! next time better ask someone ^^.




exactly 4:15 we arrive at baguio as I get out from the bus, cold weather welcome me, and i feel like freezing to death, well its because im not use to cold weather since davao is not the same as baguio, but then i still enjoy the coldness seems like im in different country :-D. Talking about my experience there, well first, we meet our very humbly tour guide kuya joe, God is good coz we meet a good tour guide in a place where me, achi and fr. armand are foreign, next is I meet the stupid guy who almost ruined my vacation good thing i know how to let go, and lastly meet up the hospital admin of slu hospital tita malou, a good looking lady with a big heart and humble life.




Our Destination



1. Botanical Garden


you need to pay 10 pesos each if you want to take a picture with them. love the peace sign ^^
the puppy makes my shoes dirty but then i love him since he is very hyper haha

makes your ear warm i didnt bought this one, instead i choose the stitch hat since its my younger sister fave so i end up buying it as a gift.


my ancestor :-p

very tired of walking and buying some items so i end up sitting around.. 


2. Mansion House



haha love the katutubo costume, feels like om one of them :-p just pay 20 pesos and u have unlimited shots with different props.

3. Camp John hay 
Used to be an American military recreational camp during World War II, Camp John Hay is now a popular destination for people who wish to see the pine forests in the city.  The place also boasts  a sprawling country club with a full 18-hole golf course as well as many trendy restaurants and a nice hotel.

4.Lourdes Grotto

The Lourdes Grotto is a Catholic shrine in Baguio. It is located on a hill in the western part of the city, and houses an image of the Lady of Lourdes. It is a favorite pilgrimage site during Holy Week, especially during Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Access to the top of the grotto is by climbing 252 steps or by driving a vehicle on a winding, narrow road. Devotees who go to the grotto to pray usually light a candle at an altar below the image. There are also vendors at the shrine who are willing to light a candle and say a prayer for visitors.

5. i forgot the place lolmost likely pma base

with senior Ken our tour guide thanks to tita ^^

salute!
drill !

5. Tam Awan 

we are looking for an artist to do a sketch but sad to say they went to vacation during that time ^^ boooo! so we end up having coffee and chocolate at their cafe.


6. meet the dog haha love it

so much fun and the most memorable vacation as well love the experience so much hope I can visit baguio again ^^ 




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