Hello Readers!
I have thought
of telling stories and sharing experiences about our Honeymoon trip in the City
of Pines and the Summer Capital of the Philippines – Baguio City.
I guess this would be a nice idea as I will be able to keep those memories here
in my blog.
The idea of Baguio City’s
cold weather is the one that urge me and Gary to spending our honeymoon in
there. And, because of some working schedule constraints we have planned the
honeymoon trip two weeks after our wedding since we still have to file Leave
from work before and after our wedding day.
So, we have
booked June 13-16 honeymoon trip in order for us to have atleast 2 days and 3
nights stay in Baguio
since we will be spending 2 days for traveling back and forth.
JUNE 13, 2013 | Thursday, at 10AM we left from Lumbia Airport of Cagayan de Oro in their
last two days of operation due to its transfer to the new Laguindingan Airport in
Misamis Oriental. I just couldn’t help but took photos in the airport and
the aerial view of Cagayan de Oro which the thing we all gonna miss about
having the airport in Lumbia.
We arrived in
NAIA, Pasay City
at 12NN then directly rushed to Makati
City to meet my friend
Jennifer and to having a lunch with her.
And, for heavens sake, a heavy rain
pours down at 3PM and reportedly some areas in Manila were already experiencing flood. We
were in worry since we still have to travel to Baguio City
in the afternoon.
BUT, God is good;
He made things possible for us. 4PM when the rain stops awhile then we left Makati and then rode a bus to Cubao, Quezon
City where the bus terminal for Baguio City
is located. 6PM when the bus left Cubao to Baguio
City which is 6-7 hours away from Manila. It was a long
travel indeed. I slept all throughout, and was able to wake up in every bus
stop. In one of the bus stop, vendors were selling foods and I, who just came
from a very good sleep, asked the vendor, “Tagpila
na?” Whoa! I forgot
I was in Luzon. LOL
12MN we arrived
safely in Baguio City. We were then feeling the freezing
cold wind as we are about to step out the bus. Hurriedly, we then looked for a
hotel to stay in.
JUNE 14, 2013 | Friday, Gary and I woke up at 7AM and then warming up to start our Baguio adventure. 9AM we start
to walk from the hotel to SM Baguio which is just walking distance from our
hotel and because ofcourse we wanted to see the city’s vicinity. After
having lunch at McDonalds SM Baguio we went back to the hotel to recharge while
getting ready for our next stop.
Then we were
excited to officially start our Baguio
adventure!!! ^_^ Since taxi is the main transportation there, we’ve hired
a taxi @ P250.00 per hour for rounds to the following Baguio tourist spots. :)
BURNHAM PARK
Burnham Park
is one of the popular destinations in Baguio.
You can see its simplicity yet you can feel its very remarkable history. Sadly,
we weren’t able to ride with its famous “bangka-bangka” but
we’re able to take a photo of it.
PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY IN BAGUIO
The
Philippine Military Academy in Baguio
is a 30-minute away ride from the city proper. Maybe, it’s situated in
there in order for the PMA students to have a room for concentration and
serenity.
MINES VIEW PARK
Indeed, it was
a fully-packed day! Exhausted but we really had fun. And, before our Friday
ends, a kababayan from Zamboanga invited us in their home in Baguio.
JUNE 15, 2013 | Saturday, Gary and I just stayed in the hotel to recharge again and
have planned to continue our Baguio
invasion in the afternoon. This time we have realized not to hire taxi @
P250/hour anymore since it is very costly and yet we can ride taxi from one
place to another anyway.
We went to one
of the famous destination in Baguio,
the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto. It is popular with its more than a hundred
steps. In the downside you’ll see vendors selling memorabilia and some
candles and flowers as an offering to the Lady of Lourdes. Gary and I bought candles
and one piece of red rose. Lighted the candles, offered the flower straight to
the foot of Our Lady of Lourdes, and then said our prayers and intensions. Indeed,
it was a very fulfilling feeling that we are able to visit the place.
Our next and
last stop is the Tam-Awan
Village, a Garden City of
the Sky. I find it so relaxing to stay in the village just like our adventure
parks here in Mindanao.
In the evening,
Gary and I went to Baguio’s night market
and just roam around the Burnham
Park for the last time. Burnham Park was filled with lovers dating
during night feeling the cold breeze and serenity of the park.
JUNE 16, 2013 | Sunday, we arrived back in Manila
at 6 o’clock in the morning. We’ve roamed the streets of EDSA Magallanes
in Pasay
looking for a fastfood for breakfast. 7AM we had our breakfast in McDonalds
EDSA Magallanes. Then, Gary
decided to check-in to the nearest hotel for us to recharge and while waiting
for our 4PM flight back to Cagayan de Oro. 2PM when we arrived
in Ninoy Aquino International
Airport and then got
ready for our 4PM flight back home.
Hooolah! That
ends our honeymoon trip! Short yet full of wonderful experiences. Thanks to our God! ^_^
Love,
Bevs
