1.22.2013 Baguio Day 3 (Our last day)

Our schedule in Victory Liner is 12.10nn so we have the whole morning to savor the cool weather of baguio. Actually hubby's getting lazy to go home (mukang nag-enjoy ang loko), parang ayaw daw muna nya umuwi but because of his work and the need to report the next day wala syang choice kundi piliting bumangon ang natutulog pa nyang mundo... hehe

Before going downstairs for breakfast, i packed all our things first and i called the receptionist and advise them of our early check-out. While taking a bath, i realize that when in Baguio now, mas ok na sa Camp John Hay na lang mag-stay kasi nung nasa Session Road kami hubby mentioned na buti na lang dun kami kumuha ng hotel kasi parang mas feel mo ang Baguio sa Camp John Hay. Pag labas mo ng balcony ng room mo sa hotel, ramdam mo yung sobrang lamig at amoy ng pine trees lalo na sa umaga..

My last breakfast in Baguio, kung nung una diet mode na fruits-fruits lang, this time nag-rice na talaga ko :)

Lounging in the lobby...

Me na parang ayaw pa ring umuwi... hehe

At 11am, nagpatawag na kami ng taxi sa reception and we were delighted with the hotel's service. The staffs are really kind and very accomodating, the manager is also talking with their clients saying goodbye's and thank you's and we really appreciate the gesture.

We rode again Victory Liner's DeLuxe Bus... when riding Victory Liner's De Luxe Bus, you will enjoy it because of its free wifi, the company has its own bus attendant (parang flight stewardess) and they have tablets na pwede ipahiram sa passengers (astig dba?), the De Luxe bus ticket comes with free cupcake, 1 chichiria and mineral water so sulit na rin talaga ang 715 ticket. On our way home wala kaming ginawang tatlo kundi mag-internet.. I borrowed 2 tablets for me and Tami while hubby uses his iphone for youtube streaming.. Kung nung papunta 4.5hrs lang ang byahe namin, nung pauwi kami inabot kami ng more than 6hrs because of the traffic in Edsa.. na-feel na namin ang Manila sa traffic :(

Till next year ulit Baguio!

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1.21.2013 Baguio Day 2

Baguio Day 2

We woke up late at around 9am. Our plan is to go to the Garden of The Manor so Tami can play after having breakfast. The Manor hotel has mini kiddie park where kids can play around. Sa hotel pa lang hindi ka na mabo-bore..

Elevator view...

Even if the sun is really hot, hindi mo ramdam because of the cool wind..

Good Morning Baguio!

Photo near the fountain area..

After having breakfast, we stayed in the kiddie park for Tami.

It has this play area na kahit gabi may kids pa rin na naglalaro..

After playing, we roam around The Manor Hotel and found this Little Camp John Hay which is accessible only to those who checked-in at the hotel. This can be found at the premises of the manor.

We also went out the hotel and explore Camp John Hay. 

We walked until we reached the Filling Station. It is another place in Camp John Hay where you can stay with your friends, eating, inuman or just lounging in the area just like the Mile Hi Center...

Across the filling station, there are some activities that you can do like Rapelling, Paint Ball activity and there's also the Butterfly Sanctuary which you can visit for fun or kung walang magawa.. hehe

After the filling station, we walked again and reached Ayala Technohub which can be found near the gate of Camp John Hay. Ayala technohub offers restaurants, some shopping outlets, and call center like Convergys. We stayed there until lunch. Hubby bought coffee in Starbucks and we decided to have our lunch there (brunch na actually saken kasi fruits and coffee lang naman ako nung breakfast).

We had brunch in Pancake House in Ayala Technohub..

We went back again walking, hindi namin ramdam ang init because of the cold weather, kahit tanghali na naninigas pa rin mga daliri namin sa lamig... before going back to hotel we drop by in Camp John Hay Commissary. Its duty free inside Camp John Hay selling grocery and some branded items... price is in dollar but don't worry you'll pay it in peso because the conversion from $ to Peso is posted around the store.

We bought chichiria, Heineken Beer for our saturday night session, some chocolates for me and Tami..

This is the Mile Hi Center... mahaba sya actually (kalahati lang ang nakunan ko)

We went back to hotel to watch tv and rest...

Hubby eating Cheetos while watching NBA.. Tami and i took a nap...

When i woke up around 2pm, hubby requested a hot coffee and we decided to go to SM Baguio to withdraw money, shop a little, go to Burnham Park and go to public market.

Coffee for hubby and tea for me... Painit muna before taking a bath..

Me while waiting for tami and Badz..

Sa sobrang lamig parang namamaga ang muka ko... hehe... Partida wala pang aircon ang hotel nyan ha pero sobrang lamig pa rin...

Burnham park is not available now, they're renovating the place and mukang matagal pa ulit bago maayos.. We let tami ride the bicycle na lang while we are having dry back massage... Sulit naman pala ang paghihintay namin kay tami... na-enjoy namin ang massage habang si tami paikot-ikot lang, we instructed her kung saan lang syang area magba-bike, mahirap ng mawala sa paningin namin...

Taken at Burnham Park..

After going to Burnham Park, we went to public market and bought some goodies... We bought our fave Ube Jam, Romana Peanut Brittle, Tartland Biscuits, Brocolli veggies and my mother-in-law's request, the walis... hehe

Back again at Camp John Hay... we rest again then went out again for dinner in Mile Hi center...

Dinner in Brother's Burger in Mile Hile in Center..

As you can see, we have Mozzarella Cheesesticks in the middle, Tami requested that kasi nasarapan sya nung inorder namin yun sa Carlos Pizza last time so aside from burger, bumili pa ko nyan... syempre burgers in BB is huge kaya hindi rin masyadong naubos... Tinake-home na lang namin sa hotel...

Hubby and I had drinking session that night, it was fun... na-miss ko yung ganun na kaming dalawa lang ang nainom tapos kwentuhan, bolahan at tawanan.. mga ganun.. buti na lang dalawa ang kama sa kwarto namin :)

Up Next: Baguio Day 3

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1.20.2013 Baguio Day 1

This post is photo heavy para isang post na lang.. hehe

Hubby has long weekend at work (US holiday) so we decided to go to Baguio. I contacted my cousin who lives in Baguio so we can meet and go around the place. A day before our departure, i bought tickets in Victory Liner, we tried the De Luxe Bus para maiba naman. Ticket costs 715.00 each for one-way. The bus can accomodate 29 passengers only. To sum it all, para kang sumakay sa business class ng airline, the seats are big na pwede kang matulog at may leg room pa, the bus has CR too na parang nasa eroplano. In short mas ok pang sumakay sa De Luxe bus ng Victory Liner kesa magdala ka ng sasakyan kasi mas comfortable :)

Parent's-in-law brought us to Victory Liner station in Pasay and the bus leave at exactly 11.45pm (Jan19). It has no stopover and we arrive at around 4.30am. Ang bilis no? Ginising na nga ako ni Badz kasi nasa Baguio na daw kami.. hehe. Feel na feel namin ang Baguio kasi sobrang lamig that time..

My cousin fetched us in Victory Liner and went directly in their house para magpahinga muna and to have our first breakfast in baguio. Our itinerary that day is to go around na malalayo so they can go with us and use their vehicle. When the sun rises, we had our breakfast first then leave the house with our things, sa hotel na kasi ang deretso namin after the tour.

1ST STOP: STRAWBERRY FARM

Tami loved Strawberry so when we plan this trip tuwang-tuwa sya when i said na magpi-pick sya ng strawberry sa farm.. It was her first time din in Baguio :)

Pati ako nag-enjoy hehe

When picking strawberry, they will charge 400 per kilo pero kung bibili ka lang sa kanila 200 daw. So why expensive ang mag-pick? Tinanong ko din yan, sabi nila kasi daw mas mapipili mo ang strawberry pag mag-pick ka kesa sa bibili ka lang. May point nga! Minimum 1 kilo din pag mag-pick sa farm.

SECOND STOP: BELL CHURCH

With my cousin's hubby and their baby.

Family piktyur!

THIRD STOP: BOTANICAL GARDEN

Parang Boy next door lang ah!

Tami with my cousin Richelle, her hubby Luther and their baby Elijah :)

FOURTH STOP: WRIGHT PARK

We went here so Tami can ride the horse. At first she was scary so hubby accompanied her. After few rounds, she wants hubby to go down the horse para daw solo na nya kasi kaya na daw nya. Pinagbigyan naman namin kasi she was guided by a professional naman. Enjoy naman sya..

FIFTH STOP: THE MANSION

SIXTH STOP: MINES VIEW PARK

LAST STOP FOR BAGUIO TOUR: CAMP JOHN HAY

Our trip ended around lunch so we headed to Camp John Hay where we booked our hotel for 3D 2N. They accompany us first in our room then we go out and have our lunch in Dencio's. If you're familiar with Mile Hi Center, it was just across The Manor Hotels.

Tami in our room's balcony

The strawberry that we picked in the farm became our pica-pica food, dessert in the room for almost 3 days..

Getting ready in time for dinner.... 

The Manor Hotel at night.. Ganda no?

Sorry for the blurry photo..

Ang lamig sobra...

Ang sarap dito promise!

We went out and have our dinner in Carlos Pizza in Mile Hi Center..

First dinner in Baguio at Carlos Pizza..

We completed the tour on our first day. For me, hindi na ganung kaganda ang Baguio kasi siguro kaya ganun ang feeling ko kasi nandun ako every year pero sa mga first timers ma-eenjoy talaga nila... Weather na lang talaga ang babalikan mo sa Baguio...

Sa mga nagtanong kung ano ang ginawa namin sa baguio.. isa lang ang sagot ko "Ang gumawa ng Baby"... charot! hehe... Syempre birthday ko eh.. time to celebrate dba?

Up Next... Day 2 in Baguio..

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