Day
3 was our last day of stay in Baguio City, our departure was scheduled on the
next day for 2am, so we just stayed chillax til lunch time at the hotel and
waiting for our next meet up. We were supposed to wake up at 430am and together
travel to Mine’s View to catch the morning sunrise in Baguio. I woke up at 4am,
because I volunteered myself to wake up everyone, then I saw a Facebook message
that the team will cancel the morning rise due to Ted’s condition and everyone
slept so late last night.
Because the team arrived at 1am in our room and
did some small party while I sleep in my room, and now all of them lack some
hours of sleep ahahahah.
After breakfast, I woke up again at 7am and
went down to Tradisyon restaurant to eat my last breakfast in Azalea Residences
Baguio, I plan to post a blog entry that morning, but the hotel’s internet is a
bit wonky due to massive usage of the hotel’s guest, I thought everyone already
left the city, but it was Sunday and everyone are at the lobby preparing to
check out and some of them are lining up to eat their breakfast.
We all
met at around 1130am for another food trip and also tour using the Baguio Guide
App developed by Smart and Inno Pub.
Where
ever we go, we always spot the new and old restaurants around Baguio, here in
the long road of Leonardwood st., we spotted the famous 50’s Diner – which will
be relocated somewhere soon, Yamashita ramen house- cheap ramen for you,
Mamita’s Bulaluhan – the name states its specialty, Goto Sarapen and many
more.
Baguio City is really a food destination in the north.
Lots
of road repairs and construction are felt anywhere in Baguio, they repair the
streets for road widening. This causes a traffic jam and also re-routing of
vehicles.
It took me around 15-20 minutes more when we took a re-route
from Session Road to Leonardwood st.
Vince
brought us here in Burnham Park, it’s the most popular park in Baguio City, and
it’s the largest too, the park is very iconic because almost everyone visits it,
they offer bike lanes, picnic grounds, photo op centers, boat ride and many
more.
Its funny that my last visit here was in my Elementary years
hahahah. I go to Baguio every year and I always skip on visiting this park, and
here I learned that they developed a better park for Baguio.
It also
serves as a camping ground too for visitors and tourist every Panagbenga
Festival. They allow it because of lack of hotel accommodations during the
annual festival of flowers.
Vince,
Edel and Marj
behind them is the Baguio Guide QR code station. I will post a
different blog entry about this site.
Inno Pub and Smart, volunteered to make
a QR code station around Baguio, this will help tourist get some info about the
site they are visiting.
Dancing
fountain in Baguio
The fountains started to flow and dance at around 12nn,
there are three kinds of fountains and they activate at the start of 12nn and
every 15 minutes.
Boat
ride in Burnham park
hahahaha. I remember back in my Boy’s Scout elementary
days, when I was bullied by my classmate while we are on a boat ride, to my
disappointment, I paddled so hard and I accidentally splashes them at the other
side with “burak” or muddy part of the lagoon, we all laughed when saw mud on
their face…its truly an epic revenge vs. the bully.
I super love this
site in Burnham Park because of that incident.
I
haven’t done this…but a balloon selfie with jump shot is not recommended for a
fat guy like me ahahahaha.
not so cute.
I
bought that flapping bird toy for PHP50, it’s a toy that flies with the power of
a twisting rubber band, the toy flaps its wing like a bird and it will soar for
just a second after your threw it on air.
Edel
bought a bubble toy just for fun…
I told her to bring this at Mother’s
Garden, but later on she gave it away to a kid at the park.
We
ate our lunch here in Mother’s Garden restaurant, a resto that serves all
organic veggies and meat. We also met the owner of the restaurant, if my memory
is correct, her name is Theresa.
She’s an advocate of organic and healthy
food here in Baguio.
The
crispy pork adobo flakes.
It’s the newly improved version!!
Now with some
vinegar dip and lots of veggies.
the
al fresco dining of Mother’s Garden and Café
I
spotted this cute pup…I named her “Boo”
The
path way to the garden of Mother’s Garden and Café
check out that awesome
view of the mountain range in Baguio filled with residential houses.
I
wondered on how they just did that.
oh…
a flower!
Watching
the clouds and fog that will envelope the entire city in just minutes
Cold
factor comes in after 1pm..whhohooh.
Edel
met a sheep in Mother’s Garden
Ms.
Theresa offered an ice cold home brewed iced coffee to us.
I thought it was
just an ordinary coffee, but their home brew tastes superb!
I no longer drink
coffee for 1 1/2 months now, but I just need not to pass on this and try their
no sugar iced coffee.
they used stivia leaf to add organic sweetness to
our drink
such an awesome serving!
Thanks to Baguio Guide App,
Smart, Lakbay Baguio and North Luzon Properties for another luncheon treat here
in Mother’s Garden.
After
some rest back at the hotel, we went here in Pamana restaurant to meet Ms. Let
Let of K-Lite Baguio, she invited us to try a new chocolate batirol
establishment owned by Pamana restaurant.
Tsokolateria is a new choco
batirol place in Baguio and its newly opened early this 2015. We were supposed
to dine at the al freso store of Tsokolateria, but it was rainy, we decided to
remain here in Pamana restaurant, and they say that regular customers of Pamana
can order choco from Tsokolateria if they want to.
The
funny joke is at this Igorot statue with a barrel
hahahahahaa.
go
figure!
The
tsokolate batirol is here.
They dared us to try this hot chili sweet
chocolate batirol.
I
got tired at this hour, so I just took a seat and waited for that yummy hot
choco to arrive on my table hahahaha. I let my blogger friends finish their food
photography for their blogs.
Pamana
resto staff helped us do the batirol thing for out hot chocolate
Watch out
for my separate blog post about Tsokolateria.
Dawn
comes in Baguio, and this sight reminds me of an Aurora phenomenon
But its
just a golden glow of a sunset.
Photo
op with K-Lite Baguio and Pamana resto team
That’s
the end of my 3 days hang over of Baguio, I can say that its sooo “bitin” and I
want to come back again to enjoy the cold weather and also food that Baguio
offers. My mission is not yet over because there’s so many things need to
discover and re-discover here in Baguio.
Our bus leaves the next day at
2am, we are very pumped up with the last sip of a hot choco and also a nice
send off pizza party by Grumpy Joe in our hotel room.
Ohh…the massage
service at Asian Massage is the best!!! its my first time to have a spa massage
in Baguio.. expect my review about it next time.
Its nice to meet you
again Baguio….maybe see you again next month!
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finale --
This
Baguio Guide Food Tour is sponsored by :Azalea Hotels and ResidencesSMART
Baguio Guide AppK-Lite
Foodies at the HubLakbay
BaguioGogi
NaraLive
Long Detox BarNorth Luzon
Properties