we left from Manila at around 8:46 am, took 2 stop over from Tarlac and La Union till we reached the city of pines at exactly 4pm. after picking the hotel where we going to stay for the next 2 days, we only rest for nearly an hour after we settle our things in our room and jump out of the hotel for a stroll at the park and dinner at the same time since it already late in the afternoon.
our hotel is located just nearby burnham park and the market, so it's very accessibe to any where we want to go. we did some pedal boating at the lake at burnham, stroll a bit and enjoy the scenery i only see before from pictures but now im the one taking the pictures of them. we took our dinner at McDonald session road sine it's just a walking distance from the hotel. then get back to our room for rest.
the next day, it's definitely my birthday! after the breakfast and taking a bath we decided to go first at the Baguio Cathedral also known as Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral, it's just a few blocks away from the hotel so we walk going there. after some prayers of thanks and praise, we moved to Lourdes Grotto since it's way is a bit different to the rest of our itenerary.
after the grotto we moved to botanical garden where we bought some of our pasalubong and at the same time took lunch righ there. we walk next to wright park which is close enought to botanical garden to walk through. we climb the step going up to the mansion and did some picture taking before going to the mines view which we have a hard time waiting for a jeepney so we decided to ride a taxi.
at mines view, it took us a lot of hour buying stuff than being on the actuall spot. i appreciate the view though and the horse ride in a minute. it's a pocket draining time over at mines view that's all i can say. no more no less. we went back to the hotel to take a rest before going out again and took dinner.
we decided to take our dinner at SM Baguio, want to experienced dining at the top and experienced a mall that almost as cold as an air conditioned mall of Manila less the machine. indeed its a nice place to shop, dine and relax mostly at night where there are live bands. i like the Al Fresco dining where me and my wife just sit and appreaciate the sites we see.
before going back to the hotel we decided to have a night walk at burnham, unfortunately it was not as well lighted park compare to the park we have in manila. we also took time to check some ukay ukay being sold at the street across burnham, i like one jacket though, but decide not to buy it since i have one already which i brought at mines view.
it was a tiring day for us so we then decided to go back to the hotel and call it a day. the next day, our anniversary day, we already planned our destination for our last day in Baguio. Destination strawberry fields. we woke up at around 6am, took a shower, prepare things and took our breakfast. i never expect that the location of the farm is not Baguio anymore i was suprised cause im seeing La Trinidad, Benguet welcome arc. to my surprise it's now by far the farthest place i've been to North Luzon. the strawberry experienced was awesome, though we never had a time picking strawberries cause what was left are not good ones anymore so we just bought what's good left. but at least we can pick the nice one to buy. we bought almost 6 kilos of strawberry for pasalubong and return back to the hotel to pack our things, we just go back to the market to buy stuff we left then pack our things.
we left the hotel at around 11:30 am and our bus heading to Manila left at around 12:20 pm. a day of tiring but unforgettable experienced. after settling to our seats i found my self asleep discovering the tiredness i have from all of those trips hunt my body now. i'll miss the place, but we will surely be back, this time with our kid!
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