Showing posts with label BAGUIO CITY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BAGUIO CITY. Show all posts
Okay so I am not a fashionably inclined person. Wearing a shirt and jeans or shorts I am good to go but--! Whenever I go on travels, I make sure I have a good set of clothing of course for pictorial purposes. Teehee! I would always buy new clothes whenever I go travel outside Cebu.  I am going to share how I came up with my Baguio City outfit. Char naman parang fashion blogger lang! =D Baguio City has an average weather of 16 to 20 degrees Celsius so scarfs. sweaters and jackets are your bestfriend when you visit Baguio.

For my Day 1 outfit which I wore from Cebu, I donned a tube jumpsuit, sandals with gold accent and a fedora hat. I wore a spaghetti strap top under my tube jumpsuit because I am not comfortable with tube tops.

Color of the day is Aquamarine!
During our long bus ride from Manila to Baguio, the aircon in the bus got so cold so I had to wear my jacket. So I advise to bring essentials like scarf, bonnet, jacket, leggings that could give your legs heat and sneakers. I could say we were lucky because when we visited Baguio the temperature reached 10 degrees Celsius during the night around 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM! Just the way I wanted!

Just arrived!
During the night...

I wore a blazer together with the scarf! A t shirt and jeans girl wearing this outfit is like a milestone! LOL!

When you visit Baguio, try learning the different ways of using a scarf. It can make a difference in your outfit. But really, I just invented that scarf style. =D

Before our trip, I bought this navy blue sweater from the Surplus Shop in SM City Cebu. I prepared 2 outfits during our day tour in Baguio one with a sweater and leggings if the weather didn't match a pair of shorts and a plaid polo. And so I wore this....

Navy blue sweater, leggings, scarf, bonnet and sneakers for day 2.
Unless you are used to cold weather, I guess you can take wearing a pair of shorts the whole day in Baguio City.

Last night in Baguio. I just realized I had 4 different scarf style. Lol!
For our 3rd day, we were to travel back to Manila so I wore a pair of shorts and my plaid polo which I prepared for my day 2 outfit but decided to wear sweater and leggings instead because of the cold weather.

Day 3 in Fort Santiago in Manila. I was supposed to wear this outfit during day 2  but the cold did BOTHER me!
I hope my blog entry helped you decide what to wear in the City of Pines!

You might want to read our  DAY 1 , DAY 2 and DAY 3 itineraries.
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Till then!

-Jen


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2/22/2016 11:20:00 PM
It has been two weeks since our Baguioventures and I still miss the cold Baguio weather. Originally our plan during our 2nd day in Baguio, we should have traveled back to Manila during the night and sleep in a 9 hour bus ride. We were not able to buy Baguio to Manila tickets due to a huge number of passengers falling in line in the terminal when we arrived during our first day. As a result, we rented again the van we hired during our day tour to take us to Manila for Php 7,000.00. The bus fare of Php 800.00 we budgeted for our Baguio to Manila trip was used to pay for the van to take us to Manila. Luckily, our branch manager shouldered the additional cost.

February 8, 2016
We woke up early at 4:00 AM. Traveling in a private van saves a lot of time! We departed Baguio City around 5:00 AM and arrived in Manila at 10:00 AM. Our itinerary for today is to go to Intramuros and Cash N' Carry mall. Our van driver agreed to drive us from Intramuros to Greenbelt. We added Php 1,000.00 as his tip for driving us around the metro.

First stop was the cobbled street of Intramuros.  According to Wikipedia, it is an old district and historic core of Manila. It was the seat of the Philippine government during the Spanish colonial times. It's similar to Vigan's Calle Crisologo.

Nostalgic about my Vigan City trip 2 years ago.




According to an article from the Philippine Star, Intramuros was awarded the Heritage Prize 2015 by the Association of UNESCO World Heritage Cities of Spain. It is an award given to institutions that works in the preservation of Spanish and cultural heritage.

Security forces around Intramuros are dressed in "gwardya sibil (Civil Guard)" uniforns.


Next stop is Fort Santiago where Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, was imprisoned before his execution in 1896. Entrance fee is Php 75.00.





After having a taste of history, it's time to go perfume and chocolate shopping in Cash N' Carry. In the second floor of this mall, you can find a haven of imported perfumes and chocolates that sell much cheaper than in department stores.

Some of my Cash N' Carry loots!

After we went to Cash N Carry, we stayed in Greenbelt while waiting for our 10:00 PM flight back to Cebu. This entry concludes my 3 day vacation in Baguio and Manila with my Cebu Lahug branch office mates. Traveling in groups are always fun and lets you get to know the person you are traveling with even more. You always have someone to share the memories with whenever you miss the places you have been to. So to the beautiful specie reading my blog, ALWAYS INVEST IN MEMORIES because material things deteriorate but memories stay with you FOREVER. <3 nbsp="">

Don't miss our FIRST DAY and SECOND DAY in the City of Pines!
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 Till our next adventure!

 -Jen

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2/21/2016 04:05:00 PM
Travelling with 7 people requires a super early wake up call! On our 2nd day in Baguio, we were not able to go to all the tourist spots in our itinerary because some of my travel companions woke up late plus the traffic around the city was worse but that didn't stop us from having fun! If you plan your trip in Baguio during Panagbenga month make sure you have 5 days vacation in the city because the traffic takes a lot of time in your travel.

Let's start our day shall we?

READY TO GO!

WE RENTED A VAN FOR PHP 2,800.00 FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION AROUND THE CITY.  THE PERKS OF BEING A BANKER: ONE OF OUR CLIENTS PAID FOR THE VAN RENTAL! =)
The start of our 48th hour in Baguio City was the LAPERAL WHITE HOUSE also known as the haunted house. To get inside the house, there is an entrance fee of Php15.00 which is also a donation to the Baguio-Benguet Bamboo Initiative's Ifugao Bamboo Carving Exhibit. One friend who used the comfort room in the bamboo museum felt a sudden warmth on her nape when she went used the comfort room. Personally, I didn't feel any spookiness. Maybe the best time to go inside the White House is around 5:00 - 6:00 PM to experience something creepy! After we viewed the bamboo museum, we went inside the house and took pictures.

BAMBOO DISPLAYS
STRIKING A POSE!

SMILE!

AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE WHITE HOUSE HAVING THAT FAKE SCARED LOOK.

Next on our list is the BOTANICAL GARDEN. Right at the entrance were real native Igorots who were willing to take a pose with a fee of Php 20.00/each but we decided to just take a photo of the signage because there were around 10 natives so that would cost us Php 200.00! There is NO ENTRANCE FEE when you get inside the park.

NATIVE IGOROTS.
There were native Igorot costumes that we could rent for Php 20.00 for photo ops. And so we were stuck in picture taking in Igorot costumes for like an hour! Haha!


RENTED AN IGOROT COSTUME FOR PHP 20.00





We stroll around the garden and went inside the Japanese Tunnel. There was nothing much inside the tunnel. The government could have posted a history or pictures or Japanese statues inside the tunnel to make it interesting for us and to feel the war ambiance inside the tunnel.

ENTRANCE OF THE JAPANESE TUNNEL


We started touring the city around 11:00 AM already so we didn't have that much time. We finished at the Botanical Garden around 2:00 PM and we only have visited 2 tourist spots! =( After Botanical Garden, we proceeded to THE MANSION. The Mansion is used by various Philippine presidents for official engagements in Baguio City.

AT THE MANSION.
We were supposed to visit Wright Park, Camp John Hay and Mines View Park but due to our time constraint we decided to just proceed to the PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY in Loakan Fort Gregorio del Pilar. There is an entrance fee of Php 20.00. Before we got inside the academy, there were war tanks displayed for photo ops.




ONE OF THE WAR TANKS DISPLAYED.


COURAGE. INTEGRITY. LOYALTY.
Around 5:00 PM, they conducted a flag down ceremony inside the PMA grounds. One soldier manning the entrance told us to stop and pay our respects to the Philippine flag. I can't explain how I felt that time. Patriotic feels just flowed being in a place where men and women sacrificed their lives in protecting our nation.



HEADQUARTERS.



WEEEE!
 A Baguio trip will never be complete without a picture of strawberries!

A STRAWBERRY FARM JUST BESIDE THE PMA GROUNDS.

The PMA was our last stop. We went back downtown Baguio City to check in to our transient house for the night. We stayed in PHILOCA TRANSIENT HOUSE. They charged us Php 400.00/each person for a room good for 8 persons. After we put our bags, we went out and looked for a place to dine. 

Baguio has a SM mall ---- with no aircon! I thought we should check this mall out and indeed there were no air cons. It was colder during our 2nd day in Baguio with an average temperature of 10 - 13 degrees during that night. It was like haven! SM Baguio is located uphill so it was much colder.

THE BALCONY OF SM BAGUIO OVERLOOKING THE CITY. YES A MALL WITH NO AIR CON! PLEASE EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE AGAIN, LOL
Just because I wanted to feel much much colder, I ate a yummy Dairy Queen ice cream! Hahah!

ICE CREAM WITH A 16 DEGREES WEATHER!
After strolling around Session Road, we went to an ukay-ukay bazaar just outside Burnham Park and went back to Burnham Park again to buy pasalubongs.

SESSION ROAD
BURNHAM PARK BAZAAR
Around 11:00 PM we went back to our transient house and rest for the night and felt sad because it was already our last day in the City of Pines.


A separate blog entry will be posted for our 3rd day in Luzon spent in Manila. 

Don't miss the 1st part of my ADVENTURES IN BAGUIO PART.
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Thank you!

-Jen

2/13/2016 08:26:00 PM

Oh Baguio! Your cold weather in the land of tropics amazed me! It's like aircon everywhere! I haven't been to snow countries so please excuse my ignorance. I had been to Baguio when I was still 12 years old but then what does a 12 year old kid mind about travelling.

My office mates and I booked our Manila ticket last week of December 2015. Initially, our plan was to go to Enchanted Kingdom. Baguio was out because of the long hours of travel. I tried searching itineraries in Baguio and thought we could make it in 72 hours.

 Day 1 February 6, 2016
This will be our first out of town trip with my new set of office mates. I am in my current employer for almost 4 years now and a lot of people have come and go. We were so giddy about this trip that we always tried to calm ourselves down because it might ruin our vacation.
ABOARD THE CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHT
February is a Panagbenga month in Baguio so there will be a lot of tourists visiting the city. Panagbenga festival is an annual flower festival in Baguio City.  Early January we already bought Victory Liner bus tickets going to Baguio just to make sure we don't ran out of tickets once we get to the terminal.

WE BOARD THE 8:00 AM BUS FROM MANILA TO BAGUIO. DON'T FORGET TO BRING A TRAVEL PILLOW WITH YOU!
We had three stop overs in Pampanga, Tarlac and Pangasinan, We haven't had a proper breakfast so we always bought food in all stopovers.

SUPER JUMBO HOTDOGS SOLD IN PAMPANGA FOR PHP 30.00 EACH.
In Tarlac, I bought one whole sweet corn and in Pangasinan we tried this local delicacy called "tupig". It is a combination of bibingka and budbud (I guess it is called Suman in Luzon).


EACH TUPIG COSTS PHP 6.00 EACH

TUPIG IS A PANGASINENSE DELICACY
LAST STOPOVER IN PANGASINAN.

I dunno if it is just me but food prices in North Luzon were kind of expensive. Every time we asked for the price, we usually just smile and thought to ourselves "let's just wait and eat in Baguio".=D

After almost 9 hours of land travel, we finally arrived in Baguio City! One minute after we stepped out of the bus, my office mates and I looked at each other with huge smiles on our faces and giddyness and said "TUGNAWWW!!" (Cold in English) I have always checked the weather in Baguio city even before we traveled. I was really looking forward to experience the cold weather that averages 16 degrees Celsius in a day.

JUST ARRIVED IN BAGUIO CITY!
Right in front of the Victory Liner terminal, there were strawberry taho vendors. Strawberry tahos were a bit expensive than your ordinary taho because of the strawberries.

STRAWBERRY TAHO FOR PHP 30.00. A MUST TRY.

We were supposed to buy bus tickets beforehand for our Baguio to Manila trip but due to a huge number of tourists visiting Baguio, the line was so long that we decided to just go to our hotel. Taxis in Baguio are SUVs because of the uphill roads all around the city. Their flagdown rate is Php 30.00. I just have to give a shout out to our taxi driver. He knew that we were tourists but still after we paid our fare he informed us that Baguio City has a "minus 5 pesos" fare rule. God bless you manong driver!

We checked in at City Travel Hotel around 6:00 PM. Our room costs Php 5,200.00 good for 7 persons with additional Php300.00 for 1 additional person. Out total bill was Php5,500.00.

PART OF OUR ROOM IN CITY TRAVEL HOTEL. THIS IS THE GIRLS' ROOM.
MEN'S ROOM.
MINI LIVING ROOM. THAT'S THE CR RIGHT THERE.
After we checked in and put our bags in our room, we went out and find a place to dine. We came across Heritage Hotel. They had an eat all you can for Php 398.00. So we devoured their buffet and eat our hearts out! Haha!
EATING OUR HEARTS OUT!
Since it is Panagbenga month, there was a bazaar inside Burnham Park. You can buy pasalubongs and have food trips in the bazaar inside Burnham Park. Strolling in the city felt like I was in another country! I really didn't mind walking around with a 16 degrees weather. I was just so happy! People in Baguio are so lucky to have this kind of weather. I was also amazed with houses that had chimneys! I always thought chimney's are for snow countries like the US only.








Around 11:00 PM, we decided to go back to our hotel and prepare for tomorrow's itinerary.


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 This is just 24 hours out of 72 hours of our trip. Stay tuned for part 2 and 3!
-Jen
2/12/2016 12:21:00 AM
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