BAGUIO 2015
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Day 1
We make our way to Atok, Benguet which is the highest point/highway in the Philippines is located.
Not so far from Baguio, Tito Lloyd starts setting up his bike and
dressing appropriately for his climb. Yep, he is going to bike it
all the way up to the highest point. We were trailing behind him
all the time. We passed him some water when he needed a refill.
As we get higher the clouds started to reach our level which made
the street foggy. All of a sudden it rained, hard, but Tito Lloyd
was persistent. Despite of the cold weather, difficult terrain
and ice cold rain, he went on.
My father on the other hand rode his motorcycle from Manila to the highest point like Tito Lloyd he went through the cold weather, rain and probably numbness.
We all reached the highest point with hard rainfall and cold winds.
Day 2
As all Sundays in Baguio go, we went to church at Baguio Cathedral.
Lunch
A place where their specialty is chocolate, Tsokolateria, is a newly established café where they’re famous for everything cacao.
This café is one of the best ones I’ve ever been to. The environment was calming as it was outdoors. The weather wasn’t at its best as we were worried the rain would come and drench us since it wasn’t a well-covered area.
The design was very unique as it shows on their menu. On their main area you would see chocolate quotes as wall decor.
We were very satisfied with their unique presentation of food. It
had this rustic vibe as the food was placed in a wooden board and it
had this touch of Filipino with their mini kawali as your plate.
In Baguio, they have red rice or mountain rice that's a
different variation of rice and you would find it in almost every restaurant. It was my first time eating mountain rice as it looked very different from,well regular rice but the adventurer in me said that I should give it a go. It wasn't that much different, it was still rice. The best place to buy mountain rice is in Baguio compared to buying it in Manila supermarkets it doesn't taste as good and the quality doesn't live up to Baguio mountain rice.
There were a lot of meals to choose from they serve breakfast all day in which in my opinion all restaurants should and they have tons of chocolate themed meals. Chocoholics would absolutely love this place but I was torn between getting waffles or carbonara. I got carbonara as an attempt not to look wild with the people I'm with.
I was surprised that it came with soup, a salad and chocolate toast with chocolate dip. I wasn't much of a fan with the salad but I did do the right thing with dipping the strawberries in the chocolate. I'm not a big fan of chocolate toast in general because i just think that they're too dry as compared too cake. The carbonara was fantastic! It had this huge portion which I enjoyed and didn't even get to finish, it was creamy which made it so delightful. The bacon was a winner as it was so crispy.
Price range: 150-300php
Night
We did a campfire at 9pm. We roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. Hotdogs are so much difficult to roast in a bonfire because it's meat and it takes time for meat to cook with the heat burning your face I toasted myself some marshmallows. Toasted marshmallows are essential for campfires they are the whole highlight of the experience.
What to buy
The classics
Souvenir shops are everywhere in Baguio you could buy: keychains, shirts, flutes, bonnets, bags, scarves, brooms etc.
Food wise you could buy peanut brittle, chocolate crinkles, ube, strawberries and many more other snacks.
Personal picks
I was searching for these magical red velvet crinkles. I don't know if they actually came from Baguio but I tasted them once and it was something fairytales are made of. Now I'm hunting for them but I haven't seen any at Baguio.
Strawberry taho. Baguio is the only place they have them.
While we were looking for horses to ride I saw these small
house plants and I just wanted one. They have different kinds
of cactus and herbs.
I wanted to buy them but I'm in a shopping ban so I just had to admire them. We saw them at Mines View Park and they are hundreds of different kinds of plants.
-SKA-
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