March 9, 2008

Road trip to Baguio City

We rented a 14 passenger van (and yes, all the seats were occupied

along with food and drinks)and took a road trip from Tanza, Cavite

to Baguio City. We left at 2:15am and got to Baguio City at about

7:45am. We managed to attend the 8am mass at the Baguio

Cathedral which was crowded. We then enjoyed a picnic at

Camp Johnhay before visiting Wright Park, The Mansion and

Botanical Gardens. After, we were off to the market for fresh

strawberries, keychains, hand made walis (brooms) and pasalubong

(gifts). Believe it or not, Baguio City wasn't cold that day as everyone

usually says it would be. By noon, we were all feeling the heat and

after a brief view of Burnham Park we asked the driver to take us

back to Cavite. After 7 hours, 4 pit stops and passing by beautiful

places such as Pangisinan, Pampanga, and Manila we made it safely

back to the house. Yes, it was a crazy thing to do especially with kids

involved. Siobhan had motion sickness back and forth. It was almost

like driving from San Jose to San Diego in a day, but imagine being

squashed like a sardine and no seat belts. Thank goodness the van

had air conditioning, killer suspension and a dvd player and the kids

brought their Game Boys. If we ever do return, we would like to

visit the Banaue Rice Terraces

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaue_Rice_Terraces), but who

knows when that will be.