Our first time to visit Dambana ng Kagitingan on Mt. Samat was when we went on a long drive to Bataan with friends. It was over the course of the December holidays. We wanted to go somewhere different, not the usual weekend family haunts like Ocean Adventure or Zoobic. Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor)…
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Hill Station Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Baguio City!
The best meal we had when we went to Baguio last November 2011 was definitely at Hill Station. It’s actually the sister restaurant of Mario’s in Metro Manila. Large open windows greeted us when we went to the dining area. It was about 1pm and the place was well-lit by natural light from outside. We…
Burnham Park in Baguio City
Located in the heart of Baguio City, another tourist destination we visited during our recent trip was Burnham Park. I still remember going on a boat ride at the lake in the middle of Burnham Park as a child. Burnham Park is a big open space consisting of concrete roads, lawns, a man-made lake, and…
Mines View Park in Baguio City
I’ll be doing a few travel posts for the remainder of the month since I know that a lot of you will be vacationing out of town for the holidays. Hopefully, I’ll be able to help you out somehow. One of the places we visited during our trip to Baguio City last November was Mines…
Hotel Elizabeth in Baguio City!
Our family decided to spend the long weekend (Nov. 5-7, 2011) in Baguio City with some friends. Decades have passed since my last visit. I think I was still in elementary school back then. I remember staying at a rented house near Green Valley. We also went horseback riding and boating in Burnham Park… but that’s…