Climbing to Baguio for the n’th time, I thought I won’t be surprised me
anymore but little did I know our Baguio 2008 and 10 trip turned out to be my best travel to the
City of Pines. I visited the must see tourist spots in Baguio as well as some
off the beaten destinations.
Baguio was SO COLD then when we arrived . It was the
coldest I’ve experienced so far in my life! 14.5 degrees coldness! Yey!
TRAVEL TIME 5HOURS FROM MANILA
Tam-awan
The Tam-awan Village is located in the northwestern part
of the city. You need to pay a minimum entrance fee at the gate. You need to climb uphill and steep pathways
from one hut to another. It surely is a
good exercise but make sure to wear the right shoes that are comfortable enough
for a few minutes hiking. It was a
breathtaking experience when you reach the top where you can see the view of La
Union Province and Gulf of Lingayen.
This is the typical Igorot
huts where you can picture how the homes
of the mountain people look like
One of the huts inside Tam-Awn Village.
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top of tam-awan village
Strawberry farm
One of the most popular destinations when in La Trinidad
is Strawberry Farm. Tourists are allowed to pick fresh strawberry at 400/kilo
but you can also buy freshly picked strawberry at a lower price. For a traveler like me who literally travel
light, I chose to buy from the vendors with pre- packed freshly picked
strawberry at a price of
P100/kilo. Picking strawberry
costs a little higher than pre-packed.
If you want to experience
picking, then go ahead, it’s more fun if you do it yourself because you can choose
the freshest and reddest strawberry. If
you are a city boy, you better try picking, because the memories are surely much fun to keep.
Bell- church
Unlike the famous
spots like Mines View Park, Burnham Park and more, Bell Church is less visited by tourists. It
is one of Baguio’s lesser known landmarks.
The Bell Church is located north of the downtown area of Baguio along
the road leading to La Trinidad where Strawberry Farm is located. The building is designed with flags, bells
and dragons
. It has a pagoda, and beautifully landscaped gardens.
There are some artifacts about Buddhism that you will find at the Bell Church
as well as some literature about the history of China.
PMA
We chose to get off near the training grounds. Morning is
usually the best time to visit PMA since it is the time when you can find
cadets having their morning routine and exercises. They do it on the Borromeo Field
We explored the other places PMA has to offer. Every
place was worth a picture.
THANK YOU BAGUIO CITY TIL NEXT TIME!
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