Our road trip to La Union (read about it here and here) wouldn’t be complete if we will not proceed to Baguio which is only 45 minutes away. We wanted to travel as early as 5 am but the heavy eyes and butts of the group waited until 7 am to get up. Since it was Chinese New Year, a little celebration was done by having microwave-cooked Tikoy (by Mishka’s yaya) for breakfast 🙂
We were able to depart the gas station around 8:30 am. In my 31 years of existence, I have been to Baguio only thrice. First was with family when I was still a kid (Note: Every kid who went to Baguio must have a picture riding a horse or pony). Second was in year 2000 with my DLSU ECE batchmates. That was so much fun because we stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights. It was educational because we visited places in relation to our course and a memorable bonding experience with batchmates. Mark and I were just friends at that time. Third was last 2004 with my family and relatives…and with Mark who was already my boyfriend. So that January 23, 2012 trip to Baguio was already my fourth and Kelsea’s first.
The group decided to have lunch at Camp John Hay. As far as I remembered, Dencio’s was the only known resto. But now, there’s already Carlos Pizza and Brother’s Burger. The outlet shops and PX stores are still there.
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| Mile Hi Center @ Camp John Hay |
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| 1st Family pic in Baguio (but Kelsea doesn’t wanna look at the camera) |
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| Nice naman |
Kelsea and I had a creamy pesto which was tasteful but a different one because they put cucumber. Too bad I wasn’t able to take a picture of it. I was very hungry then. Mark ordered their must-try Vigan Longganisa breakfast meal. By the way, they use brown rice in all their rice meals. Healthy!
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| Vigan longganisa meal |
Next stop was to try Choco-late de Batirol. It was also in the vicinity of Camp John Hay.
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| Signage |
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| garden resto |
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| About Tsokolate |
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| Prices |
We tried the Baguio Blend since it has a strawberry flavor. I’m not a strawberry-lover but those who are will surely love this hot choco drink.
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| Choco-late de Batirol’s Baguio Blend |
Guests can also stroll along their garden and feel the cool breeze of Baguio. I wish we could stay longer if time permits.
Next post is all about Kelsea’s picture-taking with the horse and buying pasalubong in Good Shepherd. I’m still waiting for KB’s pics from his camera since mine was battery-drained already.
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