Fun at Baguio City

Burnham Park, Baguio City

On the 27th day of December, year 2008, we woke up early in the morning to pack our things. We had prepared jackets; I also bought my pillow and small bedding. From our house, we hired a taxi to bring us to the Terminal of the Victory Liner Buses which was located at Mayhaligue, Manila. At around 10:30am we arrived at the terminal. My father bought tickets while we sat down and wait for our bus. We were so excited at that time. After 30 minutes, our bus arrived. I chose a seat that was near the window. 

In the bus, we only watched some movies and eat our snacks. At around 3:00pm we came to a stop over, there, we bought some snacks. After a few minutes, we left the stopover. During the travel, we have passed many towns, I don't know what towns are but there's map that can guide you during the travel. At around 5:00pm, we arrived again to another stopover. And at around 7:00pm we arrived at Baguio City.

Stepping outside the bus, I felt the cold atmosphere of Baguio. I immediately put on my jacket. We went to a pension house; its name was Calla Lily Inn. When we arrived at the Inn, the security guard brought us to the topmost floor, where there’s a narrow hallway with rooms. The security guard showed us our room. The room is small but it had 5 beds and one double deck bed, the room had no TV, but it had a small comfort room. The security guard asked us on how many days we would be staying in Baguio, and my father answered him that we will be in the inn for two nights. The secu then charged us, 2,000 pesos for that 2 night stay (that’s too much!). After my father paid the security guard, we prepared ourselves for sleep. That night, I could not sleep well because it was very cold.

My mother and father. Burnham Park, Baguio City 

Next morning, we went first to Burnham Park, there were many colorful flowers and the lake has a beautiful green color matching the bright atmosphere. There we took pictures, and we rode on the boats.  We also bought many strawberries here because there a lot of vendors that sells strawberries.

Then, after going to Burnham Park, we went to the Grotto of Lourdes wherein you must take 200 or more staircase steps before you can reach the Grotto. At my 100th step, I was so tired; maybe it was due to my lack of exercise (hehe). But once we came at the top, we were fulfilled (even though were not Catholics). There we took pictures. There was a place there where you can see the whole Baguio City, and it had many Bougainvillea Flowers.

Our next stop was SM City Baguio. SM City Baguio do not have air-conditioners, but its still cold inside. There we ate our lunch. 

SM City Baguio, Baguio City

After eating our lunch, we went to another tourist spot, "The Mansion". When we arrived there, I thought that the mansion would be big, but instead of a big mansion, it had a green, wide, grassy area. There we took pictures. There were many people taking pictures. Tourists were not allowed to go inside the mansion. In front of the mansion's gate, there was a park, I don't know if it was a park, but I know that it is still part of the mansion. 

After the Mansions, we went to Baguio City's Botanical Garden; we ate some snacks there, and brought some souvenirs. After eating our snacks, we roam around the botanical garden. There were different kinds of plants, especially different kind of flowers. There were also some tribe houses. There were also large statues of ethnic people. 

Grotto of Lourdes, Baguio City

Our next stop was the Mine's View Park. It was on the top of the cliff, and you can see mountain ranges from there, it was a breathtaking view. There were some horseback riding there but our father won't permit us to ride. There were also some small horses were you can take pictures. After the Mine's View Park, we went to Baguio City's Market. There we bought some "pasalubongs" and souvenirs. 

After that one day of traveling we decided to go home that day, but when we went back to our inn, the owner said to us that we could not refund our money even if we will not stay there for the night. That's why my parents decided that we would go back home on next day.

Mines View Park

We went back to Manila early in the morning. Even though our travel at Baguio City was just a short time, it was still fun. There were many places in Baguio that we did not visit, it includes, The Lions Head, PMA, and many more. I want to go back again to Baguio City, and go to the places that we did not visit. 

Baguio City is a place where you can have fun with your family; it is a place where you can experience the cold like in other countries (even though it’s not snowing...hehe). I would recommend Baguio City in your traveling list if you would go out on a vacation.