Baguio City, Benguet 2012

This isn't the first time that we traveled as a whole family.

Before Baguio, we have already visited Tagaytay and Leyte among others. But back then, Lana was still so young and our trips back and forth Manila and Leyte brought a lot of sad memories.

Baguio... Baguio... Baguio... We have waited 7 years before bringing Yona here. I don't know, perhaps we wanted her to experience Baguio as a kid, a time when she can vividly remember the place and enjoy the activities.

We visited Baguio last Sunday, October 27, 2012 just before the bakasyunistas filled the City of Pines. The weekend that came after that was a very long one. We didn't want our kids to experience a very crowded Baguio City hence the decision to go up North a week before the long vacation.

October 27, 2012 Day 1

We arrived in Baguio around 6am in the morning and heard the Holy Mass first. Afterwards we took our luggage to Hotel Elizabeth where we booked for a night's stay.

For breakfast, we dined in Cafe by the Ruins, the most talked about restaurant in the city. I'll post a review about it on my food blog.

It was raining that morning but we braved the streets of Baguio and went boating in Burnham. The place was perfect despite the rains. The pavements were very slippery but we walked from Burnham to SM Baguio --- who cares?!?! All those walking made the experience worthwhile.

Of course, the little girl was so game when we asked her to pose for us:

 

Our visit to Baguio wouldn't be complete without a pony ride, so for P200/30 minutes, we gave the little ate an experience she wouldn't forget.

After the pony ride, we took a cab to Mines View park and took a few shots before heading home. We capped the night with a very sumptuous dinner in Ketchup: Food Community, more of that on my food blog as well.

 October 28, 2012 Day 2

We started the day with a hearty breakfast buffet courtesy of Hotel Elizabeth then rushed to La Trinidad so little ate could experience strawberry picking!

It wasn't picking season yet but one lady farmer must have liked her so much that she picked one precious strawberry for her!

The travel to the Strawberry Farm made Day 2 so special.

The original plan was to stay for another day in Baguio but because most of our company has to head back to Manila, we decided to cut the vacation short and head home to Pangasinan immediately.