Late January when me and my cousins decided to go to Baguio City, the Summer Capital of the Philippines. We took the bus from Dau station up to the terminal in Baguio and our aunt picked us there. We stayed there for about a week in our aunt’s place in Lower Pingit, Baguio City. Since we already saw the main tourists spots before, we took the other places not really that crowded.
The morning air is cold but the sun is so bright and it’s even colder at night that I feel like I’m in Korea. So at our first day we rest first since we’re tired from the trip and at night we went to the night market in Harrison road. You can buy there a lot of things at very low price,much as for your new kicks and they are even original. We go to different food stalls and tried everything. It’s a very crowded place but it’s so fun since the things are inexpensive and are affordable. Then the next day, we go to the Tam- awan Village where you’ll see the Ifugao houses before, the different paintings, the known Kalinga house, there’s a fish pond too. You’ll need to hike a bit and walk in slippery floors so be careful. When you reach the top it is such a beauty for sure.
For guidance and protection,we visited Lourdes Grotto. It is located on a high hill to finally reach it you’ll need to prepare yourself for the 252 steps. So we light up our candles with different colors that have different meanings. After that, we made it to the Philippine Military Academy or PMA. It is a known training ground for soldiers or officers. Remember NOT to wear sandals because it isn’t allowed. It is a very strict place and you’ll see lots of future officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and they were so amazing! They won’t even look at you. There’s also a tree house there and it’s so cute and from the top is such a nice view. There is also a museum inside it where you’ll see the different soldiers in the time of Martial Law and their barracks and how they look like.
The last place we went to is the beautiful and glowing Christmas Village. It’s fun to experienced a White Christmas here in our country. Even it’s only an artificial snow the twinkling lights and the amazing thing here is that most of the things you’ll see here are all recycled materials. I didn’t even noticed them at first until my cousin told me that they were. It felt as if you are really living in another country. Their tall christmas trees, the paper houses, the crew who danced and sing and portrays characters in Bible. It is an educational trip too for all of us, no matter what age are you. It is a worthwhile experience for me and it sends us the true meaning of Christmas.
Voyage of the Lost Soul 