Bravo Isabelinos! Part 1

I was given the chance to have a final taste of what summer is all about when we, together with my co-liturgical committee members, were treated for a 3-day north getaway by our Tito and Tita. We got to travel to the places we've never been before (except for Baguio) that's why this trip should be a memorable one.

First Stop: Baguio

It's my second time this summer to embrace the cold breeze at the Philippines' summer capital, and I really enjoyed this second one because we have a very sunny day! The last time I went there is when the rain kept on pouring all over the city, which really added in decreasing the city's temperature a little lower.

We left Malolos around 500 pm and had our first stop at Total NLEX San Fernando to buy some junkfoods that we can eat while we're on our way. Had our dinner afterwards at a Chowking branch after some travelling. We arrived at Baguio around 900 pm and I was really surprised that we actually travelled for only 4 hours! That's a really quick one compared when travelling during the day.



We had our check-in at the Prime Hotel and had our stuff drag to our rooms. After some chit-chats, Tita Dodie (choirmate) dropped by to invite us for some night walk along Session Road to have a coffee break that eventually lead to a midnight snack at Zola Resto\Cafe.


Their overloaded cheese pizza (really don't know what it's called) that resembles a giant scrambled egg is great! It's also my first time to drink a Cerveza Negra, which actually looks like a Coke, because it's colored black and also has those bubbles swimming in it.


Too bad I can't say what it really tastes like because I have a cold.

We have to walk along the road only to find out that there's actually 4 branches of 7-Eleven along Session Road! (and there might be some more on the other sides of the road!) We bid goodbye to Tita Dodie when midnight has already come and prepare ourselves for some good night sleep.

We, Kuya Espi and Raliech, didn't hit the sack yet while others already did. We enjoyed the midnight breeze on the terrace of our room while having a chat about somethings and someone. It's really a good thing we had that "chat". :) Then we're off for some power rest.

DAY 2

We went downstairs to have our breakfast, and after some slicing, we went to the market to check out some segunda mano stuffs. Tita Babie asked us to go back to the hotel so that we can have a round trip on the city. We went to the peak of the Baguio Estates (not sure. hehe), the one near the golf courses, where there stood a Statue of Liberty. Took some jumpshots and group photos which I really enjoyed. Haha!


We planned to go the cemetery there, but it costs more that we've expected so we just decided to visit the Mines View Park for some pasalubongs. We then go to the Good Shepherd's which is famous for their delicious snacks and spreads.

After taking some photos and enjoying the cold breeze of Baguio, we decided to hit the Ambuklao Road and start our trip to Isabela, a very, very long one I should say that almost took us 12 hours before arriving there. And we cannot just passby the beautiful views along our way without taking photos with it. Thank God for these wonderful creations. :)


It's almost lunch time amidst our trip so we decided to look for some eatery or something that can provide us a bulk of what we needed on the road. Along the road came a quite weird-looking eatery called the "Upper Adonot". We have no choice but to have our lunch there since we think that the next eatery that we can see is within the next 3 hours. So we had our lunch there and predictions came true: they actually serve dog meat which we don't consider to eat. Some of us had Beef Steak and Nilaga, others had Fried Chicken, and oh they are so lucky, because their meat is very "makunat". Its slices are big and it feels like you're chewing a gum.


We got also the chance to see the Ambuklao Dam, and according to Tito Rey, it's one of the many dams that provide electricity throughout whole Luzon. Of course, we won't leave without some pictures with it. Haha! :)

We hit the road once more when suddenly we noticed that the sun is near to its setting. The original plan is to go first to Banawe to see their famous Rice Terraces, and since we can't make it until the afternoon, we decided to head to Isabela first. Amidst our trip, Ate Manel can't take it anymore and decided to have a quick vomit because she suffer from motion sickness, so we decided to rest for a second while waiting for her to finish her work.


A quick dose of photos on Ambuklao-By bridge should do the trick before heading to our destination.


My body was starting to get tired and so were my eyes. I hugged my pillow and didn't noticed that I actually fell asleep for hours...