Baguio City Thread 11

[katniss]

just got back from Baguio nung Sunday night.

so happy to be back again after two decades! and im so happy too na nakainan namin yung mga suggested places to eat like Canto, Grumpy Joe, Batirol, and Good Taste. Pila nga lang pero mabilis lang naman. Bale mga 2 hours ang allotted time namin sa pila, wait ng order at pagkain.

sabi sa forecast uulan daw pero buti na lang hindi umulan. malamig lang pag umaga mga before 8am saka pag hapon mga around 4:30. Sa mid-day tshirt/shorts na lang kami.

thanks for the help mga sis!

[ieiky]

^^ Thank you sis. Check ko na agad. Sana mag enjoy ang anak ko. Gusto niya nga mag picnic pero sa Manila wala naman akong alam na puwede mag picnic. Tapos puwede din siyang mag bike bike noh?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ yes, me bike rental sa Burnham. Maganda mag-picnic sa John Hay. Sa Burnham pwede din picnic, mas madami lang tao. Pero masaya din, people-watching.

[ieiky]

^yey! na excite naman ako sis. Hindi ba mahirap at pricey mag commute? Saan mga magagandang place  kumain na ma-eenjoy ng bata?

[bagaholic_chewy]

Naku, yung mga punta namin sa Baguio me dala kami sasakyan e.. more than 10years na yata yung nag-commute kami..

If ayaw mo mag-drive, pwede siguro kayo bus to/from Manila. Then rent ng van/taxi within Baguio para mas convenient sa inyo, especially me batang kasama.

[Arlene_Sarmiento]

Please check if this itinerary is doable. Feel free to do alterations. (3 days, 2 nights)

Day 1: (PM)
Baguio Cathedral
Burnham Park
Mineview Park
The Mansion
Wright Park
Botanical Garden

Day 2
Strawberry Farm
Bell Church
Ben Cab Museum
Lourdes Grotto
Baguio Public Market

Day 3 (AM)
going home

[kukii]

Kaya ba 2 nights 1 day sa Baguio.
Friday 6pm bus from manila to baguio then sunday morning bus from baguio to manila?
Or nagsasayang lang kami ng oras LOL

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ pwede naman. Depende sa mga balak nyo gawin in Baguio. Nagawa na namin dati, alis Manila ng 4am Saturday, alis ng Baguio pa-Manila ng 3pm Sunday. Bale overnight lang kami. Pero almost 2 full days din ang food trip.

[cutemama]

Sa mga sis natin na pumupuntang baguio na may dalang sasakyan from manila.. saan kayo sis dumadaan?? Hindi ba nakakatakot magdrive?? Balak kasi namin pumunta  kaso natatakot si hubby magdrive papunta baguio kasi delikado daw yung daan hindi niya daw kabisado..
Kaya before pagpumupunta kami baguio bus lang kami..kasi takot sila magdrive..pero now may mga babies na pati mga sisters niya may baby narin kaya hirap pag magcommute pa..

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ usually sis sa Kennon kami dumadaan. Pero last punta namin nung Feb, we tried for the fist time mag Marcos Hi-way paakyat, same ito ng dinadaanan ng bus. Mas maluwag, so IMO, a better way for those na medyo kabado sa pagda-drive. Although me zigzags pa din, di lang sing-zigzag ng Kennon. Pauwi, sa Kennon na kami kasi mas mabilis pa din dun.

Mag-Marcos Hiway na lang kayo para mas hindi nakakatakot sa magda-drive. And wag magpaabot ng gabi na paakyat/pababa para better visibility. We usually leave ng madaling-araw from Manila, dating ng Baguio for breakfast or brunch.

[cutemama]

^thanks sis.. ask ko lang kasi napanood ko sa news before na may bahong open na express way daw sa tarlac papuntang baguio..mas malapit daw? Instead of 6 hrs drive eh 3-4 hrs na lang.. yun ba yung marcos highway?

[swtgrl_bee]

Sarap sa Baguio, hindi pa ako nakapagpost ng report ko dito sa thread

Post ko itinerary namin with a 5 year-old kid na commute lang. 

[cutemama]

^sige sis post ka..
Yung samin kasi sis mga babies pa talaga eh.. 20 mos, 14 mos and 6 mos..

[bagaholic_chewy]

^thanks sis.. ask ko lang kasi napanood ko sa news before na may bahong open na express way daw sa tarlac papuntang baguio..mas malapit daw? Instead of 6 hrs drive eh 3-4 hrs na lang.. yun ba yung marcos highway?

Nope, that's TPLEx. So bale from NLEx, mag-SCTEx kayo, then TPLEx. Labas nyo sa may Pangasinan na. Usual travel namin Manila-Baguio is 4hrs, including 1-2 stopovers (usual stop namin, either yung McDo sa may Urdaneta or sa Shell right before yung paakyat ng Kennon).

Marcos Hi-Way is yung paakyat ng Baguio na lampas pa ng paakyat ng Kennon. Bale madadaanan nyo muna yung pa-Kennon (salakot), then follow nyo lang highway to the left (going to La Union). Yung next na main intersection pa-right, yun ang pa-Marcos Hi-way.

[pumpkin13]

Just got back from Baguion last Sunday. We went there on Thursday. We took the Genesis deluxe line, JoyBus, hoping that we would get to Baguio faster. It turned out we were on the road for 7 hours due to traffic. As expected, medyo crowded sa Baguio during Holy Week. We arrived on Thursday afternoon. Nag-Burnham Park lang kami then SM to buy some groceries. Friday - Mines View, The Mansion, Wright Park, Botanicals then sa market namalengke kami ng mga lulutuin. Saturday - Strawberry Farm, Lourdes Groto, Camp John Hay. Sunday - uwian na. Di kami masyado nagtagal sa mga sites kasi we had 2 kids with us na hyper so pagdating sa hapon, tulog na agad kaya kelangan na agad umuwi. Lol!

[zelda]

Please check if this itinerary is doable. Feel free to do alterations. (3 days, 2 nights)

Day 1: (PM)
Baguio Cathedral
Burnham Park
Mineview Park
The Mansion
Wright Park
Botanical Garden

Day 2
Strawberry Farm
Bell Church
Ben Cab Museum
Lourdes Grotto
Baguio Public Market

Day 3 (AM)
going home

Keri naman 'to. Super light ng sched nyo.  But I suggest, you go to Burnham Park in the afternoon para tumambay.

[Arlene_Sarmiento]

Thanks so much sis Zelda for your reply May 1-3 kasi balak namin baka marami kasing tao that time kaya di ko rin masyadong dinamihan yung gala and we're just commuting. Anyways, may suggestion ka pa bang pwede naming maisingit sa IT na mag-eenjoy mga kids? Thanks again!

[kiaramae_0403]

kakabalik lang naming from Baguio last Tuesday. Sunday to Tuesday kame. hindi na ganun ka dame yung tao or baka dahil may bagyo, kaya konti. Sarado yung CANTO nung pumunta kame nung Monday 5pm, sayang kaya sa 50's diner na lang kame ng dinner.

we stayed at Bloomfield hotel, for me okay yung place kasi malapit sa burnham tas malapit din sa wright park. Basement yung room namin kaya hindi naririnig yung ingay ng mga sasakyan.

I'm with 2 senior and a 6 yrs old son.

eto IT Namin.

day 1:
7:00 - Departure Caloocan Victory 
1:30 - Arrival Baguio
1:40 - 2:30 - check in and rest
3:00 - 4:00 - mass at Baguio Cathedral
4:10 - 6:00 - Burnham
6:00 - dinner at GOOD TASTE

yan dapat ang first day IT namin, pero since umaambon dumeretso na kame sa good taste para kumain muna, sarap ng bread sa good taste. Lumakas yung ulan kaya after kumain bumalik na kame sa hotel at natulog.

day 2:
7:00 - 8:00 - breakfast at bloomfield
8:00 - 8:30 - rest sandali and fix ng things
8:30 - 9:00 - travel going to strawberry farm
9:00 - 10:30 - strawberry picking, picture, buy ng pasalubong (I suggest dito magbuy ng pasalubong mas mura kesa sa palengke )
10:30 - 11:00 - bell Chinese church (picture taking lang)
11:00 -11:20 - travel going to burnham thru jeep
11:20 - 12:00 - good taste for take out really love the cake and bread. (madame tao kaya take out na lang
12:00 - 1:30 - back to hotel and eat
1:30 - 3:30 - burnham biking and boating
3:30 -3:45 - travel going to mines view
3:45 - 4:30 - hindi kame nagtagal sa mines view mga 10 minutes lang then buy sa good shepherd
4:30-4:40 - travel going to wright park
4:40 - 5:30 - picture taking sa mansion and sa wright park
5:30 - 5:40 - travel going to 50's diner
5:40 - 7:30-  dinner sa 50's diner, natagalan kame dito kasi ayaw umalis ng anak ko sa red car ng 50's diner
7:30 - go back to hotel
8:30 - naglakad lakad kame ng mother ko, tas sa may harison near burnham meron night market. nakabili ako ng worth 50 pesos na knitted blouse.

Day 3:
7:30- 8:30 - breakfast
8:40 -9:00 - travel going to camp john hay
9:00 -10:30 - camp john hay
10:30 - 11:30 - burnham 
11:30 - back to hotel
12:40 - departure going to manila

Dapat day 3 namin yung strawberry farm kaya lang inisip namin habang maaraw magstrawberry farm baka kasi umulan, hindi kame nagtagal sa camp john hay ayaw kasi ng anak ko maglakad lakad hindi rin kame nakapunta sa chocolate britol, mas maganda siguro kung one day sa camp john hay. Tapos habang nasa burnham sila pumunta muna ako sa palengke to buy more pasalubong. sayang nga sana sa strawberry farm na ako bumili lahat mas mura kase siya. like yung lapresa hut, sa strawberry farm 100 lang sa palengke 150.


Plan namin bumalik uli pero yung one day sa camp manor na or sa forest lodge para maexplore namin yung lugar.

[ieiky]

^ hi sis, 'yung travel niyo doon puro taxi or nag rent din kayo ng sasakyan? I'm planning to bring my son din kasi eh.

[kiaramae_0403]

taxi sis and yung strawberry farm to bell church jeep lang. mura lang naman yung taxi dun kaya carry pa ng budget ko. pinakamahal na fare namin from hotel to strawberry farm 110 lang.

nung pumunta kame mines view nasa burnham kame kaya nag jeep na kame papuntang mines view meron kasi sakayan dun. tas mines view to wright park jeep lang din.. from wright park to 50's diner taxi... mas marami taxi may sakay pa kame 40 pesos lang yung fare namin.