Baguio 1201-0212 (Day 1 — Teacher’s Camp, Wright Park, Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Burnham Park, TP, 50’s Diner)

after almost 2 years, we finally got to visit Baguio again!!! my aunt — out of nowhere — suddenly decided to go to Baguio right after visiting Mt. Samat. (we arrived in Teacher’s Camp at around 9 in the evening but i ain’t putting up photos from our ‘arrival’ anymore because there’s not much to see from ‘em anyway lol) didn’t get to go around that much, though. there were so many people i can’t even fehfdughdkfhdkg i kept having rage fits everywhere — the traffic was really bad, the parks we went to were really noisy and just… rageragerage. HAHAHA. still love Baguio, though.

woke up at around 6 in the morning to someone shouting “taho! strawberry-flavored taho!”. i ran out of bed because i love strawberry-flavored taho.

Teacher’s Camp is beautiful in the morning.

realization: my hair is naturally reddish woohoo. (no filters)

the only photo i got to take of Wright Park. -_____-“

went up the stairs of the OLL grotto for the 2nd time in my entire life. once we reached the top, we were already exhausted as fck.

after that, we finally went to Burnham Park!!!! 

realization: the water’s depth was only about yay-high. for the many years that i have been visiting Baguio, i’ve always avoided the boat rides in Burnham Park because i thought the water was so deep that i’d drown when i fell off the boat.

we went biking after we finished with our boat ride. didn’t get to take pictures, tho lol. we went back “home” to watch Talentadong Pinoy since my aunt, Tita Tara, was one of the contestants on that particular day.

when the show ended, we decided to go out and buy food from 50’s Diner. good God i love that place. 

^ sleeeeppyyyyyy (it was already around 11 pm or so at that time lol)

Bataan 113012 — Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valour)

as you all know, i’m a sucker for war-related stuff so that makes Bataan one of my favorite places to visit in the Philippines. it’s been a lifelong dream of mine to visit Mt. Samat — the mountain where the famous “Dambana ng Kagitingan” (or “Shrine of Valour”) stands. The national shrine is dedicated to the fallen Filipino and American soldiers of World War II.

photo spam!!!

now, for some ~family pictures~ hahahahahahahahahaha

^ Jose Rizal’s face in there, tho.

and here’s a shitty photo of the 302-ft memorial shrine: