and all went cold

Wahahahaha! Bliss, bliss, bliss. Our 3-day, 2-night stay in the City of Pines proved to be very, very rewarding. Man, I'm still in vacation mode right now. Thursday found me, Francis and his sis, Sugar, on the road to Baguio. A few hours from our destination, it rained. We were expecting it'll be colder because of the downpour, but to our surprise, the cold was bearable (compared to last February).

En route to paradise

Friday afternoon, Francis and I met with Mari-an, my "predecessor". Had a long, fun chat and a long list of itenerary, thanks to you, Mari-an dear. (And because of that list, we had a hard time deciding where to go! hahaha!)

Friday morning photo op at Milet's place (she's Francis' and Sugar's godsistah)

With Mari-an at SM Baguio

Dinner was at Vocas (located on the top floor of La Azotea Bldg. on Session Rd.). The place is fantastic! Lots of artworks that are really cool. Kudos to Kidlat Tahimik!

A sweeping shot of fabulous Vocas

Saturday morning was spent taking more photos in Maryknoll Sanctuary. It was a day communing with nature ang getting exhausted from quite a long walk. But because we're in Baguio, getting tired does not necessarily make your sweat glands work overtime. In fact, our sweat glands went on vacation, too!

Welcome me!

Maski ako malilito....hahaha!

Lunch found us at Little John's at Mile Hi Complex in Camp John Hay. Their tapa's yummmmmy! And their chocolate fondue is superb! It had us craving for more, more, more... A little after that, our small group headed off to Tam-awan Village. We failed to go there last Feb., and so we made sure to drop by and feel the mountain air. True enough, it's a quaint village that offers more artworks and more nature-tripping. Due to my insistence, and the intriguing fact that one can see South China Sea from this place, we went on a small hike. Though we weren't really able to locate the exact place where we can say hello to the sea, we had so much fun taking in the view and being shutter-happy. Want proof?

The brady bunch

When we got back to lower grounds, we were treated to a couple of Igorot performances. And whaddaya know, I was able to spot this cutie who looks like Matsumoto Jun (that cute guy in Gokusen). That makes him my official Baguio Boy Crush. Hahaha! Francis says he's got big teeth, but who cares! My mom says he's cute, too. Harhar!

Performance level!

This is a zoomed-in shot of BBC with his two front teeth.
And he's looking at my cam! Wahaha!

Come early evening, Francis and I went our own way and had dinner at 5o's Diner. Because we ordered the wrong food (we were soon to learn that the resto's specialty are pizzas and shakes), we tried to satisfy our hunger at Café By The Ruins. It wasn't a grand fare, really. Just two cups of hot choco and a plate of mango crepe. Mind you, we still can't get Little John's fondue off our head...and so we made a plan to have lunch there again before we say tah-tah to Baguio.

Froth, froth

We dreaded the next morning, simply because we're a few hours away from leaving that cold, cozy place. Still, we forced ourselves to wake up early just so we could do some last-minute shopping. And with the many plastic bags, we hurriedly made our way back to Little John's tapa and fondue. Terrific!

The gastronomic tapa...

...and the fantabulous fondue!

Then it was goodbye... Thank the Lord typhoon Paeng didn't find us there. We left at 1pm and was back in hot, chaotic Manila by around 7:30pm.

Long and winding and foggy road...

How I would love to spend many of my days in Baguio....

P.S.
Many thanks to Milet for the wonderful accommodation everytime we're up there!

Oh, and do drop by my flickr site for more photos (as of this moment, I'm still not done resizing the whole lot!) I'll also be uploading some more goofy ones in my multiply site. Heehee!