Saturday, July 7, 2012

The Weekend Trip to Cebu and Bohol

Our original plan was to have a day tour in Cebu City but since Airphil Express cancelled their early morning flights  we grabbed the opportunity to rebooked our flight and changed it to a 2 days 3 nights vacation without any charges. Together with my daughter and some friends, we took the 7:00pm flight bound for  Cebu, Mactan Airport. We spend our first night at CSC Office Dormitory.
Port of Cebu

Wake up call was 3:00am the following day since we had to catch the 5:45am in  trip in Pier 1  to Tubigon, Bohol. The fare is Php200.00 one way for tourist class and pPhp280.00 for business class. We had our breakfast in a fastfood near the Port of Tubigon and afterwards we bought some extra food and water.


Our first stop was in Sagbayan Peak a 30-minute ride via Bus. If you're traveling with children, Sagbayan Peak  is must visit with lots of cartoon characters statue and a playground. Before leaving Sagbayan Peak, we arranged a motorcycle that will tour us around Bohol at the rate of Php600.00 good for two persons. We visited Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Manmade Forest in Bilar, Tarsiers in Loboc and Sagbayan, Man Made Forrest,  Hanging Bridge, Loboc River, Albuquerque Church,  Loboc Church and Museum, Loboc Church Bell Tower, Baclayon Church, Blood Compact Shrine, St. Joseph Cathedral  in Tagbilaran City and Our Lady of the Assumption in  Dauis. It was already 5:00pm when we arrived at my grandmothers house where we spend the night.

Sagbayan Peak
Chocolate Hills, Carmen
Manmade Forrest
Tarsiers can be found in Sagbayan Peak and Loboc


Hanging Bridge



Loboc Church
Loboc Church Bell Tower
Albuquerque Church
Baclayon Church
Blood Compact Shrine
St. Joseph Cathedral, Tagbilaran City
The miraculous well located in the altar of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Dauis
The next day, we traveled back to Cebu via Tubigon. From the Port of Cebu our first stop was  Fort San Pedro located outside the Port. In the afternoon, we visited Taoist Temple, Magellans Cross and Basilica de Sto. Nino, Cebu Cathedral. We were lucky to have a free accommodation from our friends residence Mr. and Mrs. Jhay-R and Bernadine Gonzaga of Cebu City. We stayed for the night and leave Cebu the next morning.

Taoist Temple
Magellans  Cross

The Altar of Basilica del  Sto. Nino
Cebu Cathedral
 Please check this photos for the scheduled trips from (Cebu-Tubigon, Bohol) as of  September 2011 or v.v.:









Thursday, March 8, 2012

Overnight in Asia's Latin City : ZAMBOANGA CITY

Zamboanga City is  located in southern Mindanao. It  is also known as "Asia's Latin City".


Our scheduled  flight via Airphil express  was in the afternoon. We proceed to the city proper to look for the inn were we made our reservation. Sad to say  the reservation officer didn't confirm our booking so we looked for another hotel where we could stay for the night. We decided to stay in Sky Park Hotel since we founnd it comfortable and safe. After leaving our things in our room, we went to Alavar Seafoods House for a luscious dinner.
Alavar Seafood House



After dinner we  strolled along PASEO Del MAR.  Policemen and security guards was everywhere. We felt it  was safe to go out during the night.  At around 10:00pm we head back to the hotel.

Paseo del Mar




Plaza Pershing
The next day, we woke up  at  5:00am checked out and had our one day adventure in  Zamboanga City.  This were the following tourist spots that we visited:

At the 11th floor of Sky Park Hotel
140 year Old Tree
The Tree House (Pasonanca Park)
The Boyscout's Tee Pee with my travel buddy Tina at Pasonanca Park

National Musem (closed on Saturday and Sunday)
Cathedral of Immaculate Concepcion

Zamboanga City National Airport
  
Before leaving Zamboanga City don't forget to buy "pasalubong's" like malong, imported chocolates,  and batik clothes at Barter