Travel Diaries: South Luzon Invasion

Igme was unrelenting we had to do a detour & take a different (read: more fun!) route. We found ourselves lazing around at the hotel room where there's unlimited wifi, cable TV & the comfiest of sheets in the world when we were supposed to leave the for the first leg of our loooong travel. But like I said, we couldn't have cared less! We were happy sticking our pretty little buts on this comfortable king bed :-)

                                         Our pretty little room in Manila

Well, it literally took us seconds to come up with Plan B (like we haven't thought of it earlier!) - which was way greater for me mainly because it could buy me more shopping time (haha!). So we scurried our way to Divisoria, shopped for hours & went home tired but happy :-) I am so stoked about that! But really, another thing that kept me excited was the thought of seeing & being with one of my closest friends "Salie the Donya", her hubby Shan (who by the way is one amazing Dad & husband) and their delightfully, insufferably cute little dynamo of a child named Ashlie. They were so willing to take us in again for a chance to show us the land of the South that Salie is soooo proud about & so off we went on our 2nd day.

The EK Adventure.Here's a roundup of the things we did while there.

1. Rode the Mini Roller Coaster

2. and the Anchors Away

3. Sat down and ate & watched a parody show

4. Lined up for what seemed like forever for the Rio Grande ride where Yana got an unfortunate seat & ended up all wet

5. Yana & Mich bravely tried the Log Jam & Mich was a scaredy cat (props for trying though)

6. me & Earl ate Burritos coz we weren't feeling like wanting to get wet

7. They finally conquered the space shuttle - the nerve wracking, adrenaline pumping, death-courting roller coaster ride ( which I missed - hehehe, now who's really scared)

8. Rode the biggest Ferris' Wheel ever that had me trembling in fright.

9. Watched the fireworks to cap the fun with Yana overhearing someone saying in Visayan "Ay mao ra to, nindot pa man sa Ayala kanang sinulog" hahaha

That was it. Only, that wasn't really it! I have to say that I SOOO REGRETTED HAVING RIDDEN THE ANCHORS AWAY which is the world's worst ride!! It literally took my breath away I was soooo close to collapsing . No amount of screaming could appease my nerves. I think I will forever be allergic to any ride that looks like a boat suspended in the air. hahahaha 

                                          Log Jam, Anchors' Away, Space Shuttle, Rio Grande, Mini Roller Coaster

Let's not forget the Vintage Village though, it was a little place of heaven for artists & I am sure as night follows day Yanapye the artist had a blast. It was like her artworks coming to life.

 

And then, the very hospitable Shannon picked us up from EK & brought us to their charming little home at Calamba, Laguna where Salay & Ashlie prepared for us Lechon Manok dinner. That for me is still the best part of this day.

And then Tagaytay.

1.     We had a mini-adventure doing an ocular of a spooky hotel called RP (haha!). We were so happy to leave we literally ran out & never looked back! The attendant even looked like she was about to eat us..,grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

2.    Quick stop to Memory Lane ( I insisted) It’s a pretty little boutique that is one of its kind. It had a restaurant, spa & memorabilia store inside. It was so cute, so Jolina Magdangal in fact.

3.      Lunch at Dencio’s. The food was good & so is the view.

4.      People’s Park.

5.      Mass at Lourdes Parish (yeah!)

6.   Slept at a charming little inn by the edge of a cliff overlooking Lake Taal. Spartan accommodations but the amazing view (plus the price) took more than more than made up for what they lack in accommodation.

                                         At Memory Lane with Ashlie, Salie, Yana, Mich & My Baby

                                          The charming view from Jesca Lakeview Inn

That was basically what we did the whole trip.

And since I have always seen travel as a perfect excuse to dress up, here I am in my signature edgy, street-style clothes that I bravely donned with a lot of thick skin & i-don't care-what-you-say attitude!!!

City Garden

At Picnic Grove

So, did I regret not being able to go Ilocos? Not at all.  I had a blast this entire trip & I am even planning on a round two, if only for the Space Shuttle <3 SAS.