Hello Steemians! I hope everyone’s doing well. I have a question for you…
Have you been to Baguio City? Well, if not, you may read this blog and somehow feel its beauty.
Baguio City is the summer capital of the beautiful country of the Philippines. It is one great place to spend your vacation because of its blue skies that you can almost reach, the ambiance of foggy afternoon, and cold evenings that are perfect for cuddling and romance. You will surely fall in love with the city because aside from its natural beauty and fresh cold air, Filipinos in Baguio are friendly and nice.
There are actually a lot of perfect destinations when you’re in Baguio but let me just share to you the places I’ve been when me and my family were there.
So we stayed in one of the prestigious hotels in Baguio, The Manor Hotel at Camp John Hay. The hotel is indeed an elegant and peaceful place to stay in. It is well blended with the natural beauty of nature with of course, the element of luxury and the spirit of their personnel hospitality.
On the night we arrived there, we went to SM City Baguio to have our dinner. I was amazed because the mall is built as an open space. That means there’s no need for a centralized air condition because the weather is too cold already. Even the hotel we stayed in doesn’t have air conditioners in their rooms.
One great destination in Baguio is the Tam-awan Village, where you can witness indigenous aesthetics and Cordilleran craftsmanship. There we saw Ifugao houses, and different kinds of art in the gallery like paintings made by our ancestors. It is a place that fosters the respect and pride in the cultural heritage of Cordillerans.
Baguio trip will never be complete if you haven’t been to their famous strawberry farm. Baguio is the number 1 producer of strawberries in the Philippines and the farm is found in La Trinidad, Benguet. There you can enter the wide farm full of strawberries and even fresh lettuce and tomatoes. You can even experience strawberry picking with the whole family. To tell you guys, the best strawberry ice cream I have tasted is the strawberry ice cream in Baguio. It is made up of real fresh and sweet strawberry topped in a crispy sugar cone! A thought of it actually makes me crave right now!
Another place to go in Baguio that you would regret to miss is one of the top most haunted places in the Philippines. It is the Diplomat hotel in Dominican Hill. That was the last destination we headed on the first day of our tour. There are lots of documentaries about this hotel and despite of it being haunted, people still want to see the ruins of the previously grand hotel in Baguio. According to history, during the World War II, Japanese invaded the property and made it their headquarters. They say there were plenty of priests and nuns that were beheaded in this place during the World War II. That is why during night time, there are headless apparitions and strange sounds like crying people coming from the building. If a while ago I craved for strawberry ice cream, now I’m having goose bumps because of the creepy hotel. Setting aside the haunted stories, you know what, the largest tablet of the Ten Commandments is established in the Dominican hill near the hotel.
We also toured around the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). PMA is the training school of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is where the bravest Filipinos have their military training to be the best soldier of the country. It feels great to be welcomed to explore the grounds, the view of training cadets, the PMA museum and roam around the area to see the vintage tanks and other military weapons. There we experienced to enter in the military tanks as if we were the ones driving it. We even touched the historical weapons used by the army during war.
Baguio is indeed a great place to spend your vacation and a place you wouldn’t want to miss if you’re here in our country! Philippines and all Filipinos must be proud of it. :)
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I miss Baguio. I was born and raised there but moved back to Manila when our leather work shop collapsed during the major earthquake there.
Almost yearly I try to go back and it's nice to eat in the famous restaurants but lately during my travels I have started asking where locals eat to truly experience the place.
You looked like you had so much fun.
You must have been lucky to experience life in Baguio when it was still not crowded unlike now. They say Baguio is even more beautiful before. :) We really enjoyed our stay there because it was honestly our first time to be there (me and my siblings). :)
Baguio city is perfect place to visit. Yes you’re right baguio city was a great place. Perfect weather,food,tourist spots and others. Nice blog my friend. Keep posting. Hope to see more on your travel /adventure photos. Happy steemit. Yey!
thank you @edibanez01! :) Im glad you liked my blog. God bless you :)
You’re welcome @annefernandez. God bless you also
One of the many places that i would like to travel. How's the weather there? Judging by the clothes you're wearing its not that cold. You even have have time for ice cream lol
We were there last May of this year so it is summer in the Philippines. The weather that time is still cold compared to the weather in Metro. If you reside in Metro Manila, you will definitely appreciate the weather in Baguio so we chose not to wear sweaters or jackets. :)
Woww.. so nice.. feels like i want to go at baguio again and explore it.!
@izzhanglie26 Go girl! :) I bet the weather there is colder now specially it's almost Christmas. :)
.how i wish so.. but i need to earn money first .. hahaha
Great post. I love living in Baguio. I'm even considering working here after grad. 😁
Living here also for 6 years has been great. One of those best choice i made
Same. 😊 I'm glad I chose to study here.
how I wish we did stayed there longer because we were only there for 3 days and 2 nights. in what school are you studying @klborillo? :)
I'm studying in University of Baguio. Same with @jon24jon24 😊
Amazing information about Baguio City. I tried the strawberry ice cream. Was good.
Yeah. It great. I also like strawberry taho. Yum!
yes that's also yummy @klborillo! instead of the usual "arnibal" they use strawberry jam for the taho! YUMMY!!!
for me their strawberry ice cream is not just good, it's the best! :)
yes that's also yummy @klborillo! instead of the usual "arnibal" they use strawberry jam for the taho! YUMMY!!!
I miss going there .. hoping next year we will go there and see the beauty of baguio.. 👍🏼👍🏼
Maybe you can meet some of the members of @steemitfamilyph too.
I would love to meet @steemitfamilyph if ever. :) we can do that here in Manila though. :)
I'm not sure if we have other members in Manila but there's a lot of us here in Baguio. Maybe we can meet up when you come back here for another vacation. 😊
that excites me @klborillo! :)) sana talaga! cross-fingers
Me too @khenbee! I want to be back there again :)
I would love to meet @steemitfamilyph if ever. :) we can do that here in Manila though. :)
Want to visit Tam-awan village too.. and all the museums in Baguio..
Me too. I haven't been to Tam-awan village. I wanna go
@klborillo the entrance fee in Tam-awan village is cheap. Not quite sure of the exact price but I'm pretty sure it's less than 100pesos only. :) so worth it. :)
you should @rjd. :) unfortunately I wasn't able to take much pictures when we were there. But the memories will be with me for life. :)
baguio I want to visit it next year on summer.. I am happy that I found another fellow pinoy here haha oh pinay pala haha..
yes you should. you will not regret it i'm sure. :)
Visit po kayo dito sa baguio. :) Cold place to be at. Nice weather
hopefully i'll be able to go back there soon @jon24jon24 :)
isama ko yong wifey ko pagpunta dyan sa baguio... matagal na kami kami walang baby malay natin dyan kami makabuo hahaha...
hoho bright idea! :) As i've said, the weather in Baguio is perfect for cuddling and romance. :) Im praying for the both of you @kingxerxesdex :)
thank you so much @annefernandez 😊
nice
Thank you! You may consider Baguio when you travel in our country :)
Thank you pretty for pretty effort
So accurate :) nice blog 👌🏻 Keep posting 😍
thank you @febbiefull :)
The weather was cool, different. I didn't to explore though
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You should come back here and explore. 😁 Most members of @steemitfamilyph go to University of Baguio. 😊
Hahaha soon. If there is a meetup, i will visit. Currently though, i don't have 5 mins of space of time in a day.
It would be great to meet you when you come. :)
Yes, the feeling is mutual
It would also be nice to meet you guys. :) I may not know you all personally but I feel that you are all good. Of course you're Filipinos kasi eh. :)
Yeah! the weather looking lovely
Yep
@sarahs yes the weather is lovely! there's always fog every mornings and late afternoon :)
Baguio is one of my favorite place.The weather is the best,the foods are fresh esp veggies...yay!and I wanna try that strawberry ice cream.Nice blog
Hello @kimaben! I'm glad you read my blog. :) Thank you! :) you should try it as well as the strawberry taho. :)
Very good blog and presentation of photos. Keep posting @annefernandez, may pantapat na mga Pinoy kay @sweetsssj he,he.
Baguio really is one of the best places in the Philippines, I had my first memories there as a child for my father used to work as a miner there in a Benguet Mining Company. If given a chance I would love to spend my older years there ...someday.
God bless!
hello @joshvel! Thank you for your compliment. I am flattered. :) You're so lucky that you were able to spend your childhood there! You know what, I also think that properties is Baguio is worth to invest in. :) It can be rented by tourists for days! :) What a good passive income right? :) God bless you too and I pray for your wish to come true. :)
How I missed Baguio esp strawberries, the cuddling weather, this makes me wanna go home and take a vacation there. I’ve been there twice already. Nice blog indeed, excited to see more of you. Keep posting! 🙂
Thank you @ghehhenrv! :) it feel great to be home :)
Wow! I think that is the T54 Tank
hello @kennyroy! I'm not sure about that. all I know is that it's a historical tank. lol :D
Your description of Baguio along with the beautiful pictures is really amazing. This post has caused the Phillipines to move really high on the list of countries I would like to visit when I can afford it.
Thank you @illuminatus :) Hope you could come here and see the beauty of our country :)
I certainly hope to be there someday
You nice and elaborate description and well illustration with beautiful images made Baguio more awesome. I think the people in the area vicinity of Baguio, who will read this article, won't miss the chance to visit in that place.
Do you believe there is actually such thing as "haunted"?
Thank you @hafiz34. :) I hope I made you see the beauty of Baguio even in pictures only. :) Yes i believe that there's such thing as haunted. I felt it! when I was in the Dominican Hill. I swear I felt the goosebumps! More so with my siblings. We weren't able to go more inside because they screamed and ran when they saw a standee of a nun. :D lol
Nice blog describe Philippines capital city
Good post about Baguio City, thank u
Thank you for appreciating my blog @pardeepkumar