Tagaytay City Escapade
November 18, 2015, Wednesday, was supposedly a very
normal Wednesday for me – woke up at 8am, prepared for school and attended my
classes but it turned out to be one of my most unforgettable day of my life!
That was the time I had a chance to visit Tagaytay City for the very first
time!
Now, this post isn’t wholly a travel blog but simply a
journal. A journal about my personal experiences and thoughts about this certain
city… I woke up at 4am of November 18th and reached Laguindingan International
Airport around 5:10am from Cagayan De Oro and immediately checked in for my
6:10am flight. It was not only a very unusual Wednesday for me but as well as
for the country because NAIA was declared a No fly Zone between 8am to 8pm that
day due to APEC Summit. So, it was quite a huge challenge for me to travel
Manila alone that day.
Luckily, we reached Manila around 7:40am but due to the
airport traffic management we were not able to land immediately instead the
plane spent hours roaming the skies of Luzon and Visayas for about 1.5hours
until we landed around 8:30am. To be honest, I was not bored while we were at
the skies, I even enjoyed the whole experience sight-seeing the islands from
above.
After we landed NAIA, the next challenge we faced was
on how to get out of the airport considering the fact that due to APEC again,
most roads going in and out of the airport were closed. So, I walked from
terminal 3 of NAIA to Newport city and then rode a jeep to Baclaran where my
cousin was waiting for me.
After reaching Baclaran and met my cousin, ate our
breakfast, we then decided to find a cab going to the Bus terminal to Tagaytay
but then again roads going there were closed, so we don’t have a choice but to
walk from Baclaran to the City of Dreams – Manila to the Bus Terminal. It was
really tiring but I enjoyed it, it was very rare to see Manila that way – quiet
and most people were just walking for kilometers just to get to their destinations.
We reached Tagaytay City around 2:00pm and then our
adventure started….
1. Tagaytay's Famous Bulalo at Bulalo Point
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Bulalo Point is
located at Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City.
Taste: Such a delish, probably
one of the best I have tasted so far!
Place: Not so Good. The view of
the Taal Lake is very limited.
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Service: I hate to say this –it was
extremely poor! They must improve it; otherwise, customers will find a new
place with much better services…
Price: Affordable with 300-600
pesos per serving good for 2-3 persons.
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| At Bulala Point with cousin Junjun... :D |
2. Summit Ridge and Malling
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At Robinson's Mall Tagaytay - Summit Ridge: There are a lot of classy malls in this city and for me all of them are great places to dine, shop and roam.
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Overnight stay,
#thexuixuiWay at Tagaytay tonight! \M/ Day 1: Tagaytay - Skyranch, Taal and
more…
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3. Starbucks Tagaytay
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At Starbucks Tagaytay!
Actually, it's just a Starbucks like any other in the Philippines except that
it also offers a fascinating view of Taal Lake and Volcano! Day1: Tagaytay
City. #thexuixuiWay
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| BTW, Taal Volcano and Lake is not part of Tagaytay but of Batangas! |
4. Skyranch Tagaytay
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| Inside their so called the Tagaytay Sky Eye - 150 pesos |
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| Inside their so called the Tagaytay Sky Eye - 150 pesos; 100 for super viking and expect lower prices for other rides. BTW, entrance fee is 100 pesos! |
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#SkyRanch: I personally tried Super Viking and Sky Eye,
one of the biggest Ferris wheel in the country that will lift you up to 63
meters above ground but apart from those rides it has nothing else to offer but
a plain and expensive amusement park where most of the rides are catered for
kids! Ha-Ha
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5. Finding a place for Overnight Stay
If only I had a luxury of time I would have visited
more places and explored Tagaytay at its best – 18 hours in Tagaytay isn’t
enough to really enjoy the city but still, I was so happy and satisfied with my
experiences out there! Thank you Tagaytay, you’re such a worth visiting City!
On the Next day...
On the Next day...
Fresh cold air from a placidly unpaved road with tall
and slender trees on both sides and a scenic view of the smallest volcano in the
world welcomed me beautifully today! 'Til we meet again, Tagaytay! ^-^
Day 2: Revisiting Manila - City of dreams and the Fort!
#APECtado #thexuixuiWay
Revisiting Manila
Travelling back to Manila was also a huge challenge –
crazy traffic in Cavite got into my nerves. I was expecting it was only less
than 2 hours ride back to Manila but it didn’t happen that I even reached
Novaliches around 12pm so I don’t have a choice but to spend the next 3 hours
talking with my mother and visiting my aunt somewhere in UP. I even told them
how I wanted to visit Manila Ocean Park and the City of Dreams but due to APEC
Summit – I can’t!
So instead I went malling at Glorietta and Greenbelt
and then went to Bonificio Global City to Visit the first world class science
museum in the Philippines – The Mind Museum.
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Guys say Hi! To my friend
"Skelo", a T-Rex of @themindmuseum, the first world class science
museum in the Philippines at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig! Day 2: Revisiting
Manila, #thexuixuiWay - LRT, MRT, Foodtrips at Glorieta, GreenBelt, SM Aura and
Fort Bonifacio Global City!
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Some try to hand me money, they don't understand! Em
not broke; I'm just a broken hearted man. I know it makes no sense, what else I
can do... How can I move on when I'm still inlove with you, #thexuixuiWay! Day 2: Revisiting Manila- LRT, MRT, Foodtrips at
Glorieta, GreenBelt, SM Aura and Fort Bonifacio Global City!
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Then supposedly, I planned to experience a very awesome
night life around Taguig and Makati like visiting the infamous Valkyrie etc. but the
APEC ruined it and that I needed to directly go to NAIA for my 4:30am Bacolod flight…
There’s no way #NoFlyZone
could stop me from flying to Negros Occidental (New Bacolod-Silay) from Manila
today, #thexuixuiWay
Day 3: Exploring Negros Occidental - The Ruins of Talisay City and Mambulak
Mountain Resort of Murcia! Visayas naman!
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