tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13792197973004363872024-03-10T03:36:05.098-07:00The Travelling MamaExperiencing the world first hand! Join me and my kiddos in our adventures (and sometimes mis-adventures).Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-74212067423415506222024-02-18T06:14:00.000-08:002024-02-18T16:39:39.110-08:00Visita Iglesia ~ via Laguna Loop<h1 class="page-title" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The </span><i>Visita Iglesia</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> refers to one of the Filipino Catholics' popular traditions of visiting at least seven churches during Holy Week on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Many do it as part of their "panata" or sacred vow.</span></span></h1><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">This Visita Iglesia was especially designed to take the scenic Laguna Lake loop.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoOIe4qXnrNIURzIyrLfJdLxuV3HNs7kwFY6mGv_GHTn2D6242Mn9FpvHEkdpyzWDTJ0D-JDqRywM49KM5LraW4SrzccktZ0RX5qd7znDLQaLjfDve3mq8AcjTPyW2HmpMOzHHh-RYbKHEFgLFXZ_HVsJ5ir_0tqlEuZ_cTOc86E3w2rdsTa-iHutIKda3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="989" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoOIe4qXnrNIURzIyrLfJdLxuV3HNs7kwFY6mGv_GHTn2D6242Mn9FpvHEkdpyzWDTJ0D-JDqRywM49KM5LraW4SrzccktZ0RX5qd7znDLQaLjfDve3mq8AcjTPyW2HmpMOzHHh-RYbKHEFgLFXZ_HVsJ5ir_0tqlEuZ_cTOc86E3w2rdsTa-iHutIKda3=w640-h514" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Instead of doing the "Visita" on a Thursday-Friday, decided to skip the crowd and go on a Saturday trip. This proved to be a wise decision as most of the churches were empty (except for the Padre Pio church, which is a well visited Catholic pilgrim site)</span><span style="text-align: left;"> better for self-reflection and more solemn prayers.</span></i></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">We left Taytay Rizal at 6am towards for a quick detour to Santo Tomas Batangas. Although not part of our original itinerary, we have always wanted to visit Padre Pio Church, so decided to pay it a visit (our first stop).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">We arrived here at 730am. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SanPadrePioPH/"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>PADRE PIO CHURCH </b>(STO TOMAS BATANGAS) </span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">~ It is more commonly known as the Padre Pio Shrine. The Church is dedicated to one of the most revered saints of the 20th century, Padre Pio is a known stigmata and believed to have interceded in the healing of many sick devotees. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">This place is massive and crowded. I think we were blessed to have arrived early before people started flocking in. We ate breakfast at one of the food stalls that proliferates the area.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzTtvorHTQ_KUT9jT5TOtruRsI_i3mkRuxIe_Xncjm5tvQP0sYzjRVdOU55e7zD0P5YjvUOchTxSFJtAOl54h8roLpVWY5m5XqXmpwXpnhYtaA3-Pm85J4TYIyJNOdg5yfvzw60IAsAdcgYkj4hWEv5eZx9gIvP_IRy_LZikGt2E-IMGFTalDqD53lXPU/s1387/visita2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzTtvorHTQ_KUT9jT5TOtruRsI_i3mkRuxIe_Xncjm5tvQP0sYzjRVdOU55e7zD0P5YjvUOchTxSFJtAOl54h8roLpVWY5m5XqXmpwXpnhYtaA3-Pm85J4TYIyJNOdg5yfvzw60IAsAdcgYkj4hWEv5eZx9gIvP_IRy_LZikGt2E-IMGFTalDqD53lXPU/w640-h382/visita2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3DiO2cvlXl4vcF7OgOWBys-n5hWqnV-S7z30cO3CB7iiJ9rpquhR6vZbgx-TRGSkFZoQVtBuAD-Z25LIlCKaWqHd6vGIV1n3CUxHMt0U9690dUHYGF9FVp93vHDjn-HzRUVprqQXQglxCmM8LV6SlxdyEZtq7AiHlcwX3Qh38k754KYWF4YC5DvZihFA/s1387/visita.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3DiO2cvlXl4vcF7OgOWBys-n5hWqnV-S7z30cO3CB7iiJ9rpquhR6vZbgx-TRGSkFZoQVtBuAD-Z25LIlCKaWqHd6vGIV1n3CUxHMt0U9690dUHYGF9FVp93vHDjn-HzRUVprqQXQglxCmM8LV6SlxdyEZtq7AiHlcwX3Qh38k754KYWF4YC5DvZihFA/w640-h382/visita.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086519319904"><b>SAN AGUSTIN PARISH</b> (BAY LAGUNA)</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">This church is historically considered as the oldest Roman Catholic church in the Province of Laguna. The original parish was erected by the "Aplaya (Laguna lakeshore)" in 1571. The church was transferred to its current location in 1804 but destroyed during the Japanese invasion in 1945. The church was rebuilt in 1953.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgFZLXsAHZAdLBrAPux8GgugqmoJFqYqDZ_MxUo7T09fthVX3cTdoAE9dkkggfEcMU0ysP9rj3_99QXc6Ud8xxsU2UWB7V5GiHdoFyC_aZpC3QVT49zhqZvTWG_uv059gm5oMK2RV1VUBLjnRKJwAA3I0H0eHKLzpUhZ6uGtihivQr4NruBT1yUQNs6gV/s1387/visita3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgFZLXsAHZAdLBrAPux8GgugqmoJFqYqDZ_MxUo7T09fthVX3cTdoAE9dkkggfEcMU0ysP9rj3_99QXc6Ud8xxsU2UWB7V5GiHdoFyC_aZpC3QVT49zhqZvTWG_uv059gm5oMK2RV1VUBLjnRKJwAA3I0H0eHKLzpUhZ6uGtihivQr4NruBT1yUQNs6gV/w640-h382/visita3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NationalShrineOfSanAntonioDePadua"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">NATIONAL SHRINE AND PARISH OF SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA (PILA LAGUNA)</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">Based on history, when the Franciscans started to evangelize in the area established "Villa de Pila" and built the first church out of cane. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">It is said to be the first Antonine parish in the Philippines and is dedicated to Saint Anthony de Padua. Saint Anthony de Padua is <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">the patron saint of the poor, of sailors and fishermen, of priests and travelers, a protector and guardian of the mails, and wonder-worker.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gpnAbly5ZrJPlRtRWP9DtQygdtCg1Jj9-R2_3Qt-2alBRjqD2iPVmsH24xNDluMG_uU2bUUSv8P9uZFueeG6gP3GVAKndtazo8V02l51m5M7Bf3JYeAng38_6qu8k0HaI_Jz7qw0Ca1KLNDiTc5sWq1i_5RzhCBOQIPUg5C9UqYAE5asfTr8m1Zbuesz/s1387/visita4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gpnAbly5ZrJPlRtRWP9DtQygdtCg1Jj9-R2_3Qt-2alBRjqD2iPVmsH24xNDluMG_uU2bUUSv8P9uZFueeG6gP3GVAKndtazo8V02l51m5M7Bf3JYeAng38_6qu8k0HaI_Jz7qw0Ca1KLNDiTc5sWq1i_5RzhCBOQIPUg5C9UqYAE5asfTr8m1Zbuesz/w640-h382/visita4.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPGNQrZsxl-pYRrDvIfFMglZA7Z2j_Mk9-WfoCObm41atxScWUC-s_8lVukdsmVU1cZFcAnoAT3cLbU7xijLfkh69EpoSc4nGyU-NpJY17zQdHApJW4eN9VtoO36Xgqanesqs2lNqNgfzDiqDkobN0Tn8mAJNn_RekCWNeidnSe2ydKNzSN7DWtBj7Zg4/s1387/visita5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPGNQrZsxl-pYRrDvIfFMglZA7Z2j_Mk9-WfoCObm41atxScWUC-s_8lVukdsmVU1cZFcAnoAT3cLbU7xijLfkh69EpoSc4nGyU-NpJY17zQdHApJW4eN9VtoO36Xgqanesqs2lNqNgfzDiqDkobN0Tn8mAJNn_RekCWNeidnSe2ydKNzSN7DWtBj7Zg4/w640-h382/visita5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ICPSCL">IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH (STA CRUZ LAGUNA)</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQnJJ3oGgZ3b5dcsuJtcSPLLTvj4Frvu7nrXQsKKZtKrrtPP4D7Nzto71tY26WLzhYE45Ty4rooSv7poXhApcJQWSIY0cdyZjmlJmZdD-clFZj8lGtwV82y1zECLwB1bjGkbSnxOTakYVPRb8TNBWPya2wpJ-cRPVuq8hxMtxoFHq-Bt_tqXk8wHsBpNN/s1387/visita6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQnJJ3oGgZ3b5dcsuJtcSPLLTvj4Frvu7nrXQsKKZtKrrtPP4D7Nzto71tY26WLzhYE45Ty4rooSv7poXhApcJQWSIY0cdyZjmlJmZdD-clFZj8lGtwV82y1zECLwB1bjGkbSnxOTakYVPRb8TNBWPya2wpJ-cRPVuq8hxMtxoFHq-Bt_tqXk8wHsBpNN/w640-h382/visita6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHUJ5KhultM3gWZO89HBJHDpGfMyfHSYyEOHVG1CiLLPlcwO9lnoS1oM_i6McjMRuSAmA3I1rxQCWgccQCbPUxAjUaSCyUMVvyvo4aucfP4EceewuHwdPkgaO7HO1X71GxzyER-Yr-79yQOg-nnEv_PH4LM5QogMJbD3Qh2xjwfuJ1YVObPZbZYcq-U6K/s1387/visita8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHUJ5KhultM3gWZO89HBJHDpGfMyfHSYyEOHVG1CiLLPlcwO9lnoS1oM_i6McjMRuSAmA3I1rxQCWgccQCbPUxAjUaSCyUMVvyvo4aucfP4EceewuHwdPkgaO7HO1X71GxzyER-Yr-79yQOg-nnEv_PH4LM5QogMJbD3Qh2xjwfuJ1YVObPZbZYcq-U6K/w640-h382/visita8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DiocesanShrineofOurLadyofGuadalupePagsanjan"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">DIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (PAGSANJAN LAGUNA)</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">It is the oldest church in the country under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe and is home to the Our Lady of Guadalupe whose image is a gift from Mexico.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WidzPaaCuIblFynnXYHChMoNfA2RSEH8MrZ900K-BIvbnPAhGir0H4Iw6krwz2GfypM7S6snOzVGhpGUSwDUKL_eh1oGZBipGBzXYlaunLdJs1LszvtdfpyrrHUTZy54vSc9zCh2ggxs7-1OCeL9D3574y_spdsJnB54yY6bonzlshtmq0kw6DeZIncq/s1387/visita9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WidzPaaCuIblFynnXYHChMoNfA2RSEH8MrZ900K-BIvbnPAhGir0H4Iw6krwz2GfypM7S6snOzVGhpGUSwDUKL_eh1oGZBipGBzXYlaunLdJs1LszvtdfpyrrHUTZy54vSc9zCh2ggxs7-1OCeL9D3574y_spdsJnB54yY6bonzlshtmq0kw6DeZIncq/w640-h382/visita9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dspsmmpililla">DIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE (PILILLA RIZAL)</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">This church was built by the Franciscans in homage to Saint Mary Magdalene. She is a known follower of Jesus and <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">was a witness to His crucifixion and resurrection.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlU1JA8KU-b031-T_1piM1D_Nvy5chVEEgLavlHpeX_pkD13adeSSPSMoJJZuLU_VV1Wkrou6IqZZNwtk40v7rhJeIELcP18Thsk8W8D88PJ3vRIe9PorwP-wWdzNdZ_GAOz_2ZidAZ47wCQFe7Rg6u97tqxocNSRdC3d1dD1BJrYqSdgTwNRlEu03ti8/s1387/visita___.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlU1JA8KU-b031-T_1piM1D_Nvy5chVEEgLavlHpeX_pkD13adeSSPSMoJJZuLU_VV1Wkrou6IqZZNwtk40v7rhJeIELcP18Thsk8W8D88PJ3vRIe9PorwP-wWdzNdZ_GAOz_2ZidAZ47wCQFe7Rg6u97tqxocNSRdC3d1dD1BJrYqSdgTwNRlEu03ti8/w640-h382/visita___.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SIDTPTanay">SAN ILDEFONSO DE TOLEDO PARISH CHURCH (TANAY RIZAL)</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">More commonly known as Tanay Church, the construction of the present church started in 1773 and was completed 1783. In 2001, it was declared as a National Cultural Treasure Church by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">It is also chosen as of the seven Jubilee </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">churches of the Diocese of Antipolo.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILEzQVtitnHjZYCfg2HyZNTEkGu-fM65tfw8Zhse9a0QNY1XOiK5O0nw_dPSqORyb_IpG6zdKuiHbDsuInmjMamEb9OKxnfdLe2AjwHh5tumBXM9hosZ2v9Gf0wed3tar49S5mFOq_8K4NAqhjIymWStuJOTsuIkX8_Nas3KyWIsOeWNv4pL2HCl7ow8c/s1387/visita99.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILEzQVtitnHjZYCfg2HyZNTEkGu-fM65tfw8Zhse9a0QNY1XOiK5O0nw_dPSqORyb_IpG6zdKuiHbDsuInmjMamEb9OKxnfdLe2AjwHh5tumBXM9hosZ2v9Gf0wed3tar49S5mFOq_8K4NAqhjIymWStuJOTsuIkX8_Nas3KyWIsOeWNv4pL2HCl7ow8c/w640-h382/visita99.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StJeromeMorong"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">ST JEROME PARISH CHURCH MORONG RIZAL</span></a></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">It was built during the Spanish period in the country, with stones from a hill called <b>Kay Ngaya;</b> lime from the stones of the mountain Kay Maputi; and sand and gravel from Morong River. This is by far my favorite of all the churches we have visited today. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">This church is dedicated to Saint Jerome, the patron saint of translators, librarians and encyclopedists, In his lifetime he has translated biblical texts into Latin from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKQLUCTaPdcS4F1KcNKw50_-a1uaNJB2X_vlrzrMGITJysgSqG0hxcdliO3rq1g7l6a17ldTYkfnQNqXj_qPRgmrS14eBe-hJIRCcw9RuyW3a01OkGCsHm7PDGmkYcqFVUfZ3eexqHFK7EuJm8VwiqxaiXGxCzINxbtzYOvPEy-BfGslOk_GR_3RppDwX/s1387/visita998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKQLUCTaPdcS4F1KcNKw50_-a1uaNJB2X_vlrzrMGITJysgSqG0hxcdliO3rq1g7l6a17ldTYkfnQNqXj_qPRgmrS14eBe-hJIRCcw9RuyW3a01OkGCsHm7PDGmkYcqFVUfZ3eexqHFK7EuJm8VwiqxaiXGxCzINxbtzYOvPEy-BfGslOk_GR_3RppDwX/w640-h382/visita998.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMiwOizHIz0RAYyXvkzDDiRvXKI_nicBtX9wKdOLo49-ynYpc4YUw9WEmRZ2sX0CS_Kp7fVwECKbTbI5pbQ9SzJ-9tWl2gKCiLUZkwG-nSq3q3odKHb_Dcb43D7laKWMbxHCPfAta8dEgUaT3USRT2X-7OB7xrMUx6sPq3DfBWBrXfLod1LPrip3YMBc1/s1387/visita999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMiwOizHIz0RAYyXvkzDDiRvXKI_nicBtX9wKdOLo49-ynYpc4YUw9WEmRZ2sX0CS_Kp7fVwECKbTbI5pbQ9SzJ-9tWl2gKCiLUZkwG-nSq3q3odKHb_Dcb43D7laKWMbxHCPfAta8dEgUaT3USRT2X-7OB7xrMUx6sPq3DfBWBrXfLod1LPrip3YMBc1/w640-h382/visita999.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0yafoEIoHllk8ynRL1QtSZjDb_mYGl2gEriBdztRXOVrG8yP8BBRT-8LRgopcg9KFnWGx6vS-Lm2PkrJpJ7RDv6n6DAcvVTfG0fRHSTWXDgXuxamqmgq_xqH9EXEJFar-9bkSHsGWa8FM1QjEtx7pHPgamowxUTLBFtm86jjqka-geB_2MQDtCg0O0v-/s1387/visita9989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0yafoEIoHllk8ynRL1QtSZjDb_mYGl2gEriBdztRXOVrG8yP8BBRT-8LRgopcg9KFnWGx6vS-Lm2PkrJpJ7RDv6n6DAcvVTfG0fRHSTWXDgXuxamqmgq_xqH9EXEJFar-9bkSHsGWa8FM1QjEtx7pHPgamowxUTLBFtm86jjqka-geB_2MQDtCg0O0v-/w640-h382/visita9989.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">It took us roughly 8-9 hours to finish the entire course. We arrived in Taytay at about 330pm. It was a day well spent less the hassle of traffic and crowd. </span></p><p><br /></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-16440396034798804332024-02-10T11:48:00.000-08:002024-02-10T22:29:41.584-08:00Baler ~ North Luzon's Hidden Gem (Day 2)<p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">Day 2 starts early as our day is full packed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">We started with a hefty breakfast at The Beach House, Costa Pacifica. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjw385M1DwdR16WZ0YOLTdnZsfjf6V_uTEIrbmkjOnhJPV36LRvPgjp-AydlFHCU7BmkYxJi4Or8jeekraJdHC8Iut2SciB3GovwT75O0cg01udLzP8M_93N62Cm2bMEcOn-ntkG3CvssUuk5mUZU4F4JBr9ChgwKWcQysi72Sjo6nJO82hyphenhyphen2kOAaF6m-/s1387/baler8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjw385M1DwdR16WZ0YOLTdnZsfjf6V_uTEIrbmkjOnhJPV36LRvPgjp-AydlFHCU7BmkYxJi4Or8jeekraJdHC8Iut2SciB3GovwT75O0cg01udLzP8M_93N62Cm2bMEcOn-ntkG3CvssUuk5mUZU4F4JBr9ChgwKWcQysi72Sjo6nJO82hyphenhyphen2kOAaF6m-/w640-h382/baler8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><i>TIP: Try Baler's famous <b>Suman de Baler </b>perfect with coco jam and peanut butter dips with freshly brewed coffee. Suman de Baler is made from organic brown rice.</i> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Today's itinerary is a tour of Baler's famous attractions:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">To make the most of our time, we hired a local guide Kuya Nanding. He was our driver cum guide and photographer for this leg of our Baler tour. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Hanging Bridge </b>located in San Luis, it has a wonderful view of Baler Bay.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja80brvr4512dsyx9j7BG3k_BBW9wiRaOk84FDH9XdP2cKZyVCB1G1fUq1raCf420_l4QKCGYnXoXeuRDpZypJkwJJBdzS_c2Qiw31oBcdCksKwtQ54I2BxZwevO3EPNeN1lSYC8i5KNsPkvNmfW0IqARrs0S7p735dHaosC0pxGW2GGG5Iva7rlaV-rTv/s1387/baler9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja80brvr4512dsyx9j7BG3k_BBW9wiRaOk84FDH9XdP2cKZyVCB1G1fUq1raCf420_l4QKCGYnXoXeuRDpZypJkwJJBdzS_c2Qiw31oBcdCksKwtQ54I2BxZwevO3EPNeN1lSYC8i5KNsPkvNmfW0IqARrs0S7p735dHaosC0pxGW2GGG5Iva7rlaV-rTv/w640-h382/baler9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Ermita Hill </b>is a sculpture depicting the seven families who survived a devastating tidal wave that wiped out the whole municipality in 1735. The surviving families: <i>Angara, Bijasa, Bitong, Carrasco, Ferrera, Lumasac and Poblete</i> made their way to the hill and survived.</span></li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYxtMD8xHoLKhycLoPYiSl4qhs5xc1-8zVj4g8HAwPwdzqusQNiKYFnhrsUU61SGWnmwbJlA56IgI4ivIPGrmbzsg2iJ9yb2fzuAhviMjZAvytGyxxTSBcjvl6xIxEfoCgDF34H7GHaEcgMgmM1W8d1K4ALoQHkbiLQW3uogV0WnZyjjjoxs2C61ZVvQk/s1387/baler10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYxtMD8xHoLKhycLoPYiSl4qhs5xc1-8zVj4g8HAwPwdzqusQNiKYFnhrsUU61SGWnmwbJlA56IgI4ivIPGrmbzsg2iJ9yb2fzuAhviMjZAvytGyxxTSBcjvl6xIxEfoCgDF34H7GHaEcgMgmM1W8d1K4ALoQHkbiLQW3uogV0WnZyjjjoxs2C61ZVvQk/w640-h382/baler10.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Baler Fish Port </b>along the coastline of Cemento Beach</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm2qL7upHpKnRSMIqJFDWIAPoI1siKF6YFqnTmNXTchxsbLAn2PhFFA50sHGX8YPWDc0ZutVJ4m0nFyRqjnhpILeSEflTetAEWFoJWTtXMln3tRW3_SBJ4CBSGvaDsdToxJLa3mVpNubn8KKJxskC3Mi6EoN7W24AO6aYi0adcwkdodTur_FfUFO2lA73/s1387/baler11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm2qL7upHpKnRSMIqJFDWIAPoI1siKF6YFqnTmNXTchxsbLAn2PhFFA50sHGX8YPWDc0ZutVJ4m0nFyRqjnhpILeSEflTetAEWFoJWTtXMln3tRW3_SBJ4CBSGvaDsdToxJLa3mVpNubn8KKJxskC3Mi6EoN7W24AO6aYi0adcwkdodTur_FfUFO2lA73/w640-h382/baler11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Diguisit Beach </b>is a nice clean beach with picturesque rock formations. This beach is breathtaking like masterpiece paintings in a museum.</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEKBSwrxRGY1G2JbcA-b7aNnxJc_HU1eqRb5f8kqJ7zYW3war3KORjr6ZkOkrADszItEa5ooLMmIHi2f1gXONp3f4j5dg9lpsM77s1joMls6ew0x4ID9GIVgWZH5g1EzrCsmyK_nXPsaZl06Q7DQu_qJx7Dneb_MzGQK4ySLepQrXl5H4WwG7bhH50njg/s1387/baler12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEKBSwrxRGY1G2JbcA-b7aNnxJc_HU1eqRb5f8kqJ7zYW3war3KORjr6ZkOkrADszItEa5ooLMmIHi2f1gXONp3f4j5dg9lpsM77s1joMls6ew0x4ID9GIVgWZH5g1EzrCsmyK_nXPsaZl06Q7DQu_qJx7Dneb_MzGQK4ySLepQrXl5H4WwG7bhH50njg/w640-h382/baler12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G50eYjmgsFXh3IsAmotRMLLVcSgpg8uPKAs_ubacH0MBwxKmYrgp4JkhhvHX0pzdpAuUFaLLbiDawhzkdVNmPV8xtjO97On5x-W1gY1wXWZVZNXHPPz0WnvDmwdHRwCEiU5wcfHqEemCW0Q1Ib_eivRDZHXZqvesPuBXJfPpLu2Kk8JJGHd9_KWqMflp/s1387/baler13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G50eYjmgsFXh3IsAmotRMLLVcSgpg8uPKAs_ubacH0MBwxKmYrgp4JkhhvHX0pzdpAuUFaLLbiDawhzkdVNmPV8xtjO97On5x-W1gY1wXWZVZNXHPPz0WnvDmwdHRwCEiU5wcfHqEemCW0Q1Ib_eivRDZHXZqvesPuBXJfPpLu2Kk8JJGHd9_KWqMflp/w640-h382/baler13.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Amper Beach</b> unlike the regular sandy beaches, this beach is made of solid rocks. My husband wanted to bring home "buhay na bato" (I am not sure if there is an English translation) and this beach is literally made up of them. The waves at this beach are a lot stronger than in Sabang Beach so be extra careful. </span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxnZB1QAMDN1yrZtKy9c9VMmAR3IhT_EXsR89zqyG3Q37yaN5zK_karc72zLI646C4KfyMY5fmLdy3xKnlGjZ8dErMBWPYzB7b0nRNW4vnwP1FIg1CB0mWJPPZMQ-WkO-yrciu0PuZ-aR4jYsApEX1Ej1dqjtuLNLg5TMOyYDaM1NyOMSNpaDs-0apn50/s1387/baler14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxnZB1QAMDN1yrZtKy9c9VMmAR3IhT_EXsR89zqyG3Q37yaN5zK_karc72zLI646C4KfyMY5fmLdy3xKnlGjZ8dErMBWPYzB7b0nRNW4vnwP1FIg1CB0mWJPPZMQ-WkO-yrciu0PuZ-aR4jYsApEX1Ej1dqjtuLNLg5TMOyYDaM1NyOMSNpaDs-0apn50/w640-h382/baler14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Before heading to our next destination, we stopped by the town proper for a quick lunch at Gerry Shan's Place. The food is nothing special, but considering the price (P250/pax) for a buffet it was okay. Drinks are extra priced. They also have fresh catch "paluto", reasonably priced but not really fresh if you asked me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjC0BtrWQYT4hn94QvR2jIMr2NfC9CH8EMevJwax9xP1f6SQQgCYJj639CzRbY3ei3MvYzkowSCuVbgfdCmoTdSGsdbQBC8kYmQT-PmsUESs89TqoyhBAP_uBookM4w0zTR8hlqrhuUhxBiMNw288HZevdZ_252AOVRwzlXsaf065yQS_zynbXAXUk2RS/s1387/baler15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjC0BtrWQYT4hn94QvR2jIMr2NfC9CH8EMevJwax9xP1f6SQQgCYJj639CzRbY3ei3MvYzkowSCuVbgfdCmoTdSGsdbQBC8kYmQT-PmsUESs89TqoyhBAP_uBookM4w0zTR8hlqrhuUhxBiMNw288HZevdZ_252AOVRwzlXsaf065yQS_zynbXAXUk2RS/w640-h382/baler15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Balete Eco-Park </b>is the location of "The 600-year old Balete Tree" towering more than 5-storey high. This tree has been designated at the official "Millennium Tree of the Philippines".<b> </b></span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZGtqyi_txR-bmWp5ekcJui0Q81tQ4RrRbRhAF3XZ7fichmBAYpsSYwHUiZ0WC_XUvHzYpbeb5oRNYUh07PoajwUpHYP8FxeBjGEDc5m3bhklQSvJQjgl_X-dJeH-UUnL5eljdpatD2rYlA5neLFv4yRL6JL3UICC2_AeP2PE9S_5khni5wtQ-AUCh8Qj/s1387/baler16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZGtqyi_txR-bmWp5ekcJui0Q81tQ4RrRbRhAF3XZ7fichmBAYpsSYwHUiZ0WC_XUvHzYpbeb5oRNYUh07PoajwUpHYP8FxeBjGEDc5m3bhklQSvJQjgl_X-dJeH-UUnL5eljdpatD2rYlA5neLFv4yRL6JL3UICC2_AeP2PE9S_5khni5wtQ-AUCh8Qj/w640-h382/baler16.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Ditumabo Falls</b> a.k.a. "Mother Falls" it takes about 45 minutes of trekking across minor river streams and rocky terrains, which may be slippery at times. It is highly recommended that you come in proper trekking shoes/footwear. Entrance is only P30, but you are required to have a guide which would cost you additional P300. The trek is all worth it.</span></li></ul><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpIySBm1EOI" width="320" youtube-src-id="xpIySBm1EOI"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qrcONv25iHc3XiyWvGTEhpl5NfzBzR41mHWdg_JtnsoWYocKm8WCiBuBSy3FuyQskhA4T4DrOwMHFYgWCQ6KiMkI6P1xP-kKDMm7dU_Hdn-Oad_kKMakKeQdaKm75M4z8eh51sdomffmWDHshd2Y0JnrTpZT1C5q5R69-f7AV9zfadeeZUycTjgDtdwz/s1387/baler17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qrcONv25iHc3XiyWvGTEhpl5NfzBzR41mHWdg_JtnsoWYocKm8WCiBuBSy3FuyQskhA4T4DrOwMHFYgWCQ6KiMkI6P1xP-kKDMm7dU_Hdn-Oad_kKMakKeQdaKm75M4z8eh51sdomffmWDHshd2Y0JnrTpZT1C5q5R69-f7AV9zfadeeZUycTjgDtdwz/w640-h382/baler17.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><b>Souvenir Shopping </b>~ quick stop at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nanaypacitas.pasalubong/">Pacita's</a>. Must buy is their coco jam partnered with their creamy peanut butter. Our driver cum guide helped us get newly made Suman de Baler. </span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><p><br /></p><p>We were back at Costa Pacifica at about 5pm, which is perfect timing to view the sunset at Sabang Beach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PurvZsueAw8" width="320" youtube-src-id="PurvZsueAw8"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Our last night in Baler...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eR_k7g6-An0ydyHNMGSNGgeKVv7iibNkfsA6_1wnkzfVxWgxFoDllt1c8Cl550Dvd7micKBTC06OPth1Mus82mCWUkjuT7PczyxZw0fx446HorBXwKro2SitCbzvdBizfVx3CWjkkN0Z6cT48UbY3EaOcvNcrncqgL87Lf_WqgG7QVMVkyKRAAQqcrmG/s1387/baler18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eR_k7g6-An0ydyHNMGSNGgeKVv7iibNkfsA6_1wnkzfVxWgxFoDllt1c8Cl550Dvd7micKBTC06OPth1Mus82mCWUkjuT7PczyxZw0fx446HorBXwKro2SitCbzvdBizfVx3CWjkkN0Z6cT48UbY3EaOcvNcrncqgL87Lf_WqgG7QVMVkyKRAAQqcrmG/w640-h382/baler18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /><p>Until we meet again Baler 💗💗💗</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">If you missed our Day 1 ~ follow this link: <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2024/02/baler-north-luzons-hidden-gem.html">Baler ~ Day 1</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">============================= </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i>We stayed as <b>Costa Pacifica</b> ~ lovely, lovely resort. Location is perfect for an all just basking under the sun. Good food with A+ service. Highly recommended. For booking inquiries, please follow their website ~ <a href="https://bhgcostapacifica.com/">Costa Pacifica Baler</a>. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i>Our guide <b>Kuya Nanding </b>is an exceptional driver. He is also very knowledgeable of Baler and its history. </i></span><i style="font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;">If you need a tour guide or driver around Baler, you may contact him at 0951-1530540. Do mention where you got his number, tell him from the Spouses from Taytay Rizal. </i></p><p><br /></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-22162286385846428722024-02-10T09:58:00.000-08:002024-02-10T11:49:49.639-08:00Baler ~ North Luzon's Hidden Gem <span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">My husband loves to drive, and I love to travel, and this combined interest led us to our most recent adventure, which is Baler. Baler is 270 kms from Manila, about a 5-hour continuous drive.</span><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">Baler is <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">the capital town of the province of Aurora (which used to be part of Quezon until it was separated in 1978).</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe0MiXeVmKBK3IMJmMUQYOU9dGh0PNH9KQOPyLY2BbF_paB4ZiseHTcjif0Ih4FTG8GWhAklLst7tv0C-CfqSfjMQXcX9PHH9mmBfTy-jDie39GbjShYP9SYyX84K0YC6CjfkS0W03qCg67j_MmICqtougyhmrUsJxGpQPExOBA9q3qTfyYCtZLvmt9D4/s1387/baler6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe0MiXeVmKBK3IMJmMUQYOU9dGh0PNH9KQOPyLY2BbF_paB4ZiseHTcjif0Ih4FTG8GWhAklLst7tv0C-CfqSfjMQXcX9PHH9mmBfTy-jDie39GbjShYP9SYyX84K0YC6CjfkS0W03qCg67j_MmICqtougyhmrUsJxGpQPExOBA9q3qTfyYCtZLvmt9D4/w640-h382/baler6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">It is the birthplace of Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines and the 1st President of the Philippine Commonwealth. Founded in <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">1609 by Franciscan missionaries Baler is also the last bastion of the Spaniards in the country.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">Sharing here our 3D/2N stay in the beautiful town of Aurora Baler.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><b>DAY 1</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;">We left Manila at 5am made a breakfast stop at NLEX and reached Baler at about 11am.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTC9V-QFACcTN3AWE-Cl1ivdIDNnIWAWJMtnjaCyMA1kFufDFNaoNFN1yjhKpUn2gUfKERBLCCRDNCpguwrbljSXOJFGQd1Y_lt-u_Y28DdJHj9oqWUyPmwUDoUrak_j937WXTheOImwEj4VpExNHLQGcoy55Mv_bFUBVw_zXmAlh7kyHY1O2mz9xxo7P/s1387/baler3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTC9V-QFACcTN3AWE-Cl1ivdIDNnIWAWJMtnjaCyMA1kFufDFNaoNFN1yjhKpUn2gUfKERBLCCRDNCpguwrbljSXOJFGQd1Y_lt-u_Y28DdJHj9oqWUyPmwUDoUrak_j937WXTheOImwEj4VpExNHLQGcoy55Mv_bFUBVw_zXmAlh7kyHY1O2mz9xxo7P/w640-h382/baler3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">The ride was uneventful and surprisingly easy. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">As it was still early and check-in is not until 2pm, we decided have lunch at the "poblacion" and drop</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"> by Museo de Baler and Baler Church before heading to the resort.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;">Lunch was at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AiaisCafeandResto/">Ai-Ai's Cafe and Resto</a>.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-TU861-pEncipXWEii0U2iY2lC72cInssYQ-FyMLCGxS2Z1HsMV9BmA9JxIxOwaoRX0_CJ1WHCj4KhOmlJwNlADdtgSZmQ7gr26IirC8h8AGXCKpSYnDJVCVWt9RFEPs0LdcVeXiaMrB_L_ZRWnHKV0HYrKl2lhnP2bceUlspM9v0ubh948z9a0mMCj-/s1387/Baler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-TU861-pEncipXWEii0U2iY2lC72cInssYQ-FyMLCGxS2Z1HsMV9BmA9JxIxOwaoRX0_CJ1WHCj4KhOmlJwNlADdtgSZmQ7gr26IirC8h8AGXCKpSYnDJVCVWt9RFEPs0LdcVeXiaMrB_L_ZRWnHKV0HYrKl2lhnP2bceUlspM9v0ubh948z9a0mMCj-/w640-h382/Baler.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">This restaurant is conveniently located across Museo de Baler and the adjacent Quezon Park.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsNhHwdQ3Bs03Nj6oRwOFybNYRErWIluTwMCfX89Gsk9GIMggct6-vDIVSqdPdVFO4wz8zLaWfmZJloyyjVV4WUPywRgkpEhyphenhyphennmsmNkzl-pKukbAKciAIbL_cjFFjVzLLIfFe3rLydpixypNk5PHQqudRHZs6HcKyrNA0PWfBGon8QPQeUvz1Fvd8Hf5-/s1387/baler4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsNhHwdQ3Bs03Nj6oRwOFybNYRErWIluTwMCfX89Gsk9GIMggct6-vDIVSqdPdVFO4wz8zLaWfmZJloyyjVV4WUPywRgkpEhyphenhyphennmsmNkzl-pKukbAKciAIbL_cjFFjVzLLIfFe3rLydpixypNk5PHQqudRHZs6HcKyrNA0PWfBGon8QPQeUvz1Fvd8Hf5-/w640-h382/baler4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w2cYai5fFacVcT2seayu_MVUgbxGq5NTP_mL1DC25KY7kkB14VPDYm0MpVOeF8KrZnb4yXBC9GrIWwt9Hqot2fgLGXjCy6Pv76My0jtf5gZbky1bibxaHa2-LNvtOquyMmFaubwDNhmL2fRJe2nBuGywEIfMMFpZw34MnYRBadOSuWnNeBzsi_EJaKGN/s1387/baler5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w2cYai5fFacVcT2seayu_MVUgbxGq5NTP_mL1DC25KY7kkB14VPDYm0MpVOeF8KrZnb4yXBC9GrIWwt9Hqot2fgLGXjCy6Pv76My0jtf5gZbky1bibxaHa2-LNvtOquyMmFaubwDNhmL2fRJe2nBuGywEIfMMFpZw34MnYRBadOSuWnNeBzsi_EJaKGN/w400-h239/baler5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>COSTA PACIFICA ~ </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;">Our home in Baler.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hands down one of the best places to stay when in Baler is Costa Pacifica. This resort is owned by the family of the previous Senator Edgardo Angara. Located next to Sabang Beach, this resort is perfect for beach bums and surfing enthusiasts.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We got an Ocean View Room facing Sabang Beach. Sunrise and sunset view are to die for. The waves were pretty scarry though, which is expected of this quaint surfer town.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>The room is clean with all the basics needed to enjoy a relaxing vacation. I love that is well lit and that it is literally steps away from the beach.</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>They gave me a mini-birthday cake which was a beautiful surprise.</i></span></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ib0oVm0xSssQWpjJ363F_uffKgH5wNVjSV-pEf-mXsqc1TV9lke1XZCUUihFQvjxk6MJhVRvzbk_M1eYgllmtqdcJ4mrYaw9bRS2rmo-HajA__0fOnm1FRQ8KnkrVzF2K5tJh7nHUgdaidpFu241sJi1SoSRVi81DP6wHfvy3f1HvqXhfrvgMYv5-qAD/s1387/Baler1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ib0oVm0xSssQWpjJ363F_uffKgH5wNVjSV-pEf-mXsqc1TV9lke1XZCUUihFQvjxk6MJhVRvzbk_M1eYgllmtqdcJ4mrYaw9bRS2rmo-HajA__0fOnm1FRQ8KnkrVzF2K5tJh7nHUgdaidpFu241sJi1SoSRVi81DP6wHfvy3f1HvqXhfrvgMYv5-qAD/w640-h382/Baler1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXXbUjbgrXqv_qBEI25pAupsau6qNQTw7nx2MIDySeyoIh7y7Grm0uMJIa2yna8lC77OgiycRLFXd0DJIco2RbHevUbo5BJdsYuhISapwvCyntMGe8aRIF6h_sZem4kcHrsyfsxrJWROXXUDfs6SnfhNqC60h2UBQeXRre9EzTrZM8ffxoH1nmjwWm620/s1387/baler2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXXbUjbgrXqv_qBEI25pAupsau6qNQTw7nx2MIDySeyoIh7y7Grm0uMJIa2yna8lC77OgiycRLFXd0DJIco2RbHevUbo5BJdsYuhISapwvCyntMGe8aRIF6h_sZem4kcHrsyfsxrJWROXXUDfs6SnfhNqC60h2UBQeXRre9EzTrZM8ffxoH1nmjwWm620/w640-h382/baler2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i>My Birthday Dinner was at the Costa Pacifica Beach House. Prices is a bit steep, but overall, I think the price is worth it. There are other restaurants along the <b>"Baywalk"</b> so your options are open.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i>Yup, I think we over ordered...</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCpXvgX1c_-Rk6k5s6Ta_CsLivuwm-VKDkazGRR1y8NsgixoZU-0M_49qS6ZApvzjB2jAarR3c8LO7OR_KlHS9GnpFYL6Kx700gNAePZ4rt8EJZZ9g_RO5bXax8S6Q57LF2zsuv4dFh6oEk4gAnarekXTGjMfOx7eLMEacuosTboH5ejG_cFJEQKSGu8w/s1387/baler7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCpXvgX1c_-Rk6k5s6Ta_CsLivuwm-VKDkazGRR1y8NsgixoZU-0M_49qS6ZApvzjB2jAarR3c8LO7OR_KlHS9GnpFYL6Kx700gNAePZ4rt8EJZZ9g_RO5bXax8S6Q57LF2zsuv4dFh6oEk4gAnarekXTGjMfOx7eLMEacuosTboH5ejG_cFJEQKSGu8w/w640-h382/baler7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><i>We took a short stroll by the Baywalk to watch the subset and </i></span><i style="color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;">decided to call it early. </i></div></div><div><i style="color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;">Follow our Day 2 as we tour Baler ~ <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2024/02/baler-north-luzons-hidden-gem-day-2.html">Baler Day 2</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="color: #4d5156; font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-size: large;"><br /></i></div><div><br /></div></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-8060395755306386972024-02-10T08:13:00.000-08:002024-02-18T00:55:34.237-08:00Villa Escudero - Living the Filipino culture and traditions<p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Do you see pictures and reels of people eating next to a waterfalls while waddling in ankle deep (sometimes knee deep) water?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">That place my friend is located inside the <a href="https://villaescudero.com/">Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort</a>. We have been here twice already once last November 2023 and another one pretty recently with my Balikbayan relatives. <span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Although a day tour would cover most of the activities at the resort, an overnight is highly recommended for a laid back and more-relaxed experience. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GNPRtDWHQ0MUh0-8mgJ622m8YIa5SsOshi6SnzMvY5CerQHgqUkFCrTKEf9u_GQTySIFB3Mcd5MXUoBu6PH1cHBftueW-1If_MdgItbsS3BkB0I8LODVqNGgwYuAh8fdlAxnPDasnTaUG80i9_FN08wjzsi4LT_DAfF1OjP54ldP0PBdMvBRAENFXOFl/s1387/VE_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GNPRtDWHQ0MUh0-8mgJ622m8YIa5SsOshi6SnzMvY5CerQHgqUkFCrTKEf9u_GQTySIFB3Mcd5MXUoBu6PH1cHBftueW-1If_MdgItbsS3BkB0I8LODVqNGgwYuAh8fdlAxnPDasnTaUG80i9_FN08wjzsi4LT_DAfF1OjP54ldP0PBdMvBRAENFXOFl/w400-h239/VE_2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Sharing here tips and proposed itinerary for guests who intend to stay at least a night.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">LOCATION</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Villa Escudero is located about 2-3 hours from Manila (depending on the traffic). Leave at 830am if you intend to reach the resort before 11am in time for lunch at the famous "Labasin Waterfalls Restaurant".</span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>Day tourer may plan to come early for a short trip to the <a href="https://villaescudero.com/amenities-activities/">Villa Escudero Museum</a> before heading to the falls for lunch.</b></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">I pre-book directly through the <a href="https://villaescudero.com/packages/">Villa Escudero Wed Page</a>. It is fast and easy. They are also quick to reply if you have any questions about the resort.</span></p><div><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>I suggest you eat breakfast early or simple skip breakfast altogether. On our trip no. 2, we made the mistake of having brunch at SLEX and we were still half full when we reached the resort.</b></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>COST</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">As of this writing a Day Tour costs ~ P1,800/pax (P2,100/pax during special holidays). Included in the rate is the museum tour, carabao cart ride, use of bamboo raft, culture show and lunch by the falls. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Meanwhile, overnight stay is full-board and include dinner and breakfast (both in Filipino buffet style). Cost varies depending on room accommodation + P3,000 per additional guest.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"> </span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">WHAT TO WEAR</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Weather in the Philippines is hot and humid, so wear and bring light clothes only. Bring sun protection such as shades, a cap or hat (brimmed hats would be nice for picture taking) and sunscreen (especially if you are going swimming).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">If your first activity is lunch by the falls, then you will certainly get wet. Consider arriving in shorts or your swimming attire (if you plan to get really wet). Wear rubber slippers or beach sandals (beach shoes would work too, but I figured it would be such a drag to dry).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>ENTERING THE RESORT</b></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><span>Entrance to Villa Escudero is a bit unassuming. From the Maharlika Highway you would be entering a kilometer long dirt road, before reaching the villa's guarded gates. </span>You will then be directed to a nearby parking lot by the resort's reception area. </span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Check-in is not until 1:00pm, so we left our luggage in the car. </span></i></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">We registered at the reception, and we were given our meal and carabao ride stubs. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">If you are staying overnight, you will also be given a <b><i>room slip</i></b> (to be surrendered at the Cottage Reception Area) for a later check-in.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><i><b>Be careful NOT to lose the stubs. The resort staff are very keen on collecting them before meals.</b></i></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Now off to lunch ~ You have two (2) options in going to the Labasin Waterfalls, you can take the carabao ride or the electric carts. We obviously took the carabao cart ride. My Balikbayans were charmed as they were serenaded on the way to the falls.</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45gmTZgYY0IKBaJ7PzBwAjz9CfHA3dDNtZCfJU2Givf3zq0n_A962NfcfMoz0yh_aYa1IMs5P8AxPQLAg4Lnf85vIdVv1diINi9KTau3wz8kFm6Y_hKyFi8__c2DtdwkKZdqql9z6nyOpU-d5Pw0lySWNhZrGEXZId6xNS0fh3I0tuAa_dTNBd84vqYX0/s1387/VE_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45gmTZgYY0IKBaJ7PzBwAjz9CfHA3dDNtZCfJU2Givf3zq0n_A962NfcfMoz0yh_aYa1IMs5P8AxPQLAg4Lnf85vIdVv1diINi9KTau3wz8kFm6Y_hKyFi8__c2DtdwkKZdqql9z6nyOpU-d5Pw0lySWNhZrGEXZId6xNS0fh3I0tuAa_dTNBd84vqYX0/w400-h239/VE_1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ybbHS9-2qlU" width="320" youtube-src-id="ybbHS9-2qlU"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">LUNCH AT LABASIN WATERFALLS</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Get a table nearest to the falls if possible. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Ask help from the waiters who are all so eager to assist guests. Our waiter (<b><i>"Jojo"),</i> </b>helped in securing a lovely spot for us right next to the waterfalls and buffet table. He also offered to take pictures of our group and imposed on getting 2nd rounds for us, so that we don't need to fall in line again. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIYjsKUhm6VcufLCprT5Fc978Nxizj35O17bBrTLIXirlUT1jYeQFr6_Z_eGzGXYnGXZIzNUv957KgAOkhlP9Rxp2qatcRul1pdVYfF-GJRZqwQ5fztrS8RIMakeKVQ_fXn2A5lVLJKRa1KfOL4dyCE5Q787qBo6UqNUx75S4or5ql8i2TE6SyUQ2_GcR/s1387/VE_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIYjsKUhm6VcufLCprT5Fc978Nxizj35O17bBrTLIXirlUT1jYeQFr6_Z_eGzGXYnGXZIzNUv957KgAOkhlP9Rxp2qatcRul1pdVYfF-GJRZqwQ5fztrS8RIMakeKVQ_fXn2A5lVLJKRa1KfOL4dyCE5Q787qBo6UqNUx75S4or5ql8i2TE6SyUQ2_GcR/w640-h382/VE_4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Food is pretty basic but is worth the experience. Buko is with additional cost, priced at P50. I tried the mango shake in our last visit, but I didn't like it much.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">After lunch, we roamed a bit and headed to the souvenir shop to kill time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><i>While there, try their homemade ice cream. </i></b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdJAtjQ1mmXRfvPLwQ5ChbNG_tTjPPjl3N703Z-l8u0tlnClcbkQQjusZ9Sff1MImlQ8JVSzgv-jS0cbBPU3xhN_OMU-fHGGrfsLb_lKWQbol8pgot2KnO6pXa3nAcGBS2uF2Y9dqItxkmVjH2qDK5R_s5m7vTNicPm2APuaXv4SNpMuDMLd6aM5QrE2H/s1387/Ve_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdJAtjQ1mmXRfvPLwQ5ChbNG_tTjPPjl3N703Z-l8u0tlnClcbkQQjusZ9Sff1MImlQ8JVSzgv-jS0cbBPU3xhN_OMU-fHGGrfsLb_lKWQbol8pgot2KnO6pXa3nAcGBS2uF2Y9dqItxkmVjH2qDK5R_s5m7vTNicPm2APuaXv4SNpMuDMLd6aM5QrE2H/w640-h382/Ve_5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>CULTURAL SHOW </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">The cultural show venue, the "Coconut Pavillion" located at the back of the souvenir shop. The show starts at 2pm and is about <b>1 hour 30 minutes</b> long. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Come early to get good front seats. It could get pretty crowded especially during weekends and holidays. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><i>This is the perfect time to order coffee and turon.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m-DPj0VNgjsYIzK2wc0_RavqeWDKSZnkK138i1ukxJ_ypl-ofV2YEqKTXtf9IPAu8ouTciWU5cXucDTxOK43EM-gK5yM6d1BqLUFyzB2l1NdQ6xVPmlsvZ09cBysiJHvtK5bPRMFC6v85FIsZ2C5Um8jhErDrF2CWwAKrSqaltEqHS-DwEXCO3V3BTiv/s1387/Ve_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m-DPj0VNgjsYIzK2wc0_RavqeWDKSZnkK138i1ukxJ_ypl-ofV2YEqKTXtf9IPAu8ouTciWU5cXucDTxOK43EM-gK5yM6d1BqLUFyzB2l1NdQ6xVPmlsvZ09cBysiJHvtK5bPRMFC6v85FIsZ2C5Um8jhErDrF2CWwAKrSqaltEqHS-DwEXCO3V3BTiv/w400-h239/Ve_6.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><br /><i><br /></i></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">My husband and I were ready to see the show we saw during our last visit. We were, however, pleasantly surprised that they put on a different set. We have seen some of the performances before, but we were not bored at all.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtg-qOVaOsBR0gTozEXuKvXsYQdltqZ5xvAqVZpW25Am9ngrkc8MmgFTqGGLCeGC2BmuLHL9RkJD62hnN5H4jUeDMKb0IH9zpoTCg9YV-FBju3XFDwBS2cLY348_z74m91v56H8jgTGGrDYGFxXJIG4nDDIqsg_qNbdB-EG0rF30syt4O6Yy5eS1ecB98J/s1387/Ve_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtg-qOVaOsBR0gTozEXuKvXsYQdltqZ5xvAqVZpW25Am9ngrkc8MmgFTqGGLCeGC2BmuLHL9RkJD62hnN5H4jUeDMKb0IH9zpoTCg9YV-FBju3XFDwBS2cLY348_z74m91v56H8jgTGGrDYGFxXJIG4nDDIqsg_qNbdB-EG0rF30syt4O6Yy5eS1ecB98J/w640-h382/Ve_7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">For those who have seen the "Sabong" performance, would easily recognize the star of the show: <b>"Si Puti".</b> <i><b> </b>The boys would obviously not pass the chance to get a photo with the show's main star.</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnIRnoVikr__ziH5J_us8fUKSiTJtEQf7EDCzqQNbhP_3_lPLj9n0Pse9duhvSxBQ_PikupHGYYHk-JRQ4aKkYIne1zVX_a-oPmxupJEfVfsVQyWAjrqD6iW2uBpqXjykSsLD1onlc3LmXUvLhI3jld3urxHXhq7aIHZb4OrDXBoIAeWLtZtB88TRPUV5/s1387/Ve_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnIRnoVikr__ziH5J_us8fUKSiTJtEQf7EDCzqQNbhP_3_lPLj9n0Pse9duhvSxBQ_PikupHGYYHk-JRQ4aKkYIne1zVX_a-oPmxupJEfVfsVQyWAjrqD6iW2uBpqXjykSsLD1onlc3LmXUvLhI3jld3urxHXhq7aIHZb4OrDXBoIAeWLtZtB88TRPUV5/w400-h239/Ve_8.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">After the show we made our way back to the parking area to pick up our luggage.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><i>Remember to hail the electric carts (as the carabao carts are not allowed to leave the main resort). </i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Don't worry the driver will be helping you carry your bags. At the Cottage Receecion </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>THE ROOMS</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">We've stayed at Villa Escudero twice. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">On our first stay, we booked a <b><i>"Longhouse Unit (Non-aircon)"</i></b>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">The room is spacious and can easily fit 6-8 pax. There is a bed at the ground floor and futon mattresses on the loft. There is also an outdoor seating area overlooking the garden and the nearby pool. Though not airconditioned, the rooms are well ventilated. Hot and cold shower is also available. The basics are well covered, but I am not sure if there is Wi-Fi (or maybe there is, but we were just not aware of). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">If you plan to go on night swimming, the long house units are the closest to the pool.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Our only concern staying at the long house is the lack of privacy. As these are basically row type accommodations, separated by a wall ~ you can almost hear other guests' conversation next door.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-txzx_KRmBO58TJQyugnjbUpHwk-Cw8wid6SEo0iE0Zn_9RjiOuZO_buLabAp9Wiphte4sKE_aW3gCmVB2nqm3hcMbUOYLwItehUgAZs0w4W1dYBtkxFPptz9ld4biQddRnWpGCtLVK_245M7T8TrPmYjSYl9gQCNotwMK9AkoLI5FpU27oh44pkv8_CL/s1387/VE_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-txzx_KRmBO58TJQyugnjbUpHwk-Cw8wid6SEo0iE0Zn_9RjiOuZO_buLabAp9Wiphte4sKE_aW3gCmVB2nqm3hcMbUOYLwItehUgAZs0w4W1dYBtkxFPptz9ld4biQddRnWpGCtLVK_245M7T8TrPmYjSYl9gQCNotwMK9AkoLI5FpU27oh44pkv8_CL/w640-h382/VE_3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">LR/TB: Outdoor seating, bed at the ground floor, bathroom, loft and our view</span></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">On our 2nd stay, we booked the <b><i>Executive Riverside Unit (Aircon).</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">As we were traveling with Balikbayan guests, we got 2 Executive Riverside rooms. The rooms were adjoined by an outdoor patio overlooking the river. The rooms are spic and span. The bed here I think are more comfortable than the ones in the Longhouse. The room comes with complimentary fruits and Wi-Fi. The selling point of the Riverside Unit though is the view. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">The executive riverside units were more private, which is perfect for couples.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">The only downside is that after dusk bugs could be a bit annoying outside at the patio. But all is forgiven the next day when I woke up to birds' chirps and twitters.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iIpN_3dgJ60" width="320" youtube-src-id="iIpN_3dgJ60"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1TCmSzGObIU" width="320" youtube-src-id="1TCmSzGObIU"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4-x5MJIutXWRbhTSdZux1WDj9XP6V2pfEf7ngww91bvG4WKqtLgCJYAq4gVyXcdpKxhTMFsCI1QX82XKnBtHajCJhqnXdbmzWpxmKi_ZYqIAx1ZcuUCovLvrfIFM7YqYmnXgLsbK_BIicuQttnU5H62AaAZb8x8nU4yoRAWa_8zEdX80QSJvoQeypRYr/s1387/Ve_9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4-x5MJIutXWRbhTSdZux1WDj9XP6V2pfEf7ngww91bvG4WKqtLgCJYAq4gVyXcdpKxhTMFsCI1QX82XKnBtHajCJhqnXdbmzWpxmKi_ZYqIAx1ZcuUCovLvrfIFM7YqYmnXgLsbK_BIicuQttnU5H62AaAZb8x8nU4yoRAWa_8zEdX80QSJvoQeypRYr/w640-h382/Ve_9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><i>If asked, would hands down choose the Riverside Rooms. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>BAMBOO RAFTING</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Bamboo rafting is free and perfect to burn off some calories before dinner.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj2eoStOmM-N1tDnE26kMcCxcFoxpq03KVXRQ_-QBZZyeldb9wkhO4BgiXOf3_cUo4N0IB9p1FGvx6yBSFKhJDLl4wtzvZAKJY7qeDBSIY2AvcxWAlLjDvXpRB9Y7DgWMoO2t0XYH06Q6ARi2zLRtv1YFhObsNIuBxI9lc4nsIsGiD1xEbVuGR20N_LP_/s1387/Ve_11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj2eoStOmM-N1tDnE26kMcCxcFoxpq03KVXRQ_-QBZZyeldb9wkhO4BgiXOf3_cUo4N0IB9p1FGvx6yBSFKhJDLl4wtzvZAKJY7qeDBSIY2AvcxWAlLjDvXpRB9Y7DgWMoO2t0XYH06Q6ARi2zLRtv1YFhObsNIuBxI9lc4nsIsGiD1xEbVuGR20N_LP_/w640-h382/Ve_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>DINNER & BREAKFAST</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Have you noticed that all we've done so far is eat and munch? Meals here are like full blown Fiestas. Every meal is like eating as if there is no tomorrow...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><i>If you ever plan on coming and visiting Villa Escudero, be sure you are not dieting. I must have gained a pound or so overnight.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><i>Both meals are served at the "Coconut Pavillion".</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">We were serenaded before being personally invited for dinner. It was a very nice touch indeed.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>Dinner</b> is well thought off, and 100x better than the lunch at Labasin Waterfalls. </span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><i>Make sure to leave space for their "buko pie". It is far the best buko pie I have had in my life (and I it is not an exaggeration). And have your fill of their delicious buko pie as they don't offer this during breakfast.</i></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>Breakfast</b><b> </b>was equally filing. </span></li></ul><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Remember to end your meal with "bibingka" and freshly brewed coffee. </span></i><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>LEAVING THE RESORT</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">After a hearty breakfast, we took an electric cart to the museum and took photos of the beautiful greenery to last us until our next visit.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITQhkj-WW5IKLR5XQlBA3e8izQQb36ZU_eRuVfGE1drJISP8cKq0aRBro4FQtddeSJ1KlXsQs3JOsWJHSTlp8XSJVvQU6zHNsoPbNbjBqf0-dHkzq5KZX3u5BKQYc2thuMyyMb6cAA4fSqQlvI_FUP7h1XSDlFClyxnYzpcKdMDJVlRijiktbTdx6WNm2/s1387/VE_12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITQhkj-WW5IKLR5XQlBA3e8izQQb36ZU_eRuVfGE1drJISP8cKq0aRBro4FQtddeSJ1KlXsQs3JOsWJHSTlp8XSJVvQU6zHNsoPbNbjBqf0-dHkzq5KZX3u5BKQYc2thuMyyMb6cAA4fSqQlvI_FUP7h1XSDlFClyxnYzpcKdMDJVlRijiktbTdx6WNm2/w640-h382/VE_12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Planning a trip to Villa Escudero ~ check out their webpage for more information: <a href="https://villaescudero.com/contact-us/">Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15j7DGq4IX2FtMKpMmkXrV3xp2EEKCgkwSF6n5wjUW_zAZdK7KHQopRPIHw_dz4K1S5U8XJQAb7buF5VKAm9c-pJRsjfvx0c1YJJJ1qcgwY-0XK74LuTs3A4n4AmKPpbKQRzR7rCMmO_RiQLLDj_HN0zpZkEQr8jQORnrOZxg4Ljz1q-2qd5codibWB-4/s2398/villa%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1699" data-original-width="2398" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15j7DGq4IX2FtMKpMmkXrV3xp2EEKCgkwSF6n5wjUW_zAZdK7KHQopRPIHw_dz4K1S5U8XJQAb7buF5VKAm9c-pJRsjfvx0c1YJJJ1qcgwY-0XK74LuTs3A4n4AmKPpbKQRzR7rCMmO_RiQLLDj_HN0zpZkEQr8jQORnrOZxg4Ljz1q-2qd5codibWB-4/w640-h454/villa%2011.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p></div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><div><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></i></div><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-16240694276380135392023-10-08T03:01:00.005-07:002023-10-08T05:44:09.359-07:00Day 8 ~ Back in Nagoya (Toyota Museum and Sakae)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Today is our last full day in Japan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Coming from Nagoya, we made a 3 day-side trip to Kyoto. For our last day we made our way back to Nagoya as it is closer to <a href="https://www.centrair.jp/en/index.html">Chubu Centrair International Airport</a>, our departure airport back to Manila.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We left our Kyoto Hotel, "Cross Hotel Kyoto" early and took the <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Shinkansen from Kyoto to Nagayo (booked via </span><a href="https://smart-ex.jp/en/reservation/" style="background-color: white; color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Smart -Ex website</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">). </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Check this link for Tips on discounted Shinkansen tickets ~ <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-off-to-kyoto.html">Nagoya-Kyoto-Nagoya via Shinkansen</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We arrived at 9am in Nagoya and decided to leave our luggage at our Nagoya hotel, "Ibis Styles Nagoya" before starting today's agenda.</span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">But first, lunch. Lunch was at the <a href="https://www.tcmit.org/english/enjoy/exhibition/restaurant/">Restaurant Brick Age</a>, connected to the Toyota Commemorative Museum building. We ordered the Chef's exclusive.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYImml4pRRF12mVVu1U70mYgFzPPDVpV_PLiSW_oSjU43KLYR9K73OOXA2RW82T8jtwHXKdhf25o787Xh5KK9rW42_RkY5N5A7aDiaVcZ3pFhxmY2nqHFJB3gTPWWkl4ZYseUXPeS3X9HZUGNayWrNybzvGMlL6NqCbGTTPm7ckDxrWRkXEzeXZReUcaN/s1387/_______________6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqpYxQPfITniSXevGaUd6jDmcXI7IrmZ6iytvBQmwJ8AmS5b_hBXFI9RE7_kVKf-VlZhtbp5_NbHdOHDrG8I5FpT7yAaf9djjMADgLEtoI6uTHqv48fwKG45jA1tzvblNqxmQuKxdmkJ2n1RdksQr77-2i4DNg_4supNboXhtjvx6OVLeQdigpjFNIkbT/s1387/_______________8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqpYxQPfITniSXevGaUd6jDmcXI7IrmZ6iytvBQmwJ8AmS5b_hBXFI9RE7_kVKf-VlZhtbp5_NbHdOHDrG8I5FpT7yAaf9djjMADgLEtoI6uTHqv48fwKG45jA1tzvblNqxmQuKxdmkJ2n1RdksQr77-2i4DNg_4supNboXhtjvx6OVLeQdigpjFNIkbT/w640-h382/_______________8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQRO5oPCkgOJ_EUUlQbXXK7YHZZ6iarHXiRjJ2uEpHXtq8VZ_OKFQQip4SwHCKfmCn_LC2QQQu6Ms6SaDYRGc9phQ9RXJsAqG7G5nhBiSkmaCOhj8eDdZJ4qCbpBK9temxybhERteygXW7h7Fah6DCXPjPlS7p7F3yPMws75qYwRMazzH1-oa7G4vIaeW/s1387/_______________7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQRO5oPCkgOJ_EUUlQbXXK7YHZZ6iarHXiRjJ2uEpHXtq8VZ_OKFQQip4SwHCKfmCn_LC2QQQu6Ms6SaDYRGc9phQ9RXJsAqG7G5nhBiSkmaCOhj8eDdZJ4qCbpBK9temxybhERteygXW7h7Fah6DCXPjPlS7p7F3yPMws75qYwRMazzH1-oa7G4vIaeW/w640-h382/_______________7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Welcome to the <span style="line-height: 17.12px; text-indent: -18pt;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology</span></b>, the birthplace of Toyota Group. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2szmW2VAcYu2o1JOE5riWn2RGhCFmYX1vPdsLRdFWdiSqqxpXUhTQdst7wLX4Ia03qJ60MRIW-ssbUiVl5EgSKiu2Ag3imIF5pSK0zHzgpPscilT3u8qHtY8HD2NvGkf2RAnDf8KMnXB9cpvvJhlh-neyHTHU18md7c91j3GGXTZA3TR78X5bpIxmxQwg/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2szmW2VAcYu2o1JOE5riWn2RGhCFmYX1vPdsLRdFWdiSqqxpXUhTQdst7wLX4Ia03qJ60MRIW-ssbUiVl5EgSKiu2Ag3imIF5pSK0zHzgpPscilT3u8qHtY8HD2NvGkf2RAnDf8KMnXB9cpvvJhlh-neyHTHU18md7c91j3GGXTZA3TR78X5bpIxmxQwg/w400-h239/_______________1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 17.12px; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here are some interesting facts about the Toyota company, one of the world's well known automobile brands:</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Toyota was originally known as Toyoda, which is the family name of the founder "Sakichi Toyoda".</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The company which started operations in the 1920s was into textiles. </span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Their first vehicle was made in 1937 and was meant for war purposes. It was only in 1947 that they started production of vehicles for civilians.</span></span></li></ul></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwQX9zxVYN0zxgBqhwx84WHS74fK75pPUAVgNqzIHbuMJl9COfzMHyhOwbmxRM-cUDzGDd4U6hd-MKxy8hgKLRZsUdhXdindbF7NpEVprfyujxft_7_z-v44FQR9SnAuvN6kM3TPgTCE4xqkY-R_cWQkgI4XkzZuJ00_F1_Cn7Q4mngb6hgQdkspQKC3J/s1387/_______________2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwQX9zxVYN0zxgBqhwx84WHS74fK75pPUAVgNqzIHbuMJl9COfzMHyhOwbmxRM-cUDzGDd4U6hd-MKxy8hgKLRZsUdhXdindbF7NpEVprfyujxft_7_z-v44FQR9SnAuvN6kM3TPgTCE4xqkY-R_cWQkgI4XkzZuJ00_F1_Cn7Q4mngb6hgQdkspQKC3J/w640-h382/_______________2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8cG3aQtNtikm8xQtlnb38cV3MrHoklzNiPbyuqxM0pdmvwtVcNbfoE95HNuJzngL3ap2CHJQmqY5gYFvXDDefUesLHJ0xcyB0d3F_IZvMLwakQyEJTLf-jJmFzQL9NoBtPilpJ9fZiJfEhOBeQXLplMtOXbLQl4t09EnC-GTu26swdfz75I29FrumeoE/s1387/_______________5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8cG3aQtNtikm8xQtlnb38cV3MrHoklzNiPbyuqxM0pdmvwtVcNbfoE95HNuJzngL3ap2CHJQmqY5gYFvXDDefUesLHJ0xcyB0d3F_IZvMLwakQyEJTLf-jJmFzQL9NoBtPilpJ9fZiJfEhOBeQXLplMtOXbLQl4t09EnC-GTu26swdfz75I29FrumeoE/w640-h382/_______________5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">From Toyota Commemorative Museum, we made our way to <b>Sakae</b> since I wanted to see the <b style="color: #2b00fe;">Nagoya TV Tower </b>and<b style="color: #2b00fe;"> Oasis 21 </b><i>(a three-dimensional park with glass roof that looks like a space craft). </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0qJTPs3KZpPd_Ja2jIv4w4E5-iP0CFxMk294SsXc-bteTe4CxLOCl2qXVfqFxhoqbQ14XLpHEqBqt7k_Mfm6OxXjG2eIxa5kxIfHEO2nI6jlcZRb7FrgA5tS5jvHsrZ2lYSRdc7rKX3YBk9_EimBDUpBVIfWPRnFyGoqQO6zCHXY9PedmWQAaNRV1Z0i/s1387/_______________2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0qJTPs3KZpPd_Ja2jIv4w4E5-iP0CFxMk294SsXc-bteTe4CxLOCl2qXVfqFxhoqbQ14XLpHEqBqt7k_Mfm6OxXjG2eIxa5kxIfHEO2nI6jlcZRb7FrgA5tS5jvHsrZ2lYSRdc7rKX3YBk9_EimBDUpBVIfWPRnFyGoqQO6zCHXY9PedmWQAaNRV1Z0i/w640-h382/_______________2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bzwRGw15edUUP0GA1GKYc1ZikjnrU5jpZhPPcTOXKtcykYtwej7jm3RkPjKjXV7zPo3jAwHteY0gf6NXAm2ng4FU4wMKMtlIY-dfS937r2uAvKDMoz6RP-BLCk2g2hKMQQi9HtSH5jgmzm9w74T6SQeIKH_5TNMonrvBzZNZ39qlXS1TcXjARGImkDF3/s1387/_______________5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bzwRGw15edUUP0GA1GKYc1ZikjnrU5jpZhPPcTOXKtcykYtwej7jm3RkPjKjXV7zPo3jAwHteY0gf6NXAm2ng4FU4wMKMtlIY-dfS937r2uAvKDMoz6RP-BLCk2g2hKMQQi9HtSH5jgmzm9w74T6SQeIKH_5TNMonrvBzZNZ39qlXS1TcXjARGImkDF3/w640-h382/_______________5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our last night in Nagoya and look at what we found ~<b> Mister Donuts</b>! Hubby has a liking to the "pon de ring" that is bit hard to find in Manila. So far, I have only seen it in Megamall and it is always sold out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hey that smile is priceless! Best way to end our Nagoya-Kyoto vacation! </span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ybdlt3UtXtDODYp7XJVwz7z2P4DtxbzyL7F6oPVD2GBzMG72KXmoIblDukGmq3meGBTtM-JCaaUrS6IXUfASLXFh09BhuoFMTWjjQDefh0tgR1F6ootc3PbNJ9bCIsuRzx2J0zS4JFuLv6lwy3SgolHOQ-tQkArpklFnP4SjVVMSWENiv7bTWoOWWIBO/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ybdlt3UtXtDODYp7XJVwz7z2P4DtxbzyL7F6oPVD2GBzMG72KXmoIblDukGmq3meGBTtM-JCaaUrS6IXUfASLXFh09BhuoFMTWjjQDefh0tgR1F6ootc3PbNJ9bCIsuRzx2J0zS4JFuLv6lwy3SgolHOQ-tQkArpklFnP4SjVVMSWENiv7bTWoOWWIBO/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Planning a trip to Kyoto-Nagoya? Check the links below on tips and suggested itinerary:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-1-and-2-nagoya-takayama-shirakawa-go.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 1 and 2 ~ Nagoya, Takayama and Shirakawa-go</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-3-nagoya-city.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 3 ~ Nagoya City Tour</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-4-inuyama.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 4 ~ Inuyama Day Tour</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-off-to-kyoto.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 5 ~ Off to Kyoto (Part 1)</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-part-2-buddhist-temple-and-match.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 5 ~ Kiyomizu dera</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-6-fushi-inari-toie-studio-kyoto.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 6 ~ Fushi Inari and Toei Studio Theme park</span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-7-arashiyama.html">Day 7 ~ Arashiyama</a><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">BONUS: <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/our-samurai-kenbu-experience.html">Samurai Wannabees in Kyoto</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-91816639244945699972023-10-07T23:58:00.003-07:002023-10-07T23:58:44.890-07:00Our Samurai Kenbu Experience <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This is a suggested experience for those who can't get enough of <b>Japan's Samurai culture. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I found this website online and figured my boys will love the experience of Samurais in training. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Click here for the link to their website: <a href="https://www.samurai-kenbu.jp/kyoto/">Samurai Kenbu website</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SamuraiKembu">Facebook page</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I booked a 90-minutes, <b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Sword and Kenbu experience</span></i></b> which included:</span></p><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A crash course on the samurai and kenbu traditions</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Choice of a Samurai costume to put on </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A practice session on the basic handling of a katana (the ones we used are for show only and not the real thing so basically safer than the real thing, but still deadly) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Certificate of participation</span></li></ul></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29IsFyWZfd1kH1CTyCplfAB5Rud-PdHYJ-o7cVtvlHTIRWA2a06pi86buhNWs9TvAhCBgT-f1eRZMI6qsuezDgrTosVSebrwnCBXAOXDFDw4_-OK1m10AnrmLG2jhwPS6gUBhvl6avpe92iS5HFD-Rdm1UHdfSSdJkHX-q8kTDI2xQvRcBDAZQOYnw2XY/s1387/_______________1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29IsFyWZfd1kH1CTyCplfAB5Rud-PdHYJ-o7cVtvlHTIRWA2a06pi86buhNWs9TvAhCBgT-f1eRZMI6qsuezDgrTosVSebrwnCBXAOXDFDw4_-OK1m10AnrmLG2jhwPS6gUBhvl6avpe92iS5HFD-Rdm1UHdfSSdJkHX-q8kTDI2xQvRcBDAZQOYnw2XY/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My boys expectedly loved the experience. This activity is highly recommended for families with older children. It gives participants a better appreciation of the Samurai culture and traditions. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My boys, all so serious...They are killing the look!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFeDl2BPr8M_aRSH2sCEPpPYMyaQzTQ8L-oPwj0NAdSngAaDSUaoNyY7uUnEEZDWKyx-eDpcLOO066urXYGajNBwsiqxjVQAl_QFG7Lg3ZfgGtbKDLXM2UFEdB8gY6SKhaOkDgseuKCD7T4u051r6_BsaU1ogcLLPA_1LPHNo5XoS8Lv_QfyOxYHiaFgk/s1387/_______________5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFeDl2BPr8M_aRSH2sCEPpPYMyaQzTQ8L-oPwj0NAdSngAaDSUaoNyY7uUnEEZDWKyx-eDpcLOO066urXYGajNBwsiqxjVQAl_QFG7Lg3ZfgGtbKDLXM2UFEdB8gY6SKhaOkDgseuKCD7T4u051r6_BsaU1ogcLLPA_1LPHNo5XoS8Lv_QfyOxYHiaFgk/w640-h382/_______________5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Photo-ops with our Master Sword</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAZpyfzu8D0FX-nqHmWx-MZLRgC4cEAhwyHEV04a7vdDwKG8sODwCy2i70ThXNMCUZD7ITsoL0FHMxLKaGpK4zsX80QtUDChMzyHRnHObEUdLJi4vu_Wicxio0CLvAyI6kcz64mtCo2i8QJay5IXC_2pfVAV8A9SmDOi_zB7RT2RXKOXXSTguZjirRIhH/s1387/_______________1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAZpyfzu8D0FX-nqHmWx-MZLRgC4cEAhwyHEV04a7vdDwKG8sODwCy2i70ThXNMCUZD7ITsoL0FHMxLKaGpK4zsX80QtUDChMzyHRnHObEUdLJi4vu_Wicxio0CLvAyI6kcz64mtCo2i8QJay5IXC_2pfVAV8A9SmDOi_zB7RT2RXKOXXSTguZjirRIhH/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Heavy sword lifting and choreography fighting stands, left us hungry. Dinner was at <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Restaurant_Review-g298564-d6520980-Reviews-Matsuya_Kyoto_Sanjo-Kyoto_Kyoto_Prefecture_Kinki.html">Matsuya in Kyoto Sanjo</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S5OjAFHcm4ejODpU-qMDdQomB-kFhrePRmPJIP0R0mkbBW5SoOK2Auo-zL8HqNUfFvSd1X36UmImyTO_VXl7zGxAn6TjFI1gqxq2thgk6kT0bQhX-Q9uZGApO4dB6aIluCySd3stNLQq7saFzN-kKtVSroWlZ-Fgqy3RTBaM_XkXs0XnamAAnQDmUX02/s1387/_______________6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S5OjAFHcm4ejODpU-qMDdQomB-kFhrePRmPJIP0R0mkbBW5SoOK2Auo-zL8HqNUfFvSd1X36UmImyTO_VXl7zGxAn6TjFI1gqxq2thgk6kT0bQhX-Q9uZGApO4dB6aIluCySd3stNLQq7saFzN-kKtVSroWlZ-Fgqy3RTBaM_XkXs0XnamAAnQDmUX02/w640-h382/_______________6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-14351036048360105482023-10-07T23:06:00.005-07:002023-10-07T23:08:50.869-07:00Day 7 ~ Arashiyama<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arashiyama</span></i></b> is one of Kyoto's most visited attractions. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We took Bus No. 63 from Kawaramachi Sanjo bus stop (located just outside of our </span><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-off-to-kyoto.html" style="background-color: white; color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Kyoto hotel</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">) and alighted at Kokedera Suzumusidera bus stop. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">As expected, crowds of tourists and locals were already flocking the streets of Arashiyama. We decided to head fast to the Bamboo Groove before the crowd starts pouring in some more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The <b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bamboo Groove (aka., Sagano Bamboo forest) </span></i></b>gives out a dreamy vibe, but the volume of visitors ruins the moment. I would love to go back, with less tourists in sight to simply enjoy the moment. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Despite the crowd, still all that green is such a pleasure to our eyes!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPz3FAsGYtcveJwnDfk9R8LteCSf7h1MccAXjmv9CFzVOlUYBqvn261tUbnmr8QlhenZF1Pwn7pSMMzZ2rNot2zpO6qk9Q8W1cxzuryCxia41FSTm4hjUDtcQgR8Gq4FqIUh_G3jCb8-KIGcPo4KWVd_wVmolRWuxZ17p-o-jsaAGb5MGzH8YR2sCxTcI/s1387/_______________9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPz3FAsGYtcveJwnDfk9R8LteCSf7h1MccAXjmv9CFzVOlUYBqvn261tUbnmr8QlhenZF1Pwn7pSMMzZ2rNot2zpO6qk9Q8W1cxzuryCxia41FSTm4hjUDtcQgR8Gq4FqIUh_G3jCb8-KIGcPo4KWVd_wVmolRWuxZ17p-o-jsaAGb5MGzH8YR2sCxTcI/w640-h382/_______________9.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglL1nmSwF0b9J10NX5SFnFRZnNqCrUk5sVBTyfMnS6bGofrNm1E7OBRdUFgnTfz57HBWpcf4eCWxT-iIB5uwaOuilJpGDWFtXZFD72O_GrrxPoSMjAgJP_TL5OzpUkNkTLjkx9xcHOcvox8ajFFZafFHbalAUl2u9a2Tcst_GKc38IaaazTdIEXs8wT4dF/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglL1nmSwF0b9J10NX5SFnFRZnNqCrUk5sVBTyfMnS6bGofrNm1E7OBRdUFgnTfz57HBWpcf4eCWxT-iIB5uwaOuilJpGDWFtXZFD72O_GrrxPoSMjAgJP_TL5OzpUkNkTLjkx9xcHOcvox8ajFFZafFHbalAUl2u9a2Tcst_GKc38IaaazTdIEXs8wT4dF/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KrvKo3Cj_Ao" width="320" youtube-src-id="KrvKo3Cj_Ao"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">From the Bamboo Groove we made way to <b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tenryu-Ji Temple</span></i></b> which was built in the 1300s. The temple's status was elevated to a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwDe-voQwxN2SmRwQzdCgOoIyVO17F1tYBaGRElZDUGiiKKEmdbcwhHsykiJfjP3maX6DhYbOvZ7Sz2TKZRwI0Jv0pP-59X3B2DYAwdi4VbRZ3qpyKcftVTvOWfIDdOjwbllOGh3IvMNAExML9vno5kGWz4WOvQzr1au5f9xMu3BBBw6xnC8oK4yLkGKw/s1387/_______________6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwDe-voQwxN2SmRwQzdCgOoIyVO17F1tYBaGRElZDUGiiKKEmdbcwhHsykiJfjP3maX6DhYbOvZ7Sz2TKZRwI0Jv0pP-59X3B2DYAwdi4VbRZ3qpyKcftVTvOWfIDdOjwbllOGh3IvMNAExML9vno5kGWz4WOvQzr1au5f9xMu3BBBw6xnC8oK4yLkGKw/w640-h382/_______________6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We had lunch at one of the restaurants lining the main street of Arashiyama before heading to the Monkey Park to see some Japanese Macaques. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH5RJ66_0KlPKkGqwyFlGMtDZeYjz84QHQ6sxGyCyXYlBo2JRmURx4JTwUmwKgNh4bKxjCxzSzpIPWLwKyy-Ebf63FQPSUsYl8cSrmwpuG_-dR4ku1fpxPKIKCYwiYvBv9rwy4ZNV2R9VE_4WiBsUc84SK-xbASYJ54ehTOrmLHFP4UVk2pl1QqRq6-I0/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBH5RJ66_0KlPKkGqwyFlGMtDZeYjz84QHQ6sxGyCyXYlBo2JRmURx4JTwUmwKgNh4bKxjCxzSzpIPWLwKyy-Ebf63FQPSUsYl8cSrmwpuG_-dR4ku1fpxPKIKCYwiYvBv9rwy4ZNV2R9VE_4WiBsUc84SK-xbASYJ54ehTOrmLHFP4UVk2pl1QqRq6-I0/w400-h239/_______________1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><b><i>Togetsu-kyo Bridge</i></b> located in the center of Arashiyama. </span><span>It is a wooden bridge with 400 years of history behind it. It crosses </span>the <b>Katsura River</b>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOhEKeOkxlg" width="320" youtube-src-id="lOhEKeOkxlg"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We crossed the bridge and started our ascend to the <b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Monkey Park.</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Note: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The entrance to the Monkey Park is near the bridge, but the ascend takes about 30-minutes and requires a bit of stamina and will power. The way up is not for the faint of heart and I would not recommend for senior adults as the steps are steep and there are slippery portions without many railings to hold onto. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlQ-i4nKpXQVM-q-3pZyzX1S-HAd3KvKHtE1k2cy7-ap6Zmj-dPpGT7ap-hIxaNyg6U3QvqGWzs0EnF_AS066giVkYmC9qhP5K89CNlg2eMVT_wb1sF0CnXbcokOuTr5eXVm2PfT-CqpgnIR5o89zuS3Rq3b0YzDABwvxq6J8ObJiya0ZPmHFacUA8sDF/s1387/_______________9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlQ-i4nKpXQVM-q-3pZyzX1S-HAd3KvKHtE1k2cy7-ap6Zmj-dPpGT7ap-hIxaNyg6U3QvqGWzs0EnF_AS066giVkYmC9qhP5K89CNlg2eMVT_wb1sF0CnXbcokOuTr5eXVm2PfT-CqpgnIR5o89zuS3Rq3b0YzDABwvxq6J8ObJiya0ZPmHFacUA8sDF/w640-h382/_______________9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKBZgeOtY3gMCToRAvvq7RZHzxs7GjQmzzvjOddGhdoJcRhnTPzCG-FSltyfvF1PrUs8BwSOzdFF-KbLS_8VCGNALmiSFIp_6NPM6Kh6S5-s2-gJTDC2vzgNKU8MaQiXYTu4vAe1bGRZSNJfzt2OoZRz9phSqTlvbNEmUyN4cHPRiDAGnaA0uWt8iRevd/s1387/_______________8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKBZgeOtY3gMCToRAvvq7RZHzxs7GjQmzzvjOddGhdoJcRhnTPzCG-FSltyfvF1PrUs8BwSOzdFF-KbLS_8VCGNALmiSFIp_6NPM6Kh6S5-s2-gJTDC2vzgNKU8MaQiXYTu4vAe1bGRZSNJfzt2OoZRz9phSqTlvbNEmUyN4cHPRiDAGnaA0uWt8iRevd/w640-h382/_______________8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Can you guess, which of my boys enjoyed this experience the most?</i></div></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6br2JEsv5lsOfk1gFjHm3f3w0m1NxOQjSmxsVLdf85xgTO7_tYA5-5lj3mXgzDscKcgQRpUWq5E6PAWMbJC-Bee_TGz_lt_u780FHK4LwS8MrkxAx3Huq6y3FTxjEEub0o0IqnroONgRuQbthjTn77XlcolYxyR7C5ZgdgIVmiJbVOGbqxbZoNEVuKvB/s1387/_______________10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6br2JEsv5lsOfk1gFjHm3f3w0m1NxOQjSmxsVLdf85xgTO7_tYA5-5lj3mXgzDscKcgQRpUWq5E6PAWMbJC-Bee_TGz_lt_u780FHK4LwS8MrkxAx3Huq6y3FTxjEEub0o0IqnroONgRuQbthjTn77XlcolYxyR7C5ZgdgIVmiJbVOGbqxbZoNEVuKvB/w640-h382/_______________10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The workout going up was worth it. Though I don't think I would want to walk up again anytime soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e01D6RiWSBU" width="320" youtube-src-id="e01D6RiWSBU"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went back to base (at the Cross Hotel in Kyoto) to relax and refresh a bit before heading out again to watch a theatre show, "<a href="https://www.gear.ac/en/">GEAR</a>". It is a non-verbal show, so there were no issues not knowing how to speak Japanese. The Gear theater is about 3 mins walk from our hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had dinner first, before heading to the <b>Gear Theater.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lvoqiGBT8ys5NoWPk7ff5evmWu1psOPOre-95s8zNnVJRFvkCF3srl8oLPwylbfd_52ZGnbYQHfZBeo2GvupVjI2v3kHvQ5BUapgIfIFKnzZBvC7UOlvACQ_wn_lzuwKX-8dNNVLjNnGZAJU0oqzkDb2vRW6O1Z5tK9cGGV7o-FCjyEu8JAPWPe1YCi/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lvoqiGBT8ys5NoWPk7ff5evmWu1psOPOre-95s8zNnVJRFvkCF3srl8oLPwylbfd_52ZGnbYQHfZBeo2GvupVjI2v3kHvQ5BUapgIfIFKnzZBvC7UOlvACQ_wn_lzuwKX-8dNNVLjNnGZAJU0oqzkDb2vRW6O1Z5tK9cGGV7o-FCjyEu8JAPWPe1YCi/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For more of the show, check out Gear's website by clicking this link: <a href="https://www.gear.ac/en/about/">Gear </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5QzXo92HgvUUZEus0jWclMoFiScx1CnXD8APWfe76WmJhGcCogH2JNSw0aS4MJ38WZOKqHfZt2s05NOBAHebSs9jsoBKmtJ3RRKUJQMW5n44OdCe92m5Q3t2El9_dbNJxDYU-CuH_dFcRIAoVS7eParIVchuQAKj6NCNP64uIo3m9rmT25zvShB3JPdN/s1387/_______________2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5QzXo92HgvUUZEus0jWclMoFiScx1CnXD8APWfe76WmJhGcCogH2JNSw0aS4MJ38WZOKqHfZt2s05NOBAHebSs9jsoBKmtJ3RRKUJQMW5n44OdCe92m5Q3t2El9_dbNJxDYU-CuH_dFcRIAoVS7eParIVchuQAKj6NCNP64uIo3m9rmT25zvShB3JPdN/w640-h382/_______________2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the show, we grabbed sweets, before heading back to our hotel.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsm82ll3gqmTOgf1ID69fGqmwCycU6d3PlN_08WuCj3ipNkejQT0NgWODhEJipkjfgTOEKgLM769XkjYTj3KMIAixHyDQjgitYTwwWA8sqnYxsEMAZud8YQhDFfGGwDgkNE4ausMwmr4fEWGethZneLvbW_dNSDIIN2ujKr-VfckDk6pyBSzpHe-EWZ7P/s1387/_______________5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsm82ll3gqmTOgf1ID69fGqmwCycU6d3PlN_08WuCj3ipNkejQT0NgWODhEJipkjfgTOEKgLM769XkjYTj3KMIAixHyDQjgitYTwwWA8sqnYxsEMAZud8YQhDFfGGwDgkNE4ausMwmr4fEWGethZneLvbW_dNSDIIN2ujKr-VfckDk6pyBSzpHe-EWZ7P/w640-h382/_______________5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This ends Day 7 of our Nagoya-Kyoto adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;">Planning a trip to Kyoto-Nagoya? Check our Day 1 to 6 itinerary, links below:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-1-and-2-nagoya-takayama-shirakawa-go.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 1 and 2 ~ Nagoya, Takayama and Shirakawa-go</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-3-nagoya-city.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 3 ~ Nagoya City Tour</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-4-inuyama.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 4 ~ Inuyama Day Tour</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-off-to-kyoto.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 5 ~ Off to Kyoto (Part 1)</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-part-2-buddhist-temple-and-match.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 5 ~ Kiyomizu dera</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-6-fushi-inari-toie-studio-kyoto.html">Day 6 ~ Fushi Inari and Toei Studio Theme park</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-75625279506599392532023-10-07T20:48:00.004-07:002023-10-07T20:52:20.931-07:00Day 6 ~ Fushi Inari & Toie Studio, Kyoto Japan<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today's itinerary is a quick trip to Fushi Inari and playing Samurais at <a href="https://global.toei-eigamura.com/">Toei Kyoto Studio Park</a>.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We were hoping for an early day's start. The plan was to reach Fushi Inari early to beat the crowd. Well, that did not happen though. It was already so crowded when we got there, it wasn't really fun anymore. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9uafgmjMG3U" width="320" youtube-src-id="9uafgmjMG3U"></iframe></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">At <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Fushi Inari Shrine </i></span></b>~ there were so many people an ascend is unlikely. </span><span style="background-color: white;">We managed to steal a few shots but</span><span style="background-color: white;"> decided to proceed to our next agenda soon after.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk-ehSRH0no9FYUz3OIkfHzWT63fpxh_7OIWGfvahZuLT1DZ5S9eyXZynmE4JJcUH5HJbytgb0gS_uS5yzvE4qAVtt8mkYDAhd9Ep0thBdXAVupaNAvnh_EEVA9bfwAjyJVWztHsN5NOzFmlmXxJ4JVDXaCQ9qIUi7PcbPUQqL3sNkxSEFx3h85Snnuhn/s1387/_____1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk-ehSRH0no9FYUz3OIkfHzWT63fpxh_7OIWGfvahZuLT1DZ5S9eyXZynmE4JJcUH5HJbytgb0gS_uS5yzvE4qAVtt8mkYDAhd9Ep0thBdXAVupaNAvnh_EEVA9bfwAjyJVWztHsN5NOzFmlmXxJ4JVDXaCQ9qIUi7PcbPUQqL3sNkxSEFx3h85Snnuhn/w640-h382/_____1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wNxK-F8Yk8TFgzfNxKpO7h0B4CywMfZktiYh9HR_tRpVO6rxPaSkispEmdRHwlC7CAH9THZliOnTjI_Rzn5bvEHKC5NSY4TjYEzYELO6OyYVXSPzEN2NUCqtASrvz2sPxG6_b4myK-FK2Ezl_y_w-vGPzEOutNw86lCCrOJ9AfoQjMr5WvyzujOGcBEQ/s1387/_______________2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wNxK-F8Yk8TFgzfNxKpO7h0B4CywMfZktiYh9HR_tRpVO6rxPaSkispEmdRHwlC7CAH9THZliOnTjI_Rzn5bvEHKC5NSY4TjYEzYELO6OyYVXSPzEN2NUCqtASrvz2sPxG6_b4myK-FK2Ezl_y_w-vGPzEOutNw86lCCrOJ9AfoQjMr5WvyzujOGcBEQ/w640-h382/_______________2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Toei Kyoto Studio Park</span></i></b><span style="color: #050505;"> is trip to Japan's Edo Era. We have visited an Edo Period theme park during 2016 Nikko visit and my boys all had a blast! So, I am pretty hyped for our today's agenda.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Here is the link to my blog on Edo Wonderland, if you are also interest in ~ <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2016/04/day-3-tokyo-japan-from-tokyo-to-nikko.html">Edo Wonderland Nikko</a>.</i></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Edo is the former name of Tokyo and the seat of power from 1603 to 1868. To us Edo is the old mystical Japan ~ the world of <i>Ninjas, Geishas and Samurai</i>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zYQ3nJrsIf8" width="320" youtube-src-id="zYQ3nJrsIf8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hubby and I went crazy over the variety of costumes choices and with an Edo town as a backdrop. We were like children let loosed in Disneyland, but in character!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2IKIF_Mimaw5dXrpigsGdPbF0mw9aDtc7j6jiByFd3HXGxqPvBFo4F4QuQjj0cpr2BSZlj2MOFg1LC9Ksn9Eg1pbmCzBvv1eJSdw4-tzRX9BHD4avE5MMq2yHXk82vuNILJ0TqpSKSul6rOd472sMEu3UYz6WTPPo1VJ75jyBJwLdBWvHu53tmgTKOel/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2IKIF_Mimaw5dXrpigsGdPbF0mw9aDtc7j6jiByFd3HXGxqPvBFo4F4QuQjj0cpr2BSZlj2MOFg1LC9Ksn9Eg1pbmCzBvv1eJSdw4-tzRX9BHD4avE5MMq2yHXk82vuNILJ0TqpSKSul6rOd472sMEu3UYz6WTPPo1VJ75jyBJwLdBWvHu53tmgTKOel/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Honestly, this is the most fun we have had so far in Japan. If you are planning to dress up in tradition Japanese attire, we highly recommend Toei Studio.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d9sLBAVDai8" width="320" youtube-src-id="d9sLBAVDai8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There were plenty of other things to do at Toie Studio. While there try to catch the <b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ninja/Samurai Show </span></i></b>and see the impressive collection of life-sized anime superheroes at <i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Super</b><b> Sentai x Kamen Rider Gallery</b></span></i>. There is something for everyone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ninja/Samurai Show</span></i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DX2p7XpkY2M" width="320" youtube-src-id="DX2p7XpkY2M"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLVX9rRdFXPHSoykyls2DzUI0OfIpgOO9HfCJN0QLjrNixZ2ybQSzMZyYjtF1wQ_DXCV7DwlVoYauGyXfLnxOyREMmDRxZb5SHpRfPnejbpI-fL6p8cKikZhYXm4RZKGY93mfkuG5TJJ76wqnkWJGPEBomVk2kUZuIYNnXSE2UBq_EoU80O0khCOyAAjz/s1387/_______________6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLVX9rRdFXPHSoykyls2DzUI0OfIpgOO9HfCJN0QLjrNixZ2ybQSzMZyYjtF1wQ_DXCV7DwlVoYauGyXfLnxOyREMmDRxZb5SHpRfPnejbpI-fL6p8cKikZhYXm4RZKGY93mfkuG5TJJ76wqnkWJGPEBomVk2kUZuIYNnXSE2UBq_EoU80O0khCOyAAjz/w640-h382/_______________6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Super</b><b> Sentai x Kamen Rider Gallery</b></span></i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUVJ5XGC0Paumq_ils_KfMkt8-UgDHx78W6ODavHRcQaGnIPy0kx9d_8M5ruo4vv9DTiAnN-ly2Q0o6RcDsJtlduQK1mHDuySsPYHj3mIGuAP9Ysg9Dov0KViRc8e8qenVZz5HDDlYKMJPUSQcvjF9pm9b3kT6ZEKhdUrHYNt2ynDC3d1cTJ-gXTlOl5o/s1387/_______________5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUVJ5XGC0Paumq_ils_KfMkt8-UgDHx78W6ODavHRcQaGnIPy0kx9d_8M5ruo4vv9DTiAnN-ly2Q0o6RcDsJtlduQK1mHDuySsPYHj3mIGuAP9Ysg9Dov0KViRc8e8qenVZz5HDDlYKMJPUSQcvjF9pm9b3kT6ZEKhdUrHYNt2ynDC3d1cTJ-gXTlOl5o/w640-h382/_______________5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Check the Toei Studio website here for theme park details: <a href="https://global.toei-eigamura.com/detail/attractions/">Toei Studio Themepark</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>TIPS: </b></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The park is easy to reach. We took Bus No. 63 from Kawaramachi Sanjo bus stop (located just outside of our <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-off-to-kyoto.html">Kyoto hotel</a>) and alighted at Uzumasa Eigamura Mae bus stop. It is about a 40 mins ride by bus at Y230 each. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Drop by their souvenir shops. There are so many "kawaii" trinkets and even Kyoto sweets sold at competitive prices compared to those in Nagoya. Buy <span style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18);"><i><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Yatsuhashi</span></b></i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i style="color: #4d5156;"> </i><span style="color: #4d5156;">(sweets made of a sweet bean paste sandwiched in soft dough shaped into a triangle; they come in all sorts of flavors, such as green tea, chocolate, strawberry, banana, etc.). Our personal favorite of course is the matcha favored ones.</span></span></span></li></ul><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78ijDjYJhTsQVC-awMrg6EmWl73ESePTmq25PurltmbRBBYPtRT3P_HQOq42Kgz_cm2FO3-QIGYXjPiaYM3euBb6OaXz_DjYOE_zRyozo0hrh3MhkVy2yVqtn8dlBMg-bMusWj4CBub61Wxb7wlqF0Z4xZ0bg_rjatdzUGraLNujm0rdQ97syLxSxyAee/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78ijDjYJhTsQVC-awMrg6EmWl73ESePTmq25PurltmbRBBYPtRT3P_HQOq42Kgz_cm2FO3-QIGYXjPiaYM3euBb6OaXz_DjYOE_zRyozo0hrh3MhkVy2yVqtn8dlBMg-bMusWj4CBub61Wxb7wlqF0Z4xZ0bg_rjatdzUGraLNujm0rdQ97syLxSxyAee/w400-h239/_______________1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">All the walking around the park will leave you hungry. There are plenty of themed restaurants inside the park. For lunch we opted for <b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Chanbara Restaurant</span></i></b> located at the Padios.</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlGfBcqzVbhq0KwypENu7nO5U4S9FDIOmkCpNHPDI3M7sIChUdPbQZOFPZOLu5WKWvX5m63N4kGx6mMJ_PE4rVVRhnXxsdaDYiUPu9NTv-aLZ62maH2F1UVyh2Jju8NUtWLaxsEpK15_a7aRJYNRaq6CA-kdZSxrjTMBF2N2-YiQWPgwyaxpJTjr_psYP/s1387/_______________6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlGfBcqzVbhq0KwypENu7nO5U4S9FDIOmkCpNHPDI3M7sIChUdPbQZOFPZOLu5WKWvX5m63N4kGx6mMJ_PE4rVVRhnXxsdaDYiUPu9NTv-aLZ62maH2F1UVyh2Jju8NUtWLaxsEpK15_a7aRJYNRaq6CA-kdZSxrjTMBF2N2-YiQWPgwyaxpJTjr_psYP/w640-h382/_______________6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A quick stop at <b>Kawaramachi Shopping Center</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hiQ67xrB1Jxzht7BpjbEl2yGaO4Uzko8OaBddSVFoGldqOnTxKss0j-FEwuGr1Fez4ncui7AEPg9gClqwgnuaQaSklGSN03IUTVclku1RtXgWmGsy5W5ysMLe5TA5a_VyEv_Oe8VymfId8dcVcylpg7pKTOdy_mKx-LTHqwW5Wv7Vs42l_l4C6tu-PO3/s1387/_______________7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hiQ67xrB1Jxzht7BpjbEl2yGaO4Uzko8OaBddSVFoGldqOnTxKss0j-FEwuGr1Fez4ncui7AEPg9gClqwgnuaQaSklGSN03IUTVclku1RtXgWmGsy5W5ysMLe5TA5a_VyEv_Oe8VymfId8dcVcylpg7pKTOdy_mKx-LTHqwW5Wv7Vs42l_l4C6tu-PO3/w640-h382/_______________7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This is a gem, found many of this in Japan (this one located at Kawaramachi Shopping Center) ~ change your local bills into Yen. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It is so easy to use and with English translation too. We tried it on loose USD bills, rates comparable to ATM withdrawals and over the counter exchange transactions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOKSdc6x86TTg1xR6Ftorw13QMN8xY8B4ozZxP2VobvcBep2H0PoL9HX4tmAljlItwuFj5mne3tPAlIIlAbSPakc5adBMHErT-zLhN_TXqOuREqMQWdZ7C87zh8gXjLxGFJ7IYRNQuIwcHAXno-BDjXGp_TL1XPRcXX_uAGzURNFdjz2HkaXD5zAfSc7i/s1387/_______________8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOKSdc6x86TTg1xR6Ftorw13QMN8xY8B4ozZxP2VobvcBep2H0PoL9HX4tmAljlItwuFj5mne3tPAlIIlAbSPakc5adBMHErT-zLhN_TXqOuREqMQWdZ7C87zh8gXjLxGFJ7IYRNQuIwcHAXno-BDjXGp_TL1XPRcXX_uAGzURNFdjz2HkaXD5zAfSc7i/w400-h239/_______________8.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Planning a trip to Kyoto-Nagoya? Check our Day 1 to 5 itinerary, links below:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-1-and-2-nagoya-takayama-shirakawa-go.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 1 and 2 ~ Nagoya, Takayama and Shirakawa-go</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-3-nagoya-city.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 3 ~ Nagoya City Tour</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-4-inuyama.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 4 ~ Inuyama Day Tour</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-off-to-kyoto.html">Day 5 ~ Off to Kyoto (Part 1)</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-part-2-buddhist-temple-and-match.html">Day 5 ~ Kiyomizu dera</a><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-1688581978112339452023-10-07T05:44:00.006-07:002023-10-07T21:34:55.310-07:00Day 5 ~ (Part 2) A Buddhist Temple and Matcha Overload<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Off to our first destination in Kyoto, the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia;"><b>Kiyomizu dera.</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWMyCRfoWl7qm2fs7f5IygcnOMFi6asxvyRK7peYOD2k1SNnOyurPNfzHRPL72iUlZdTNXe5B1wZAlUc-Dc_fmRLEpAmRkbgDpoIHcUmXt_M8CXF9zw-eBr1JvMe-h9m-hwlDGuIhwYhTnJdhFifGyMjscxU5enoapX8jBFLp3f5KryAQ289cxZvkMVZ0/s1387/_______________5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWMyCRfoWl7qm2fs7f5IygcnOMFi6asxvyRK7peYOD2k1SNnOyurPNfzHRPL72iUlZdTNXe5B1wZAlUc-Dc_fmRLEpAmRkbgDpoIHcUmXt_M8CXF9zw-eBr1JvMe-h9m-hwlDGuIhwYhTnJdhFifGyMjscxU5enoapX8jBFLp3f5KryAQ289cxZvkMVZ0/w640-h382/_______________5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia;">Kiyomizu dera is a Buddhist temple, known for its</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18); color: #040c28; font-family: georgia;">wooden stage</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia;"> overlooking a hillside. It offers panoramic view of beautiful Kyoto especially during clear weather.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW_ucaPtXZm93S1Py4eWUmngaYuDlf6r2TLDkg607WHlCX-LDfItZ9R4fQJnEGmbuHUfAGoGn3ScUT2vs879VSO0fFPW4plixZNQgWLRLFIwJE5mevUuyiBJFJsPfWb9bhcM6nshxRDsXYF5zufQZMXLZ5rYqsjswGUDYU5fWSzIJuo_jrTVN4sLVIvWI/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW_ucaPtXZm93S1Py4eWUmngaYuDlf6r2TLDkg607WHlCX-LDfItZ9R4fQJnEGmbuHUfAGoGn3ScUT2vs879VSO0fFPW4plixZNQgWLRLFIwJE5mevUuyiBJFJsPfWb9bhcM6nshxRDsXYF5zufQZMXLZ5rYqsjswGUDYU5fWSzIJuo_jrTVN4sLVIvWI/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnp7l93BNJnB230XW2vwAM_AY2MKEtiSeAIvdfLszTnbUPPMH9i-Y2pNpniMdIg3J4CNAYm-NQ-_7KZC6Hh8rF63MlbVrIeRhhzRi8KBRuSTRlaiwLQklLqQ1_2QkCKsPKyuZE2-WZxRJVxctUbZND2gFUSJ9SP_e4RNtMjkhLSKjKAzaOiyQjileE8D3/s1387/_______________2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnp7l93BNJnB230XW2vwAM_AY2MKEtiSeAIvdfLszTnbUPPMH9i-Y2pNpniMdIg3J4CNAYm-NQ-_7KZC6Hh8rF63MlbVrIeRhhzRi8KBRuSTRlaiwLQklLqQ1_2QkCKsPKyuZE2-WZxRJVxctUbZND2gFUSJ9SP_e4RNtMjkhLSKjKAzaOiyQjileE8D3/w400-h239/_______________2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was not cherry blossom season when we visited, I bet the view would have been more spectacular.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bzYvlknLKig" width="320" youtube-src-id="bzYvlknLKig"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There are plenty of kimono shops in the area, but there were too many people and we thought it would be difficult to get nice pictures with plenty of tourists as background.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA9T5-I6yHQq4O9VRtCcJsFnMVs-lhY57UXlClD3psCvGwtsGwS8MINVLggXlAOhetIBejNZrDFgNFTiLl860BbpA9OmaG16bPijx17xLbH1UMjSpEFvzJ-pG6GAgmkyR7HgBTQfMPeQRGk3Kw6m4cfLciajfap6i0tShAGMAWVidBYxDwnDnVaVkBv0z/s1387/_______________2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA9T5-I6yHQq4O9VRtCcJsFnMVs-lhY57UXlClD3psCvGwtsGwS8MINVLggXlAOhetIBejNZrDFgNFTiLl860BbpA9OmaG16bPijx17xLbH1UMjSpEFvzJ-pG6GAgmkyR7HgBTQfMPeQRGk3Kw6m4cfLciajfap6i0tShAGMAWVidBYxDwnDnVaVkBv0z/w640-h382/_______________2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"><span style="background-color: white;">There were plenty of traditional sweet shops, coffee and green tea houses along Shimizuzaka, </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">San’nei saka and Ninenzaka. We ended in visiting some of them on our way back. Note though, that the volume of tourist (local and international) was just overwhelming.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wL30BExMMl8" width="320" youtube-src-id="wL30BExMMl8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I think they call this "revenge travel". </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And that's a lot of people mingling about, bye-bye Covid! </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB10uPbPWDmYnkP6Q-btYWnjdoSPE_eI98SqC4g0OKYX4raz9ZIDlIe2URCZxCn4vSC7i8Bj_J_TW40Zj_1CcUxGbBJlLnyMpaOk7iPY8bj4NsSoWIDDeh1NWGvybIkiXurLCayqQ5R2Ij-KRyG0X31bxdfaNLFFa-baKptZJyrtVfZt6g5eLv4CTTp2B-/s1387/_______________2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB10uPbPWDmYnkP6Q-btYWnjdoSPE_eI98SqC4g0OKYX4raz9ZIDlIe2URCZxCn4vSC7i8Bj_J_TW40Zj_1CcUxGbBJlLnyMpaOk7iPY8bj4NsSoWIDDeh1NWGvybIkiXurLCayqQ5R2Ij-KRyG0X31bxdfaNLFFa-baKptZJyrtVfZt6g5eLv4CTTp2B-/w640-h382/_______________2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">One of highlights of our trip to Japan... matcha binging. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">The trick here is to skip breakfast and do kilometers of walking... </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJsZWTJAfgGco2IoL_UP9FK-w3k0Wt0QxdBKw5V4N1JhbNBGB_ffWlRM6twXg79aRSVQibxIOm7_BNXhGARDNbha4ZQfvSByTtRh_mD2s6cwyEoCpgi168fp2IYP6p0sQuuDQLuleI-mR26zGcFQ-RoEJW-q25v7VVnWjipPNVkXnJoZtncyRFUoOCJkf/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJsZWTJAfgGco2IoL_UP9FK-w3k0Wt0QxdBKw5V4N1JhbNBGB_ffWlRM6twXg79aRSVQibxIOm7_BNXhGARDNbha4ZQfvSByTtRh_mD2s6cwyEoCpgi168fp2IYP6p0sQuuDQLuleI-mR26zGcFQ-RoEJW-q25v7VVnWjipPNVkXnJoZtncyRFUoOCJkf/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Traffic was terrible and so we ended up burning some of the calories we've consumed by just walking back to the hotel. It was a leisurely 2km walk. </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We ended at the </span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.kyoto-kawaramachi.or.jp/english/">Kawaramachi Shopping Street</a>, before finally heading back to the hotel for our much needed recharge.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If you missed the 1st half of our Day 1 in Kyoto, follow the link below</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-5-off-to-kyoto.html">Day 5 ~ Off to Kyoto</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Please check also our Day 1 to Day 4 touring Nagoya Japan</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-1-and-2-nagoya-takayama-shirakawa-go.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 1 and 2 ~ Nagoya, Takayama and Shirakawa-go</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-3-nagoya-city.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 3 ~ Nagoya City Tour</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-4-inuyama.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Day 4 ~ Inuyama Day Tour</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-65723622338400462352023-10-07T04:35:00.003-07:002023-10-07T21:05:35.099-07:00DAY 5 ~ OFF TO KYOTO<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Kyoto</b>, I would say is where you should go if you want to experience the "real" traditional Japan.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7_SY8Xctf4SidvfbPs1x1fgOSnbGOMnl_9q8N8moeho7KuEceUnCU6dhDEj9PCbkSOTP4-3Mjmgi0Gyg4UZHrvDGRhtEXDQwOOjq0JnGKZUwdbbi1jlz900JXRBuKWguzQEEB902yuT186FE-vKNgL-3RvqL9soJrREo-J1fxcW23NX2kBVZJLEEn7Gg/s1387/_______________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7_SY8Xctf4SidvfbPs1x1fgOSnbGOMnl_9q8N8moeho7KuEceUnCU6dhDEj9PCbkSOTP4-3Mjmgi0Gyg4UZHrvDGRhtEXDQwOOjq0JnGKZUwdbbi1jlz900JXRBuKWguzQEEB902yuT186FE-vKNgL-3RvqL9soJrREo-J1fxcW23NX2kBVZJLEEn7Gg/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We took an early Shinkansen from Nagoya to Kyoto (Booked via <a href="https://smart-ex.jp/en/reservation/">Smart -Ex website</a>). We wanted to reach Kyoto early to maximize our vacation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOJIfpA2I6hzKfO75XVs6x3ghw2ZcA1NeSUeg-uMGq8j_ogMlsRB3RP2jd4Xf3rC1BMo9xMg3XsVmdI-Vrys1Z9V-JKbzGyfBVGlLer-6a0kI_6ec1dy7NP2l1K7NVUXisftHKBK_NqtFz9Cg55BdjWTvL4y_q-K4pSNQjo8jiXz_cVvpnwsSRVoJhAxFn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1546" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOJIfpA2I6hzKfO75XVs6x3ghw2ZcA1NeSUeg-uMGq8j_ogMlsRB3RP2jd4Xf3rC1BMo9xMg3XsVmdI-Vrys1Z9V-JKbzGyfBVGlLer-6a0kI_6ec1dy7NP2l1K7NVUXisftHKBK_NqtFz9Cg55BdjWTvL4y_q-K4pSNQjo8jiXz_cVvpnwsSRVoJhAxFn=w640-h312" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Tip: You can save a bit of cash by booking at least 2 weeks in advance and choose the <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Kodama trains</span></b> (which offers discounted tickets by as much as Y500/pax on ordinary seats and Y2000/pax on green seats). The Kodama trains have more stops, compared to the other trains, "Hikari and Nozomi (but only by about 20 minutes Nagoya-Kyoto route)".</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Riding the Kodama Train </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i8ag7Prp_1M" width="320" youtube-src-id="i8ag7Prp_1M"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">From Kyoto Station, we used the Karasuma Line, alighted at Oike Station then transferred to Tozai Line going to Sanjo Keihan Station. <a href="https://www.crosshotel.com/kyoto/en">Cross Hotel</a> our home in Kyoto is about 400 meters walk from the station. It was a bit of walking, but this hotel is very convenient when taking the bus (which we will be using for the majority of our Kyoto adventure). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This stream is just outside our hotel...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMGSL3ShSW9iqvcTc6tVq8Qr01k76Vxjw-sN4xFopF8wOM6OktucBx24_89X1N6ciB247GlHGFPfa3alKrR1B8mrzKHx-Gvqnwg68A1DhJInxIFVsFO2TLdeco0fu8IYRpyomtb7DkU_fGDS-oN_NqHoFMEAKu0zZfizKIU7oFGsVjKOmCSrQ2c-CrV9t/s1387/_____2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMGSL3ShSW9iqvcTc6tVq8Qr01k76Vxjw-sN4xFopF8wOM6OktucBx24_89X1N6ciB247GlHGFPfa3alKrR1B8mrzKHx-Gvqnwg68A1DhJInxIFVsFO2TLdeco0fu8IYRpyomtb7DkU_fGDS-oN_NqHoFMEAKu0zZfizKIU7oFGsVjKOmCSrQ2c-CrV9t/w640-h382/_____2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: left;">We love <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cross Hotel Kyoto</span></b>. It is very near the Nishi Market for some serious shopping, Potoncho alley lined with restaurants and the beautiful Kamo river.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The peaceful <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Kamo River,</span> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">you would want to jump in and wade through its clean-clean water. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LH53FdZ9Eq0" width="320" youtube-src-id="LH53FdZ9Eq0"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YnfN2fV5j5c" width="320" youtube-src-id="YnfN2fV5j5c"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">At Cross Hotel Kyoto's lobby-lounge, enjoying complimentary coffee while we rest our tired feet from the day's walk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwW00Pm9TBmjutBI7FMEYNJxGD4FgMN-1zbCgYKUkMHMpj-eN1kkQn4WxyLs8AWA6AeqK9JNVrhMfHYzX7fztDxDtsEY8cSgbAlsqOR5367BwYRTdTnK6oqwP0NKi-1g5Bz0hhRrbMRvYWJlYmXWKAK7tLqovtFpoz8SWs4hZ9o8bEB_aLQsAD4F8pAzTh/w640-h382/_______________1.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZdFgb1B2CRxbHAIImunE7LFWns-_JqUif0r4tzgkeOnZYwxSHGJst803s4hdjklo04Wu2biaR9zJovPvyD_DesvbRh1Wqqo-LVbCtbWKcYtUyMddOQsEbgpaSp12MW2DxNxkfGj1Yh0bdWwofSigyTP3ptLNaqUB9tr8q8IFEIPUBn3rJbSQcgGR-MHq/s1387/_____1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZdFgb1B2CRxbHAIImunE7LFWns-_JqUif0r4tzgkeOnZYwxSHGJst803s4hdjklo04Wu2biaR9zJovPvyD_DesvbRh1Wqqo-LVbCtbWKcYtUyMddOQsEbgpaSp12MW2DxNxkfGj1Yh0bdWwofSigyTP3ptLNaqUB9tr8q8IFEIPUBn3rJbSQcgGR-MHq/w640-h382/_____1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More of Kamo River... I can spend hours here just chillaxing and watching the birds while sipping some freshly brewed coffee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGh24woB1MayvvzVwSOzTTWVCgBfA3xVb5K60mDg0X1VkFMg2gSPvxokVq9PxlBBRkiomv3IUDRBEYkZxPrGCfLOZYqEdMTvZaPk_Qznj_jR7gKtfgzXNVQYvT8X29Xs3LKXohcm5dv4RUAygra0mWFsYXYgKX1HPZIGdi1LtNzfGDL0jhZTEBOMfsxBo/s1387/_______________2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGh24woB1MayvvzVwSOzTTWVCgBfA3xVb5K60mDg0X1VkFMg2gSPvxokVq9PxlBBRkiomv3IUDRBEYkZxPrGCfLOZYqEdMTvZaPk_Qznj_jR7gKtfgzXNVQYvT8X29Xs3LKXohcm5dv4RUAygra0mWFsYXYgKX1HPZIGdi1LtNzfGDL0jhZTEBOMfsxBo/w640-h382/_______________2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Part 1 of our Day 1 in Kyoto ends here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Follow Part 2 ~ as we head to <b>Kiyomizu-dera</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">and all things matcha (drinks, snacks and desserts).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you missed our Day 1-4, check the links below:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-1-and-2-nagoya-takayama-shirakawa-go.html">Day 1 and 2 ~ Nagoya, Takayama and Shirakawa-go</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-3-nagoya-city.html">Day 3 ~ Nagoya City Tour</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-4-inuyama.html">Day 4 ~ Inuyama Day Tour</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-34065645556857226402023-09-30T08:17:00.005-07:002023-10-07T02:00:14.823-07:00DAY 4 ~ INUYAMA<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Have you heard of <b>Inuyama</b>? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This city is very near Nagoya (a little under 35kms) is easily accessible via the Nagoya Meitetsu Train and thus a perfect for a quick day trip away from the busyness of the city. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A DIY is not difficult to arrange ~ Meitetsu offers Special Ticket Discounts to Inuyama. <a href="https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/eng/train/Ticket/special/shoryudo/">Meitetsu Nagayo Railroad webpage</a>,</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> even includes recommended itineraries and model courses.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Check the link here: <a href="https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/eng/train/Ticket/special/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2021/07/21/meitetsu_special_discount_tickets_1.pdf">Meitetsu Special Ticket Discount</a>.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We bought our special discount ticket from Meitetsu Nagoya Station Central Gate Ticket Window, one day before our scheduled trip.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We opted for the <b>Inuyama Castle Town and Meiji Mura combo</b>, which included:</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">>Hop-on hop-off Meitetsu train One-day ticket </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">> Hop-on hop-off bus ticket between Inuyama station and Museum Meiji-mura </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">> Museum Meiji-mura admission </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">> Inuyama castle admission </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">> Meitetsu discount coupons (usable in Inuyama Castle Town/Meiji Mura museum for discounts on food and souvenirs)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We left Nagoya City at 730am and arrived at Inuyama Station around 830am. We stopped for breakfast at the <a href="https://www.lotteria.jp.e.aqn.hp.transer.com/menu/?category=type04">Lotteria</a> at the Inuyama Station. It is like Japan's McDonald's.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4pnV4SatAobiUyr76YEyOm459IOSjcWWmZBuN6nmXC4kM1DNG4_0C87_5Y7fgKAF1FPXzlEJ_CwnLKPmOKCenFQeKhh-VGIEZGKBgJWE6rKsIJR3jt74pQ8nAkjnLg824QIWvrohCyIK7oDkaI6Z4EjTVkTi14wGXaTyeI2EeTfCsGSxZi-pL6fDP7L8/s1387/___1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4pnV4SatAobiUyr76YEyOm459IOSjcWWmZBuN6nmXC4kM1DNG4_0C87_5Y7fgKAF1FPXzlEJ_CwnLKPmOKCenFQeKhh-VGIEZGKBgJWE6rKsIJR3jt74pQ8nAkjnLg824QIWvrohCyIK7oDkaI6Z4EjTVkTi14wGXaTyeI2EeTfCsGSxZi-pL6fDP7L8/w640-h382/___1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Inuyama Castle</b> (one of the last original castles in Japan, unscathed by the war or any natural disasters) and an open-air architectural theme park/museum called <b>Meiji Mura</b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Inuyama Castle is about 1 km leisurely walk from the station. And it was a good thing that we packed energy before beginning our ascend to the castle.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We passed by the <b>Sankoinari Shrine </b>on our way to the castle. It is a mini version of Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine (more on that in my Kyoto blog). It is less touristy here, which very good for thanking photos. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNsymXbCO_MAJ1jg2JkV76e4KFjkPRgRo8K7GZU_Ag9EDySk7_4AO7dlBEhcH3YflQcXS8_SZQI7Zqyl3w_OJZsQFXzIv8kgQveZb3L3a1Y0Lm8GCgqdPpIJWDitSt0-6FFHyPqNJZw0jloQnphDib1hEuWAfwf_pkDaOqkf0qbEm0-4iuMMiwipIOnYR/s1387/_____1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNsymXbCO_MAJ1jg2JkV76e4KFjkPRgRo8K7GZU_Ag9EDySk7_4AO7dlBEhcH3YflQcXS8_SZQI7Zqyl3w_OJZsQFXzIv8kgQveZb3L3a1Y0Lm8GCgqdPpIJWDitSt0-6FFHyPqNJZw0jloQnphDib1hEuWAfwf_pkDaOqkf0qbEm0-4iuMMiwipIOnYR/w640-h382/_____1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Inuyama Castle is said to be the oldest existing castle tower in Japan. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was a steep climb up to the top, but the view was all worth it. The tower overlooks the Kiso River. </span><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOyGQvzUNBzLlO9xnHw0cv_xVzrZ0qOW_2KeZtsff3fenk7jq8YgoPg3ZoeYdrDKeQrhh1-r-kF32EzU9-idRdkDgdnKIeJWd3WvT_RcytOFwB15kHXrsUJ1l1YlUsyXJyXzcTo7ng9mLHVi8rHlE3ZyEcdbJEDGa21EsyUHH4DV5uSFqiZWqOoCwcN_Z/s1387/_____3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOyGQvzUNBzLlO9xnHw0cv_xVzrZ0qOW_2KeZtsff3fenk7jq8YgoPg3ZoeYdrDKeQrhh1-r-kF32EzU9-idRdkDgdnKIeJWd3WvT_RcytOFwB15kHXrsUJ1l1YlUsyXJyXzcTo7ng9mLHVi8rHlE3ZyEcdbJEDGa21EsyUHH4DV5uSFqiZWqOoCwcN_Z/w640-h382/_____3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Watch this video link of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/295864266129964">Inuyama Castle view from the balcony</a></span></p></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5XZIyZD5SK9BQO2R3SQZhYGFF13ASjz0Zr8lgZPmQpTvxtpfVYylO1791qfTFBoTv07MGWvfWAXhJgmOkAtlMG3ajZb6LWP4cTtNGr2mtxl5H_VEp-k75uqpPw_kaHcrR8j7WEKFRt5nvh1_I9NlQxDeTh5lXEtM-HzX0RGaXeJ95APdMixZVynbcJei/s1387/_____4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5XZIyZD5SK9BQO2R3SQZhYGFF13ASjz0Zr8lgZPmQpTvxtpfVYylO1791qfTFBoTv07MGWvfWAXhJgmOkAtlMG3ajZb6LWP4cTtNGr2mtxl5H_VEp-k75uqpPw_kaHcrR8j7WEKFRt5nvh1_I9NlQxDeTh5lXEtM-HzX0RGaXeJ95APdMixZVynbcJei/w640-h382/_____4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Strolled a bit around the Inuyama Castle Town. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd3RJrGpsWqAzISDx5qmkYtG6nCm3ju05qoVeNNWfb8v-nvUrsFEkSA0r0dTwW7jliWrbQJ-iAegySVhy0SFYoyBrzen_Ni-DbViuO0Ttk6u9rPhorCJrhiRwMcx96FmZNX2OnvVNS1TvI2Nl3YbH_buEK3lbyw2AOmCsUHMCaiy19j857nzZTIkEVPZt/s2048/352242468_294099272995397_78502091438527655_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd3RJrGpsWqAzISDx5qmkYtG6nCm3ju05qoVeNNWfb8v-nvUrsFEkSA0r0dTwW7jliWrbQJ-iAegySVhy0SFYoyBrzen_Ni-DbViuO0Ttk6u9rPhorCJrhiRwMcx96FmZNX2OnvVNS1TvI2Nl3YbH_buEK3lbyw2AOmCsUHMCaiy19j857nzZTIkEVPZt/w640-h480/352242468_294099272995397_78502091438527655_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />And stopped by for sweets before heading to our next stop <b style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; text-align: left;">Meiji-mura.</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqhbgE3pt9z-fTwcIkPY1kbFUgoENawWtI5TmlNZVlrjHjIbMBxz0Q6ywtVxL5BWkQu04WqoxnPuNERHQazR-uRLhDvWBEJ2uYNfySI8l65pLusENbtPW9irPySJGdeBI0lCciccSk1SqamRi1-lXQuBeT53SdH-o09n2uIXmUf4wQR2ua4K0Ra9_I38U/s1387/_____2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqhbgE3pt9z-fTwcIkPY1kbFUgoENawWtI5TmlNZVlrjHjIbMBxz0Q6ywtVxL5BWkQu04WqoxnPuNERHQazR-uRLhDvWBEJ2uYNfySI8l65pLusENbtPW9irPySJGdeBI0lCciccSk1SqamRi1-lXQuBeT53SdH-o09n2uIXmUf4wQR2ua4K0Ra9_I38U/w640-h382/_____2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">Meiji-mura</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">is an open-air architectural museum. It is one of the largest theme parks in Japan at 100 hectares (Yes, we did a lot of walking!)</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The museum showcases historic buildings from Japan's Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa periods. The museum allows guests to experience life during the Meiji period (1868-1912). <a href="https://centrip-japan.com/article/862.html">They have shops where you can rent Meiji period kimonos</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It is amazing what they have done here at Meiji Mura. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There are so many historic buildings. We were really in awe, they managed to save so many. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">They currently have 67 buildings at Meiji Mura, 10 of which are designated </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"important cultural assets". </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our mode of transport inside the Meiji Mura - bus (that circles the park).</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3bDjADWeeisCKZ1MoG0F30DBCLvV-RSCGPsrKq3f8pttvLde547k-oBXtCftx9IbkdoBGZ2ke9o222D_l6r3PWtyUP9WqB86HsaTvsBc_NvGv2DrgCeFd5mdo1z6_bCCmSMzWYPeiyZXI_8gUS2wZ7PhBBXe_QuOcJ5AKTol5irBRd9uwsrwaeIZzE0N/s1387/_____1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3bDjADWeeisCKZ1MoG0F30DBCLvV-RSCGPsrKq3f8pttvLde547k-oBXtCftx9IbkdoBGZ2ke9o222D_l6r3PWtyUP9WqB86HsaTvsBc_NvGv2DrgCeFd5mdo1z6_bCCmSMzWYPeiyZXI_8gUS2wZ7PhBBXe_QuOcJ5AKTol5irBRd9uwsrwaeIZzE0N/w640-h382/_____1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCjxUFpX7YGsIgIYXPuLXiMaor7AJu8pFRfin146LEVczIfkWS4DP0yQoaMjbQDx6-w2fGLKhRvgLxjgsXV2HHNztXGCZZMwgA6zFRBclXsSRs9NA5DUV2gKAXV9_KjwT-atxOfoTuODDhWSP4E1Xue9tPYHXX6q3BgprFkUaS1uVFu_GJ8W3I9yJdC4T/s1387/_____2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCjxUFpX7YGsIgIYXPuLXiMaor7AJu8pFRfin146LEVczIfkWS4DP0yQoaMjbQDx6-w2fGLKhRvgLxjgsXV2HHNztXGCZZMwgA6zFRBclXsSRs9NA5DUV2gKAXV9_KjwT-atxOfoTuODDhWSP4E1Xue9tPYHXX6q3BgprFkUaS1uVFu_GJ8W3I9yJdC4T/w640-h382/_____2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nHmkC0h1wmZVNNVhj5d3sEX6md3V_HQunSWdMw_ISLUZkRsJKNpEE7ediGcQW8pdSzcZkOmEpyksydphDdGDZOh_znKwZdZPbuy0_966aueE6AX6-sVD-vOHTVoGaAAS8wO6jRLyYSuOKsJ-RRmYFCOA-uEumc1Y_UBbGfMUQxWvrtyJZJVhNjufpnAk/s1387/_____3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nHmkC0h1wmZVNNVhj5d3sEX6md3V_HQunSWdMw_ISLUZkRsJKNpEE7ediGcQW8pdSzcZkOmEpyksydphDdGDZOh_znKwZdZPbuy0_966aueE6AX6-sVD-vOHTVoGaAAS8wO6jRLyYSuOKsJ-RRmYFCOA-uEumc1Y_UBbGfMUQxWvrtyJZJVhNjufpnAk/w640-h382/_____3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We had a worthwhile time at Inuyama. If you have the luxury of time, I recommend at a day each at the Inuyama Town Castle, then another day at Meiji Mura for better appreciation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We left Inuyama at around 4pm and arrived at Nagoya Station at around 530pm. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Tonight's dinner is at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maruya%20Honten%20Meiekiten/2094820540738235/" target="_blank">Maruya Honten Meiekiten</a> for some authentic charcoal grilled eel rice (another of Nagoya's pride cuisine).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOdvaR3A7eIeU4BrynWZ794Ad8yZyNm9ESNR7fsbQapmotPREt4Na6wQ5d4ZyWqBsk-Y10BkzhC0VLEI5dDtQSN4triHdC8LElcsSyTVpdaMHMAwAAi0hsu8A9ggDzEwWq8AC9O3naf_iea1EeESgis2cttcCmmqH5tcrl5l2GHQhNjvNH84eYXNje_NB/s1387/_____4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOdvaR3A7eIeU4BrynWZ794Ad8yZyNm9ESNR7fsbQapmotPREt4Na6wQ5d4ZyWqBsk-Y10BkzhC0VLEI5dDtQSN4triHdC8LElcsSyTVpdaMHMAwAAi0hsu8A9ggDzEwWq8AC9O3naf_iea1EeESgis2cttcCmmqH5tcrl5l2GHQhNjvNH84eYXNje_NB/w640-h382/_____4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xqxTb4OmrYK2LSdGSFyNi-EklyqtST-Qx8Y3X6b5pr1TcotmzniIn2rUhIwxVJ9ZL7EQYPilU91J86H9sT_lzF7SE-Bm89dMa1MAgwkpO0Thc5uGBpFylplk7dm5uw0X1aLQ9KbIQGhRi_SP0c23dg-v86FQ8mztQkQx2LZiQ5T9JnWb3K-ikyOWe0hM/s2048/352216008_1027725644878758_6180217838826450834_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xqxTb4OmrYK2LSdGSFyNi-EklyqtST-Qx8Y3X6b5pr1TcotmzniIn2rUhIwxVJ9ZL7EQYPilU91J86H9sT_lzF7SE-Bm89dMa1MAgwkpO0Thc5uGBpFylplk7dm5uw0X1aLQ9KbIQGhRi_SP0c23dg-v86FQ8mztQkQx2LZiQ5T9JnWb3K-ikyOWe0hM/w640-h480/352216008_1027725644878758_6180217838826450834_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Good night, Nagoya! We are temporarily leaving Nagoya City, for the 2nd leg of our Japan holiday. We are off to Kyoto tomorrow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If you missed our Day 1, 2 and please clink the links below:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-1-and-2-nagoya-takayama-shirakawa-go.html">Day 1 & 2 - Nagoya, Takayama and Shirakawa-go</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-3-nagoya-city.html">Day 3 - Nagoya City</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-54200818618151211022023-09-30T06:09:00.006-07:002023-09-30T08:19:18.575-07:00Day 3 ~ NAGOYA CITY <p><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">DAY 3 is about Nagoya City. </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For this leg our tour, we took advantage of the Nagoya railway system.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We started the day early to our first destination the <b>SCMaglev Railway Park </b>via Aonami Line (which is the line going to Legoland). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">But first we needed a hearty breakfast to kick start our day! Breakfast is at Pronto Cafe at the Nagoya Station.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDMNyESp29grfFsuUZeDopoqC4U4t7tVHKFEayp96GN5di0BgBX1M-UaSUS0w6aV1GkKL-7Pf-Ibo6ICi5AFZTJh4HI189nOnm26cncUZPz4SlNCcpQltyfI2inmiB45nOF2MOytI0k1LrZ2LPlA5vjQxN17B99AezU48hSdDkM8yfmzoNhztgYffOZUS/s1387/_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDMNyESp29grfFsuUZeDopoqC4U4t7tVHKFEayp96GN5di0BgBX1M-UaSUS0w6aV1GkKL-7Pf-Ibo6ICi5AFZTJh4HI189nOnm26cncUZPz4SlNCcpQltyfI2inmiB45nOF2MOytI0k1LrZ2LPlA5vjQxN17B99AezU48hSdDkM8yfmzoNhztgYffOZUS/w640-h382/_1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://museum.jr-central.co.jp/en/" target="_blank">SCMaglev Railway Park</a></b> is a must for train enthusiasts. It is located about 20-30 minutes from Nagoya Station and is convenient walk from the Kinjo-futo Station (via the Aonami Line) and is located right across Legoland. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Entrance cost Y1000/adult. You pay extra for the train simulators. We skipped the train simulators as the next available time is early afternoon and it was just 10am.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxdC5O_NbrtCUCn-ErQPOc6sxNAVwj6zn2-_SY2JkY4_8bL5Tr1lbKpkuWidirEpNc31ip-PR9aHrXbWaz7jp6auskQocpfxccHB8W76PeJjKIXeezqAEoWtcBM71B7lpHt1SRnUwWlcS8DjVeX8MQO3SH_oVqhWNc_MxcFLQjM-FkfbmVX1CWLCcWVUl/s1387/_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxdC5O_NbrtCUCn-ErQPOc6sxNAVwj6zn2-_SY2JkY4_8bL5Tr1lbKpkuWidirEpNc31ip-PR9aHrXbWaz7jp6auskQocpfxccHB8W76PeJjKIXeezqAEoWtcBM71B7lpHt1SRnUwWlcS8DjVeX8MQO3SH_oVqhWNc_MxcFLQjM-FkfbmVX1CWLCcWVUl/w640-h382/_2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3RQuhTb2x4strcnRAdmbHCaf4R62bWu_ba6Wfn_quTjlk3cLLRf0rK6MZrkrhueZcyUfPT9wGmq7m8gcDPD5RN9cSsP_CDEjoz6CAE5pIJpwkUvUMXR9ytwryAn22LrrJMrUYfN4CPQ5gvauMh1LARYLtXgO5VTLpxhU6CRLvXlRdPa1Al5bt1NOEOmQ/s1387/_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3RQuhTb2x4strcnRAdmbHCaf4R62bWu_ba6Wfn_quTjlk3cLLRf0rK6MZrkrhueZcyUfPT9wGmq7m8gcDPD5RN9cSsP_CDEjoz6CAE5pIJpwkUvUMXR9ytwryAn22LrrJMrUYfN4CPQ5gvauMh1LARYLtXgO5VTLpxhU6CRLvXlRdPa1Al5bt1NOEOmQ/w640-h382/_3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We spent about 1 1/2 hours here, but train lovers should alot at least half a day. The dioramas were especially nice to look at. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We left the train museum at 1130am to head to our next order of business ~ Lunch </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Lunch was at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048065095489" target="_blank">Vegetable Cafe and Seafood Bar Cafe Saien</a>, the restaurant is just outside of the Nagoya Castle, which is next in our itinerary.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Everything we ordered was spot on. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XNc-SH3eJwvbf1DcUXMe8Elsw33lg9CwgmisJ7onbmVzBDfzAPrdUIRS-E_0Xy3cxttCcBSk-fcwC29fZnb61dl6P8KDfraSyVRZZFSuD3VudZPBEg8mWV1ZV15ecERhWsYL5vyljTNndeAfg4MqJsMoCWpFM9EPChazMDVMPaZWE9Y4UHRiRnpg6I5e/s1387/__1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrVj5V1P6zCuH1jEVCVBHv_Ma9q6fEEN-IlH12zSus5lLRpQQPTvZQ8QkGxWbhVMyU7J2LUmHo180wyKul5U74xdt79IsNgygo6YW6-54PSp1qwdU39NTrC7C17oGNchyMRoTrztShsSNDStEMY6sIiUA25Nm8GI8pSPK9bD52hv0y-xP0FpR4X4eid0F/w640-h382/_5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The <b>Nagoya Castle</b>, Japan's first castle to be designated as a National Historic Site.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMxjimpE0li9aF-Kh_AJBkB6TN5nZzuA27wwcvI3Zjkyt4FdP_gdrmMKyfZZRQ3E8SMRG6bsgbhGYDH5-xafSul4mwWYg2LwFMvS_D4M-QH5syS1eTLQY0FVKqVjxLePZZuwvs2L1-oJiTR7N2OTyZPruHUB6MDFNt2No8uL9VvX_gbcGtVb32U8H0I5f/s1387/_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVIDYAUIx5ff_wtVlb8hrvyB6tZ1ks2psXfN4t-7Oeb_NcJukNrih_XmsQfIFZBtrifDgGGpYO1Da72_0ED6KJvgEmr77G2faUtEtI3GBTmdDPy-kpJWxN-eJ92cLOMj_rBrngm57T_irgjcYlkPOfr4rJs37OND-9HNFwRIpFq5pcVKzCav32Zk4G_xD/w640-h382/_2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJ3qIYC8l6dMH9hyphenhyphenUnQO2BcQtj8KO4-shxyfZf-bRhYUWOqlOPlgXuiH4g0vamj2xIZKiLeYaeByYmQlcxCF5lz99TJCAiIHdZaUhh82ugOnAJPscvddXgkUpj4G5UMO7OylhHPkX2YLxIu-VXkjD9mcBtahqdfZezk1j5BmpiDuHogDr3olL5GcD75K-/s1387/_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJ3qIYC8l6dMH9hyphenhyphenUnQO2BcQtj8KO4-shxyfZf-bRhYUWOqlOPlgXuiH4g0vamj2xIZKiLeYaeByYmQlcxCF5lz99TJCAiIHdZaUhh82ugOnAJPscvddXgkUpj4G5UMO7OylhHPkX2YLxIu-VXkjD9mcBtahqdfZezk1j5BmpiDuHogDr3olL5GcD75K-/w640-h382/_3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Don't miss the <b>Honmaru Palace</b>, a 17th-century palace with hinoki cypress wood and decorative metal fittings and fine arts adoring its walls are truly impressive.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS0jQzS-ka11sXdmXSKy3spo6IxNeKqexFVCIRG08cbONPQ02abMC-c4Sp3cUR7J4jxZOwO33PWoP7V_u2aSam_G5YzXUkjzMzBJA5v59VxoPBGLFaF5llLq3-B4Z530ezsRGyxLh56gurqAWWcFDB1muHjdH-fJ_ZB0vWTglfeoqu1kpQAmFhG4-VBJM/s1387/___3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS0jQzS-ka11sXdmXSKy3spo6IxNeKqexFVCIRG08cbONPQ02abMC-c4Sp3cUR7J4jxZOwO33PWoP7V_u2aSam_G5YzXUkjzMzBJA5v59VxoPBGLFaF5llLq3-B4Z530ezsRGyxLh56gurqAWWcFDB1muHjdH-fJ_ZB0vWTglfeoqu1kpQAmFhG4-VBJM/w640-h382/___3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br />From Nagoya Castle, we went to explore <b>Ossu Kanon Shopping Arcade</b> a bit, however, we were too tired from all our morning walking. I wasn't in the mood to buy anything.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 3 Nagoya, ends here. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If you missed our Day 1 and 2, you may click the link below:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-1-and-2-nagoya-takayama-shirakawa-go.html" target="_blank">Day 1 and 2 - NAGOYA, TAKAYAMA & SHIRAKAWA-GO</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-4-inuyama.html">Day 4 - Inuyama</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-87701382317792076232023-09-30T05:01:00.005-07:002023-09-30T08:18:24.691-07:00Day 1 and 2 ~ NAGOYA, TAKAYAMA & SHIRAKAWA-GO<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We were back in the land of the rising sun, Japan. Our 3rd time, and 1st after the 2020 pandemic that shut the border for 3 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We have toured Tokyo and Osaka before (feel free to click on the link below to check our Tokyo and Osaka holidays)</span></p><p><a href="The Travelling Mama: DAY 1 - TOKYO JAPAN (Hello Japan) (dtravellingmama.blogspot.com)"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Tokyo 2016</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2017/05/osaka-japan-takoyaki-here-we-come.html">Osaka 2017</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For 2023 we headed to Nagoya and Kyoto.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">With my boys all grown up and all, it was okay to skip the tourist trap theme parks: <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2017/06/day-5-universal-studio-japan-saying.html">Universal Studio Japan</a>, <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/search?q=disney+land+japan">Tokyo Disney Sea</a> and <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2016/05/day-5-tokyo-disneyland-resort-part-ii.html">Tokyo Diney Land</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We have decided to take the less travelled Nagoya and Kyoto areas (or so we thought...).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ4Ug-FFV-F_afvHjffCnBuXcvuIM7X3dk0X23ELo_2ucUkZMcgZSQzMdFj2EjH19utgEQmn8XNpVzakm9ZmtrETK5hPJyNp2R8pw4KyllOAbSB41Ik4sokcylZaY0mCIicmtLk3czJD8OC1HdGnsP_6WQihu4I6bSzUMQN-LtrBJzkJlB4PfqazAGfvX/s960/350823583_215247214696416_974883640658724611_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ4Ug-FFV-F_afvHjffCnBuXcvuIM7X3dk0X23ELo_2ucUkZMcgZSQzMdFj2EjH19utgEQmn8XNpVzakm9ZmtrETK5hPJyNp2R8pw4KyllOAbSB41Ik4sokcylZaY0mCIicmtLk3czJD8OC1HdGnsP_6WQihu4I6bSzUMQN-LtrBJzkJlB4PfqazAGfvX/w400-h266/350823583_215247214696416_974883640658724611_n.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>DAY 1</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Welcome to Nagoya, the Center of Japan (halfway across Osaka-Tokyo)</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Mainly know as an industrial hub and home to Toyota and Mitsubishi, Nagoya unknown to many is also a city rich in history and culture. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We arrived at Chubu Centrair International Airport early afternoon and made our way to Nagoya City via <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">μ-SKY</span><span style="background-color: white;"> ~ </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1280632799219846">Chubu Airport to Nagoya Station</a>. Travel time was a little under an hour. It took a bit of navigating skills using the trusted "google map" we were arrived at Ibis Styles Nagoya (our home base in Nagoya City).</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ibis Style Nagoya</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO4dI2DxLQGFbEin4wOarcRWuthIWWAYAOFx8HraTqU6_RJ1MdZAByw0AVw-lIfYrRzg-3R1hIZiC2KGqAngeSfU9cIY9etlMd5_0N-V99rtE0mctz1OM-SzIkL4WZLDTEUGQ9zR8kOyuggNrLgM5OjkGa84TGqgCQiUkT0-lKjzJITDsTjBDnqp_799T/s2048/176294011_192223396047432_2006973778483793087_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO4dI2DxLQGFbEin4wOarcRWuthIWWAYAOFx8HraTqU6_RJ1MdZAByw0AVw-lIfYrRzg-3R1hIZiC2KGqAngeSfU9cIY9etlMd5_0N-V99rtE0mctz1OM-SzIkL4WZLDTEUGQ9zR8kOyuggNrLgM5OjkGa84TGqgCQiUkT0-lKjzJITDsTjBDnqp_799T/w400-h300/176294011_192223396047432_2006973778483793087_n.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The hotel's location is about 5-10mins walk from the Nagoya Station (but can be quite a stretch if you are travelling with small kids or seniors). </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The rooms were small (as is expected of majority of hotels in Japan) but clean and very functional. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The hotel staff were friendly and cordial. I made a booboo booking, but they were able to do a workaround (and saved me some shopping money).</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We rested a bit, before heading to the first list in our agenda... dinner with friends... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our friend met up with us at the Nagoya Station to dine <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">at </span><a href="https://english.yabaton.com/" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">YabaTon Matzusakaya</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">At <b>Yaba Ton</b>, we ordered the recommeded Teppan Tonkatsu (with their signature red miso sauce) </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZA6e9SPbaxhv8qN9-25MuPWRXVvxS4pbY8vQDD1gv10EuRt_89GlbWqsKhckRxNlgE-gseQegJy17LyilyZtmsXgQdSKh6NSLRXMikzFgfa8X70d6K5Pnvsoe2FOGLBrRNQE1hk0ncK3ZnYYE92IB6RePbcQ_D_paNtwJ3kbabkZCNzNqrCRQyGTC7w0/s1387/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZA6e9SPbaxhv8qN9-25MuPWRXVvxS4pbY8vQDD1gv10EuRt_89GlbWqsKhckRxNlgE-gseQegJy17LyilyZtmsXgQdSKh6NSLRXMikzFgfa8X70d6K5Pnvsoe2FOGLBrRNQE1hk0ncK3ZnYYE92IB6RePbcQ_D_paNtwJ3kbabkZCNzNqrCRQyGTC7w0/w640-h382/1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghb_8E16M2OL0-tAgEMRwN6zsNJvTXfnJGqoZoBYo9tm1AcETqbdwigNWAMIOCsLtSB1ekV-F0tK7rmnzZFy-l2CkomVzEIu3rkUyEFxJwxNLXGzSamU8yQ-Mz0v4z9i0WgH5PAj5Lr0Gbd7gesJPs2F5e7K7xoqpHecxZIsuROY51uEculvXiLiRgAfBh/s1387/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghb_8E16M2OL0-tAgEMRwN6zsNJvTXfnJGqoZoBYo9tm1AcETqbdwigNWAMIOCsLtSB1ekV-F0tK7rmnzZFy-l2CkomVzEIu3rkUyEFxJwxNLXGzSamU8yQ-Mz0v4z9i0WgH5PAj5Lr0Gbd7gesJPs2F5e7K7xoqpHecxZIsuROY51uEculvXiLiRgAfBh/w640-h382/2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Coffee was at Komeda's Coffee, a well-known "full-service" coffee chain in Japan that originated in Nagoya. I was quite full, from our dinner at Yaba Ton, but I can't pass an order of the English toast with red beans (ummm... delicious)!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We made our way back to the hotel our own via subway, posed a bit with another of Nagoya's famous meet up areas, the <b>Nana Chan Mannequin.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-gzthwTA1TJs65HKQBGTHEdN69FJOszZr2eqN6cWhUfqn4enkxBBElQEdMPj15RsCzMDJrrEDtlSdRcorsMArcZxnEvS-ARQV_6sL_8hIs5KKbp0RKCRxNJNb0YK-_XFt4gzSjIxi1yWp0RARsFz9JA0jOCU6j6o_LGw7SBPiKih59zOI8JXbJwg_taC/s2048/347882909_639480074867102_4877734463183494773_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-gzthwTA1TJs65HKQBGTHEdN69FJOszZr2eqN6cWhUfqn4enkxBBElQEdMPj15RsCzMDJrrEDtlSdRcorsMArcZxnEvS-ARQV_6sL_8hIs5KKbp0RKCRxNJNb0YK-_XFt4gzSjIxi1yWp0RARsFz9JA0jOCU6j6o_LGw7SBPiKih59zOI8JXbJwg_taC/w480-h640/347882909_639480074867102_4877734463183494773_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>DAY 2</b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today is excursion day: <b style="font-style: italic;">Takayama and Shirakawa-go,</b> which we got from <b><a href="https://www.klook.com/en-PH/invite/LE6VE?c=PHP">Klook</a></b>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This tour is a full day tour (via the Meitetsu Bus line) that starts at 8am. We left the hotel at 7am and made our way to the Meitetsu Bus Center. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We were joined by an English speak tour guide assistant to help non-Japaneses speaking tourist (that's us, hehehe).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvecjnHUtzDeVXy5VXnJWP7GsEJvGC3uX_Yvb66AHEjPxVeRQC4SbiAtCQ3m1nu4xLaoOo55Yfs0pN4upJvbH74yALWC4-0CgrV0D3urKePvTc-x2h2mGZEFmrgkeddZl1BipH0MNB-s9DFBw6CCDxG9_q3ZWMAkx5DnvPeW2X5zk3vWyna90roT8VFqMb/s1387/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvecjnHUtzDeVXy5VXnJWP7GsEJvGC3uX_Yvb66AHEjPxVeRQC4SbiAtCQ3m1nu4xLaoOo55Yfs0pN4upJvbH74yALWC4-0CgrV0D3urKePvTc-x2h2mGZEFmrgkeddZl1BipH0MNB-s9DFBw6CCDxG9_q3ZWMAkx5DnvPeW2X5zk3vWyna90roT8VFqMb/w640-h382/1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We had quick stop at the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hirugano Kougen Service Area, </i>which turned out to be a taste of one of the creamiest icecream we have ever had. Hubby got second servings. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunwjNOAgDt2h1RdzZQLkmEA-0pvEDSquw2xkZcZInjg8hNrbWkztiTsT9m0A3kXdFOafGLnauhFjhm8NDnFZqx2qbGpQwhp_kk1KmLbntusyqAo11GdRyXwHLzgHDuuxn3QDQURRre4hPoxnfpSZyhMPDt5XkOiliyJkPngkA1kQdnoBQa5f-PDW31iKC/s1387/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunwjNOAgDt2h1RdzZQLkmEA-0pvEDSquw2xkZcZInjg8hNrbWkztiTsT9m0A3kXdFOafGLnauhFjhm8NDnFZqx2qbGpQwhp_kk1KmLbntusyqAo11GdRyXwHLzgHDuuxn3QDQURRre4hPoxnfpSZyhMPDt5XkOiliyJkPngkA1kQdnoBQa5f-PDW31iKC/w640-h382/4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MvfeMfl-jsNquTQY8XzRXbg4nNErf-OcjrNQklHvqwhvzLFf66lcam8jdhFJ0rruAj6kq0rJwTo9vnyXUmbYTea_lclWGk7YT0qpo8-CLnuCffrCQjQnxziYxKT16sL-0xTDpplh4m-mA4yNl4rthAd9jl9Ip7jHnmTqZb42qz3FCJSxxusDLmLN-HOn/s1387/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MvfeMfl-jsNquTQY8XzRXbg4nNErf-OcjrNQklHvqwhvzLFf66lcam8jdhFJ0rruAj6kq0rJwTo9vnyXUmbYTea_lclWGk7YT0qpo8-CLnuCffrCQjQnxziYxKT16sL-0xTDpplh4m-mA4yNl4rthAd9jl9Ip7jHnmTqZb42qz3FCJSxxusDLmLN-HOn/w640-h382/5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Takaya is about 160km from Nagoya, which is about 2hours bus ride. This city is famous for its beautifully preserved buildings and traditional houses.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzGEW7IQ1hmf9u2eQHPRTd5AKqewIY5bLOzbtm7F4p2WWkFs3U8sNnLLcQcG-qU3GtYI5MrzXaRYo2Ado2RfCXIGlbl9VfkqVal1jOv0Yt-JfW7bDDb8tLqYb1LrQfriDKCnXfKjIeLJtVKpg1DtmNQaXAiHuWiFD5DQH-pjcfxmXz-u4AJiHV_Uopzx9/s1387/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzGEW7IQ1hmf9u2eQHPRTd5AKqewIY5bLOzbtm7F4p2WWkFs3U8sNnLLcQcG-qU3GtYI5MrzXaRYo2Ado2RfCXIGlbl9VfkqVal1jOv0Yt-JfW7bDDb8tLqYb1LrQfriDKCnXfKjIeLJtVKpg1DtmNQaXAiHuWiFD5DQH-pjcfxmXz-u4AJiHV_Uopzx9/w640-h382/1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJa5utXBk1SZMZAQ8LDuIqLnOHmqCV1fvOW_Yd_373ny-HBJRR_eXqmQP_YZ0IuUEigRWZe7OYsIIhW1daTeVXwYlWOzSKSStrzqIl6yP8u6n3WJvtTxG00iYb8j72_KpMqG1NMOpJ8iiRHdSOb2FghuAW6pmmEgDsAsQcKgipB1cC68HgmAQS5ElzfXj/s1387/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJa5utXBk1SZMZAQ8LDuIqLnOHmqCV1fvOW_Yd_373ny-HBJRR_eXqmQP_YZ0IuUEigRWZe7OYsIIhW1daTeVXwYlWOzSKSStrzqIl6yP8u6n3WJvtTxG00iYb8j72_KpMqG1NMOpJ8iiRHdSOb2FghuAW6pmmEgDsAsQcKgipB1cC68HgmAQS5ElzfXj/w640-h382/2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ah, so much to do with so little time. An entire afternoon touring Takayama would have been wonderful. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Lunch was at the Takayama Green Hotel. We were served a tasty (and beautifully prepared) lunch course which includes the town's famous Hida beef.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiwvqCB8X6TVRvUEQX0M9LEaT2qMq39rYf0cV2bNJX2vYKcni11hKFSF-Mr30bsDbhsJmClnNn1FKtXuuLClcTzOvBS_taJOJgOCsE6CMZZkfisMuNi7bqcN8Q1pVqgkJMcdIs-SU0l3Etwm5ssyxheyqhetGpB9H_DWC2kgHL3mfCVUxw8im5_VTeudi/s1387/_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiwvqCB8X6TVRvUEQX0M9LEaT2qMq39rYf0cV2bNJX2vYKcni11hKFSF-Mr30bsDbhsJmClnNn1FKtXuuLClcTzOvBS_taJOJgOCsE6CMZZkfisMuNi7bqcN8Q1pVqgkJMcdIs-SU0l3Etwm5ssyxheyqhetGpB9H_DWC2kgHL3mfCVUxw8im5_VTeudi/w640-h382/_1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYpVNsGFNk6vo-Yjt5np4A_GkRdIPox62lRDs6PBG8E2znqpbyu0a-vUrmPZW-lffJ-wH0FEpoAPUriDbvrTrwap7BIYFWbUzLDzDSnCLS9sAuRazxB6-MKjwYNS-z1xRZ3xN6VI-XqVN-PwW1b40Eoki7m_QvnVUJE24biuxDS7DTr7St5GamzSxKkRj/s1387/_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYpVNsGFNk6vo-Yjt5np4A_GkRdIPox62lRDs6PBG8E2znqpbyu0a-vUrmPZW-lffJ-wH0FEpoAPUriDbvrTrwap7BIYFWbUzLDzDSnCLS9sAuRazxB6-MKjwYNS-z1xRZ3xN6VI-XqVN-PwW1b40Eoki7m_QvnVUJE24biuxDS7DTr7St5GamzSxKkRj/w640-h382/_2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Off to our next stop, the <span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Shirakawa Village </b>(a UNESCO world heritage site, and see the traditional houses). </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This is place is picturesque and breathtaking. Pictures do not do justice to its beauty. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKOg1UVkdo8kMtmZKyFk9ioF9yCxabP0srU4soofTFfa-7b4QmtXaP_FXMfKkw_AIDaPA78s9nfvZq1b4xBma6QmWZhVuNesqT4KXK0wx68JDg2XMwO5xUUKgnb-BLjfedXP8c9jJy4BypETetL2CtBxKH4AQ6-xEA_fnjXnY0Wr2L3BaiggM7nZvQDhZ/s1387/_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKOg1UVkdo8kMtmZKyFk9ioF9yCxabP0srU4soofTFfa-7b4QmtXaP_FXMfKkw_AIDaPA78s9nfvZq1b4xBma6QmWZhVuNesqT4KXK0wx68JDg2XMwO5xUUKgnb-BLjfedXP8c9jJy4BypETetL2CtBxKH4AQ6-xEA_fnjXnY0Wr2L3BaiggM7nZvQDhZ/w640-h382/_3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YNrfV-XZ3Vs7C5MtM2PUhOxh8Hn2u_EUUa2Wqnx0JTiVQbkxwH9O6ExjfkqGH0pEuGkv4S3sd3GJ3VNJMY9m6IKrSGkefR131Jl2QNRBRD5Z1VWr0K0ft-4invN9PVDdmJLKM6sy1zVrxY6igFAn0sIFyrWNtAGnT2a_lKgcZw3yfRMiB-I-C9oE4RE6/s1387/_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YNrfV-XZ3Vs7C5MtM2PUhOxh8Hn2u_EUUa2Wqnx0JTiVQbkxwH9O6ExjfkqGH0pEuGkv4S3sd3GJ3VNJMY9m6IKrSGkefR131Jl2QNRBRD5Z1VWr0K0ft-4invN9PVDdmJLKM6sy1zVrxY6igFAn0sIFyrWNtAGnT2a_lKgcZw3yfRMiB-I-C9oE4RE6/w640-h382/_4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJ1DVCfWpwqgo93ORrvNdW3nXU1kWpxCtU3c9TsfuSIBLi2RJYtGeD0ImnrTLD1XjoeaWXTatimmPfh5rGfpbDl0jwI9cRcW_IyLZtc2QCKMUDemS1NXUaHtTxNXNFGs8sQ243BvKFxyQR0Fmmxbp9vXxG7IIAAvDkbCgHh7Aly9kNK7T1lEq45qoAxOh/s1387/_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJ1DVCfWpwqgo93ORrvNdW3nXU1kWpxCtU3c9TsfuSIBLi2RJYtGeD0ImnrTLD1XjoeaWXTatimmPfh5rGfpbDl0jwI9cRcW_IyLZtc2QCKMUDemS1NXUaHtTxNXNFGs8sQ243BvKFxyQR0Fmmxbp9vXxG7IIAAvDkbCgHh7Aly9kNK7T1lEq45qoAxOh/w640-h382/_5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Overall, I would say, this tour is convenient and hassle-free. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We would not have been able to visit these areas at such short time on our own. Having said that, it would have been better if we were able to stay longer and experience Takayama and Shirakawa-go more. Unfortunately, we only have 9 days (including travel time) in Japan and there is not much time really.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Follow our Day 3 tour of Nagoya City (up next)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-3-nagoya-city.html" target="_blank">Day 3 ~ Nagoya City Tour</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/09/day-4-inuyama.html">Day 4 - Inuyama</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-72636923319617868522023-04-15T07:11:00.006-07:002023-04-15T07:27:57.735-07:00Malaysia Day 3 ~ KL to Melaka Malaysia<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today is our last full day in Malaysia. It is going to be another adventure filled day, so we decided to eat a hearty breakfast before exploring the city once more.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqUTq_i5yMSCmzx6tekt0BLXvGlao8FKX1CVl5KjSv-lPPV0q-ir2uH9DMxZt4BG2FA3ZAYdsDDtWqsZTRw0s9Kx7TXMev7hbFCzlVmSBCtmnWnlsyQQC7uRB3Hd2ugTrt1-HJe1Ba6LN0EOT_bLFknP9fHgmN8VtE9gmhj_4vO8wGypcGwaTzF6qoQ/s1387/__________________________Collage%202023-04-15%2020_23_49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqUTq_i5yMSCmzx6tekt0BLXvGlao8FKX1CVl5KjSv-lPPV0q-ir2uH9DMxZt4BG2FA3ZAYdsDDtWqsZTRw0s9Kx7TXMev7hbFCzlVmSBCtmnWnlsyQQC7uRB3Hd2ugTrt1-HJe1Ba6LN0EOT_bLFknP9fHgmN8VtE9gmhj_4vO8wGypcGwaTzF6qoQ/w640-h382/__________________________Collage%202023-04-15%2020_23_49.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistt1GNqrUySwHb2w4b4Br5rJVsM9RWtW9-ONLNwJDlFD_-0RSbWazNBl5vQHYX5LftkySC21kHIOZT3V1ysEQq4brM52FrR6YVgai0hpXVDuZNiHmFUArUtwE6wpZK6ns_0cOJtpYqVC288oHGZFB62rohQPJTjEoCbQX3y4oFP5TYvful1ntpy5V_A/s3470/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(105).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3470" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistt1GNqrUySwHb2w4b4Br5rJVsM9RWtW9-ONLNwJDlFD_-0RSbWazNBl5vQHYX5LftkySC21kHIOZT3V1ysEQq4brM52FrR6YVgai0hpXVDuZNiHmFUArUtwE6wpZK6ns_0cOJtpYqVC288oHGZFB62rohQPJTjEoCbQX3y4oFP5TYvful1ntpy5V_A/w400-h315/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(105).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today's itinerary is another visit to Petronas Tower (<a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-2.html">we wanted to see the towers in the morning too, the last time we visited was at night</a>)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">(Leaving a link from our Day 1 ~ Part 2 KL with a view of the Petronas Towers at night >>>> <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-2.html">Petronas at Night</a>) </span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My two cents opinion ~ the towers look enthralling at night, however, you get to keep and bring it home as a souvenir at daytime. Kidding aside, there is almost no one around in the morning. No photo-bombers. It was just the 4 of us: The twin towers, me and my husband :D</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My KL souvenir, I am bringing one home (LOL)!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fNGQWKQWHXLwkhlchwLug0vvkpunaQGAj2CN5ithkddPEiGtwXMezMWhHr6gnx7MYDrrmRaGSAY5wwDRwPA6LwD4xaAeTcHRZ3hUDA4Wc2Zpd28TNj-1WPz5kSej5kZjVaw77PR7rUfBqXFZTinhbiCNfg-zI-AjwGrvP4c9QwX0BDT0_mZnblZckw/s4000/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(74).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fNGQWKQWHXLwkhlchwLug0vvkpunaQGAj2CN5ithkddPEiGtwXMezMWhHr6gnx7MYDrrmRaGSAY5wwDRwPA6LwD4xaAeTcHRZ3hUDA4Wc2Zpd28TNj-1WPz5kSej5kZjVaw77PR7rUfBqXFZTinhbiCNfg-zI-AjwGrvP4c9QwX0BDT0_mZnblZckw/w300-h400/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(74).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq510NCBnD0MBj2mf2HFjSE2qxyvSU6SlVxqrHt4CHHO9tZXobesRF5vnhGRZbx40spfdhAmKFj_VB7E7Ift3gEo_RQVfPJcVGaTCePsWofl0ij2errodBAfjnuFPPhZcushd2492qnHRDXtUyjeoOZjMgj4g-rFXHxVxfQaYG7OrrTG2fosOo1yH7KA/s2992/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(30).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq510NCBnD0MBj2mf2HFjSE2qxyvSU6SlVxqrHt4CHHO9tZXobesRF5vnhGRZbx40spfdhAmKFj_VB7E7Ift3gEo_RQVfPJcVGaTCePsWofl0ij2errodBAfjnuFPPhZcushd2492qnHRDXtUyjeoOZjMgj4g-rFXHxVxfQaYG7OrrTG2fosOo1yH7KA/w640-h640/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(30).heic" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDoIiPdcjmF-GioLdU1ayB8wrdYIAsbqmjxyt90G6iKAW243-CRZxN1yXoZtXc-m5quQJHpvkBwQo_T32LPwkNDsN_90MFlVH-vcNJ_4HuapSkxAkaTZRyuLEahQn0A_uY8Ehu3t--AgPphyHJiMwzU4706_vqd5TiRt6uSIITcys6H6cIBlmmoKWoQ/s2992/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(33).heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDoIiPdcjmF-GioLdU1ayB8wrdYIAsbqmjxyt90G6iKAW243-CRZxN1yXoZtXc-m5quQJHpvkBwQo_T32LPwkNDsN_90MFlVH-vcNJ_4HuapSkxAkaTZRyuLEahQn0A_uY8Ehu3t--AgPphyHJiMwzU4706_vqd5TiRt6uSIITcys6H6cIBlmmoKWoQ/w400-h400/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(33).heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="12432" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIH8aEN6QtOMSx0Ggi4em39Yh_obpAzJqrRhHaLx0q6pKfrU4Qdc-l3mG_9vMZD45L-0lh3TUVWmp3vL3ubO1e4GRAk5ScpNrTxKEnTnYi1g2QikcF-JEUjniSrv_4WyZM1gjsxK33S4WQOAlx7_icmSxKE_nn7FPGhcBThMP3u592wWvH3dJ3P7Q8Nw/w640-h122/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(81).jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="640" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">From the towers, we walked our way to Suria Mall to freshen up and get a taxi (via Grab, which was so easy and convenient) to the Central Market for some pasalubong shopping. Though slightly more expensive, we personally liked the quality and variations of items sold here compared to <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-1.html">Petaling Street</a>. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tLeIfqaLYAKXfbMNRmwjdvNmsjoi8Ljo_S5sY2rR2HvUPhkbwo9zf0Ko2pI1VscnkW91uBvHPEY2m4icP4vztWR8mLBpr8dM0W3rU7nQBJA0aNZCbN3lkBOSs8eExg-COEF6cNY5TZz90-Zrdip3KLp5IBKeNsv-wu0-IJS0JPgSya4nioAjNQiyKw/s4000/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(62).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tLeIfqaLYAKXfbMNRmwjdvNmsjoi8Ljo_S5sY2rR2HvUPhkbwo9zf0Ko2pI1VscnkW91uBvHPEY2m4icP4vztWR8mLBpr8dM0W3rU7nQBJA0aNZCbN3lkBOSs8eExg-COEF6cNY5TZz90-Zrdip3KLp5IBKeNsv-wu0-IJS0JPgSya4nioAjNQiyKw/s320/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(62).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhywZ3od6l7kKp16Nl_fkbQ5kO7-BRn_NkfLl8_Ov_yiAypZIBumPDZsdSvy3Aftg0zmY-OmObj7ayuXcUIghXu9uHbNxAnTal_Qocxv6l0ILdejRHGEGbpudIOGAL8PNVMA_36OHvj2egMmmV-yqVyGDJ0-R-KFNh7KgajXzCCM4E6T-9VKYhFJDRAg/s1387/_______________________________________central%20market.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhywZ3od6l7kKp16Nl_fkbQ5kO7-BRn_NkfLl8_Ov_yiAypZIBumPDZsdSvy3Aftg0zmY-OmObj7ayuXcUIghXu9uHbNxAnTal_Qocxv6l0ILdejRHGEGbpudIOGAL8PNVMA_36OHvj2egMmmV-yqVyGDJ0-R-KFNh7KgajXzCCM4E6T-9VKYhFJDRAg/w640-h382/_______________________________________central%20market.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our loot included batik shawl and sarong, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Beryl's chocolates, Malaysian coffee and tea. We also got souvenir refrigerator magnets for our personal collection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Before leaving we ate lunch at Central Market's food court.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLmNfNkdhvHZlwtcHJwaNblZ9FIfa2Vt6al6hBhHj259ez8ivj9cZnwtWl6rybQeCNWg-v4NDgDhD0LomG-74pJhhUcnPMAU-FPdtus9AJycFTf5CQYTuL3P9OCrfthcEyb5vXBQCdYpkYEl3zo0X3Wd_Zu0HWfYx9P5TKh1KKJbhRILJVWaq0Pc1Xg/s1387/_______________________________________central%20market.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLmNfNkdhvHZlwtcHJwaNblZ9FIfa2Vt6al6hBhHj259ez8ivj9cZnwtWl6rybQeCNWg-v4NDgDhD0LomG-74pJhhUcnPMAU-FPdtus9AJycFTf5CQYTuL3P9OCrfthcEyb5vXBQCdYpkYEl3zo0X3Wd_Zu0HWfYx9P5TKh1KKJbhRILJVWaq0Pc1Xg/w640-h382/_______________________________________central%20market.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We took another a Grab taxi as we have lots on our hands to get ready for Part 2 of our Day 3 in Malaysia, "Melaka".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>PART 2 of Day 3<br /></b></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Melaka </i></b>(also Melacca) is the unofficial historic capital of Malaysia. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It is one of the oldest cities in the country with its history dating back as early as 1400. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was founded by "Paramesware" (The ruler of Temasek, which we now know as Singapore) as a refuge away from the Javanese kingdom of Majapahit.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">At the height of its civilization, <i><b>Melaka was known as the first great maritime kingdom in the Malayan archipelago</b></i>. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Records shows Chinese, Arab, and Indian traders lauding Malacca as the most influential port of the Southwest region in ancient times. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: georgia;">The Malaka Port was a major stopping place for traders to replenish their food and water supply.</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><span>Its rich and colorful history is so attractive to let pass. Hence, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Malaka was an obvious choice for our last full day in Malaysia before going home.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We opted for a night tour of Melaka. The scorching and humid Malaysian weather is too much for me and my husband, we thought an afternoon and early night tour would be better.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There were various ways to go to Melaka, but we decided on a private trip via Klook. We have tested Klook multiple times before and so far, we have had consistently satisfactory experience.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Here is a link to our Klook >>>> </span><a href="https://www.klook.com/invite/LE6VE?c=PHP" style="background-color: white; color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;">Melaka Night Tour</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Tour includes hotel pick-up and drop-off, guided tour of the historical buildings and places</span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #212121; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a river cruise and a trishaw ride. </span></span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.3px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><p style="color: black; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-weight: 500;">Our guide </span>Mr. Abdul Rahman<span style="font-weight: 500;"> was prompt at 2pm. </span></i></span></p><p style="color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Our outfit for Melaka, is the semi-matching Hard Rock (HR) shirts we got from HR Cafe Wisma Concorde on our <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-1.html">first day in KL.</a></i></span></p><p style="color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTCvU5TYOJtAde0JElGguhMUkoMITvHfZTDFTlP5RnBwsfx0S-E6idz70CiK1_E3DeBozJbM_RL87hdGC9nfxYZu84SE5c8LD-H--V7WguWuJfRz0TAzS1arZpPq6zurSsS3gxeMD47LN_kbd3nftfaihhqTmgVFeYReAp_9SKXDVsxoJDhca99woow/s3528/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(44).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="3528" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTCvU5TYOJtAde0JElGguhMUkoMITvHfZTDFTlP5RnBwsfx0S-E6idz70CiK1_E3DeBozJbM_RL87hdGC9nfxYZu84SE5c8LD-H--V7WguWuJfRz0TAzS1arZpPq6zurSsS3gxeMD47LN_kbd3nftfaihhqTmgVFeYReAp_9SKXDVsxoJDhca99woow/s320/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(44).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;">Malaka is about 3 hours from KL. It was a long drive, but hands-down so worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;">We arrived at the Melaka center at 5pm. Don't be fooled though as the sun was still up and very active around that time. Sun sets quite late (7pm+) in Malaysia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 500;">We began our tour ascending the "</span>St. Paul's Hill (Bukit St. Paul)"<span style="font-weight: 500;"> which has a very panoramic view of Malaka. </span><span style="font-weight: 500;">On top is the ruins of very old church that became a temporary resting place of the body of St. Francis Xavier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.3px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;">With our guide Mr. Abdul Rahman. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;">He such a wonderful person, very passionate at what he does. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;">His love for country is so evident as he speaks of his country's history and culture.</span></div></i></span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.3px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLi8YGBrYw-Bm2y1rxnwTdbyRykmmn-qtGQfXu-dhCr-1ql1T7LCupwpSi4DGRtWF-jn5ROUZd_P1mM8FqHZ_aDwnyPT3-Pq7YaXo8igTfzIIz9GkDuITr3lu2jMlIDXBWokP8vx3xiuwamY4Ax0hvkyS0dow6hELLJMOwa467uqpEnmRXNIbalCITLA/s3648/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(22).heic" style="font-weight: 700; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyhx03R3uNqKQtp2vpfGsvUeeOrvlUSqgORzcaNp_Z7D1oYHYejO736457vfUNGhZQNob8SghqZiX4FtpmO0rDYENvZxyFxZSpgbtbHXMhC1-R8F8KfL0JtvvpUug9OJ_GaPF9CJe8QCFCkgkSsL_h4EBTMbM9N6eZoWX-Cadr331KcmjXuFwBPHFdA/w400-h400/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(41).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 500;">On the way down from the St. Paul's Hill you would find "</span>A Famosa<span style="font-weight: 500;">" the remains of a Portugese fort, which is one of the oldest remaining example of European architecture in the whole of Southeast Asia.</span></div><div style="font-weight: 500;"><br /></div></span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.3px; line-height: 1.2; 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color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 500;">Further down the road is the "</span>Dutch Square". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dutch Square is the </span><span style="font-weight: 500;">heart of the Melaka. Here you would find the most recognizable buildings of the city.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 500;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K0e6n_3JjhVzJrP-4qLjc6ukWLI1UI9kQpeuk0fy4W0cWZaHx6PKkIOBpYOovpO8tlELDA-CxlMah8a0PLwLtBDV7l4-5JwhZmEZsESeg7j_w6sC_TnphQhyIgoBwR1w7bGxnfy8BUkryraNke7w-Pt7gTY3qzaelueRYgaIQPtFL3T1Xkmcd0F48w/s3000/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(19).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="3000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K0e6n_3JjhVzJrP-4qLjc6ukWLI1UI9kQpeuk0fy4W0cWZaHx6PKkIOBpYOovpO8tlELDA-CxlMah8a0PLwLtBDV7l4-5JwhZmEZsESeg7j_w6sC_TnphQhyIgoBwR1w7bGxnfy8BUkryraNke7w-Pt7gTY3qzaelueRYgaIQPtFL3T1Xkmcd0F48w/w640-h420/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(19).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8LFjHl-mt1eo1_d8eQQRgPoZITamlyD8_40kDHABNGsdelCDjGILhlAMHr_rsjVBxo184EAeeYwo86gZcV4vSzio-i15XdxUJT-YnOF009OQsy2AGM5IMwA1rG1Nteov3Nulh8t6lKTny5sGMyDUy6xRECqpEJx_oLbp_PqaH4NuEl7HvDn_kFw6wA/s4000/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(20).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8LFjHl-mt1eo1_d8eQQRgPoZITamlyD8_40kDHABNGsdelCDjGILhlAMHr_rsjVBxo184EAeeYwo86gZcV4vSzio-i15XdxUJT-YnOF009OQsy2AGM5IMwA1rG1Nteov3Nulh8t6lKTny5sGMyDUy6xRECqpEJx_oLbp_PqaH4NuEl7HvDn_kFw6wA/w480-h640/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(20).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>"The Queen Victoria's Fountain" <span style="font-weight: normal;">was built in 1901 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px; text-align: left;"> She is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NG-q093-2dCuIUIeqyZO71P5I6z6ZNMK_whu749sQ-wltXVGgPoitWMTKNEyM6vmzHJLI4ukmrzy3UtIgbD7zKq4ZDRfH2JcgUCZdrupad2sisujA0xFi2Cj8uIZNGGDepy4x2fuN4YIQfMAIhlnVMyp_b172TjRupoIJu24fJrdhLsRnODp65ws1g/s3965/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(22).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3965" data-original-width="1748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NG-q093-2dCuIUIeqyZO71P5I6z6ZNMK_whu749sQ-wltXVGgPoitWMTKNEyM6vmzHJLI4ukmrzy3UtIgbD7zKq4ZDRfH2JcgUCZdrupad2sisujA0xFi2Cj8uIZNGGDepy4x2fuN4YIQfMAIhlnVMyp_b172TjRupoIJu24fJrdhLsRnODp65ws1g/w282-h640/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(22).jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: 500;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">From here we took a stroll across town to the Cruise Station. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Weather though was fast becoming sulky. We wanted to be on board fast, as chances of closing cruise trips, is likely should the weather condition worsen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Good weather still..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDRZwTuAYJKEfr348I9pfi23i_uZqzfYGQnM0C6ha_tqgg7EvHRkCU1XLeHXP-V64RxuURESueHNQRF5cPtu4sPoMcy4w9S6EaMp21poQR_n-D1LYqhj_JChcfeGnaMyCNiLKe9iqfYMkbBCiPVb3lpmLba0iNMtiXL31HWUSVxTBaYqhnMvX5A0KXg/w400-h400/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(13).heic" style="color: #0000ee; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE-3TdgIQqHj8rzIbbuCOiEFjt4cM3uBvTk7fUftsI-p7oCusFFcQNosq638BX1TAyN5yUt4EeYQWAVoSDoIRa-5ea1G2fqNpaFTzpvr2IuVbuVVNc4zpccrXkftMau_UxFnO7VlR3FKoNU-874qWryWM8K_9kgq8oQ_TnMYbnwi1ma5aTFGUtLk8pA/w400-h300/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(17).heic" style="color: #0000ee; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And then... the rain started pouring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSShzJEYuecUa2sr4dLh10bJfXj9ZSvWICVfc-pwTwkKcfFUpYXybV2-ixMqeTUcAOXHIvZ71V6jQy47aVt-pTBW8AzqEqNOg4AGPtZoBRAGSb8bIcuci4lfQ2UlpgIuNtZPTbBVDK_gRYIxHOE7bpsaOMRdcTvQZxIrZY1Mq-uc4XGKYpuoAX8OUVA/s3648/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(14).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSShzJEYuecUa2sr4dLh10bJfXj9ZSvWICVfc-pwTwkKcfFUpYXybV2-ixMqeTUcAOXHIvZ71V6jQy47aVt-pTBW8AzqEqNOg4AGPtZoBRAGSb8bIcuci4lfQ2UlpgIuNtZPTbBVDK_gRYIxHOE7bpsaOMRdcTvQZxIrZY1Mq-uc4XGKYpuoAX8OUVA/w400-h300/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(14).heic" width="400" /></a></div><div><br style="font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We were half-way through the cruise when it began raining heavily </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(I would say almost torrential, and I am not kidding).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;">It was a hard maneuver as the rain poured and water level rose a bit. The ride was very shaky, and I was a bit worried the boat might capsize, so I was already eyeing the life vest nearest me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQlqXZRLXKDcwRlRIuGpfil7aCLBY7fVHZF2l-zO8-HYL4ZUpyPVbzvC06c5U0_aDhfbUH9xvmckUe5S-TT7j1g9owzwvu0Gjv8Xdnsh8LWmidtOTPb_C0vK5HTWReAezxBZDCUoUKWek3GeLBIFYZ65g8gFD4bsq33qbbDuCDx615gKewj9U90zB3w/s1387/_________________________________________jetty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQlqXZRLXKDcwRlRIuGpfil7aCLBY7fVHZF2l-zO8-HYL4ZUpyPVbzvC06c5U0_aDhfbUH9xvmckUe5S-TT7j1g9owzwvu0Gjv8Xdnsh8LWmidtOTPb_C0vK5HTWReAezxBZDCUoUKWek3GeLBIFYZ65g8gFD4bsq33qbbDuCDx615gKewj9U90zB3w/w640-h382/_________________________________________jetty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br style="font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;">Our tour mates were all wet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;">Us on the other hand, came prepared and got an umbrella ready. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 500;">Overall, my husband and I enjoyed the cruise we were laughing the entire time! </span>This ride tops my thrill-joy ride's list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;">The rain stopped as sudden as it started, which was a good think since our next Melaka adventure is a trishaw ride along Jonker Street (weekends this street will be closed and full of local vendors and street food, today it is mostly ours). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4jlX7tmc4xZ3RAGEVVOpe0EnrqmAz0BGxkf8MHSQlp57ltI5nuypz2VUw7cbivMD9tEbTiWTSTHv11v_7_FzZM_9dhk2D-RwnxEio1WZhDu2EyAkt8Ae_st9p9-AuKjlODQ63JVa5rFHMzZv_C9Jt-tYONROGleef3jN9eUq9QKgS6bwMHvfpmQLrw/s1387/_________________________________________jetty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4jlX7tmc4xZ3RAGEVVOpe0EnrqmAz0BGxkf8MHSQlp57ltI5nuypz2VUw7cbivMD9tEbTiWTSTHv11v_7_FzZM_9dhk2D-RwnxEio1WZhDu2EyAkt8Ae_st9p9-AuKjlODQ63JVa5rFHMzZv_C9Jt-tYONROGleef3jN9eUq9QKgS6bwMHvfpmQLrw/w640-h382/_________________________________________jetty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Our Uncle driver is delightful. He put on a sing and dance, karaoke number and made us sing-along! </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Uncle sure knows how to party!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-f2Q99YvidFkGoKw1g_ivccZ9CA8ZCbP91H0ShfA5Mvor53l4fArWwVvhwMBWum8GCbUeWPxWCI_V0CgcnSUPx_uqf1ZopZ0hhaulIGmX-6HoSCFribr6N5Kl6xmDlT51uQpuEqqOlOfe3Esq4Uf5RSVIjmWMGoE9-Ocf4cXk0WXxie46kYuoMKCLw/s3648/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(1).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-f2Q99YvidFkGoKw1g_ivccZ9CA8ZCbP91H0ShfA5Mvor53l4fArWwVvhwMBWum8GCbUeWPxWCI_V0CgcnSUPx_uqf1ZopZ0hhaulIGmX-6HoSCFribr6N5Kl6xmDlT51uQpuEqqOlOfe3Esq4Uf5RSVIjmWMGoE9-Ocf4cXk0WXxie46kYuoMKCLw/w640-h480/DAY3%20MELAKA%20(1).heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="font-weight: 500;">A quick detour to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hardrockcafemelaka/">Hard Rock, Melaka</a><span style="font-weight: 500;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 500;">My husband is a brand fan.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 500;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 500;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5322MJ1ezx3D8Z0OWrBiwkogbY5eeYYPe_5jdDOPxJC7wFarTGq_3yQDpRA-L-2p1HyerCVjLPj909r2hmmg9JdXCjBmpL0HtT_3m8kBQI_lodUTqg31_CPydrIt2gj_ImTC94rpUX4DnBMgby1IxWe-5xUOq81tXbX1xApx5mC7_AD5hQXNu_3RjQ/s1387/________________________________________HARD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-weight: 500; text-align: center;">We ended the tour at 7pm and arrived at KL at 10pm. </div><span style="font-weight: normal;">We would have stayed longer if not for an early morning flight to Manila. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;">We are sad we had to leave so soon... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;">We will definitely miss Malaysia!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 500; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></h3></div></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-50722479060424937562023-04-15T04:16:00.000-07:002023-04-15T04:16:02.137-07:00Malaysia Day 2 ~ Cameron Highlands<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Cameron Highlands is Malaysia's highest hill station nestled high in the mountains of Pahang. It is particularly famous for its cool weather, tea and strawberry plantation. Travel time from KL is about 3 hour (on light traffic) but the green forest scenery on the way is a pleasant break from the bustle of the KL city.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYwP4sK6mX8F1GtpQnUuz6pJumYWbIMF8zfQUTK1RDzC--OEbZuKF72CQgfOCxTl3sNn9Vlx9dsa5sWKa8oGdpxj703cMAy3EnPuFvL0UatqtrEMf7aBbq0jiTLG0o6KUIjuvWaoCXqKim-Nuni8AMX8YlS27Z8DWPxp9MxwPGe5jwFDlE3j74nP7Pg/s4000/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(115).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYwP4sK6mX8F1GtpQnUuz6pJumYWbIMF8zfQUTK1RDzC--OEbZuKF72CQgfOCxTl3sNn9Vlx9dsa5sWKa8oGdpxj703cMAy3EnPuFvL0UatqtrEMf7aBbq0jiTLG0o6KUIjuvWaoCXqKim-Nuni8AMX8YlS27Z8DWPxp9MxwPGe5jwFDlE3j74nP7Pg/w640-h480/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(115).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGDLbUsieUwjKKJ4oqdqDUXIeYFHgntSnBQ2FhyDg3KWoMNFjkRjUDrxqwyczegB4Tr5IcYSWgKJnAlgTA4-YIO8yzPGrh8AH9mAj-V7xUHWzFs0NDei3P_wswD61maH96rribEgCLHqm20g2SNIWzA_QXYMFM60CiWzPzwmDOPrwo-AEcSinnfNo3w/s4000/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(117).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGDLbUsieUwjKKJ4oqdqDUXIeYFHgntSnBQ2FhyDg3KWoMNFjkRjUDrxqwyczegB4Tr5IcYSWgKJnAlgTA4-YIO8yzPGrh8AH9mAj-V7xUHWzFs0NDei3P_wswD61maH96rribEgCLHqm20g2SNIWzA_QXYMFM60CiWzPzwmDOPrwo-AEcSinnfNo3w/w480-h640/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(117).jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNln9xk9E35ZspFqq6My7SqKjZu4grDkKB-nrzWP_dKIIGu4UOQpdb8TCuxeE6o3TEktS4VvrN41gd8p45gBS9TW_W4xJRYdrNNlvP_BgWy9s9jlUG9o3msJ6uRh4kQ0d66wvRfXp1kFHW7dItf8xcDbFFDVhtesH8jBNm8PSCDe0ReDUDMzdcOBfWw/s4000/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(118).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNln9xk9E35ZspFqq6My7SqKjZu4grDkKB-nrzWP_dKIIGu4UOQpdb8TCuxeE6o3TEktS4VvrN41gd8p45gBS9TW_W4xJRYdrNNlvP_BgWy9s9jlUG9o3msJ6uRh4kQ0d66wvRfXp1kFHW7dItf8xcDbFFDVhtesH8jBNm8PSCDe0ReDUDMzdcOBfWw/w640-h480/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(118).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We book this tour via Klook >>>> <a href="https://www.klook.com/invite/LE6VE?c=PHP">Cameron Highlands</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If we have time, we would opted for at least a night stay in the area, however as we were short of time we had to make do with a day tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The tour included <b><i>hotel pick-up and drop-off, lunch, entrance fees to tea plantation, butterfly farm, bee farm and the strawberry farm</i></b>. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We were supposed to do a quick pass by the roadside waterfalls, but it started raining quite hard on the way.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Pick up was prompt at 7am. We were ushered to a tour bus meant for 40+, surprisingly though we were just 9 pax in our tour group. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We can actually go party in the bus and we still have space for a buffet spread (LOL).</span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsAkbjRBbbSHzXmDgDk__DJHq6-aPL7jSvwx_H1JoDabe9Ql-Oju29r9bjiECHYzLXChOaNwLd2pHjVzl0GVTsiYwse8BdiX6KdJioUBrGVl0AyScNYi7tgvzy-UWCPdADcC6D_SLB_I7s_wvGqqFeQPsYSuSewIOeAV48PCVBwo7riQMEQE-vBfumA/s3648/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(119).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsAkbjRBbbSHzXmDgDk__DJHq6-aPL7jSvwx_H1JoDabe9Ql-Oju29r9bjiECHYzLXChOaNwLd2pHjVzl0GVTsiYwse8BdiX6KdJioUBrGVl0AyScNYi7tgvzy-UWCPdADcC6D_SLB_I7s_wvGqqFeQPsYSuSewIOeAV48PCVBwo7riQMEQE-vBfumA/w400-h300/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(119).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our first stop is a bee farm and a strawberry farm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sadly though there were very few strawberries left (as we came after the school holiday and there were plenty of recent pickers).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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We grabbed some strawberries and got seats at a local coffee shop and ordered strawberry ice cream, strawberry scones and coffee (LOL)!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL2ShzrepP-UvfkRQgAbUw8TxoYR1WV3QUmRZr6VfWCLDyZeSaUdq22N4ZkNzAiNW2i8wzzVqRcUrIUxxrOFfIzENLt_7CRk6Fzd-K3-1wv8GHZWtLOigrSQi6d_Ww3jjcRSrVHQ8McA27eR8wuPtoruZ-J_h9V2zo_y4hTSHo6O8aDFyN5Ys1wGrzg/s3968/______day2%20cameron%20(94).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="3968" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL2ShzrepP-UvfkRQgAbUw8TxoYR1WV3QUmRZr6VfWCLDyZeSaUdq22N4ZkNzAiNW2i8wzzVqRcUrIUxxrOFfIzENLt_7CRk6Fzd-K3-1wv8GHZWtLOigrSQi6d_Ww3jjcRSrVHQ8McA27eR8wuPtoruZ-J_h9V2zo_y4hTSHo6O8aDFyN5Ys1wGrzg/w640-h304/______day2%20cameron%20(94).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPjzVPIUjpSTvURsf2QZOpxnYAY_ewljegI7O_NpXyAzTB02spBko0PnDNgstkwDeIVN-5p6fiwvGo74OMCJK-XtfAujN-nIJDUjr_W1tPWW86dUCSMXuopXvw6o-zjTxscbr_80Up6IXg-kzhWBhzaJMgDVLxv_NTd0wyGPlIYrHvP4HTVBnCoCClA/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(91).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPjzVPIUjpSTvURsf2QZOpxnYAY_ewljegI7O_NpXyAzTB02spBko0PnDNgstkwDeIVN-5p6fiwvGo74OMCJK-XtfAujN-nIJDUjr_W1tPWW86dUCSMXuopXvw6o-zjTxscbr_80Up6IXg-kzhWBhzaJMgDVLxv_NTd0wyGPlIYrHvP4HTVBnCoCClA/w640-h480/______day2%20cameron%20(91).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The strawberry farm owner told us to go try the white strawberry variants, the whiter he says the sweeter. I prefer the red though, as I want my strawberries a bit sour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2RVPrqewIjm1_WAdqzIgEYoy3FeGQO-mBEOlRWEJrcU1i5sgkerbwxJcPy26rsZsqO7qPfQH4OS0Y-eMNkDDLOQZJUA7VyhhEqBtAA403fdm8FFPQXkNotpUgSyfTCgnsShhc0qhMDMq_-2uZVe-d6utwKaaNE6aCx6nvtq3Tp2LQo3lhd3fIItomw/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(92).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2RVPrqewIjm1_WAdqzIgEYoy3FeGQO-mBEOlRWEJrcU1i5sgkerbwxJcPy26rsZsqO7qPfQH4OS0Y-eMNkDDLOQZJUA7VyhhEqBtAA403fdm8FFPQXkNotpUgSyfTCgnsShhc0qhMDMq_-2uZVe-d6utwKaaNE6aCx6nvtq3Tp2LQo3lhd3fIItomw/w640-h480/______day2%20cameron%20(92).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These strawberry flavored scones were delicious! Perfect paired with brewed coffee over the cool Cameron Highlands weather. We could spend hours here, unfortunately our tour runs tight on schedule.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69V5bjyq8sOgj85ulkb59urd2Ks6IxPczOLxDO5wGeKgyXg6GhEtdqxqNKFQMIrwU8OOZMci3nkOlECQx-lGB_jVto9iolDCAf9ABvGF0dmUrRg_DAbJQx_IAYP-VIAZbCZ-g0xWrjsOoGsV7pwM0dIS1icTRMvkZ-tjpbz6ENgQWVhWPCn-rDB9N5A/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(84).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69V5bjyq8sOgj85ulkb59urd2Ks6IxPczOLxDO5wGeKgyXg6GhEtdqxqNKFQMIrwU8OOZMci3nkOlECQx-lGB_jVto9iolDCAf9ABvGF0dmUrRg_DAbJQx_IAYP-VIAZbCZ-g0xWrjsOoGsV7pwM0dIS1icTRMvkZ-tjpbz6ENgQWVhWPCn-rDB9N5A/w480-h640/______day2%20cameron%20(84).jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIPMJROPC9tIxZ2ri9o1CiB7dQrGFAxqsB9PTr5gnRMHiC_yHWeJsZRBCTD4v8eJXj3IQhStucVxwTRbWzZ2lOxuICEdlr3KOY7yrPe__gy6NdCSMtuHAs9CivOW-pK0hXFTKcxkiF634GYYmg0xAkumvfn-PnfeWls4EZFgSEaF3pGOjGH7hO50NzA/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(95).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIPMJROPC9tIxZ2ri9o1CiB7dQrGFAxqsB9PTr5gnRMHiC_yHWeJsZRBCTD4v8eJXj3IQhStucVxwTRbWzZ2lOxuICEdlr3KOY7yrPe__gy6NdCSMtuHAs9CivOW-pK0hXFTKcxkiF634GYYmg0xAkumvfn-PnfeWls4EZFgSEaF3pGOjGH7hO50NzA/w300-h400/______day2%20cameron%20(95).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The bee farm is located beside the strawberry farm. The owner himself gave us the tour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2dE9Gn4GVjrGmiRYHIV3gZp-tsDco5mrsCiq3W9TrzwwEgtbyedQRjSL1ob8n7nM8Q3Ntwu9dkHJnl2sPP3PlTHs9yXawYzDmqtY9dWrNG7tPXw8PacC3WuJw0BSmpcLvcjqAwJKBE8CmCqE206ZMlYJdeIkwPq-K54JuA5BunpwTjhk6t0-zpwdYQ/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(97).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2dE9Gn4GVjrGmiRYHIV3gZp-tsDco5mrsCiq3W9TrzwwEgtbyedQRjSL1ob8n7nM8Q3Ntwu9dkHJnl2sPP3PlTHs9yXawYzDmqtY9dWrNG7tPXw8PacC3WuJw0BSmpcLvcjqAwJKBE8CmCqE206ZMlYJdeIkwPq-K54JuA5BunpwTjhk6t0-zpwdYQ/s320/______day2%20cameron%20(97).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK7EEncP2NWfhQFEueSs2tQ-GuGK3O395GD-C7NfkusE5y57Nm_Q4_D-sDtF8ISmKAr4RIX6sqiKgjh2IzdMuHhnxZnX6XtT8rqfujGK9aV9fVe-FEDk33qYy8c0xu2BB6Ig0TzRPCTwBySDqjWQBZ16nZdt_qGs8aac44Mz5Bh-d2V65STdGC2nENg/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(99).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK7EEncP2NWfhQFEueSs2tQ-GuGK3O395GD-C7NfkusE5y57Nm_Q4_D-sDtF8ISmKAr4RIX6sqiKgjh2IzdMuHhnxZnX6XtT8rqfujGK9aV9fVe-FEDk33qYy8c0xu2BB6Ig0TzRPCTwBySDqjWQBZ16nZdt_qGs8aac44Mz5Bh-d2V65STdGC2nENg/s320/______day2%20cameron%20(99).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJOqyNjRs9pm4K9SDxixqkXeDovaQalTTko_ChsEsdc2Ra29MpwaNybiukNvTwX3SRCp7L1_F_PPhPN-c8cI_SFJVH4SF6DymifUfprAenzSbWAcR5qnVVqQ3B8ccjNZZ2Q7lxZJXQ_KVCR88-mggs6215qlopqpbwV4zbdkENt4rs5CxbGn3RsHy5g/s320/______day2%20cameron%20(96).jpg" width="320" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Next stop is a butterfly farm. The place is small, but picture worthy. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Got myself a free rider here >>> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY0CcqpL476Qz5zjyDnZ1TH0gdMZhyFQjzY1NrpZ1V3Xtx14Ow7Vjd4GB_JIrBabbmTS_cpihJ0cJoNtk-wQVSU3gAWz8qIGCW9zTFfHxKH4IDPTMIyHU7lOCO2ue-4TqrWzjSAJtHJ-8QqQGQgY0I6cX2Goy_zaIVYOTlOW7MCY5kHlEcZHe-f1CBQ/w300-h400/______day2%20cameron%20(64).jpg" width="300" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">From here we made our way to <span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Sultan Ahmad Shah Golf Club</b> restaurant for lunch. </span><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: left;">Lunch was just okay, with vanilla ice cream topped with strawberry bits to finish.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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We roamed the tea plantation a bit, before settling down at the plantation restaurant for coffee and scones.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Quite a long way down, but a more difficult climb up!</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFltCPgyhoNJjM4JecdFBITmniYeutUwd3iyFy8asbwSeTAnZC37gNa1CI_MshgZo5l-rBqOoP7l7VcLnMRuvs1eL0REYcbnh1Kd32-IyzQcxINbQaG3MAe7PvPW2qB8dB51vGmFCVKom_dy2i-2I4-O8GdRipzjJNIgW9tn50Tvmr9UWzvURrbYOtg/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(34).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;">Tea and scones (again).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got scones again, since we enjoyed the strawberry scones, we had at the strawberry farm. However, the ones here, were quite dry and nothing near the ones we had earlier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">We tried the tea, as we wanted to taste the variants before buying them at the plantation shop. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj19oTYGwSb6Y0rTl8VpTib23Y6JOMvgMOH5h-RkOTsmuonE3122eeuubzZ1AygbBt-xXxRt_jzz2Lr5NC5oP1mJv_46LNLWlRVIy5gCbZBML-mxjGl67YqqT6IVz8mxy1cb6JzfLpi8zX71uUndjmqxwELzB-rSOL_4Nm4wUkxiwkPHQFn7h8jRQZcA/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(19).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj19oTYGwSb6Y0rTl8VpTib23Y6JOMvgMOH5h-RkOTsmuonE3122eeuubzZ1AygbBt-xXxRt_jzz2Lr5NC5oP1mJv_46LNLWlRVIy5gCbZBML-mxjGl67YqqT6IVz8mxy1cb6JzfLpi8zX71uUndjmqxwELzB-rSOL_4Nm4wUkxiwkPHQFn7h8jRQZcA/s320/______day2%20cameron%20(19).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPaPgPt-lM-VUVwQq49kYK-_CdPxdNyJLBhd2gtmlScw8x8qIv_ouRXEeEaAb5rTV5UTjBxr1Ryr-xA5At0fTZ4F-wG9jaTIixdnai6u0K9Tu-if2qegOmmiBcwtugdthMfCN0Rjx43NV87EJr8kIDr-Zn4zvMotyuPGYfweJa-p91JMzk5IHa8JJ-Q/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(21).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPaPgPt-lM-VUVwQq49kYK-_CdPxdNyJLBhd2gtmlScw8x8qIv_ouRXEeEaAb5rTV5UTjBxr1Ryr-xA5At0fTZ4F-wG9jaTIixdnai6u0K9Tu-if2qegOmmiBcwtugdthMfCN0Rjx43NV87EJr8kIDr-Zn4zvMotyuPGYfweJa-p91JMzk5IHa8JJ-Q/s320/______day2%20cameron%20(21).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMwxHakmitlSy0A0J3FiHxMjwsmUyCV4-UMqYFjuDSlNgBTqXm-HcACUKcqdZGxfV1Vuk8BLru74kZQEf9SZoKY72D98XPtv4YaWBpEJKobhvfJzRt335VyGzVvwKn1nLaYtMP9TseQWS1fRICklLy16MmzgkZY-seb2M-OAOWbl5q2khFJVaSmlUvg/s4000/______day2%20cameron%20(25).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMwxHakmitlSy0A0J3FiHxMjwsmUyCV4-UMqYFjuDSlNgBTqXm-HcACUKcqdZGxfV1Vuk8BLru74kZQEf9SZoKY72D98XPtv4YaWBpEJKobhvfJzRt335VyGzVvwKn1nLaYtMP9TseQWS1fRICklLy16MmzgkZY-seb2M-OAOWbl5q2khFJVaSmlUvg/s320/______day2%20cameron%20(25).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">They have all sorts of flavors. But I decided to get the basic green tea. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkH3xLVwAcvLQaDexcoD3r___M6EggjwIk9OAYZCUt83ULQJc254bP9j1HJ-ltK3TNL9Q20nzk3KEzJPMabu5j-3DUsdqhL2E8n4MxRovXP4BL1ML-xqM_HKXAl9x_1diUtr27HiCT7p4RSftwmaPZ8P-SE5rmupaIfqZQBozicA5XfZJlXfKSecPIHw/s800/______cameron-valley-shopping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkH3xLVwAcvLQaDexcoD3r___M6EggjwIk9OAYZCUt83ULQJc254bP9j1HJ-ltK3TNL9Q20nzk3KEzJPMabu5j-3DUsdqhL2E8n4MxRovXP4BL1ML-xqM_HKXAl9x_1diUtr27HiCT7p4RSftwmaPZ8P-SE5rmupaIfqZQBozicA5XfZJlXfKSecPIHw/s320/______cameron-valley-shopping.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This ends our Cameron Highlands adventure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We got back to KL at around 7pm and went back to Jalan Alor for dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Please check out also our Day 1 (Part 1 and Part 2) by clicking the links below:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-1.html"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">>>> Kuala Lumpur Day 1 (Part 1)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-2.html"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">>>> Kuala Lumpur Day 1 (Part 2)</span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><br /></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-23669122914022462122023-04-15T02:38:00.010-07:002023-04-15T04:28:58.677-07:00Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ~ Day 1 (part 2)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here is part 2 of our Day 1 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Re-charged and ready to mingle :D</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">First order of business, meet our Malaysian friends. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We were not ready for anything heavy, so we decided a high tea treat at the hotel would be perfect. Teatime at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PavilionHotelKualaLumpur">Pavillion Hotel CourtYard Restaurant</a> was both elegant and obviously meticulously crafted (all halal). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Menu includes: </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>>Cold: crab meat, deviled egg and smoked salmon; </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>>Warm: tandoori chicken, salmon puff, mushroom cheese tart, golden fried prawn; </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>>Dessert: assorted Malay kuih (steamed tara cakes), Magnum brownie, banana cake and mango pudding.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>and comes with refillable coffee or tea.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I never had one favorite as I liked them all!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">I think we spent hours here enjoying the service and catching up! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Fully energized, we braved our way out of the hotel <i>(our first time on our own in Malaysia without a guide) </i>and to the Petronas Tower. We missed this portion of our Day Tour earlier, but I think there is an unwritten rule that the Petronas Tower is a must (LOL) see on a Day 1, when you arrive in KL!</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If you missed our Day1 KL Part 1, you can check it here: >>>>> <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-1.html">Day 1 in KL</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Pavillion Hotel links to the Pavillion Mall which is connected by a covered walkway to Suria KLCC Mall (which is literally a shopping mall at the foot of Petronas Tower). We simply followed the posted directions and found ourselves at the KLCC Park, then Suria Mall within 15 minutes easy paced walk.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">(I found this guide in Youtube and it was quite helpful </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">>>> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU-b8hy9ZcI" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pavillion Mall to Suria KLCC</a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn-rhYV7I88d7W1rQqw-h9k3v9A-B_NjLbd_c5_-c7BGG2BFLLf4VgB_9a0pYuDftPE9xRMyxn2vPmZKhfEqkBEm6s9GvQGG-2K4ta0U2JznDs2wG6ZuQt8sFzYk4K0I5etNl2LvffPLQLEqrJ-uEZQDDpHpDdPLMjNKUYzrPFvio0qnG-4Xq0r_YoA/s3290/______________________________________1%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Now this one is ease, upon exiting the walkway, we went headed to Bukit Bintang street and simply followed the crowd (LOL)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is us following the crowd :D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ISfVaVu0jf8dajLOOKirxnZ7zlZ8MPTxA9yEBJtTIY6Re-4RlohTxF3UBhcprvCMYKyxnYsYFe9OzkxBAtlLp_yh4Xbf0EZSPYZUt_bWN7LvBAEGAhHLf83kszLHREH4PI3fIbZOiI11Hm24ye7OuCQEsG5N8hKsJphV2n4cchzTqboGsnsSWMRQvA/s2992/_____________________________part%202%20(1).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ISfVaVu0jf8dajLOOKirxnZ7zlZ8MPTxA9yEBJtTIY6Re-4RlohTxF3UBhcprvCMYKyxnYsYFe9OzkxBAtlLp_yh4Xbf0EZSPYZUt_bWN7LvBAEGAhHLf83kszLHREH4PI3fIbZOiI11Hm24ye7OuCQEsG5N8hKsJphV2n4cchzTqboGsnsSWMRQvA/s320/_____________________________part%202%20(1).heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jId98Qeih7CKycUJdvrvlcnUJqeMECIaET3OZT2kDyS5K_HfWlKeVOKdZRmF4JNxmiW48U4zvpGfCebR-VGfyEZi1OsRE2oHG5STDSRrDLQG7ODmN-F6cv5Bim5MjlqC4ApuCcxvHdnuhQBrT_FSU0i4v6--hT5mmM-BZBj1LBrbkx8nsYzWwej11A/s1387/Collage%202023-04-15%2017_15_43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jId98Qeih7CKycUJdvrvlcnUJqeMECIaET3OZT2kDyS5K_HfWlKeVOKdZRmF4JNxmiW48U4zvpGfCebR-VGfyEZi1OsRE2oHG5STDSRrDLQG7ODmN-F6cv5Bim5MjlqC4ApuCcxvHdnuhQBrT_FSU0i4v6--hT5mmM-BZBj1LBrbkx8nsYzWwej11A/s320/Collage%202023-04-15%2017_15_43.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our eyes about to burst from the smorgasbord of food.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We finally settled for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mengkeegrillfish/">Meng Kee Grill Fish restaurant</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">An order for 2 costs about MYR 10-15.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EMHvNyQP1oVyvktSKGbicabRBtCDR8yzTgAsGlv_ZR7z2n2JF1x-3pWWQOewfsmQ_SMSV_10jwpyvisoCHgVs1rJmc5oMHhes0PMFj8RKUg39m5URogk9C3eDVe939IUEuT_6qG3DEAASOL3NHvRcgRQbeZkwEYXTNkclNnq_xsfQ8U_jg6Mzq3VhQ/s4000/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EMHvNyQP1oVyvktSKGbicabRBtCDR8yzTgAsGlv_ZR7z2n2JF1x-3pWWQOewfsmQ_SMSV_10jwpyvisoCHgVs1rJmc5oMHhes0PMFj8RKUg39m5URogk9C3eDVe939IUEuT_6qG3DEAASOL3NHvRcgRQbeZkwEYXTNkclNnq_xsfQ8U_jg6Mzq3VhQ/s320/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(6).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Chicken Satay</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia78IYKu1V6jVsRoZ0c24yrw0EEBQzGRXiQ7sW9B-Op4exIrqzKXnl7PZ86kXE83CYzP8jUVf62rVfarN5CbasLuEOIJQCk0Dqp2jOVlAqED1vqP-0FN3jz23OLAFIsBNtT65X4xVwuXiiRZBAn-idyGdcbLnX09Orpw6mwWPvzOW2bfvmu0j2bH9kAA/s4000/_____________________________foodpart%202%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia78IYKu1V6jVsRoZ0c24yrw0EEBQzGRXiQ7sW9B-Op4exIrqzKXnl7PZ86kXE83CYzP8jUVf62rVfarN5CbasLuEOIJQCk0Dqp2jOVlAqED1vqP-0FN3jz23OLAFIsBNtT65X4xVwuXiiRZBAn-idyGdcbLnX09Orpw6mwWPvzOW2bfvmu0j2bH9kAA/s320/_____________________________foodpart%202%20(8).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Char Kuey Teow</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9Vm1sXx45GKOTDD60dnOS2LqV1eM4Jle82YaMc6ypguIMKJpeX_sIduux-isZ90U_MgyOueliJx631ymCfpNy_ASvvYAmv7N2dU6LkbXxdCJZ4CjYKytaH-raB6Z3T4Y9ARBHtGaq-mONR6jqlnNJ46dJs4kMHCWX5C1MquM1FAIJN4ZbLmR8207nA/s4000/_____________________________foodpart%202%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9Vm1sXx45GKOTDD60dnOS2LqV1eM4Jle82YaMc6ypguIMKJpeX_sIduux-isZ90U_MgyOueliJx631ymCfpNy_ASvvYAmv7N2dU6LkbXxdCJZ4CjYKytaH-raB6Z3T4Y9ARBHtGaq-mONR6jqlnNJ46dJs4kMHCWX5C1MquM1FAIJN4ZbLmR8207nA/s320/_____________________________foodpart%202%20(9).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Dragon fruit shake filled up the remaining space in our tummies. </span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_GcPSc75TLnJ6DMhCLrPGO_cjGKNmtg4wc8hIOxvFiyAJUHafohvLqYCS65dIKGOyewLKbFfvBq5Zp6Pidi01WObz6XM_AJogHEkEIi1gj7yzb5_-5OGkzPk5FHnuC4-oza5oadNfLEiRe2KcyrcAbKfVi5D5kpNc8xpUktGP5UQSKef19SJjS4s2g/s4000/_____________________________foodpart%202%20(25).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_GcPSc75TLnJ6DMhCLrPGO_cjGKNmtg4wc8hIOxvFiyAJUHafohvLqYCS65dIKGOyewLKbFfvBq5Zp6Pidi01WObz6XM_AJogHEkEIi1gj7yzb5_-5OGkzPk5FHnuC4-oza5oadNfLEiRe2KcyrcAbKfVi5D5kpNc8xpUktGP5UQSKef19SJjS4s2g/s320/_____________________________foodpart%202%20(25).jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Everything is spot on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My husband likes Johor Alor a whole lot, that we just had to come back a second time (on our 3rd night in KL) </span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This time we order:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Malaysian Chicken Wings</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VOzUt-wtX2hhdP9LDhNOU3voxGJ1dzr-Mu_DV8Lb79siWMxYS5MfEFdrUvVX9jaKgFmu-OM4PIZkLjlrziIGLkKfluYb8RzxdOx4zcSpRCgggSo_L2MVU6ykQzM3pqZXynk9WBVVODr_p1x4MHFDaD7j-Sqlk5EELFrcauVfQ-XwZk9bPKZDXn5vnQ/s4000/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VOzUt-wtX2hhdP9LDhNOU3voxGJ1dzr-Mu_DV8Lb79siWMxYS5MfEFdrUvVX9jaKgFmu-OM4PIZkLjlrziIGLkKfluYb8RzxdOx4zcSpRCgggSo_L2MVU6ykQzM3pqZXynk9WBVVODr_p1x4MHFDaD7j-Sqlk5EELFrcauVfQ-XwZk9bPKZDXn5vnQ/s320/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(8).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Laksa</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPADCHzf2hf8hv_7xS81bfK229i3zR-UXy9Ne4F0_vJEplFxQD93HXV7hIl75VuMKO3VkKiHJ7hI6P3o7sw4CT1sI87unXs-YpoFSb6azC5iRvgyFwyNr8INmmULHQQpoWUX2lwlQc6vfdfI7UcEUDjLgcqcZCf2nU2PEbG_ugtmU3Y6FqJaQLp0PEw/s4000/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPADCHzf2hf8hv_7xS81bfK229i3zR-UXy9Ne4F0_vJEplFxQD93HXV7hIl75VuMKO3VkKiHJ7hI6P3o7sw4CT1sI87unXs-YpoFSb6azC5iRvgyFwyNr8INmmULHQQpoWUX2lwlQc6vfdfI7UcEUDjLgcqcZCf2nU2PEbG_ugtmU3Y6FqJaQLp0PEw/s320/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(10).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Singapore Beehon</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciLp8F_xDSbUBcJDHAwgOXcwyvr8Ahp6mch6tS_L84THt3QwOcOu4iL6uHlJv5BVS3DhFWTigmr0lYTfhJ_PSMYQ2Abgyh7DftiVyIyaqtFIhGRwUefJhWAY5-XeMWwaN60nk8o_PGj3mmOVxWZkIst1h5-0Wnga92RjhQZycYkUCC7qKFhKr3z3i6g/s4000/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciLp8F_xDSbUBcJDHAwgOXcwyvr8Ahp6mch6tS_L84THt3QwOcOu4iL6uHlJv5BVS3DhFWTigmr0lYTfhJ_PSMYQ2Abgyh7DftiVyIyaqtFIhGRwUefJhWAY5-XeMWwaN60nk8o_PGj3mmOVxWZkIst1h5-0Wnga92RjhQZycYkUCC7qKFhKr3z3i6g/s320/DAY2%20CAMERON%20(7).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Day 1 ends here. Follow our <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/malaysia-day-2-cameron-highlands.html">Day 2 in Malaysia up <b><i>Cameron Highlands</i></b></a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If you missed the Part 1 of our Day 1, please check it out here >>>><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-1.html">KL Day 1 (Part 1)</a></span></div></div><p><br /></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-65854140975131955102023-04-14T22:46:00.003-07:002023-04-15T04:19:19.875-07:00Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ~ Day 1 (part 1)<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We have been to Malaysia before, but only in Johor Bahru (JB). You've guest it correctly; We were there for <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/search?q=legoland">Legoland Themepark</a>. My boys were huge Lego fans, back when they younger so, "Yes we've been to Legoland Malaysia a lot".</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">However, JB is located at the </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">southernmost end of Malaysia and was actually nearer Singapore, than Kuala Lumpur (KL), so we have been to Malaysia before is really an understatement. </span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For this trip (though we failed to visit the coastal states of Malaysia), I could now confidently brag that I have visited Malaysia. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We flew to KL from Manila via Air Asia. We got a wee morning flight and arrived at KLIA (KL International Airport at 5 am. We figured we won't be allowed hotel check-in as it was too early so we arranged for a private airport pick up cum KL city tour. No Day zero (0) for these tourists!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today's order of business, upon arrival:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Get Malaysian Ringgit (MYR).</b> We bought some MYR from Manila, but rates weren't very good so we decided to get the rest via ATM withdrawal. Surprisingly the rates we got via ATM withdrawal was better than the rates we bought our MYR in Manila by about P0.20. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Pick-up our local sims</b> which we purchased via Klook. </span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sim card pick-up was at this little store, took a while for us to find it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMujOy4lvuzeO1EX05kad-31dP_fdoHLaj4hwkEqc5_jnjx6pXtv2kY_nSaamLp6msHz4Wv2UWM80tn1_tFWtteAfqxj_ucLAk2hd0_3DlW_ZM8eg70Sbr2X4d8A1mUn475HmzVBs91zu0HenKsgc4sn8gxyId15jT2D9ZHJhX4mN8MNEgsZ2Oqi6vIw/s320/DAY1_KL%20(205).jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="240" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewSPJmOxbcw-O9cw6yGFAkP2kMUXeUxALMQUE6YbQcGpjPtDSGpG8KcbGok7SxRwk83xOcUqMGWFsLiLl0uNd3ZNFtdqJtoM6VCMnhBhqcFLzBvvW3xGaNuctwcdqVL7vFoc7HGOzwCjBR0Q2pIgGtRv7S-kJpH_UVFoy4CktbuXuaostVqUJuIntIQ/s320/___1.jpg" width="246" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We got Digi Telecomm's Pre-paid Cards. Speed-wise good in the metro area but got a bit spotty in Cameron Highlands (CH). Although per our CH guide, signal is really bad in the area, regardless of service provider.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Get breakfast.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Wait for our driver cum tour guide. </span></li></ul><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Breakfast was at Old Town White Coffee Cafe. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEY-O4jyY6xtiApqj8mMn5ims35maykxFUOHVnP_vJqdA19RCVH5i4-B4MaVqTFUpJvIYx0TVTWIawURS2hdBJmvt22XwNFe6pLW5uXVM78XMJz1bhQCoq-Pbv8xmt_tBJV3k-7zkbXdqSjlY8VEGlXnhxtq8LbVA_F6W83_jeOEhZRpDDklFriZDL4w/s3648/DAY1_KL%20(30).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEY-O4jyY6xtiApqj8mMn5ims35maykxFUOHVnP_vJqdA19RCVH5i4-B4MaVqTFUpJvIYx0TVTWIawURS2hdBJmvt22XwNFe6pLW5uXVM78XMJz1bhQCoq-Pbv8xmt_tBJV3k-7zkbXdqSjlY8VEGlXnhxtq8LbVA_F6W83_jeOEhZRpDDklFriZDL4w/s320/DAY1_KL%20(30).heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nK-yZ23I8r3_Gtwh7AwXnpAuPT6ozND-_W2JWVUY66lFM35CWSq0vacFSFyHHKIHqATe7AaNB_tma2hfK5XIqlcJxO_tvxmegwIAFzfOoJtMTRY3SIhvPoqcohT9JcsSaHd5zR7jKYhJkBg31xJOxBsAQRdZBuW1I2JhWEYe5gbtjhr_aQhFKv3q6A/s2992/DAY1_KL%20(31).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nK-yZ23I8r3_Gtwh7AwXnpAuPT6ozND-_W2JWVUY66lFM35CWSq0vacFSFyHHKIHqATe7AaNB_tma2hfK5XIqlcJxO_tvxmegwIAFzfOoJtMTRY3SIhvPoqcohT9JcsSaHd5zR7jKYhJkBg31xJOxBsAQRdZBuW1I2JhWEYe5gbtjhr_aQhFKv3q6A/s320/DAY1_KL%20(31).heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hKUJTJZ6wAkKIrrqhuppcmdX4yku90JWiTR2XQ1gOihAhvFEgw-d7C4dL8Frb703MEu23pCpbKrREXplMmcGyecCLdaHSmW7RsbMcOQmKB2E4ycjLFuLqBQnQeaDBKAuHLWq3TgSyg7mOGrRHw5PlY9hilSoYh6eSkRfXGsrVPqwjcVZaEyWoR88cg/s2992/DAY1_KL%20(34).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hKUJTJZ6wAkKIrrqhuppcmdX4yku90JWiTR2XQ1gOihAhvFEgw-d7C4dL8Frb703MEu23pCpbKrREXplMmcGyecCLdaHSmW7RsbMcOQmKB2E4ycjLFuLqBQnQeaDBKAuHLWq3TgSyg7mOGrRHw5PlY9hilSoYh6eSkRfXGsrVPqwjcVZaEyWoR88cg/s320/DAY1_KL%20(34).heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1TVXnH1FfNBBN3ct2oqtnGKxxUR9H_olBHmuZH3n0e0sd4kO9RFBv05I6Lz-qk59LrgBk9GukwcjXkmGqpNu0hHa1mUGgDzbHufFoDa55dOanmxSni7bMTHfnWySwZJaLIOdpkMEI7M4swBrgFZtX2yN_qnL_xaFQ_yfSKFqnoOQAe2je9fGBw_1bA/s2992/DAY1_KL%20(33).heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1TVXnH1FfNBBN3ct2oqtnGKxxUR9H_olBHmuZH3n0e0sd4kO9RFBv05I6Lz-qk59LrgBk9GukwcjXkmGqpNu0hHa1mUGgDzbHufFoDa55dOanmxSni7bMTHfnWySwZJaLIOdpkMEI7M4swBrgFZtX2yN_qnL_xaFQ_yfSKFqnoOQAe2je9fGBw_1bA/s320/DAY1_KL%20(33).heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our driver/tour guide arrived at 7am, just right after we finished breakfast. Perfect timing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Now off to our first day Malaysian adventure. </span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Batu Caves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The King's Palace (Istana Negara)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">National Mosque (Masjid Negara)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Independence Square (Merdeka Square)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">KL Gallery</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Chinatown</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">KL Tower</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Lunch at Wanjo</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hardrock Cafe </span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>*Our tour included Central Market and Petronas Tower however, the Malaysian heat was just unbearable. The sun was scorching and so we had to skip Central Market and Petronas Tower for today.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived at <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Batu Caves</span> </b>about 8am (Arriving early was a good thing as we get to see the place before the crowd flocks in).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Batu Caves is located at Selangor and is a place of pilgrimage for Tamil Hindus.</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKo8GYsMSVqp7RxxQT2oYhCgJloVDRd5y-0XuFbcJV-vcG1wNH-ISFcDCdRR6W2LSm7tFbkjnp7wnPaFZGXZoJerveWN7yk3efcKHyKdzwtEeI9JfVwj4hnkswyQ3C-7_eblFk_fOhOZ1TdUuFLlBUlx3wel46y0KpAO0wtkd4wRJmjYFTHqlI9RPWQ/w640-h480/____batu%20caves%20(1).jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; text-align: justify;">Batu Caves has three main caves featuring temples and Hindu shrines. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3e3e3e;">Its main attraction is the large statue of the Hindu God at the entrance, next to a 272 steps rainbow </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; text-align: justify;">staircase.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; text-align: justify;"> You would see </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; text-align: justify;">pigeons</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; text-align: justify;"> and monkeys frolic around the area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The steps were steep and one wrong step, could cause you to tumble down or fall (Not a pretty sight at all, and no way to begin our Day 1 in Malaysia)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8mvOvSaCo15H-DqkDtufiuEc6LnHoafeZNfpDVGM50TEnhLmxwTg0rPXknfZ0qQ2-FMQvqXh2L-c778GFHZ1HFgB6b_qXfQxr5yOHmRQDonEgIkH0Tfap1jzBXmGsVgC5FDOIau6xk4Yhc_CjSb-s-T8wk1W8ms1rDswWIzZdUehZKPD1wLYQmiCNA/s3216/____batu%20caves%20(38).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="3216" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8mvOvSaCo15H-DqkDtufiuEc6LnHoafeZNfpDVGM50TEnhLmxwTg0rPXknfZ0qQ2-FMQvqXh2L-c778GFHZ1HFgB6b_qXfQxr5yOHmRQDonEgIkH0Tfap1jzBXmGsVgC5FDOIau6xk4Yhc_CjSb-s-T8wk1W8ms1rDswWIzZdUehZKPD1wLYQmiCNA/w400-h190/____batu%20caves%20(38).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is also the largest mosque in KL with a capacity of 15,000 people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I personally find the use of mix of contemporary and traditional Islam design interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-733L6pehagb7MmGtkGDvj-Dl9vifKG1KWqef_It4QtNLdWBhXbCMkIkSxRra5yqloy3sihO8CtQ4kTSxE1Bhju9_Nv2bt2BpIPGxlcJ3eYUYKlSvRuIAoffhPBQsd7LReckTR57svH7hwkhrLCqZ3BsSHOwIqczVTTiQB7l9dZlCT-_k2vatuKHmWA/s4000/____national%20mosque%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-733L6pehagb7MmGtkGDvj-Dl9vifKG1KWqef_It4QtNLdWBhXbCMkIkSxRra5yqloy3sihO8CtQ4kTSxE1Bhju9_Nv2bt2BpIPGxlcJ3eYUYKlSvRuIAoffhPBQsd7LReckTR57svH7hwkhrLCqZ3BsSHOwIqczVTTiQB7l9dZlCT-_k2vatuKHmWA/w300-h400/____national%20mosque%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Having one around to help you understand the history and uniqueness of the mosque is actually pleasant. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr-0XZI7vac_je-WwXyR6MKgZt9HQhuXbHAvbzzLgIwqy9R1xEdKtJKj819USQUcaAowQAnuhTpK5L7G4fqhmOy356UQ257q76IuPRXNPDOILiWheOZSpx8j5D29UHGzXVv3jrH-x6LbndC5MXaO1ewiOpHCC6yyEUIWs7VGg6yzfk4JkpcFt9cfZ6g/s4000/____national%20mosque%20(4).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr-0XZI7vac_je-WwXyR6MKgZt9HQhuXbHAvbzzLgIwqy9R1xEdKtJKj819USQUcaAowQAnuhTpK5L7G4fqhmOy356UQ257q76IuPRXNPDOILiWheOZSpx8j5D29UHGzXVv3jrH-x6LbndC5MXaO1ewiOpHCC6yyEUIWs7VGg6yzfk4JkpcFt9cfZ6g/w640-h480/____national%20mosque%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHnVDW3LPeGMDydRBAMTwPoFNPQjego2YcvBXZmgZJiHlR0IVT4Oc-a0TursEr1dbbivvvJEpmiiEJpx65TYJY1YR52WM-YjoL8vikK2OatJrZWXRcMJFLJk2Q5nEHMfEae-J8W35HAatATT8z-TibFRsTky5ccI8yuGSAb3CqtjZuExdzjLIEJTZiA/s3968/____national%20mosque%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="3968" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHnVDW3LPeGMDydRBAMTwPoFNPQjego2YcvBXZmgZJiHlR0IVT4Oc-a0TursEr1dbbivvvJEpmiiEJpx65TYJY1YR52WM-YjoL8vikK2OatJrZWXRcMJFLJk2Q5nEHMfEae-J8W35HAatATT8z-TibFRsTky5ccI8yuGSAb3CqtjZuExdzjLIEJTZiA/w640-h304/____national%20mosque%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3e3e3e;">Next stop is the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b>Independence Square (Merdeka Square)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">It is here at the Merdeka Square that the Malaysian flag was raised for the first time on </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">August 31, 1957. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzhFNDMehTtaGCGPmaWXh-CK0ha--OZL9YXcP0yWv4v8Ab_WiIClXIaRuFM0ZERtaE9aM2ugQyDQzkMVSP81x_--OQ9T6BoEbI6txVWJ-7Ctwfbf4w_5TXZdtGZKzK8C5_TDPq1OM9vTIaxYfKCT0CVD3ljcxD7nbG7j5XiHeeCZQeEbb-xiSRsOw8A/s4000/_______3gallery%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzhFNDMehTtaGCGPmaWXh-CK0ha--OZL9YXcP0yWv4v8Ab_WiIClXIaRuFM0ZERtaE9aM2ugQyDQzkMVSP81x_--OQ9T6BoEbI6txVWJ-7Ctwfbf4w_5TXZdtGZKzK8C5_TDPq1OM9vTIaxYfKCT0CVD3ljcxD7nbG7j5XiHeeCZQeEbb-xiSRsOw8A/s320/_______3gallery%20(8).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Right beside to the Merdeka Square is the <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">KL Gallery ~</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">a cool photo stop with a huge "I heart KL sign". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">The KL Gallery is an art gallery next to a cafe. Would be a perfect place to cool down from the harsh-harsh sun.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebhBZ1TxFtHbr6I1mljaQjxjy4rpR1izFefb8sNPU9xzRLFeL_UyHnbUqcYf-hBDybsAfK3lHRrtr1QmV9YL04wCgNjP7UfJLp6YmPW-X9yCoLNQAG-aLUqKXmKuljP3hZt7hQVyoIW4Quule8Cz30aUtfGD5k5ar9ZB-MVCDHDZYiIu7UCiPL0R-hA/s2880/_______3gallery%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebhBZ1TxFtHbr6I1mljaQjxjy4rpR1izFefb8sNPU9xzRLFeL_UyHnbUqcYf-hBDybsAfK3lHRrtr1QmV9YL04wCgNjP7UfJLp6YmPW-X9yCoLNQAG-aLUqKXmKuljP3hZt7hQVyoIW4Quule8Cz30aUtfGD5k5ar9ZB-MVCDHDZYiIu7UCiPL0R-hA/w400-h400/_______3gallery%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5syHzJpWhWBZfXFeJeCQU1ivAxMDT6UZ7D9wUHCThs38AP7zqhI4ESipV7_PptvCAjmZREuo0U8H2iqTXyYsQmUI-pQDyq20keEK4xO4yne8MmESBdEOkp43Le3CkxqtRPFonBP3MBc0U90YrDQMoVVyRVmghzjPrP8bzvCNpgQVERtgxRFDFDed0Q/s3648/_______3gallery%20(15).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5syHzJpWhWBZfXFeJeCQU1ivAxMDT6UZ7D9wUHCThs38AP7zqhI4ESipV7_PptvCAjmZREuo0U8H2iqTXyYsQmUI-pQDyq20keEK4xO4yne8MmESBdEOkp43Le3CkxqtRPFonBP3MBc0U90YrDQMoVVyRVmghzjPrP8bzvCNpgQVERtgxRFDFDed0Q/s320/_______3gallery%20(15).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We then passed by Malaysia's River of Life ~ The River of Life actually is a convergence of KL's two main rivers, the Klang River and Gombak River. It flows<span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; text-align: start;"> through KL, Selangor and into the Straits of Malacca.</span></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2MAAE9AfRSm5Kw3qjf4IP20hmps3JboQ37ea8xYoH8M3cUanX0gXn9Xqeys8mw845vp-WjDKLr8kwAM4YLxNlp6RD4KJuwp-SHJMo5oi-YYN2I8odJJx6tKjtgF9AJwqtr4dk2o8Em2Iko_Egtw9vOaIZc0WLZ9fwmCvBrDVPYkTeqoQwcqHEya1tw/s4000/DAY1_KL%20(108).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2MAAE9AfRSm5Kw3qjf4IP20hmps3JboQ37ea8xYoH8M3cUanX0gXn9Xqeys8mw845vp-WjDKLr8kwAM4YLxNlp6RD4KJuwp-SHJMo5oi-YYN2I8odJJx6tKjtgF9AJwqtr4dk2o8Em2Iko_Egtw9vOaIZc0WLZ9fwmCvBrDVPYkTeqoQwcqHEya1tw/w640-h480/DAY1_KL%20(108).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqcP3mX6YYyBHVTJzig4cF7phYd1XBzO768doXYNdH64TR3uFXHlVL_Qug13TfRDjMrLAr_wjGS8kha7_1rzmMDtTrtM0sKAfeMw6-So1Rk7YveWs7qXviAAo-cu6hvq36X7JOYtXpWukZfbmXd_VRrQpkuS_fkRtMA6AB0ESi4Ws3gz_vdCotLCHhQ/s4000/DAY1_KL%20(102).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqcP3mX6YYyBHVTJzig4cF7phYd1XBzO768doXYNdH64TR3uFXHlVL_Qug13TfRDjMrLAr_wjGS8kha7_1rzmMDtTrtM0sKAfeMw6-So1Rk7YveWs7qXviAAo-cu6hvq36X7JOYtXpWukZfbmXd_VRrQpkuS_fkRtMA6AB0ESi4Ws3gz_vdCotLCHhQ/w480-h640/DAY1_KL%20(102).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>The KL Tower</b> ~ This tower is 421 meters tall and offers one of the best view of the KL. However, it was getting really hot and humid at this point and we were not in the real mood to go up (Remember? We literally just landed in KL a few hours ago, So "NO".).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmF14AChO5SJd4RfLk4N4Z6syR0Y7UhSE86B-1vnSynDxEarc6jl7zwC9gXLib2xUCoX8jv_YTdIk5zp6zXALwBNrUpQVYGPrL1YHHYbXIMVipWDz7Vy9bZY39ZKKkjVIUqTgRHOedSG-evuEK_T2NXMEy2cjCFPv-2QWo0ZkiPYg5cF1aFvLEaGdig/s3968/______1KL%20Tower%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="3968" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmF14AChO5SJd4RfLk4N4Z6syR0Y7UhSE86B-1vnSynDxEarc6jl7zwC9gXLib2xUCoX8jv_YTdIk5zp6zXALwBNrUpQVYGPrL1YHHYbXIMVipWDz7Vy9bZY39ZKKkjVIUqTgRHOedSG-evuEK_T2NXMEy2cjCFPv-2QWo0ZkiPYg5cF1aFvLEaGdig/w400-h190/______1KL%20Tower%20(7).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u6018iyOk7GvWoM_PpxlzsjIM_ZnUhHZkdCQn73-2X4Zc5BDkbdgo4igvtv-kTdTlpnG67AFN-tNiJxjnaJSHiCxPsU6SuyZNYnJ92EWzaKpu7wzXwhYxXi7iP8FNH6QBPZLcoByAO-28_g80MANQAtKIbVViWEhHXhqcVNaoL1-S9v4UPLJGNLx7Q/s4000/______1KL%20Tower%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u6018iyOk7GvWoM_PpxlzsjIM_ZnUhHZkdCQn73-2X4Zc5BDkbdgo4igvtv-kTdTlpnG67AFN-tNiJxjnaJSHiCxPsU6SuyZNYnJ92EWzaKpu7wzXwhYxXi7iP8FNH6QBPZLcoByAO-28_g80MANQAtKIbVViWEhHXhqcVNaoL1-S9v4UPLJGNLx7Q/w300-h400/______1KL%20Tower%20(9).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9siTCyfijyujq8DjRczJ5lXmCojhaYK2c19IgrcPV-WyacN4_S5loJgF0VHxPf1W4HqEc9vBM1OzDoMNkH13Qcj9M3KLPicYpG4mDoE-Pb1_ozt7WwX77d658yLmm_cgVJTAliatPNV3PsfAmHHXL_0QXJMsk6y3T-NMfyQzod2tH1JHHI_uGJg_9w/s3968/______1KL%20Tower%20(12).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="3968" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9siTCyfijyujq8DjRczJ5lXmCojhaYK2c19IgrcPV-WyacN4_S5loJgF0VHxPf1W4HqEc9vBM1OzDoMNkH13Qcj9M3KLPicYpG4mDoE-Pb1_ozt7WwX77d658yLmm_cgVJTAliatPNV3PsfAmHHXL_0QXJMsk6y3T-NMfyQzod2tH1JHHI_uGJg_9w/w640-h304/______1KL%20Tower%20(12).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Though humid, will not pass a chance to see <b>KL's Chinatown</b> ~ off to <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petaling%20Street%20Markets,%20Kuala%20Lumpur,%20Malaysia/487171628032759/">Petaling Street</a></b> we go! I wanted to see how it differ from <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/binondo-in-my-mind-visit-to-worlds.html">Manila's Chinatown</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw vendors selling imitation designer clothes, bags, shoes ~ everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXRljyoKw_KN-itJBzORS4b-GJXqqefJe8B4-KXxCUXGN3CEkesQwfoYib-MBBYNIFjy7dq3rWxukrK__u5wJB9qmsnlqLctHmDdvVnMGPjmLHdxHEUuAwq1jcw-70kyG_CjfPjyJXr5RfrEr6lzBNlQ35R8cl2quY19zoashT7vFISc4J5AsXqrAfQ/s4000/_______2chinatown%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXRljyoKw_KN-itJBzORS4b-GJXqqefJe8B4-KXxCUXGN3CEkesQwfoYib-MBBYNIFjy7dq3rWxukrK__u5wJB9qmsnlqLctHmDdvVnMGPjmLHdxHEUuAwq1jcw-70kyG_CjfPjyJXr5RfrEr6lzBNlQ35R8cl2quY19zoashT7vFISc4J5AsXqrAfQ/w300-h400/_______2chinatown%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We decided to postpone our souvenir hunting for another day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch was at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nasilemakwanjoofficial">Wanjo, Kampung Baru</a>. My husband was in the mood for Nasi Lemak (a Malaysian coconut milk rice served with sambal). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9qUWjUeXXXcXkGEtzNCvOQhoyAYW0jz_c_oDx8h_XGGds3lSHzjZORbUF3PFHDByHWWLROxo1XcpxBA6RGLFGp4L6jBhUchqmALoHAJcl5CkCR7LsElsdhm9reyobYY6FLeCIYdAl2sTNYD_HLQ2cTKJ7cim7kTi-EkjpSygr5qK3rg4R6kU3s-QFw/s4000/________________food%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9qUWjUeXXXcXkGEtzNCvOQhoyAYW0jz_c_oDx8h_XGGds3lSHzjZORbUF3PFHDByHWWLROxo1XcpxBA6RGLFGp4L6jBhUchqmALoHAJcl5CkCR7LsElsdhm9reyobYY6FLeCIYdAl2sTNYD_HLQ2cTKJ7cim7kTi-EkjpSygr5qK3rg4R6kU3s-QFw/w300-h400/________________food%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX33hhhLptgpwoXhSHPNYprR7m2E-w7-VYEaKiidYfO8YsFIjzQSrMJWVnw0brLahSnPQm7inDfAss7ayKKwK36rzBh9yaZca7FB2ff2CK72Dmy8LihWFRogPZT4I9A2ljoZ8VAGcOTPv1ZvXF5t3BTAgx4tX4UtpjNIE80M2cBsq5oDmHDl1CSkZkA/s4000/________________food%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX33hhhLptgpwoXhSHPNYprR7m2E-w7-VYEaKiidYfO8YsFIjzQSrMJWVnw0brLahSnPQm7inDfAss7ayKKwK36rzBh9yaZca7FB2ff2CK72Dmy8LihWFRogPZT4I9A2ljoZ8VAGcOTPv1ZvXF5t3BTAgx4tX4UtpjNIE80M2cBsq5oDmHDl1CSkZkA/w300-h400/________________food%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-P4thIDFTKcEC8lJf8JdsFl5uxopgOcGceHUvlEMdFA2_tgWBkQcei8WUNBWQ8DAjCf3DEmlW7pHULvkPOU-bPN8Y5wd2RPYMPjMW0dCBXaW4auN2hdlW1muDbrJW9nTKI6Cy7XwCe8Ini1Ob9j-zzGR7pWliqgKX-mFL2D895ha0_DjBlPFvMXK-Q/s4000/________________food%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-P4thIDFTKcEC8lJf8JdsFl5uxopgOcGceHUvlEMdFA2_tgWBkQcei8WUNBWQ8DAjCf3DEmlW7pHULvkPOU-bPN8Y5wd2RPYMPjMW0dCBXaW4auN2hdlW1muDbrJW9nTKI6Cy7XwCe8Ini1Ob9j-zzGR7pWliqgKX-mFL2D895ha0_DjBlPFvMXK-Q/w300-h400/________________food%20(4).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> My husband got his wish! However, I am not a real fan of anything spicy so, I did not finish my order (he finished everything for me though), however the mango shake I ordered was an absolute refreshment!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPhzQ_DA8yYwDPNHjOKHVkQgEeuLq_y0qoKpofrs5G8Y7Kt7FYOhXCbg6iWIUdCiOHoeDeWn72RdRdV99ateGcWG7iYopcXyI1NmkLz6DSln4ZSF_HVhzFFOvGTb7Qy6ctANRMgdmDV0mYYe6dK2A3D4K59FbhvxmRZjnBtuRvlj3P_fkjB1cqUvyrQ/s320/________________food%20(2).jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="240" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We dropped by the Hard Rock Cafe located at the ground floor of the Wisma Concorde Hotel to buy souvenir shirts before finally to our home in KL. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-82e2laZ5R_sfjeohU8YEHyyBAHDCWwksHN3Fm4cNfa2asgA-qxcj04tXKqtAfymuPJd9p4jdYhrloi1aaEZunClW-9T_zP-UoY6DfrsofCpaAWqE_8WKhZ6ZEwQ66ndjcJU183VKNjQWOnQMTM7hNczO7KtIfnXijExSDZlLwQ7h0ESAO7TcNDzNOw/s411/Hard-Rock-2-1-780x470.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-82e2laZ5R_sfjeohU8YEHyyBAHDCWwksHN3Fm4cNfa2asgA-qxcj04tXKqtAfymuPJd9p4jdYhrloi1aaEZunClW-9T_zP-UoY6DfrsofCpaAWqE_8WKhZ6ZEwQ66ndjcJU183VKNjQWOnQMTM7hNczO7KtIfnXijExSDZlLwQ7h0ESAO7TcNDzNOw/s320/Hard-Rock-2-1-780x470.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our home in KL ~ "<b><a href="https://www.banyantree.com/malaysia/pavilion-hotel">Pavillion Hotel</a></b>".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We arrived at 1:30pm, check-in was at 3pm. We were so tired (and sleepy) at this point ~ we didn't mind waiting at the lobby. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeo46VvH9OX417fd8H_U-7GNfJnwGy4wXF8G9J-AZhq_GDGuuR0BYuZlgCtFEbkXu4AKQzUy4fxpz7Y_Ej1zsAh8RMwbuF_vWv-THwic8InPXrmkLMYIyUI8MnnkRVlSc_mp9kQJhFcRPklV2pu9z_LVVmF4H__QV7qejqLK3s59aVxBhPushM7ISqNw/s4000/_______________________________________________.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeo46VvH9OX417fd8H_U-7GNfJnwGy4wXF8G9J-AZhq_GDGuuR0BYuZlgCtFEbkXu4AKQzUy4fxpz7Y_Ej1zsAh8RMwbuF_vWv-THwic8InPXrmkLMYIyUI8MnnkRVlSc_mp9kQJhFcRPklV2pu9z_LVVmF4H__QV7qejqLK3s59aVxBhPushM7ISqNw/w640-h480/_______________________________________________.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My big boy, readying to nap (sitting down). I think this pressured the reception counter a bit, we were allowed to enter our room early. But, kidding aside, the early check-in is really appreciated! Very good customer service.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzimF3y1blAVvPQ-PL86zO9c5jFrjdLW_q2pICE7QTTCSWk_09V4TXPMX5osmxEPmUO8vvE_kdyaA0dsGwGc5SA-EbU5nqI2ZwObHS3oSPFYlxyZzxOnNyqASYdmnG7eI2-HQvH9wNqVtm5oYfDssPmsOabzCvqmBfZ80ctU1NgvbB_UTP7WyW8HswQ/s4000/___________________hotel%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzimF3y1blAVvPQ-PL86zO9c5jFrjdLW_q2pICE7QTTCSWk_09V4TXPMX5osmxEPmUO8vvE_kdyaA0dsGwGc5SA-EbU5nqI2ZwObHS3oSPFYlxyZzxOnNyqASYdmnG7eI2-HQvH9wNqVtm5oYfDssPmsOabzCvqmBfZ80ctU1NgvbB_UTP7WyW8HswQ/w300-h400/___________________hotel%20(9).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViT1Ftkky-kN6iWgf9XHl66QNxwotj2dRM46SHwBAAkTHXokvy1zevco01Xo-DPyH2MB3vlyv4ZJ1s_NQFQr7GrYeTmlgzrAETkOKpz_U8WDp-kt9RPI2d9XKMzn0VHY6z99pFTjr9GDPujZJPWgbfuNHEYqy7M2RWB0sHbDuyoWI23tgeOo96O5FWQ/s4000/___________________hotel%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViT1Ftkky-kN6iWgf9XHl66QNxwotj2dRM46SHwBAAkTHXokvy1zevco01Xo-DPyH2MB3vlyv4ZJ1s_NQFQr7GrYeTmlgzrAETkOKpz_U8WDp-kt9RPI2d9XKMzn0VHY6z99pFTjr9GDPujZJPWgbfuNHEYqy7M2RWB0sHbDuyoWI23tgeOo96O5FWQ/w300-h400/___________________hotel%20(8).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our room facing the city streets of Bukit Bintang. </div><div>Location is A++ so accessible and within walking distance to almost everything. Being connected to a mall was also a big plus.</div><div><br /></div><div>The room is moderately-sized, but clean and comfortable. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1qDJhf1d4LbMsAMOgnNMIwWvTx1VeHh32W9zWz2mNAsqOgPo3FeK5HMD66SHYujOjjU_e1lqKN0ZbmtT-ekESjmk59IHiiojbrZwukXIxXQtbb6tUp6VrvqVklIQlxuQpSSZWvslbX993oqwHHZT_4OzkMrmpEEwXA04gGnugSCM-_VS1JA01D4JXg/s4000/___________________hotel%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1qDJhf1d4LbMsAMOgnNMIwWvTx1VeHh32W9zWz2mNAsqOgPo3FeK5HMD66SHYujOjjU_e1lqKN0ZbmtT-ekESjmk59IHiiojbrZwukXIxXQtbb6tUp6VrvqVklIQlxuQpSSZWvslbX993oqwHHZT_4OzkMrmpEEwXA04gGnugSCM-_VS1JA01D4JXg/w400-h300/___________________hotel%20(7).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCL_MhbKwvs_hOQ4-WH2wqBj_V3iKzimm5mh50to5ETIgLg8FqwJnQjkhzZjhIA7Lu-SXTc2s8M-DrNJ7Ir2xy3SraIGW9VwWfO1wiQK8NXvgBv0SCrVnjXfzvB1bJeGmdjCsq8Hdx4f29o-iwVv4EetDiLY5oW_q_Dm5rixRRBqr7C7cymXWdcgYuFA/s4000/___________________hotel%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCL_MhbKwvs_hOQ4-WH2wqBj_V3iKzimm5mh50to5ETIgLg8FqwJnQjkhzZjhIA7Lu-SXTc2s8M-DrNJ7Ir2xy3SraIGW9VwWfO1wiQK8NXvgBv0SCrVnjXfzvB1bJeGmdjCsq8Hdx4f29o-iwVv4EetDiLY5oW_q_Dm5rixRRBqr7C7cymXWdcgYuFA/w300-h400/___________________hotel%20(6).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNVHQNMTZKz6ZdGrugReGvN_AKOT59mSd3Kf4xHCLpsFV1Q0hprmrHruQw4_03hm6mU759aefaTH2iw80ZWsZkMsgPdH6F7mxN-W6eVsu3FvT_2UY81gHhn8fe4oy283KhJgiy5JGkv18nYvFq5smvL52xxZmrlBpHw4E9cAg5QYbzEzF45a_8DG6qw/s4000/___________________hotel%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNVHQNMTZKz6ZdGrugReGvN_AKOT59mSd3Kf4xHCLpsFV1Q0hprmrHruQw4_03hm6mU759aefaTH2iw80ZWsZkMsgPdH6F7mxN-W6eVsu3FvT_2UY81gHhn8fe4oy283KhJgiy5JGkv18nYvFq5smvL52xxZmrlBpHw4E9cAg5QYbzEzF45a_8DG6qw/w400-h300/___________________hotel%20(5).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcYxNDY_3WjEnLGeVJfWU4h9Hg_RmbFWnQt3cl6zFIWEqAJ2_M2TIP37A_Wzwz2xFEOoCsVADyP7u5LEYPlaQdu59fV5vpVeAVzyYjxurHLQEPLf_zGJwIaIPYIyNZHGW93wpyOMepD-AtobBnCo_f-9v_0QpSdAcS5KWosGFOJDy5oYFIz3uivEptQ/s4000/___________________hotel%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcYxNDY_3WjEnLGeVJfWU4h9Hg_RmbFWnQt3cl6zFIWEqAJ2_M2TIP37A_Wzwz2xFEOoCsVADyP7u5LEYPlaQdu59fV5vpVeAVzyYjxurHLQEPLf_zGJwIaIPYIyNZHGW93wpyOMepD-AtobBnCo_f-9v_0QpSdAcS5KWosGFOJDy5oYFIz3uivEptQ/w300-h400/___________________hotel%20(4).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HK9-GjoOEUOmJcaCdN8bGWWv7t_Ma4swJxZvxqg-Zj1s0iW4AI0sff4EyZCdSJh2LPQx1pOsV0Fd3MUHZWQ9cpqN9uYxhE8QLVqVHCKDE2NwEx5r9gd_R425eWnLA2WKo89VmMfEOW9TMpnOl1EpRgnsn3qUt8aCvBVh8FEaYAX9FlTiOoKz34Z7ow/s4000/___________________hotel%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HK9-GjoOEUOmJcaCdN8bGWWv7t_Ma4swJxZvxqg-Zj1s0iW4AI0sff4EyZCdSJh2LPQx1pOsV0Fd3MUHZWQ9cpqN9uYxhE8QLVqVHCKDE2NwEx5r9gd_R425eWnLA2WKo89VmMfEOW9TMpnOl1EpRgnsn3qUt8aCvBVh8FEaYAX9FlTiOoKz34Z7ow/w300-h400/___________________hotel%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />This ends our Day 1 in KL. </div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/kuala-lumpur-malaysia-day-1-part-2.html">Day 1 part 2</a> up next. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Our RULE: Re-energize and comeback kicking HARD!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are meeting some Malaysian friends in a while and heading to missed attraction from our KL tour, "Petronas Tower"! </span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>For a quick Day Trip from KL, you might want to check out my post on Cameron Highland >>><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/04/malaysia-day-2-cameron-highlands.html">Cameron Highland ~ Day 2</a></div></div></div></span></span></div><div><br /></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-64947294276861096232023-04-06T06:38:00.003-07:002023-04-16T03:23:08.158-07:00Binondo in my mind ~ A visit to the world's oldest Chinatown <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I find Binondo a bit overwhelming and the fact that we braved Binondo on the eve of Chinese New Year made the experience more nerve-racking. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There were just too many people reveling. However, I cannot fault the crowd. The festivity is alluring and bewitching, </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I think traceable to Binondo's rich culture and history!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Let's start with some trivia ~</span></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Binondo is the world's oldest Chinatown. It was created in 1584 by the Spanish Governor Luis Perez Dasmarinas as a settlement for Chinese Immigrants (called Sangleys). The purpose of which is to force them to convert to Catholicism. Those who refused conversion were executed.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Binondo got its name from the Tagalog term <b>"binundok'</b> which means mountainous.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Binondo is the birthplace of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, and Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, the founder of the congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status). </span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Prior to World War 2, Binondo is the center of commerce during the American occupation.</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our crib in Binondo: <b><a href="https://www.redplanethotels.com/hotel/binondo-manila">The Red Planet, Binondo</a></b> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It is a no frills, bare essential hotel. Rooms were small but were clean and tidy. We weren't expecting much, as it was the hotel's location that made us choose this place. The hotel is barely 500m from Ongpin. Close enough to walk and far enough for a bit a peace and quiet for a good night sleep.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Pictures of the rooms (screen grab from the hotel website). Pictures are the same from the actual rooms we stayed at. We booked 2 rooms, 1 with twin beds for my boys and a double room, for me and my hubby.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Room rates without breakfast is about P1500/night. Perfect for budget and unplanned travels. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOs4uWUrAdLzYzsl9o-NU8cQI2PZFIIO9BSabKE2R2VUsoK6rd_yL0nLk6ZkE15Ub728wrA3aAGhxF41L6Fs6kqWPX3_gDkEg6FWiPryQgtQDM8IdeWCroaCHRFkaxGF6fZB1KkmuLjvvD1TKwHdlZJYIshXndMmPma1wVM3YEyfyaetcf6DE9WP3Mqw/s1200/__room1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOs4uWUrAdLzYzsl9o-NU8cQI2PZFIIO9BSabKE2R2VUsoK6rd_yL0nLk6ZkE15Ub728wrA3aAGhxF41L6Fs6kqWPX3_gDkEg6FWiPryQgtQDM8IdeWCroaCHRFkaxGF6fZB1KkmuLjvvD1TKwHdlZJYIshXndMmPma1wVM3YEyfyaetcf6DE9WP3Mqw/s320/__room1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1HAKJFCp59mhb2Lwb52Jfy51woVGbyTFDurt1A6bP2GayplRneC0IGkopIvD3kXVXsH4s_Ud6-W9KtlApbcVOC2GUzJWF0zayULdWEVQTQVlEGV9ltrBejPMNiQrpuuRKiN6GEfSVUccUT6Ii1-0gimsTZhYPggUaX4_aJpYMJX3Y04QvDxghgOYWQ/s1200/__room3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1HAKJFCp59mhb2Lwb52Jfy51woVGbyTFDurt1A6bP2GayplRneC0IGkopIvD3kXVXsH4s_Ud6-W9KtlApbcVOC2GUzJWF0zayULdWEVQTQVlEGV9ltrBejPMNiQrpuuRKiN6GEfSVUccUT6Ii1-0gimsTZhYPggUaX4_aJpYMJX3Y04QvDxghgOYWQ/s320/__room3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoalN7FpRFazQ0uF8ANZdkjf-3FuCOIBMQRr0GCKdifwgedTnzwn8OspQJYBcxheVJI4SoXvdXWVjAYFyeCffwXAph89B2kQ2Od4NWuEBRbcYqn9eXHBiD7wrD_QSLf_pSgAuBnGC5RIPZhd7iOieG92uO5l8ZomLpRo5wzeY0jD7Oqte957dtQIxbGw/s1200/__room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoalN7FpRFazQ0uF8ANZdkjf-3FuCOIBMQRr0GCKdifwgedTnzwn8OspQJYBcxheVJI4SoXvdXWVjAYFyeCffwXAph89B2kQ2Od4NWuEBRbcYqn9eXHBiD7wrD_QSLf_pSgAuBnGC5RIPZhd7iOieG92uO5l8ZomLpRo5wzeY0jD7Oqte957dtQIxbGw/s320/__room.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I must highlight that check-in was efficient. We arrived at 1030am and were allowed to check-in early. Though it is classified as a budget hotel, the staff service from the receptionist to the security guards was actually 5 stars.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">TIPS: </span></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Save more by booking direct as a RED member. >>> <a href="https://www.redplanethotels.com/en/booking/room-select/?hotel=28&check_in=2023-04-07&check_out=2023-04-08&rooms=1&adults=2&children=0">Red Planet Hotel</a></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There is a shortcut (170m walk) going to Quitin Parades via Hormiga Street. Quintin Paredes is where you would like to go for Sincerity Restaurant; New Po Heng Lumpia and Quick Snack (by Carvajal Street).</span></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">After check-in, we walked our way to <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LuckyChinatown/">Lucky Chinatown Mall</a></b> for lunch at<b> </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/officiallanzhoulamien/" style="font-weight: bold;">LanZhou LaMien</a> (aka San Guo La Mien). </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2SzcsWejQlBwSWvTBGE3qlbEnj9HkPbOBWOmDTGH-b9NCYp4xbKWlo4PhutNcNpEyDp7LyZwmT9nWx3CZsr0bjfcxMpBxb18ZPUPXuagfvN9t64vj2ZYa-G3VUAQXutdvusHcN67bZaXqpZQuI_HZLj10VCyoZfGsC_lUXp9LTlyKK1Tb-qKjIbkjw/s1792/______2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2SzcsWejQlBwSWvTBGE3qlbEnj9HkPbOBWOmDTGH-b9NCYp4xbKWlo4PhutNcNpEyDp7LyZwmT9nWx3CZsr0bjfcxMpBxb18ZPUPXuagfvN9t64vj2ZYa-G3VUAQXutdvusHcN67bZaXqpZQuI_HZLj10VCyoZfGsC_lUXp9LTlyKK1Tb-qKjIbkjw/s320/______2.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUOVqa2SppK_Y0U7TMcOm9vbPzXHpyM0hUKQBwFNNUySt57PvsUDtSm6ssJRQ21ZrO69OOzpnjYAyurbNvNqa0SatTyqKyWF1vTEch2ChEGCQlC14B1tWppU3Cg6hUXXFgxe7k-2tXLa4OWeb1gRwfJ-OBAtGdIpeNBz7Rei9Uv5louOFYEHMoORC1w/s4000/_____23%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUOVqa2SppK_Y0U7TMcOm9vbPzXHpyM0hUKQBwFNNUySt57PvsUDtSm6ssJRQ21ZrO69OOzpnjYAyurbNvNqa0SatTyqKyWF1vTEch2ChEGCQlC14B1tWppU3Cg6hUXXFgxe7k-2tXLa4OWeb1gRwfJ-OBAtGdIpeNBz7Rei9Uv5louOFYEHMoORC1w/s320/_____23%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaJt1w4LOca-TJ6zZsY9Wbnik3LNWhylwWrBjlDMlZEdHGMritZPJPha0w6TsMgqLwItPsM6AAmzkxcgkjbV2cBMLlgonzODW6hrYS9aNj17yGn8uujBqWXz1XGy5ZFbrXUBZ0_yp1jnU3YU9zR3UmwIo2MhzWx-jwAqvYp-4_WQD9FbyhcUZ8Wo0jw/s4000/_____23%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaJt1w4LOca-TJ6zZsY9Wbnik3LNWhylwWrBjlDMlZEdHGMritZPJPha0w6TsMgqLwItPsM6AAmzkxcgkjbV2cBMLlgonzODW6hrYS9aNj17yGn8uujBqWXz1XGy5ZFbrXUBZ0_yp1jnU3YU9zR3UmwIo2MhzWx-jwAqvYp-4_WQD9FbyhcUZ8Wo0jw/s320/_____23%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>LanZhou</b> serves authentic hand-pulled noodles which are surprisingly with huge servings and very affordable.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was good we arrived early as people were already lining up for seats. You know what they say about block-buster queues right? Food must be good! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We ordered Steamed and Fried Dumplings, Tomato LaMien, Spareribs Knife and Beef Wanton LaMien served with house earth tea. 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This museum is conveniently located inside the Lucky Chinatown Mall <span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0.9px;">(4th Floor North Wing, Lucky Chinatown).</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtEcjEUeffAT9ujBSsBNfsLZXS3Cl_j4kVigMzHXIPLFD_hPg86myOpRf6dwKzsCjNn2Hv3gMOKUF8Oj3rv2C_dQoyRrs7kKQEdipT0WhI4EpdXPcrHMmJFpU-iQgN-h0LXb-hmi_h31YN8veKlu_1g283sTXf2zmbxsWpfAttMkgOI7HV2Hkhozc7A/s2048/_____mu%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="2048" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtEcjEUeffAT9ujBSsBNfsLZXS3Cl_j4kVigMzHXIPLFD_hPg86myOpRf6dwKzsCjNn2Hv3gMOKUF8Oj3rv2C_dQoyRrs7kKQEdipT0WhI4EpdXPcrHMmJFpU-iQgN-h0LXb-hmi_h31YN8veKlu_1g283sTXf2zmbxsWpfAttMkgOI7HV2Hkhozc7A/s320/_____mu%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><div style="letter-spacing: 0.9px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;">The streets of Binondo starting to fill up with revelries.</span></div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.9px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><br /></span></div></span></span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1530" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu9YwCrHt6ur8EwHGqXaGMgTJeFhoVn6KwYcMp0-C_DfIt21xuDa-KGwjpduQdcwsnErsGXOD8908nC3ynCxKjSRG_ta1lIMe2p8QCR-Q2LRJbPGTZsNT1ZjO_5CaGS1cB_b0v20b6Hnb7dzwBZk0bF1lz01j0SLSV2KkE1xJfVLle3m2rRIeh3TJWg/w640-h452/Screenshot_20230122_181425_Facebook.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ee;" width="640" /></div></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Downside of traveling on a holiday: "Blockbuster queues all over..." </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was a good thing we the whole of tomorrow free. Yup, whole day "<b>Food Crawl</b>"</span></p><p><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA4ADjzdo0_aIFuWTPEGYk-c72bC1ExvSgQWzbNx-dVs_oMTOp7j0IjeYqju63fn-nvUHOSeNnP6SVNMlolO-lsXxyZIuxs9oDoYO63g5L_eqX0z-ld6mIceojA9-LIdvvG00nwDgYIrIYESGHkHNwnr45VwlnnVJx3b244CSeTyXlkrnPL2LLrVyfw/s4000/_1%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA4ADjzdo0_aIFuWTPEGYk-c72bC1ExvSgQWzbNx-dVs_oMTOp7j0IjeYqju63fn-nvUHOSeNnP6SVNMlolO-lsXxyZIuxs9oDoYO63g5L_eqX0z-ld6mIceojA9-LIdvvG00nwDgYIrIYESGHkHNwnr45VwlnnVJx3b244CSeTyXlkrnPL2LLrVyfw/s320/_1%20(3).jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;">For tonight, we had to content our cravings with take aways and food deliveries (through the ever-reliable Grab). </span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><i>Poor decision making here... but we are just happy we have food for tonight without need of falling in line.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #212529;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;">So we got Ku</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Too cute to eat siopao</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2Q2Cwvb9P19TLOJ8suw7M0CC1wtwU6v_r63RGKKb1ClhutZU6F7X3eNUZN4-SS7y4ZYfksCAKnn5K63v_hOaDtjI56ymnbic7NjxO__iaZNofrV6XDjCHhn1pYO_9ER2cN09MfhyKOxHoCXyvlxtTj70q9r4Py98BN7SKU9TIy5YxPLPxiOLOq_CDg/s4000/___3%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2Q2Cwvb9P19TLOJ8suw7M0CC1wtwU6v_r63RGKKb1ClhutZU6F7X3eNUZN4-SS7y4ZYfksCAKnn5K63v_hOaDtjI56ymnbic7NjxO__iaZNofrV6XDjCHhn1pYO_9ER2cN09MfhyKOxHoCXyvlxtTj70q9r4Py98BN7SKU9TIy5YxPLPxiOLOq_CDg/s320/___3%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #212529; font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;">We woke up early the following day ~ </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;">Oh look, streets are clean....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiAFDJQgdHxwUDh94euTNwJGOwQDvSYEsVm9P-KOkIJjndmW8DjOQlkMQRaU9OJVhO7zXH8dN-pRg0INqe3tfVeP7ZiwdsO0ywcpRg7tF8Vz49ysu9UVhYr18eoS7JBL-k6_xVEpVC98QdJq5aWGsVezTWr0W19sCsdznEMmHgMKmifl4afYru5bMfA/s4000/20230122_082807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiAFDJQgdHxwUDh94euTNwJGOwQDvSYEsVm9P-KOkIJjndmW8DjOQlkMQRaU9OJVhO7zXH8dN-pRg0INqe3tfVeP7ZiwdsO0ywcpRg7tF8Vz49ysu9UVhYr18eoS7JBL-k6_xVEpVC98QdJq5aWGsVezTWr0W19sCsdznEMmHgMKmifl4afYru5bMfA/s320/20230122_082807.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br style="color: #212529;" /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Welcome to Ongpin (minus the crowd)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #212529; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;">First stop was <b>Eng Bee Tin</b>. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;">Hard to believe that people were waiting in line for hours here last night. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;">Today we have the store all to ourselves :D</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; 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letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Eng Bee Tin, a few meters straight up you'll find the <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=shanghai%20fried%20siopao">Original Shanghai Fried Siopao</a></b>. There were loads of people here last night as well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would say the longest I have seen people line up for Siopao... </div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWajinFCh7ku9sK5a381lRGJ396KKUG7enjUzDWtdeRrBJV61LMgPUVVWNuTwLONuV7bGTmE28jgcYJ4kcNomKWfrKTXARv-X7WIsZ-VoB-sSUXwLVvvPOTTZ6cO4N7xzYab7AQCvduF8ljWyruZklh8QoxnjkxwzWTCgl5CWrcP44bLEhJouz6IuIg/s4000/20230123_071749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9NUC7PsfKwM7gbBqoB-wDF4FidZ2Lw_d3XUCpO0wshTTyxeQjxeWjDZ3NVftKjSnfbwKSXF999CMwAW3i4lEbDJhDHC3V8zMFaNiudzfPDI4i9UvmWipE8L1bVu0Y8FwIvOXLOUObcTkr28piNhv16W6Rp_g-lcxPilsx3r0VdAB7rXHf2CNt4uRBw/s320/20230123_072214.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.9px;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.9px;"><b>Fried Siopao paired with Chinese Kikiam</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Siopao <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>PASSED</b></span> Taste Test with flying colors. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way back to our hotel, we passed by Carvajal Street to get <span style="text-align: left;"><b>New Po Heng Lumpia</b> and <b>Quick Snack's Kuchay Ah Pie</b>.</span> </div></span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDa9-MBvbULJj5oJKVXYYwr4NpazIgDaNibGTK37R4b1mabVdhJuKUZSfMzi07SBK2P2kEiYzA96zD69bhm0byCDYpkzpKJGYzRknqtMQiQREt0G83kFSwX_j-Gm5u2OxMfnPI8N4saxjNyYU9vdxiEtDSrXnc_98xlYz4lGPd2UD2PtsJhqUOZWC-g/s4000/20230123_121043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDa9-MBvbULJj5oJKVXYYwr4NpazIgDaNibGTK37R4b1mabVdhJuKUZSfMzi07SBK2P2kEiYzA96zD69bhm0byCDYpkzpKJGYzRknqtMQiQREt0G83kFSwX_j-Gm5u2OxMfnPI8N4saxjNyYU9vdxiEtDSrXnc_98xlYz4lGPd2UD2PtsJhqUOZWC-g/s320/20230123_121043.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-51406769321716079382023-03-25T20:34:00.012-07:002023-03-25T21:07:37.822-07:00South Palms Resort Panglao Island, Bohol ~ Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDr-MpdcMUeo2Eq-0NzsZCRCN-qDYydFldeA5S530z8-TGJvo6-IEsK638cApk7Eul4pCWeeGHA4vRgLf6_fJghOZZ70BFIo9iMupm78oang9hpCSGUFN9V3w3AEMRIbBiGQ3Xi6-blEkCdjo3JxJXcyOeZ-ld_OWKeS-9SVA8PGnv41tOrNCVwI3zaw/s11088/20221122_055021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="11088" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDr-MpdcMUeo2Eq-0NzsZCRCN-qDYydFldeA5S530z8-TGJvo6-IEsK638cApk7Eul4pCWeeGHA4vRgLf6_fJghOZZ70BFIo9iMupm78oang9hpCSGUFN9V3w3AEMRIbBiGQ3Xi6-blEkCdjo3JxJXcyOeZ-ld_OWKeS-9SVA8PGnv41tOrNCVwI3zaw/w640-h222/20221122_055021.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyYKLLAc5FKSLWtQyLa0-ydKH9INosmTEFOqTLyLGNZ_29Qe4ufaRWQXoqxkpEHN0NYrmvM0JaLSVJi6Og5Fw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We stayed at the <b>South Palms Resort</b> during our recent Bohol holiday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was truly a home away from home. Staying here and enjoying its clean, pristine beach is enough reason to visit Bohol.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>Things we love about South Palms Resort:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. All rooms are cabana/villa styled</span>.</b> You are literally steps-away from sand. The individual cabanas seem more private and exclusive. The resort was fully booked the day we checked in and we did not feel crowded at all. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DaNDYqBiLfpsGWTowy2hAHmKpoCMS9jfLNuQJFFe6HeIsDpzRiOQ6EWic7MOzwlZlnh-XGgTZtQI3ztTdvrBz4w8jOjrrzkB3FcPLKxhBiZdhyVXB-f87aOxl5tbymff5ZzKrIPWZ9OjI05sX91-Tkp2ixtg5dAzsYEy5-YjHUHMfMhKFSEua6BnEw/s4000/20221121_061848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DaNDYqBiLfpsGWTowy2hAHmKpoCMS9jfLNuQJFFe6HeIsDpzRiOQ6EWic7MOzwlZlnh-XGgTZtQI3ztTdvrBz4w8jOjrrzkB3FcPLKxhBiZdhyVXB-f87aOxl5tbymff5ZzKrIPWZ9OjI05sX91-Tkp2ixtg5dAzsYEy5-YjHUHMfMhKFSEua6BnEw/w300-h400/20221121_061848.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3gm7oNVDlRcEQH-VJRRQhKyoi72Kou1zhtwL52ZUPfjVlSZ9EQqPSLyWa20_QCO2cnSy4fNkII9hLnChMPMbBv0Jut39LZppfTCEUsRG696g7OHyPuLwyBjLur9e8xarr9YjbHP2MQGmpd-AJxlMdXBtQG_phNw3KwCnLCZutNyyQ54R8E-ioVYkCQ/s4000/20221121_061903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3gm7oNVDlRcEQH-VJRRQhKyoi72Kou1zhtwL52ZUPfjVlSZ9EQqPSLyWa20_QCO2cnSy4fNkII9hLnChMPMbBv0Jut39LZppfTCEUsRG696g7OHyPuLwyBjLur9e8xarr9YjbHP2MQGmpd-AJxlMdXBtQG_phNw3KwCnLCZutNyyQ54R8E-ioVYkCQ/w300-h400/20221121_061903.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We stayed in a Deluxe Room with pool view at the quieter side of the resort (which was a bit farther from the resort restaurant and day tourists). Room is basic, but clean and comfortable. We were outside most of the time wandering so ~ no room issues here.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>2. South Palms ground is vast.</b> </span> If you have kids, they can spend hours within sight range safe, while you enjoy your glass of ice-cold freshly squeeze fruit juice.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_je4-D0H3Jw4GO7fzxLzxUdDgc6Z3AJEmk5Em5hO1lGi2kqU4jfbISMHrqrso4yfmXJlKdsX9t5kyiUbWKVsYljTVjYWeLqR3uN32fBJHln6gY0mhlS4hKHAd4856pFKnxBDptKQbGKZDX7-G7OzziB2RPd7IB76bGTC79gJwfwn9SiyfqgnlHOaKQQ/s4000/20221121_063225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_je4-D0H3Jw4GO7fzxLzxUdDgc6Z3AJEmk5Em5hO1lGi2kqU4jfbISMHrqrso4yfmXJlKdsX9t5kyiUbWKVsYljTVjYWeLqR3uN32fBJHln6gY0mhlS4hKHAd4856pFKnxBDptKQbGKZDX7-G7OzziB2RPd7IB76bGTC79gJwfwn9SiyfqgnlHOaKQQ/w640-h480/20221121_063225.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="clear: right; 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We used the one for exclusive use of in-house guest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7rg58uMqQk8f99E9etdz4oPXj7aQxuaQPvx06soWlgV5YcYerb5s7oJrrO9lsN1AgaaOROOv6RA9_Ar6yoQIsTbnCL57LzFQ0plHTcD1kStBEmklUlkxV3s0SRqkeYLnEUCejglo0-K2POyBkWxUDEqz5rQWl_ypb51sCya4NFnpBA9q1RAn6YTbFQ/s2048/__________________1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7rg58uMqQk8f99E9etdz4oPXj7aQxuaQPvx06soWlgV5YcYerb5s7oJrrO9lsN1AgaaOROOv6RA9_Ar6yoQIsTbnCL57LzFQ0plHTcD1kStBEmklUlkxV3s0SRqkeYLnEUCejglo0-K2POyBkWxUDEqz5rQWl_ypb51sCya4NFnpBA9q1RAn6YTbFQ/w400-h300/__________________1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnoxQnKSnEXdcafyiJ-aGSl6Q-IhiDil5QXxdzYuaJ5dc9SPvKygWwMMj96UXe-R7Vlxl-REWUOktRlA62wuIeyZi8aHUAsHfhR2cLsc5QR6T_kPm9t79CsWamDJX3z2exD2CU74d7QbKZtqZEmBTVH76bvIyY7PO4P-ij7zqeCr6JFk3VDGXtPkyCg/s2048/__________________me.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnoxQnKSnEXdcafyiJ-aGSl6Q-IhiDil5QXxdzYuaJ5dc9SPvKygWwMMj96UXe-R7Vlxl-REWUOktRlA62wuIeyZi8aHUAsHfhR2cLsc5QR6T_kPm9t79CsWamDJX3z2exD2CU74d7QbKZtqZEmBTVH76bvIyY7PO4P-ij7zqeCr6JFk3VDGXtPkyCg/w300-h400/__________________me.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: georgia; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: georgia; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: georgia; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: georgia; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3. Food at the Oceanica is very good </span>~ </b>pleasing to the eyes and delectable to the palate. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDz_A9ANwkqMV1WaMtfRx1SVzcp6zhkJyHSWaEO2zm2_CuFbrNZjy0KWmddvX5u9MhYopRtDa4pir7ITDWoERDMFrBIWl73CnU3MfJ8W6UC1FrpQFBy8YTyIjzAG9VRbPFjogOfSOhU3oHvuoCXEqmCvYsTQnUj4GrAgj_d9gosjrewYRdkb6AmaDO-Q/s2048/__________________food12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDz_A9ANwkqMV1WaMtfRx1SVzcp6zhkJyHSWaEO2zm2_CuFbrNZjy0KWmddvX5u9MhYopRtDa4pir7ITDWoERDMFrBIWl73CnU3MfJ8W6UC1FrpQFBy8YTyIjzAG9VRbPFjogOfSOhU3oHvuoCXEqmCvYsTQnUj4GrAgj_d9gosjrewYRdkb6AmaDO-Q/w640-h480/__________________food12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Menu is a bit limited and may be a bit pricey for some, but serving portion is reasonable. We had our breakfast and dinner here. Buffet breakfast options is plenty. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our dinner orders, meanwhile, were all spot on.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Let me show you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> </b><b>Breakfast</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gcgu9Z4zBeTaGRnY0mVLDcUH7J9JdOwCS6PD_69q31rFtNLrzvvY_1XV52E7U32hLKuMiZma97_5VRMNvvaLyj61C7hfiDR-LMag1MNG9VAGvr2BgihPqYyqLJrmiYYIVWfFftd0NvpJXP-nHQIOul6AdlmxAbw1DMsiUVEzAzFZiYZ4GCYmkl5a7A/s2048/__________________food17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gcgu9Z4zBeTaGRnY0mVLDcUH7J9JdOwCS6PD_69q31rFtNLrzvvY_1XV52E7U32hLKuMiZma97_5VRMNvvaLyj61C7hfiDR-LMag1MNG9VAGvr2BgihPqYyqLJrmiYYIVWfFftd0NvpJXP-nHQIOul6AdlmxAbw1DMsiUVEzAzFZiYZ4GCYmkl5a7A/w400-h260/__________________food17.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Nightly live acoustics </b>was perfect to cap the day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPBNhz-IcgVqJgQux7PEEAAC0cdRZynsBl6mCPODsvyny4EVoYaVc23XSsgmQAPUe9vtJEA4Dovk1pxyZ4hA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><b style="color: #2b00fe;">5. Gorgeous sunset</b><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSkIFSOi0e9dyeUhq36dFKN8LY6tkP9oLmbMITms1TzqtK2tDnG9_ftsrcfIwVDmyc6Ao7ls5CNp4qdlTXzj7nUaJSXBVff8Q6bZ-TztLaH4EVtCyGitYr4OzvihfsLOnyMKvcpF9hDDxkP6NxogIXQw0z2J9cruWpJnCyBAICU0e2DyMsiLsc_Zh2w/w640-h480/20221122_054938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSkIFSOi0e9dyeUhq36dFKN8LY6tkP9oLmbMITms1TzqtK2tDnG9_ftsrcfIwVDmyc6Ao7ls5CNp4qdlTXzj7nUaJSXBVff8Q6bZ-TztLaH4EVtCyGitYr4OzvihfsLOnyMKvcpF9hDDxkP6NxogIXQw0z2J9cruWpJnCyBAICU0e2DyMsiLsc_Zh2w/s4000/20221122_054938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">6. Hospitable and friendly Boholanos. </span></b> We love Bohol, but I think what really made the difference is the heartfelt welcome of the Boholanos. </span></p><b><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p>TIPS</b></span><p></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">South Palms prides itself with its heavenly SPA and massage with the sound of the waves and birds as background. By all means, get one!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Book a room away from the restaurant, as this area gets busy with day tourists. We booked a room at the far end of the resort and the area is tranquil and beach front almost exclusive.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Take a dip by the beach at sundown and get an unobstructed view of the Bohol's gorgeous sunset.</span></li></ol><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">For booking and reservation inquiries: </span></p><div><a href="https://www.southpalmsresort.com/en/"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">SOUTH PALMS RESORT</span></b></a> <br /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><span class="contact-info-andromeda__text" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Address: </span><span class="contact-info-andromeda__value" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Brgy. Bolod, Panglao Island Bohol 6340 Philippines<br /></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><span class="contact-info-andromeda__text" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobile: </span><span class="contact-info-andromeda__value" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">+639 17 716 7609 / </span></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Telephone: <span class="contact-info-andromeda__value" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">+63 38 502 8288<br /></span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><span class="contact-info-andromeda__text" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">E-mail: </span><a class="contact-info-andromeda__link" href="mailto:info@southpalmsresort.com" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; cursor: pointer; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.5s ease 0s, background-color 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">info@southpalmsresort.co</a>m</b></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Click and read about our Bohol Holiday here:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/wow-bohol-day-1.html">>>>>Day 1 - Countryside Tour</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/bohol-tropical-paradise-day-2.html">>>>>Day 2 - Island Hopping</a></span></p><p><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/bohol-tropical-paradise-day-2.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/bohol-touring-panglao-island-day-3.html">>>>>Day 3 - Panglao Island </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-19998803303512698452023-03-25T07:52:00.003-07:002023-04-15T02:46:00.643-07:00Bohol, Touring Panglao Island ~ Day 3 <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Day 3 is Panglao Island Tour</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This tour includes a visit to the Bohol Bee Farm, Hinagdanan Cave, Panglao Church, Watch tower, Dauis Church and Alona Beach.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Panglao Church and Watch Tower</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My take home souvenir from Bohol...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx5aCJOt3WSNH9SAvCu8xbKhL0Vnutud_qKDokugLp_vMuSMCAiE3DvzkscLbp-J_mWGp_JIdQAZFHvzeZqO_uyzSs0B8udsyNUW9Q2BN3keaZtwJFM2lSEd_jpY1CmJTjCwk0YIIl9RyzNG4bSdNVuYjz9WQL7BaiI6bY-rekeK92Ky9ccWbsOECdA/s4000/20221121_100129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx5aCJOt3WSNH9SAvCu8xbKhL0Vnutud_qKDokugLp_vMuSMCAiE3DvzkscLbp-J_mWGp_JIdQAZFHvzeZqO_uyzSs0B8udsyNUW9Q2BN3keaZtwJFM2lSEd_jpY1CmJTjCwk0YIIl9RyzNG4bSdNVuYjz9WQL7BaiI6bY-rekeK92Ky9ccWbsOECdA/w480-h640/20221121_100129.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Dauis Church</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9tURbbhD_aGixiUNKYSuCEAnIIwdlA6rJxWxTnFpa9gBwSEi4TfgKA-vAlLqCDs4Yu11I_tge0qFxhgsWn6MwLRWVQY-p7jM3C0KXneHhOJ33J_wT3ys_Rxcw_UXriaC2bs63tdil3wzcA8jceLQrXO3QyQb8sf4PJDYcZgDSUZ8-mpky5CoSHlOgg/s4000/20221121_111410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9tURbbhD_aGixiUNKYSuCEAnIIwdlA6rJxWxTnFpa9gBwSEi4TfgKA-vAlLqCDs4Yu11I_tge0qFxhgsWn6MwLRWVQY-p7jM3C0KXneHhOJ33J_wT3ys_Rxcw_UXriaC2bs63tdil3wzcA8jceLQrXO3QyQb8sf4PJDYcZgDSUZ8-mpky5CoSHlOgg/w480-h640/20221121_111410.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZGVv0y3npadXn2cJ43EsENbkayskzeiVkEBhzRXX9dd66gMNMO5gg--pZSr0meEm8Bgwhxts1dn5pAH6SOsEps854v4pTNXF0c0Bu3Gj5c4g3PxcYtxF4HOdEyKbdr8iBncSljkooga5RMJJRw-FDCFW6FNuy7psLcTDnIlApOcGnjZ9VPH328WBfg/s4000/20221121_111455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZGVv0y3npadXn2cJ43EsENbkayskzeiVkEBhzRXX9dd66gMNMO5gg--pZSr0meEm8Bgwhxts1dn5pAH6SOsEps854v4pTNXF0c0Bu3Gj5c4g3PxcYtxF4HOdEyKbdr8iBncSljkooga5RMJJRw-FDCFW6FNuy7psLcTDnIlApOcGnjZ9VPH328WBfg/w480-h640/20221121_111455.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Hinagdanan Cave</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cave was accidentally discovered when the owner while clearing the area. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He threw a stone into the hole and heard a splash. The owner built a make-shift ladder to enter the cave, and henced its name "Hinagdanan" (laddered).</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtZ1_ZXuRsOJnSmowTBOg80G8wk_tc8R32Cod1dkq4ApYuAe5LjaytaFNBtFDxMTmuhLqcekUcaHvAmXTvyXbNGhBkoIxYl_fGXcFJmOsAwpkiizJilN4YBhysCL-vt8cWv_SML5UNXuMtPUY1l97jqA5MRvfUtKe9dWna5y-tbZE6e8TPUQLW42L4Q/s4000/20221121_103314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG8BF6ySfWijEINOpID-WZ52EdrSFmZ8UDhjD6BZDW7MLoJjPQG3bRULkv48-JZgqitfoumAvo4IMu4JSENgHpHYOLP_5-B0ovUaSPJuUMIGYjJ8kIYcJi57uXrbvh_giY7LFn0oV-7ZoTebHnPRZi03QJVEi0wj_5ho6-nZbTpuOOu9KYtwMdrZgXA/s1000/__2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lunch at the <b>Bohol Bee Farm</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPXhdafKm6IAjVLVqAFGJgnXE3rVI0nNSTCFPt68eR05cFei0C60Lc2poPq86n4hhvPgHki1lw6CHStCxM-1X38szBcsHvREzkD12xDoc-_JmJKmIC39hFPVS5O_snFjegHvkW7dERl33NhuYcOFl2MH-2vjkbt1XpzB33uvPME66l7kgQbE7_9HTTQ/s2048/_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPXhdafKm6IAjVLVqAFGJgnXE3rVI0nNSTCFPt68eR05cFei0C60Lc2poPq86n4hhvPgHki1lw6CHStCxM-1X38szBcsHvREzkD12xDoc-_JmJKmIC39hFPVS5O_snFjegHvkW7dERl33NhuYcOFl2MH-2vjkbt1XpzB33uvPME66l7kgQbE7_9HTTQ/w400-h300/_5.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnMoyt8Mt9XxfJfBJjeE51xG5VRz14yPHKOf1Y50PKyTe9ctbIFixegspZSHS2oPcVQBXqy6U-bNpLzeqlvBCi7d7sfoHIFkri_u9-Qa3Jas-scvoQ_4RnWnM8m1aaSyydoulDTYP9h4EHQmnsHaes6BYDx2kInxe9emA2DvV7TKEwdTQ_RMgfpCKXQ/s2048/_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="2048" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIEB5hzofyjHE7HcdbNZqqHDTefx8wQoBLdGFtoAilATc85a_WsLTG4cqIHOuXoG99fqRzH_ZIuFzz7f00s253AezzpkyrecQIPXN3PfSO3HFB61LO2XqvuoZAfUmNEMXpvyT-oL7vsh1q3qaXgHqRzqS14PQS2ugiXwX_K1i94N3F48rRczo4WZfJw/w640-h506/_7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My brain says to diet, but then there is <b>ice cream</b>...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the <b><i>Panglao Beach</i></b> ~ We honestly find Panglao Beach a tad crowded for us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We prefer private beach front of South Palms Resort. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We only dropped by for photos and head back to our hotel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpVGCFBqN8zLg5NH-ttfDLKXMBZbln3n1QTtjqVr41SR5vBGWUSleMICNeWBFfXcV3gl7Gs032EgWfn0r6s1ADiiTQb90G7QUE7BlD96Pa0wvBWvLNiVTdVngNd6ewgqYze2_zGLCpNVp71oWRUeGv0-gkT827dHyHAecDYed0npyV3tcsCKEuxdocw/s2048/_9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back at <b>South Palms Resort</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This resort is growing on me... it is so serene and peaceful! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We haven't left yet, and already I want to plan our return.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Goodbye, Bohol...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Until meet again!</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you missed our Day 1 and Day 2, please click the links below.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/wow-bohol-day-1.html"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/wow-bohol-day-1.html">Day 1 - Country Side Tour</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/bohol-tropical-paradise-day-2.html">Day 2 - Bohol Island Hopping</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Check also my review of South Palms Resort by clicking this link </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">>>>> SOUTH PALMS RESORT </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-61936460519748889832023-03-25T06:52:00.008-07:002023-04-15T02:46:33.634-07:00Bohol Tropical Paradise (Island Hopping) ~ Day 2<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We are keeping this vacation relaxed and casual, so I try not to over schedule our activities. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While Bohol Day 1 is about the <b><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/wow-bohol-day-1.html">Country Side Tour</a></b>, today is going to be a half day of <b>Island Hopping.</b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEIaC_PHRDF0PTJ12mWbx7ynmff-jDnM1a0fcDJFGs-ba0-A4kyXsIxjsEuj5IRbXjnXs5pz7_M3dqwTeU84GkbfyZdaoh8rii9joEWJMGi6PRJp-E_UFcNhf-fKnrc-vy5Rn416h4a9tiFJaAe897mvAHAivpPSOELgLjXLj_4N0d7PY32ei3Mww3A/s4000/_day%202%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEIaC_PHRDF0PTJ12mWbx7ynmff-jDnM1a0fcDJFGs-ba0-A4kyXsIxjsEuj5IRbXjnXs5pz7_M3dqwTeU84GkbfyZdaoh8rii9joEWJMGi6PRJp-E_UFcNhf-fKnrc-vy5Rn416h4a9tiFJaAe897mvAHAivpPSOELgLjXLj_4N0d7PY32ei3Mww3A/w480-h640/_day%202%20(4).jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfWhfLPsD8G2f5EmmYS9CYeQv1C1fElbEJNaO1XFMjJxS4kj2XkDDiSqX8G5mgh6NrbKiRb5-ccfrmKF2Xbml_28Gqm8djhiqEcWaRRHKur05P4HEhLPLGXjCs4PBv4o_ir23OHONv5laEwjARJt-o-9nxeDMZEDDKU9IS5WISbftKCecUh_vvCAHDQ/w640-h480/_day%202%20(26).jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="640" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is Life....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2023/03/bohol-touring-panglao-island-day-3.html">Panglao Island Tour up next ~ Day 3</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-75937313136198681992023-03-25T06:31:00.004-07:002023-03-25T07:20:38.161-07:00Wow Bohol - Day 1<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bohol is a <i>paradise </i>known for its white-sand beaches, islands and diving sites. It has been about a decade since my last visit to Bohol and I am really excited to be back. This time though, it will be just me and my husband. We left the boys at home with the grandparents. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Day 1 </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bohol is an hour and 30 minutes flight via Panglao International airport. I am pleasantly surprised that Bohol airport has been upgraded. It clean, spacious and nicely ventilated. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYLNn7yMLFee_VyhNYmvB-XsjqED9_HdbkTGxjEWLNfG-4m2keh2vRtSyaQRdH0YKBd75ir6hEoFXeTvBpEFCZlZYpBf9Le_HUiRQg98PPul8dhsvKYK5mhFtLAZOdtG7mspsXaDy7Q1SKDLA6bxuT9-E0RZ8lZ0vtfUQedDmXRKn1e5aUEUZ5Iqt7w/s1387/___________________________________bohol1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYLNn7yMLFee_VyhNYmvB-XsjqED9_HdbkTGxjEWLNfG-4m2keh2vRtSyaQRdH0YKBd75ir6hEoFXeTvBpEFCZlZYpBf9Le_HUiRQg98PPul8dhsvKYK5mhFtLAZOdtG7mspsXaDy7Q1SKDLA6bxuT9-E0RZ8lZ0vtfUQedDmXRKn1e5aUEUZ5Iqt7w/w640-h382/___________________________________bohol1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: left;">We maximized our trip by bunding our airport pick-up with the </span><b style="text-align: left;">Country-side tour.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> As this is already our second time in Bohol, we skipped the other tourists' sites and decided to do the ATV ride by the Chocolate Hills and the enchanting Loboc river cruise.</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">First stop was the <b><i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/100000511393501/videos/1065853850778717/">ATV ride</a></i></b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Compared to our <a href="https://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/search?q=mayon">Mayon ATV ride</a>, which was quite rocky, Chocolate Hills ATV experience was chocolatey... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It rained quite a bit that morning and the trails was quite muddy. We liked it that way though as the weather was cool and navigating through the muddy trail was ha-ha-funny! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlM5No78xPKjA9x-1uDtTVsriQIvDRPyBmC2NrDA874e9WzgvJ4esiLXbWWgzn6Z7RA2ivMzXy0Yxoe_8N94EVtmRDkF_VbrrffL-siyhUT2nhf6vsNXxunxwHQY05CJ3ajRucvmfJdK2qBtMZXKnJxpF9MPrXH8pSDPajNgm1rWB-g68b6t7mgv6cg/s1387/___________________________________bohol2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlM5No78xPKjA9x-1uDtTVsriQIvDRPyBmC2NrDA874e9WzgvJ4esiLXbWWgzn6Z7RA2ivMzXy0Yxoe_8N94EVtmRDkF_VbrrffL-siyhUT2nhf6vsNXxunxwHQY05CJ3ajRucvmfJdK2qBtMZXKnJxpF9MPrXH8pSDPajNgm1rWB-g68b6t7mgv6cg/w640-h382/___________________________________bohol2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This explains why they call the famous Bohol hills as<b> CHOCOLATE HILLS</b>!</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuWM_AskmUQOjWN_taGCCxxAMLGFB2Lql3c9gGsE6GpN2z2wk2dOL0Yw5cvIKQDSt5Ej-WyaNYtVyEzGIGDfqYLY74wXTuYDjEPbNgKzPgFR2NcT5avTBj-r5vT0TKKEBpcM0U0s9TzTnnnrN91LmoHQJKOcsq8VHQvPHHQkcf1SOSszyd94X4gzozA/s2048/__2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="2048" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuWM_AskmUQOjWN_taGCCxxAMLGFB2Lql3c9gGsE6GpN2z2wk2dOL0Yw5cvIKQDSt5Ej-WyaNYtVyEzGIGDfqYLY74wXTuYDjEPbNgKzPgFR2NcT5avTBj-r5vT0TKKEBpcM0U0s9TzTnnnrN91LmoHQJKOcsq8VHQvPHHQkcf1SOSszyd94X4gzozA/w640-h288/__2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Bilar Man-Made Forest</b></span></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lunch at the <b>Loboc River Cruise</b> ~ hearty and filling with live music entertainment.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxM4y9RBW_Z4aXfGMSBBNP305Htw6XPFzn6bZAu7U2BRGXylDtWvyNv7MFsns_WQu1UdTz6u1iqHWisg7cGoA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Tired from our early morning flight we decided to finish the tour early and head back to our home away from home in Bohol ~ <b><i><a href="https://www.southpalmsresort.com/en/">The South Palms Resort Panglao</a>.</i></b><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97Tr7a7qaElJsFxsztRivxVUnNGTC58wL8_9Zjyw_erONLeVEOw_G-8a3G8ExJqqJWvVRkvKNcxYczMFUC311EXYrN52GslZ6uCy_N4Wt3S2xzGCfGo8wllQZ7_MLizqZ2BE87YE81MJ-viBs59eCNxznTB2q935ZbYixEpWWxjaOWw3wUU6KRGhw5g/s1387/___________________________________bohol8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Still NO sun-kissed skin and we only have a full day left in our vacation. So for our last day, we went<b> Island Hopping</b>. We wanted a relaxed pacing so we got a private small boat for our party of 7. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We started the day with yet another hearty buffet breakfast at Two Seasons' Bar Lo Restaurant ready for today's physical adventure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then with a few more minutes left ~ we decided to get braids.... We thought, it would be nice for picture taking 😏😏😏</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLbL-e9DN2d4IA4Us9d63o7V8Uqp-UYss6k-e-GZm72qt_pgfwWBqPTzuq7nILYQ-4wy4iFvDXiBWNfa9QAJxrc2RqvPoWcGZ70CJ0kRUylRfYKvWZZkFfEXluaXc4jW2o8Vlur8a4fJ3uPwy-iKF6dJFnneavSrvHRal-rmc3kSw9aupS6O47jUrxw/s1387/_____Day%2031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLbL-e9DN2d4IA4Us9d63o7V8Uqp-UYss6k-e-GZm72qt_pgfwWBqPTzuq7nILYQ-4wy4iFvDXiBWNfa9QAJxrc2RqvPoWcGZ70CJ0kRUylRfYKvWZZkFfEXluaXc4jW2o8Vlur8a4fJ3uPwy-iKF6dJFnneavSrvHRal-rmc3kSw9aupS6O47jUrxw/w640-h382/_____Day%2031.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our boat waits at <b>Bulabog beach</b>...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We kept our Island Hopping itinerary light and went for:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Puka Beach</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Crocodile Island (for snorkeling)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helmet Diving</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmBiSgza_GL53xykqoZI95SNEyj-FDgus0hGGfqtSx9OG3c3v803IL_8QykhBRt9I4ODIw0xOVbSMoeEE-C-3-4mNqGPwyemAq85opo9cAm4blsr5OFGx54Yi2tSK5ChIwYcfl5Rr_UmhtpmACNf6bJWnGl_u7epJn0VV5XQ3xNqeIMqSlKARMAv-3A/s1387/_____Day%2033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We ended the tour early, as we were worried my parents are already missing us...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is our welcome party, my parents having a grand swimming (from the looks of it, they were not missing us at all)...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI2RNunNOZZTjMmh_YAa5lKpW3qEoYWELRyvpF9dj-In4tOFQevUx3xbwfhrdcUqtNywg8DDPg3DdhjNalCu_ULdatED_UaHN6PSexCOpp_CbZ7i4_dEq4xq5pn5Ow5afLhMutPEO-rMMxclTVd3o3B9ulcwmHPdfx-MqRhkHCTKvrCb0AazTn6VCfw/s1387/_____Day%2036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI2RNunNOZZTjMmh_YAa5lKpW3qEoYWELRyvpF9dj-In4tOFQevUx3xbwfhrdcUqtNywg8DDPg3DdhjNalCu_ULdatED_UaHN6PSexCOpp_CbZ7i4_dEq4xq5pn5Ow5afLhMutPEO-rMMxclTVd3o3B9ulcwmHPdfx-MqRhkHCTKvrCb0AazTn6VCfw/w640-h382/_____Day%2036.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One good thing about, Two Seasons is its location which is literally just a few steps away from the famed White Beach...</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> For our last night, we went the Real Coffee for light dinner (sandwiches, coffee and of course, their famous calamansi muffin).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMItiX6t4EjKJkH7M2-d2c496NlMYdcX1bpQvmaFOx-baAMb6pOIzK6vFs9htyisl5WISdjGHqmDB3Xvyjk90I04GkoaOTTbFd5bkvN4Hi_kLn_kXrKmvN_su-dJ3tXZPxIPj1fdDhANun6LHgwOTTuhA2e5hCNafqhxzfl3Gl2XdDWJajRnR9b2HD2g/s1387/_____Day%2038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMItiX6t4EjKJkH7M2-d2c496NlMYdcX1bpQvmaFOx-baAMb6pOIzK6vFs9htyisl5WISdjGHqmDB3Xvyjk90I04GkoaOTTbFd5bkvN4Hi_kLn_kXrKmvN_su-dJ3tXZPxIPj1fdDhANun6LHgwOTTuhA2e5hCNafqhxzfl3Gl2XdDWJajRnR9b2HD2g/w640-h382/_____Day%2038.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then back to D'Mall to buy "pasalubong". </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are pictures from our last day in Boracay... we will surely miss.... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">#AuraModeON </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqtoe8kbyI33J4WLS4JR_t7F9_R8OP8Wl1AopL8zbtgcwrYBi44SsY_2FV8D1lSjRctzFS9E9KSAO8Gem8CLLOqjGHRH7keoL1QXtgdRrI49PMABQDvlwHHbVU4lq2h7n5QBoefEbV_Fwq5-XFCstAgnSQYwX6DPai4x2vYrusObii1fOWeXNq3fcsg/s1387/_________________________-Aura.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqtoe8kbyI33J4WLS4JR_t7F9_R8OP8Wl1AopL8zbtgcwrYBi44SsY_2FV8D1lSjRctzFS9E9KSAO8Gem8CLLOqjGHRH7keoL1QXtgdRrI49PMABQDvlwHHbVU4lq2h7n5QBoefEbV_Fwq5-XFCstAgnSQYwX6DPai4x2vYrusObii1fOWeXNq3fcsg/w640-h382/_________________________-Aura.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you missed our Day 1 and Day 2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2022/06/boracay-3-years-after-day-1.html">Boracay - Day 1</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2022/06/boracay-day-2-land-tour.html">Boracay - Land Tour (Day 2)</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-78075919902237521972022-06-26T06:39:00.005-07:002022-07-02T20:06:16.679-07:00Boracay ~ Land Tour (Day 2) <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">O<span>ne of the reasons of our Boracay travel is to take my senior citizen parents on a getaway, having been confined at home due to Covid for such a long time. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have decided on a Boracay <b>land tour</b> as it was easier for seniors than island hopping (hoping on and off a motorized banca). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>I found a local tour guide (</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/alexander.canindo">"Alex"</a><span>)</span><span> in one of Boracay DIY groups, that I have joined online preparing for our Boracay trip. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Alex is such a sweet heart. </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">He is our driver, tour guide and photographer rolled into one. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>He is pleasure taking to and it was apparent that he really loves his job. We enjoyed our tour and did not feel rushed at all. A big plus, h</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">e also takes real good pictures! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The only problem though is he has taken hundreds of them (all beautiful), it was so hard to edit and decide which ones make it to my social media pages. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">You can contact him through FB Messenger>>> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alexander.canindo">Alex Canindo</a></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We started our tour at 8am, after a hearty buffet breakfast "Two Seasons". (Breakfast starts at 7am, so we have an hour to fill our tummies and dirty our feet with a short beach walk as we waited for Alex).</span></p><p><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span>(Check here my review of Two Seasons Boracay by clicking the link below>>> </span><a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2022/06/boracay-3-years-after-day-1.html">Boracay ~ 3 years after (Day 1)</a></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Itinerary included: </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Tambisaan Beach</b></i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Mangrove</b></i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Sinagpa Beach</b></i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Diniwid Beach</b></i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Keyhole - Boracay New Coast</b></i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Puka Beach</b></i></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We reserved two e-trikes (my parents, my sister and her family shares the other one). <i>TIP: If you are travelling with seniors, request for lowered rides, so they can hop on easily.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr6yrFn38gNfcYvZvmIhkmb2lKLVedEQXO6sx7eIt3MiwCWTqt1YuHV3j4Ed5kWduPp5oPZJ3exU8GeX1MtQsWVmeI6WQqrMgqrXfXcTezjQBjRFRLylXzkVwWzCJ1d7y8EnWCEN76XIcYtktceSH7srxCYZDA-zGR0d74aiKB-2aUk8E5FJa-EgOSA/s1200/_1Tour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr6yrFn38gNfcYvZvmIhkmb2lKLVedEQXO6sx7eIt3MiwCWTqt1YuHV3j4Ed5kWduPp5oPZJ3exU8GeX1MtQsWVmeI6WQqrMgqrXfXcTezjQBjRFRLylXzkVwWzCJ1d7y8EnWCEN76XIcYtktceSH7srxCYZDA-zGR0d74aiKB-2aUk8E5FJa-EgOSA/w640-h442/_1Tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So many pictures ~ can't decide which to post :D</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our first stop is the <b>Tambisaan Beach</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP5aKBxQrHgfLOqYhgFVfOUIkvNzU7LUlLoW3W1AW9csH-HEF47Id16e3MONoUkupRG25ZflEtgZfmV3pc3IVl6ewRj-MWQCKLLB99zzwmOaOW-CuRhsS1RsP2zYM3PcMiNFjK-3VTbVFtttqFsKhwURFY3i0yWwO9ngFZvYnwA0m0_O_RTRe_cUrXw/s1200/1_Tambisan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP5aKBxQrHgfLOqYhgFVfOUIkvNzU7LUlLoW3W1AW9csH-HEF47Id16e3MONoUkupRG25ZflEtgZfmV3pc3IVl6ewRj-MWQCKLLB99zzwmOaOW-CuRhsS1RsP2zYM3PcMiNFjK-3VTbVFtttqFsKhwURFY3i0yWwO9ngFZvYnwA0m0_O_RTRe_cUrXw/w640-h442/1_Tambisan.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the Mangrove Park</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7ADJ1lti-rE9-nFCDI8npWg_Rzo90ooAFXvpNwYHfSolxA74cN6MKRze1iZDpQNGgSgLwXHEUiJJLYDO_wxvZRs1BEoUG19QyIaJEZVScRMW0lJoqjeweGsX6fxs7y-P3O3aFRrkDDXepcGkP4GNMAqt3gNsLyTqnTBtQPw8Vkla4Pu5NdX55R4LOg/s1200/@_Mangrove.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7ADJ1lti-rE9-nFCDI8npWg_Rzo90ooAFXvpNwYHfSolxA74cN6MKRze1iZDpQNGgSgLwXHEUiJJLYDO_wxvZRs1BEoUG19QyIaJEZVScRMW0lJoqjeweGsX6fxs7y-P3O3aFRrkDDXepcGkP4GNMAqt3gNsLyTqnTBtQPw8Vkla4Pu5NdX55R4LOg/w640-h442/@_Mangrove.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bulabog Beach</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpekoctxSTLiuiBFDVXHFqjw0gAU9VrFCOhULDMdM1ZrFYBqTR8j6BbOjQjzAE5nu5l3WKypIITNFbDiIcKRYRkPru2tbIJAaZjdv-dhcg6Y6Tn74xae2pCx69AYfpc8KReLbohTjZj1-3BWtEXgTGYQI7LHzYntHiLXJGFei06LyTsXb21IFYlQuzXQ/s1200/3Coconuut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpekoctxSTLiuiBFDVXHFqjw0gAU9VrFCOhULDMdM1ZrFYBqTR8j6BbOjQjzAE5nu5l3WKypIITNFbDiIcKRYRkPru2tbIJAaZjdv-dhcg6Y6Tn74xae2pCx69AYfpc8KReLbohTjZj1-3BWtEXgTGYQI7LHzYntHiLXJGFei06LyTsXb21IFYlQuzXQ/w640-h442/3Coconuut.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Sinagpa Beach </b>is about 10-15 minutes picturesque stroll. </i></span><i style="font-family: verdana;"> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;">You can see Station 1-3 from here. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;">Note: </i><i style="font-family: verdana;">It will be a bit difficult for seniors to walk as some of the steps were steep and will be slipper when wet. </i></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqTxlWZCpVSphYTtnVLpND5cAp1fPnJAwZZ7zpIDQSPhaDOpXGoItLfgVlgTjtLV_KVbnIjU2fnpiwqxUBf6K57YytopZLa0Z9GSP5mwECIv1uAuRf5TCVo0nsk-NYQyrqf2BuPmE9WXoeHrXsXnb_ENx-BUy6yVTdeFhQ-hOhWqO07wjEegEP6_h6g/s1200/4_ANOTHER%20BEACH.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqTxlWZCpVSphYTtnVLpND5cAp1fPnJAwZZ7zpIDQSPhaDOpXGoItLfgVlgTjtLV_KVbnIjU2fnpiwqxUBf6K57YytopZLa0Z9GSP5mwECIv1uAuRf5TCVo0nsk-NYQyrqf2BuPmE9WXoeHrXsXnb_ENx-BUy6yVTdeFhQ-hOhWqO07wjEegEP6_h6g/w640-h442/4_ANOTHER%20BEACH.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Keyhole ~ New Coast Beach</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_l--yv_5N-fZfcPZnRDeZ-MRSQyLfiLdf-at2iFKPasVOLLQ5JBtyIgrix3SqUBt7GEWIwRpaAfJs3qjLJtdV7EfZJCHVlrvQkQGzWVnu_PwJrUBHl0WPnp3pxYXf2FtdThpvuAiga8ZucOhQ5x-_3RrIdIpXGrwS4ZWB__onIqD8NMcNDr1fTxRlA/s1200/5_KEY%20HOLE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_l--yv_5N-fZfcPZnRDeZ-MRSQyLfiLdf-at2iFKPasVOLLQ5JBtyIgrix3SqUBt7GEWIwRpaAfJs3qjLJtdV7EfZJCHVlrvQkQGzWVnu_PwJrUBHl0WPnp3pxYXf2FtdThpvuAiga8ZucOhQ5x-_3RrIdIpXGrwS4ZWB__onIqD8NMcNDr1fTxRlA/w640-h442/5_KEY%20HOLE.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Puka Beach</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWwcH8fbcMX4tPqDXJ7sXH7LzXl4g7zYpx40M29YE0AmBFB2w0sP0Z9Ya1mUVxLNmSX90y6HEI6IOG4AlO8F9wtqqu4-orrf-Zww_CtGklWM-u1WVamjGoaUjYm0NVRZd3kkmPab8HKNXaiFeABJXSH26Vxx0sO86jgwHCJVO1YIeHiBtNhi7u2FeOQ/s1200/7%20pUKA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWwcH8fbcMX4tPqDXJ7sXH7LzXl4g7zYpx40M29YE0AmBFB2w0sP0Z9Ya1mUVxLNmSX90y6HEI6IOG4AlO8F9wtqqu4-orrf-Zww_CtGklWM-u1WVamjGoaUjYm0NVRZd3kkmPab8HKNXaiFeABJXSH26Vxx0sO86jgwHCJVO1YIeHiBtNhi7u2FeOQ/w640-h442/7%20pUKA.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: left;">We ended our tour with lunch at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sugba-de-Boracay-Restobar-109689757190055/" style="text-align: left;">Sugba de Boracay at Station 1</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Our Tour Highlight... (hahaha)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>This was a good way to end our day's tour.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Good service. Food fresh and delicious! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>This restaurant is A++ approved by my family...</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpxxOCHkhS8HacBaMiT0BF8Ktq5dhQfvxzD8xtv6zw0ExUFddiFp-knOqOiuj0TUIjEg32383dQ1zGG8nnykTSXJ-EH81qp-8GbXh8CGuGV5PKIhVqo25fP51fuhvir7xC36kuyCWMlofWZRRwiLnT2ETvuWbptln9NnH7PwjVG3iUdo75TudKqsPEQ/s1200/food.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpxxOCHkhS8HacBaMiT0BF8Ktq5dhQfvxzD8xtv6zw0ExUFddiFp-knOqOiuj0TUIjEg32383dQ1zGG8nnykTSXJ-EH81qp-8GbXh8CGuGV5PKIhVqo25fP51fuhvir7xC36kuyCWMlofWZRRwiLnT2ETvuWbptln9NnH7PwjVG3iUdo75TudKqsPEQ/w640-h442/food.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Part 2 of our Day 2 is a <b>Sunset Cruise</b>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For this trip, we left the 60+ at the hotel to relax and recharge; and enjoy the white powdery sand of Boracay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwdCevJkOQL8AlQsv2WTj8DhsFJzObpiQ3hK2e-szXIyqhRFbClTEIS3FMEyxupLaEtedm7Zny1p_tPO81_vFyNHFBSi27JzaOM0cqdkUCinhJQr8N2sr6nrFa77nVsSVYAghr7DR4UP5PPD_wqcqFbg7o2s0AJiiWFBMz3mHg2E2wiign5TyyqA_uQ/s1387/__day%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwdCevJkOQL8AlQsv2WTj8DhsFJzObpiQ3hK2e-szXIyqhRFbClTEIS3FMEyxupLaEtedm7Zny1p_tPO81_vFyNHFBSi27JzaOM0cqdkUCinhJQr8N2sr6nrFa77nVsSVYAghr7DR4UP5PPD_wqcqFbg7o2s0AJiiWFBMz3mHg2E2wiign5TyyqA_uQ/w640-h382/__day%202.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now about our <i>Sunset Cruise</i> ~ for this tour we travelled via e-trike to Bulabog Beach where our cruise awaits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I booked a sunset cruise, but <b>unfortunately </b>(yes, you read that right) got upgraded to a Party Cruise, with cocktails, beer, cheese and crackers to go. I was told it was a lot more expensive than our original planned tour, but it was also loud with lots of young party people on board... And we just wanted some quiet time ~ gazing at Boracay's beautiful sunset (which I think got scared </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">of all the chaos on board, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and did not show). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is a market for this kind of tour, but it was obviously not ours. This tour left our eardrums numb :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRGFV_rDCMqEaU5gXGkjN7MlqRXAeejnt8b2LmB5kNaIgP4M1HK9PjSOtY4ZIXgpBGpjGYvl1yQG7OTjXrM9QIiztgaT6jHQVU6r958d4jTw6lkDONEkbF5Ohl5MmgYWWhsYMI6oM3srgNfgYT16UpbzzHmS2InCs6kEG1d2bcDPMw04epXg-uTw7iw/s1387/__day%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRGFV_rDCMqEaU5gXGkjN7MlqRXAeejnt8b2LmB5kNaIgP4M1HK9PjSOtY4ZIXgpBGpjGYvl1yQG7OTjXrM9QIiztgaT6jHQVU6r958d4jTw6lkDONEkbF5Ohl5MmgYWWhsYMI6oM3srgNfgYT16UpbzzHmS2InCs6kEG1d2bcDPMw04epXg-uTw7iw/w640-h382/__day%2021.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alas, no Sunset too...</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUtt-xC640mn4qvk1zUehsz39bXlMWCjDSeayPRs-FULyVq9lKQZsXi3bTKfDv2YKHqOTNG4yzIq8pQTqzbKKaem9F35_QFVmv5n-d06WYJDyIEGuN8XPkWIdT1OSLpIkUKZC5ubk4nAT-BVsrj7YuNXj2bXN3RsubtIOy_OlSHT2nQ78Lkic64bicg/s1387/__day%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1387" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUtt-xC640mn4qvk1zUehsz39bXlMWCjDSeayPRs-FULyVq9lKQZsXi3bTKfDv2YKHqOTNG4yzIq8pQTqzbKKaem9F35_QFVmv5n-d06WYJDyIEGuN8XPkWIdT1OSLpIkUKZC5ubk4nAT-BVsrj7YuNXj2bXN3RsubtIOy_OlSHT2nQ78Lkic64bicg/w640-h382/__day%2023.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The tour ended 6pm and we took an e-trike back to our hotel. Ordered room service for Two Seasons' Four Cheese Pizza and Fruits shakes while we dipped and relaxed by the resort's pool. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you missed our Day 1 >>>>> <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2022/06/boracay-3-years-after-day-1.html">Boracay Day 1</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Follow my blog for our Day 3 in Boracay. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379219797300436387.post-52329433253614926392022-06-25T07:42:00.006-07:002022-07-05T03:34:52.994-07:00Boracay ~ 3 years after (Day 1)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Boracay Trip has been three (3) years delayed due to Covid. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We originally booked a family trip for my parents, my sister's family, my brother and his wife (who were coming from the States) and my family of 4. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was supposed to be a quadruple celebration, our Parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary which was same day as my husband's birthday, our Wedding Anniversary the day after and my brother's Wedding Anniversary on the same month. We were crestfallen, Covid 2019 lock down took away what should have been a grand celebration.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">An all paid for vacation turns to "travel fund". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So when borders eased up this year (2022) ~ we booked our flight, called our hotel and went! Unfortunately, my brother and his wife were not able to join (sad...).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Here enters Boracay....</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtzq-8317BT_MJuFUZNt8UqA4kb0VdBzZp2atcNwQwLR3jR2sDANkeohuETY7yLvTfvkZJTsX0b3g7nGtI3prZ1inDt8RRHuM0-5bdSlWnHpzPZF-Lz7JfnVbs4BB6-aUP4dEjkOW98kxXh3qf5GfYWXsjiVfuSon1grwx36QeVZ_OeaYpvGKzAbF4w/s1200/Bora%20(beach).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtzq-8317BT_MJuFUZNt8UqA4kb0VdBzZp2atcNwQwLR3jR2sDANkeohuETY7yLvTfvkZJTsX0b3g7nGtI3prZ1inDt8RRHuM0-5bdSlWnHpzPZF-Lz7JfnVbs4BB6-aUP4dEjkOW98kxXh3qf5GfYWXsjiVfuSon1grwx36QeVZ_OeaYpvGKzAbF4w/w640-h442/Bora%20(beach).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sharing here our 4day/3nights Boracay Adventure (near Post Pandemic style):</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQQ6k2GBdSGWIZLRdeT8bgUY9YizesswkEcxbMx22xw-HMKeaGWDvXbF7PVuazV8dBytSEqCjptp_s4katmlt-fIGPRJgJNp88SVNRaqfouRagCktj4Uvs4wf9WTatipqZFpM-BZw9oVMuim0gEpFkypPMHl3jtX2K4TaBx7kzNSdEd_zoVLchQCtdA/s1200/__air.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQQ6k2GBdSGWIZLRdeT8bgUY9YizesswkEcxbMx22xw-HMKeaGWDvXbF7PVuazV8dBytSEqCjptp_s4katmlt-fIGPRJgJNp88SVNRaqfouRagCktj4Uvs4wf9WTatipqZFpM-BZw9oVMuim0gEpFkypPMHl3jtX2K4TaBx7kzNSdEd_zoVLchQCtdA/w640-h442/__air.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We left Manila via AirAsia for Boracay noon time and arrived at Caticlan at about 2 in the afternoon, it would take another hour and half to reach Boracay Island. Transfers to Two Seasons from the airport was part of our package so everything was smooth sailing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Though we had meals on board, the long travel made us all hungry :P </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So first order of business is FOOD!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are staying at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twoseasonsboracay">Two Seasons</a>, so it was a given that our welcome meal upon arrival was at the Bar Lo Restaurant. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>WELCOME TO BAR LO RESTAURANT</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We ordered their much celebrated and Instagram famous <b>Four Cheese Pizza</b>, which many swore by as the best in the island. Did I say we were hungry? So we got 2 of those (finished everything), got their equally famous <b>Oyster Sisig </b>(which my mom can't stop raving about), a couple of Pasta sharing size (which were okay) and <b>Calamares</b>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfETU5C2CcVaJMgFUiStbPSpGAUJ4ricCJCLWqGU9pJp8SP2YmakcNnBzmdccx4HAbq-pTw3oi3Ul8pIfRhcMzhu7AChJaKFRXK4PrH_ve4g-_4j9BRGQUWIo4I9CySj5sJWER1cTFhTDUrXuJgFerTU0a8UxWGW4hgTAnFgkjWRHlTl_CUxOEZ_x6Yg/s1200/food2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfETU5C2CcVaJMgFUiStbPSpGAUJ4ricCJCLWqGU9pJp8SP2YmakcNnBzmdccx4HAbq-pTw3oi3Ul8pIfRhcMzhu7AChJaKFRXK4PrH_ve4g-_4j9BRGQUWIo4I9CySj5sJWER1cTFhTDUrXuJgFerTU0a8UxWGW4hgTAnFgkjWRHlTl_CUxOEZ_x6Yg/w640-h442/food2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For dessert we ordered <b>Halo-halo </b>and <b>Mais Con Yelo</b>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really liked both, but preferred the mais con yelo more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa0na6xswT6PPtVuGgxqRHn5X9uataC79EcozUAKANUtWZwKJjqyqV1TxOgA4Aj8hUQBXUffjocHWdjO_HagGKViFgIh86lQcVtPa2ivnf8O1WbeUqzSh1y1x-qjqDG66___Qt9GBH7OXKOjn6BHA4DcPltpb2Ig6bmCC9cVjSkR74TPZw3cVRkAxQQ/s1197/halolo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1197" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa0na6xswT6PPtVuGgxqRHn5X9uataC79EcozUAKANUtWZwKJjqyqV1TxOgA4Aj8hUQBXUffjocHWdjO_HagGKViFgIh86lQcVtPa2ivnf8O1WbeUqzSh1y1x-qjqDG66___Qt9GBH7OXKOjn6BHA4DcPltpb2Ig6bmCC9cVjSkR74TPZw3cVRkAxQQ/w640-h442/halolo.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How cool is this... with the white sand and beach as your view! #sarap</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be warned though that in our 3 nights stay at Two Seasons, the queue of guests eating at the BarLo Restaurant is no joke. As we were hotel guests, getting seats was easy, however, can't say the same for the walk-ins. Be ready for long wait!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijME2OjG9A3JKwS44C9vHW3ZGu-_AqedPv0qMhIK2r1e6Ykm-Q6z06A-lxNHE_uLNWsYpGBpdMKdUXDxO9c8SdjCWUN8GZ98jF8GwNedyLLiNGueQHAxTseeq-voWiT6xTSf8zyaHGjqOnD-5bnRPrlz5G3mG2nL7mmHVMQM8j12ZAbH1mQQctVmYEaA/s1197/food3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1197" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijME2OjG9A3JKwS44C9vHW3ZGu-_AqedPv0qMhIK2r1e6Ykm-Q6z06A-lxNHE_uLNWsYpGBpdMKdUXDxO9c8SdjCWUN8GZ98jF8GwNedyLLiNGueQHAxTseeq-voWiT6xTSf8zyaHGjqOnD-5bnRPrlz5G3mG2nL7mmHVMQM8j12ZAbH1mQQctVmYEaA/w640-h442/food3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUR ROOM</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We got 3 rooms for our group of 9 pax. My parents stayed on the ground floor next to our room, while my sister got a room at the 2nd floor. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a family suite with 3 queen bed (with one of the beds in a private room) with direct access to the pool. The pool is just a dipping pool though, but was a welcome respite after a a busy day of beach frolicking.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uELtzHlHncgVa3XzZ4GSX2NMZihk8Szn_EoXYRW2f2-uzx3Ucq9-jqeB_uQAmAsYlsWgW_7z0Nb7JyI4U10TXVHnbs9W95oH9a4eZvZiUUV3uss1Ij-zAqF3xbFrMiy28asnGcCqqlad8M2EfIKNY4Pis7BpCG-qNfNjgZLbBHo5nFNjLjhj3Q2nOA/s1197/room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1197" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uELtzHlHncgVa3XzZ4GSX2NMZihk8Szn_EoXYRW2f2-uzx3Ucq9-jqeB_uQAmAsYlsWgW_7z0Nb7JyI4U10TXVHnbs9W95oH9a4eZvZiUUV3uss1Ij-zAqF3xbFrMiy28asnGcCqqlad8M2EfIKNY4Pis7BpCG-qNfNjgZLbBHo5nFNjLjhj3Q2nOA/w640-h442/room.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The rooms are clean, linen and towels soft and nicely laundered. Beds were firm and comfortable to our liking. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The rooms and bathrooms are spacious. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, I find the rooms poorly lit and the fixtures a tad old, but it was not a big issue as the rooms were obviously well maintained</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hotel staff were friendly and courteous but not nosy. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Room service was fast and efficient. </span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>That being said, I am generally happy with Two Seasons, location was perfect and that is all we really need. </p>After we have rested, we took a walk from Station 1 to D'mall, portions of our walk barefoot and all! <i>After all, this is why we came to Boracay!</i></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN02FrH8-DUjKOW3gPAzs1TCVeRRjcYzjvp_flFNdwbSOgn4SvDPBhSQAZYM8Nlm-F44XwPzyjT4fmENOw42aaIMhK4dqu23jEtuNnUnggx7jU6GmwjWZrcMy1lQkuzLgX_7KTy7h_LXXsgPfwJM0WyC9glmwpwzfEwS-0vmxZQuGzP20s4cPRgvIJPg/s1197/BACHE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1197" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN02FrH8-DUjKOW3gPAzs1TCVeRRjcYzjvp_flFNdwbSOgn4SvDPBhSQAZYM8Nlm-F44XwPzyjT4fmENOw42aaIMhK4dqu23jEtuNnUnggx7jU6GmwjWZrcMy1lQkuzLgX_7KTy7h_LXXsgPfwJM0WyC9glmwpwzfEwS-0vmxZQuGzP20s4cPRgvIJPg/w640-h442/BACHE.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the D'mall in the hunt of <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/halowich2020">Halo Mango</a> </b>~</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wO0Qs_-dbvD80ji_a4__euFD074YpvZNc2wa-YZIf6y3pF-w338IyV2rf6gOI7IkOqPpU4GhU9n85OGe3oq3Tqz38L8fyt4xXCliR-IUvZsuq9j-h_Va0zDvj22WlCcsNrPKZu8jBri_b-z2rcpXCeJp-8wvZBf7-tTmYbWkYCr8AvdGDEo-aCFGag/s1197/Dmall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1197" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7Q9b6AxX9_SZDNeLLdieraR79TLSd2il0jQHXjmf-R6LIfmxZqD-oKZq1oqLxW5Xp6kb0euKcvH7t-QmObIblfZbMHCamribsoIHrohTEplYQQIT6cuOMoJmceYRga7riQRmhqtno3Oc208FGo4KFAUPn405dcLnSK5W3xItaN9JS3D8-glifn_o-Q/w640-h442/mango.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We can't seem to get enough of this fine stretch of white sand... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Me, my husband, plus my eldest walked our way back to the hotel, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">while my sister took the trike)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1197" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9-ROo6iaSH5CTv99F4H93ZALUjsG1CsVQKRxUI17iy3SrnMCvUZPN5g_gCbW17ye4wXPlOVxNqSUbv3v9ML8S121zC0s7Tc1OoERdClw2O9V7bPMJFRTsIvjslIjn-5jLSWdcsif9RiQASpeHg3KbHvjU5xDKelUGp5tpLr2HmYqFTRS6T4CbhZ5-g/w640-h442/more%20neach.jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Click here for my post on our Day 2 - Land Tour >>>> <a href="http://dtravellingmama.blogspot.com/2022/06/boracay-day-2-land-tour.html">Boracay Day 2 ~ Land Tour and Sunset Cruise</a></span></div><p></p>Juvy Ann Petillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483791121623361729noreply@blogger.com0