TAGAYTAY: finding peace in its hills.......

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Thanks to
HOLIDAY ECONOMICS
we had a long weekend
last week
so we decided to
take advantage it
and get some fresh air
outside Manila.
It was basically unplanned
so we went to the nearest
place possible.
The place is Tagaytay.




Yeah, its a very generic place for us Filipinos. But since I would like to believe that I have a lot of readers outside the Philippines (say 5 or 6) I would like to post this article as if all of my visitors doesn't know it......kkk

So, we left Manila Saturday afternoon. It's just 50 kms away but it took us 2 hours to get there because of the heavy traffic in Cavite. We even ended on standing position since there are many passengers. You see, the line is very long and it might take us an hour of waiting just to have our bus so I asked the guard and he mentioned that we don't have to queue if we are on to stand in the middle. We were inside the bus before he could say another word.kkk. Good thing it was air conditioned.







Tagaytay was very peaceful at night, and unlike Baguio, it was not crowded. We spent the whole of Sunday going to places we've been before. Only this time, it's sweeter......






Of coarse you cannot miss the picnic groove as it became the a landmark of the area. I agree that it is the best spot where you can take a clear shot of the volcano in the middle of the lake which, for the sake of my 5 foreign readers, we call TAAL.
This is where I had my best shot.......


.....except that I was so excited I didn't notice I was beside a garbage can.kkk. And the same f**kng can ruined the only photo my gf and I have together.



....If I may not, I've been in Tagaytay thrice but never in the PEOLPLE's PARK, otherwise known as the palace in the sky. My gf was so confident that she know the place. But we ended in the entrance of TAGAYTAY HIGHLANDS which is a residential village for the elite.
---that's mount MAKILING of LAGUNA on the background.

....so we ended up hiking for around 15 or 20 minutes. I am not sure anymore. I enjoyed every moment of it because of the clean environment, well paved road and most of all, fresh air.


Then came the PALACE in the sky. It was the tallest peak in the AREA where you can have a very good view of everything around Tagaytay.....the lake and Mt Makiling on the south and even Manila in the North. I noticed the buildings in Manila although it's not very clear because of the smoke. We spent a few hours here. There are resto's or shall I see canteens and shops where you can buy some souvineers. My gf was so happy to have 2 bags in a day and she tried to do some bryanboy poses.kkk


It was fun Just lying in the grass...
......and on sitting the hillside......
....I love it!!!!!