Cozy Weather at the Summer Capital of the Philippines Part 1

Hello, gentle readers. 🍃

For a long time I wasn't able to post here at hive but now I'm back from a long trip.

And here's my adventure at the Summer Capital of the Philippines which Baguio City.

Baguio City is geographically located in the south central part of Benguet Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

May 27, 2024 we started our trip by going to the Mactan International Airport. Around 8:00AM the weather was not good due to typhoon Aghon, we thought the our flight to Clark, Pampanga would be cancelled due to the said typhoon. Luckily, our flight wasn't cancelled at all.

Photo taken at Mactan International Airport. During our way to domestic flight area

The view from the Philippine Airlines Boarding gate area.

Passport and boarding pass ready for boarding. 😍

Now we are finally boarded to our plane, we are really excited at that moment due to it was our flight again for a very long time since pandemic hit.

View from above, a very nostalgic feeling that was lost a long time ago, but now the feeling of excitement was fulfilled.

From Clark Airport to Bus Station real quick. Just few steps from the Airport, the bus was located. Thankfully, a bus bound to BAGUIO was already on the area. Bus schedules will be posted on my next blog.

Just passing by this New Clark City signage when bound to Baguio City. I was tired, I'm about to fall a sleep. But I want to look at the view all the way to Baguio. And also, it was a 3 hour ride from Clark airport to Baguio.

We booked our homestay at Ina Mansion just few steps only to Burnham Park. It was a really good place to stay since some of the activities was just located on the area. You'll just need to walk and you'll definitely be the area.

This was the view from our homestay, Ina Mansion. Our homestay was really great thou, but sad to say the homestay lacks lots of thinks (e.g Towels, cookset, drinking water and etc.) But, the home owner was very accommodating, she provided us a cookset and electric fan.

The next day we are on our way to Atok, Benguet a two hour drive from the City of Baguio. At first I was hesitant with the driver because the way he drives was really not the way I was used to. Eventually, I used to the way he drives. I would say that Cebu drivers was really different from those drivers in there.

We finally arrived at our first trip destination. Northern Blossom Flower Farm, located at Sayangan, Paoay, Atok, Benguet.

Fees from the area was almost 400 pesos but definitely it was worth it. The people flock at Northern Blossom to see and experience what was on the area.

Lipstick Echeveria Plant.

Lots of succulent plants on the area made me want to own one. But unfortunately I couldn't bring it, for my eyes only.

Another kind of succulent plants. It was called a Jade Plant.

Photo of me with those beautiful flowers with the view of Mt. Pulag.

Penny Mac Flowers.

Other kind of Penny Mac flowers with the De Lugar Family on it.

Max Chrysanthemum was really beautiful.

What happened to me here? 😂🤣 Seems looking for something or someone. Mt. Pulag is waving at the back.

African Lily also be seen on the area.

Our next stop was Beacon Hill.

It's not really a good place for those with less cardio. It's a place where you need to go uphill.

Beacon Hill's view.

Our view from the Beacon Hill, Baguio City was about to be seen. The weather was great.

Next stop was the highest point. A Philippine Highway systems Highest Point.

Highest Point elevation was 7400 meters above sea level.

Photo of me taken at the Highest Point.

Next was the Half Tunnel.

"Half Tunnel: A 50 meter portion of the highway was carved from the face of a huge rock and was constructed in 1968 after the strong typhoon "Trining" washed out the road."

Next was the Strawberry farm from La Trinidad Benguet.