A Quick Trip to Baguio

Two weeks ago my sister invited me to go with them to Baguio. It was a quick trip and it’s actually a trip that involves another purpose and not for “gala” or travel, so not a lot of sightseeing occurred.

On the way to Baguio, we bought tupig at La Union and ate them along the way. The drive there was fairly quick but once we entered Baguio, the traffic was frustrating. It was around lunchtime when we arrived at Baguio and we were getting really hungry. We were actually supposed to meet other people at a restaurant called Good Taste. And we got there at about 1pm and thankfully the food was already served when we got there. Sadly, because we were so hungry, we forgot to take photos of the food, but it was really delicious. The soup got cold too soon though. Well, when in Baguio.

After lunch we went to our accommodation. It was in Upper Rock Quarry and is fairly near Burnham Park.

After that we went to a place called Middle, which is a really high up area that gives you a stunning view of the city of Baguio.

After that, we decided to grab some dinner. And we all agreed to go to Good Taste again. You could probably tell that we love the food there by the mere fact that we ate there twice in a day. And for the second time that day, we forgot to take pictures! After dinner, we walked around session road.

And then we walked around the famous street where all the Ukay-Ukay goods are laid out and people flock there to shop.

The next day, we decided to go to Sitio La Presa, which became very famous because the TV show called Forevermore has been filmed there. We rode a jeepney and boy was the road to La Presa steep. And the view was amazing.

Sitio La Presa was basically overrun with tourists (and yes that includes us). It was very cold and you can see fields of vegetables over a backdrop of green mountains.

After La Presa, we went to Benguet. We were actually able to have lunch at a house there and I love the Pinikpikan. I was actually wondering why I kept chewing on tiny bits of bone while I sipped the soup until someone explained to me that the chicken used for the soup has actually been subjected to stick beating before being cooked. I should not have asked cause that made me a bit sad for the chicken. The other dish we had for lunch was a sort of Chicken Dinuguan. Dinuguan in the Philippines is typically pork, so this was something new for me. It was also very delicious and I will for a long time remember how delicious those dishes were.

It was raining hard and was very foggy when we finally took the ride down from Baguio. And even though I was not really able to do much in Baguio during this trip, I still enjoyed the cold weather, the food and the scenery, which I think still is worth the trip. I am planning to take a longer vacation in Baguio in December and I cannot wait to see everything then.