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Baguio city never fails to attract a crowd especially during the holiday season. It's probably the closes we could get to a winter wonderland Christmas minus the snow but more of the cold weather to keep us feeling appropriate to wear our fancy jackets and sweaters.
My family and I decided to spend Christmas at the city of Pines to make our holiday season celebration different from previous years. We went up by early morning of December 23 and stayed for three days and two nights.
The only hassle during peak seasons is that traffic congestions should be expected, both from traveling from Manila andcpassibg to SLEX, SCTEX, and TPLEX. Most of thectraffic jams are caused by accidents involving three to four vehicles. We've see around four accidents on our way to and from Baguio which makes us wonder why they seems to be in a hurry.
The weather is fine for frolicking around the many parks which offers bicycle or boat ride like Burnham Park, or horseback riding or just photo ops at Wright Park, or maybe sip some chocolate drink at Choco-Late de Batirol inside Camp John Hay, or just wander around strolling amidst the pine trees at many other green areas like the Teachers Camp or Baguio Botanical Garden, or you could be amazed with the view at Mines View Park.
It also has several museums for the artistically inclined and heritage areas for the culturally-curious. The BenCab Museum, the Lil Likha Art Community (with its Food Community), the Tam-Awan Village, and other places that would be heavenly for those who appreciate art of all forms and sizes.
Just a few kilometers outside Baguio is the Strawberry Farms at La Trinidad, Benguet where you could pick the fruits yourself for an additional amount. There's also plenty of vendors selling strawberry ice cream and "taho" which is not something you see everyday in Manila.
Several restaurants have also been made popular due to plenty of visitors from Manila who want to experience dining at places that could only be found in Baguio like the Volante restaurant known for their yummy pizza. It's located at Session Road so you'll find it always difficult to get there by vehicle.
Baguio would forever be a preferred choice of tourists to frolick around because of its cool weather and pine tree sceneries, among other things, that cannot be found in Metro Manila. We would never get tired of visiting this place even outside the Panagbenga or holiday season.
This is only Part 1 of our Baguio adventure. Please stay tuned for more on Part 2! Soon here at WazzupPilipinas.com
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Ross is known as the Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas - An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Professional by profession and a Social Media Evangelist by heart.
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