Wazzup Pilipinas!
Your friendly neighborhood pambansang blogger of the Philippines visited
Zamboanga under the invitation of the
Department of Tourism of Region 9 to cover the many festivities of the city during its
77th Dia De La Ciudad De Zamboanga. This includes the
9th Philippine Bird Festival and the
2nd Zamboanga International Film Festival when
Cinematheque Zamboanga was also inaugurated as the venue of the said film fest.
From the very moment we stepped out of the
Cebu-Pacific airplane at the
Zamboanga International Airport, we were greeted warmly by the Chavacano-speaking people of Zamboanga starting with a display of some traditional dance as a welcome treat for all the passengers from Manila, and a placard bearing my name carried by a true Zamboanguena to fetch and take me to
Garden Orchid Hotel - my temporary home during my stay in Zamboanga Hermosa.
Garden Orchid Hotel is located at Gov. Camins Avenue and is just a stone's
throw away from the airport. It is approximately 10 minutes away form
the commercial places like
Paseo Del Mar where you can go dining by the
sea.
I was booked at the new wing with its own driveway and grand
lobby with amazing chandeliers, cylindrical staircases and a wide lounge
area. There's a mini-bar at the far end and you can directly see the
pool area from the lounge area because they are divided by a see-through glass wall.