Ate Maddie and I had an afternoon's worth of my kind of history lesson... an actual walk in Fort Santiago. This place is known as the site of pre-Hispanic Rajah Sulayman's kingdom and where Dr Jose Rizal, among many other martyrs, was imprisoned prior to their executions. The entrance fee is worth every cent because inside those walls are pristine gardens, fully paved walkways, and very clean toilets. A place we must visit again.
I went on a day trip to the City of Pines, which was around a 700-km drive from my house. I drove going up there and then from the city to Victoria, Tarlac. After that, my dad took over the driving duties. It was day trip with Tita Ising and Tito Sibing with us. Anyway, this trip was my first time to go to Baguio City with me behind the wheel. As everyone who drives up knows, there are three main routes to Baguio from the lowlands: Kennon Road, which ascends from Rosario, La Union. It was out of my options because it's too dangerous to use that road in the rainy season. The second route is via Naguilian Road, which makes my trip a lot longer because the beginning of the ascent is in Bauang, La Union (further north). The last route, and the one I took, was the Marcos Highway, now known as the Aspiras-Palispis Highway. This 47-km road starts from Agoo, La Union and is touted as the safest route among the three. As I drove up and then down (on the same day; we were in Bagu
hanefff ang ganda! galing mo ng photographer ha :)
ReplyDeletethank you for the compliment :) nakita mo na pictures nung birthday ni luke?
ReplyDeletesino kausap ni ate maddie dito?
ReplyDeletehindi niya kausap yun!
ReplyDeletenagaaway ba sila? hehehe
ReplyDeleteor baka type ni lolo si maddie. :D
halatang may sariling mundo, LOL :)
ReplyDeletenyek sheldon lol. sabe ni roch mag pose ako na parang nagbabasa... wala kasi sa pic eh, dapat sinama ni roch!
ReplyDeletekaso lumapit yung jap tourist... yun tuloy ang lumabas!
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