hello cebu!

last saturday, aug. 28, was the day when the whole family (except dad kase nagpaiwan sa bahay) had our vacation trip to cebu. 7 of us went including the 4 year old daughter of my cousin, franzene, na super excited sumakay ng airplane for the first time. our flight was scheduled at 9.05 am on board a 100-seater cebu pacific plane. yes maliit lang ang plane. medyo kinabahan ako pero nung gumanda na ang weather eh napanatag na rin ako (lactum eh?! lolz.)

here’s the breakdown of our travel expenses, yung pocket money, food and pang shopping di pa included:

air fare : p288.00 each, one way x 2 (promo ng cebu pacific) hehe

hotel : family room good for 3 = p1,350.00/per night x 2 rooms x 2 nights

van (transpo for our tour good for 10 hrs) : p3,300.00

we arrived at the iloilo airport at around 7.30am and immediately we checked-in para makapagrest man lang while waiting for our boarding time. there, we bumped into our cousin who’s getting ready for her connecting flight to singapore. almost 15 mins lang ang difference ng scheduled flight namin eh. so while on the airport, kodakan ng todo-todo muna.

and even inside the plane. ang excited na bata ayaw paawat.

syempre sa pag land din ng eroplano. oh eto na. hello cebu!

we met with our other cousin, who is currently based in cebu, at the mactan airport and immediately briefed us with the itinerary she prepared for us. pinangatawanan niya talaga ang pagiging tourist guide even just for that day. hehehe

first stop was the cebu aquarium. malapit lang sa airport at maliit lang na lugar pero educational naman. makikita mo dun mga lamang dagat na dito lang din makikita sa pinas.

then were off to the famous plantation bay. paki tanong na lang kay manong google if you’ve never heard this before. certain areas lang pwedeng puntahan kasi di naman kmi guest doon. dollar rate kaya dun at ang mahal. yay!

then we stopped at lapu-lapu shrine. parang turista talaga ang drama namin dito. ahaha

hmmm..ano ba conek mo kay lapu-lapu?

since gutom na ang lahat, we decided na to go to the famous CNT restaurant for a very sumptous lechon cebu meal. lumamon talaga kami kaya nakalimutan na picturan man lang ang napakasarap na lechon. (tulo laway while remembering this) hehehe. after our meal, dun na lamang kami nakaranas ng kaunting pagod so we decided na mag check-in na sa hotel at mag rest muna ng konti before we resume our tour.

it was already 3pm. so we freshen up and continued our tour. next stop is the basilica del sto. nino de cebu and the neighboring magellan’s cross. ang daming tourists dun, mostly japs and koreans. kahit maraming tao eh solemn pa rin sa loob ng church kaya makakapagdasal ka talaga ng taimtim. thank you Lord for keeping us safe during the whole duration of our trip and keep us safe always. 🙂

then its time to go the the mountains. the philippine taoist temple was the next spot. mom and cousin kayla did not go with us beacause medyo mataas ang kelangan lakbayin at ang daming steps ng stairs. seven weeks preggy ang cousin kayla kaya rest na lang siya muna kasama si mom.

after the taoist temple, may mas mataas pa pala kaming pupuntahan. pero wala nang dapat lakarin. good thing makakaakyat na dun ang mga sasakyan. ang ‘the tops’. from here you can see the whole of cebu at ang lamig-lamig ng hangin. recommended time to go is late afternoon to early evening. romantic eh. pero hanggang late afternoon lang kami kasi malapit ng matapos ang 10-hr deal namin sa transpo. pero sulit na yun.

pagkababa namin from the mountains eh nagpahatid na kmi sa ayala-cebu para magpahangin at mabilisang shopping lang. then umuwi na sa hotel at around 9pm. pero syempre hindi pa jan nagtatapos ang araw ko. yes ako lang kasi bagged down na silang lahat. hehehe. magkikita pa kami ni maldito eh kaya kahit hindi ako nag red bull eh mataas pa rin ang energy ko para makipaglaban sa magdamagang tambay sa bars and doing what we do best. ahaha..

my day ended at around 4am the following sunday morning. oha?!

ps: no pictures na with maldito. sa sobrang enjoy nakalimutan na ang camera..hehehe 🙂