The City on Peaks

        When someone tells you, " we are going to a place on top of a mountain", you would think of a town or an eco park. And a city will never come to your mind. But what about Baguio? This is so far the most well-known city lying on the mountains of Central Luzon. I don't have any idea how that city reahed the mounatains, maybe because it was first a town, then it reached the population good enough to be city. I really don't know. Whatever its origin is, the thing is, we were able to visit the place.


Okay, to start. When we got off the bus, I felt the cold breeze touching my skin tissues, so I took my jacket and wore it. We took two taxis because we were seven in totality ( sister, mother, and me, plus four ilonggos who will also be attending the same conference my mom will). Upon reaching, the rest house where we will be staying for four days, I immediately checked the two rooms. i was disappoointed when seeing not a single air condition. I mean, it is a rest house, how come there's not a single aircon?


So off, we went to Mines View Park, took a picture of the scenery, bought souvenirs and all, ate at Chowking and went back to the rest house. Okay, this time, I was feeling really, really cold. I don't even want to take a half bath. I was so sorry for under estimating the owner of the rest house for failing to meet the expectations of the customer just because of having no aircon. I am so dumb. I think I was totally out of my mind that I forgot that we are in Baguio, the Summer Capital of the country because of its cool temperature even during summer. Allow me repeat that, COOL temperature. I take back all my complains earlier... my fault.


As a whole, I enjoyed my stay in Baguio. They had a cheaper flagdown on taxi cabs (25 pesos) compared to Iloilo (40 pesos!!!), stoplights in almost every intersection of roads ( I see nothing here in Iloilo, most are... broken, aren't they?) and for some reasons, I find it safer there. I don't have to take to emphasis everything that happened there. The usual thing, of course, Burnham Park with the boating thingy, Mines View Park, Botanical Garden, et cetera- et cetera. Important thing is , I like it there. I enjoyed my stay in the city on peaks- BAGUIO.