After dropping our luggage, we went to SM Baguio to eat. I learned that it is the first and probably the only SM mall which has no air-conditioning system, they also use natural lighting at the common area. It's the biggest mall in Baguio and it's close to many tourists spots.
Pagkababa namin ng bagahe, nagpunta kami ng SM Baguio para kumaen. Nalaman ko na yun ang una at malamang ay nag-iisang SM mall na walang air-conditoning system. Gumagamit din sila ng natural lighting sa common area. Ito ang pinakamalaking mall sa Baguio at malamit din ito sa madaming tourist spots.
Panagbenga parade just ended when we made our way to Burnham Park so there were more people during that time. I happily watched the kids who were riding on bicycles.
Kakatapos lang ng parada ng Panagbenga nung nagpunta kami ng Burnham Park kaya madaming tao nung oras na yun. Masaya ko na lang pinanuod ang mga batang nagbabike.
We had to wait for a few minutes to ride on a boat (a steal for 100 pesos for unlimited ride) so I had my henna tattoo (temporary tattoo made from black ink) done for 50 pesos. I honestly regret that because it took time for it to dry so I found it troublesome to paddle when I got in a boat. Anyway, I found it cool to see this ice cream vendor who has his own boat so I asked him to go near us and we bought some ice cream from him. Interesting to have an exchange in the middle of the lake!
Ilang minuto din kami naghintay para sumakay sa bangka ( sulit sa 100 pesos na unlimited ride) kaya nagpahenna ako at nagbayad ng 50 pesos. Sa totoo lang pinagsisihan ko yun dahil matagal natuyo at nahirapan ako magsagwan nung nasa bangka na. Sa kabilang banda, natuwa akong makita na may ice cream vendor na may sariling banka kaya pinalapit ko sya samin at saka bumili ng ice cream. Ansaya lang bumili sa gitna ng lake eh!
Our next destination was Wright Park, the place famous for small horses. Where else can you find a horse with pink hair but here? haha Beware though, the smell here is not really nice, riding on a horse was fun though! It was 200 pesos for half an hour and 300 for an hour. An hour is probably better because you can go outside and you can go to Minesview.
Sunod naming pinuntahan ang Wright Park, yung kilalang lugar ng maliliit na kabayo. San ka pa makakakita ng mga kabayong may pink na buhok kundi dito? haha Paalala lang po, di maganda ang amoy dito pero masaya sumakay sa kabayo! 200pesos yun sa kalahating oras at 300pesos naman sa isang oras. Mas ok siguro ung isang oras dahil makakalabas ka pa at makakapunta ng Minesview.
Your stay in Baguio might be incomplete if you wouldn't have a picture with this famous St. Bernard dog, we found him right next to the Igorot costume studio at Wright Park. Taking pictures with this big dog was 25 pesos for 3 shots. Wearing Igorot costume and having a picture taken on the other hand was 50 pesos.
Di siguro kumpleto ang pagpunta mo ng Baguio kung wala kang picture kasama itong St. Bernard na aso, nakita namin to sa tabi ng Igorot costume studio sa Wright Park. 25pesos kada 3shots ang pagpapapicture kasama ng asong ito. Ang pagpicture at pagsuot naman ng Igorot costume ay 50 pesos.
Just a few meters from Wright Park, we went to the Mansion on foot. The Mansion is the official vacation house of the Philippines president. Of course we couldn't go inside so visitors just take pictures near the mansion's gates.
Ilang metro ang layo sa Wright Park, naglakad kami papunta ng Mansion. The Mansion ay ang opisyal na bahay bakasyunan ng president ng Pilipinas. Syempre di tayo pwede pumasok sa loob pero pwede magpicture sa labas ang mga bisita.
It was getting dark when we decided to go to Minesview so I wasn't able to take a good picture of it, my bad! I didn't regret going there though, because some souvenirs were cheaper in that area. We were also able to ride on a jeepney to SM. As expected, there were too many people in the mall so we just preferred to eat at this Japanese restaurant and that ended our tiring journey on our first day in Baguio.
Magdidilim na ng napagpasiyahan namin pumunta ng Minesview kaya di ako nakakuha ng maayos na picture nito, kasalanan ko po! Di naman nakakahinayang pumunta dun kasi mas mura din ang mga nabili naming souvenir. Duon na din kami sumakay ng jeepney papuntang SM. Katulad ng inaasahan, grabe ang dami ng tao sa SM kaya kumaen na lang kami sa Japanese restaurant na to at yun ang ending ng unang araw naming pagala sa Baguio.
