Baguio In Just One Day II

5. The Totem Pole.  The Ten Figure Heads, carved by Ernesto Dul-ang.  This gestures the busts of leaders who helped shape the development and the history of Baguio City,  Camp John Hay and maybe Philippines in general. It the top most is Admiral George Dewey, followed by President Emilio Aguinaldo, President William Howard Taft, Secretary John Milton Hay, William Cameron Forbes, President Theodore Roosevelt, Major General J. Franklin Bell, Lt. Colonel Lyman W. Kennon and the lowest bust is Mayor Eusebius Halsema.

Totem Pole

6.The Bell House and the Amphitheater is the beautiful place where you can refresh oneself and know more about the history of Camp John  Hay.  They were both named in honor of General J. Franklin Bell, who transformed the place into a major military resort. The house was originally the vacation quarters of the Commanding General of the Philippines.   Today it serves as as modern museum of colonial architecture and lifestyle.

The Bell House and Museum

The Bell House

The Age

John Hay Portrait

The Hallway

The Stair

The Amphitheater

7.   The Mansion House is the official summer residence of the President of the Philippines.   It is older than the city itself, one of the most visited and photographed landmarks of Baguio.

8. The Our Lady of  Lourdes Grotto is a catholic shrine, a place of prayer located on Mirador Hill in Baguio. In order to reach the grotto, pilgrim must climb the 252 steps or by driving a light vehicle through a winding, narrow and steep road.  Devotees who go up to the grotto to pray, they usually light up candle at below the image.

The Our Lady of Lourdes

The Candles for Devotees

The Stair View from the top

9.  The Baguio Cathedral is actually named as the Our Lady of Atonement.  The majestic church is located on top of a hill of the city.  Its beautiful rose-colores structure is distinguished from other churches by its twin spires. It  is one of the most beautiful architectural structures, richly-decorated inside, it stands majestically atop Mount Mary Hill.

The Our Lady of Atonement

Inside the Baguio Cathedral

10.  The Pasalubong.  Its now late in the afternoon its about time to look for different "pasalubong" gifts and souvenirs that can be bring back home.

The most favorite pasalubong Good Sheperd, its really a nice product

The Tamtaco's product

The fresh strawberries from La Trinidad

The different product from the Baguio market

The Cardigan from Mines View,Grotto, etc.

Baguio In Just One Day

Baguio is consider as the summer capital of the Philippines because of its cool morning breeze with pine scent.   It is the popular tourist destination for local and foreign alike, because of its lower temperature compared to other part of the country.    It is located 1500 meter high above see level in the province of Benguet.

The Victory Bus 

We leave in Manila riding Victory Bus Liner at 12:30 in one Saturday morning and arrived in Baguio at about 6:00am.  Victory Bus has schedule every hour, 24 hrs a day,  the fare for ordinary aircon is P450 and P650 for deluxe. For more information you may visit their website,www.victoryliner.com.

Have refresh ourselves in the restroom of our branch office.   After a short breakfast at Jollibee in Session Road we hired an FX taxi to assist us in the different tourist spot in Baguio.  We visited the following beautiful places in Baguio.

1. The first stop is the Zigzag View Deck, wherein you can view the zigzag road going down in Kennon Road.

2.  The Lion Head.  The Lions' Club of Baguio City, a civic organization, commissioned the larger Lion's the larger Lion's Head carved from natural limestone formation.  It now has a view deck and souvenir stalls around it.  Now it is considered a tourist attraction and one of the popular images in Baguio.

3.  The Philippine Military Academy.  For the past 100 years, the officers training school of the Armed Forces in of the Philippines has made Baguio City its home. It boast of a long and illustrious history of preparing only the best Filipino men and women for military services.  Located at Fort Gregorio del Pilar on Loakan Road, visitors explore the grounds, view cadets performing their drill, the museum, and walk around to see vintage tanks and other historical military weapons.

The Entrance Gate

The Military Drill Ground

The Shaku circle (military hat)

The Old Tanks

4.  The Cemetery of Negativism, also called the lost cemetery.   I'm just wondering what it looks like during All Saints/Souls Day wherein no relative probably will visit it.  It is a cemetery where  negative thoughts, emotions can be buried.   The tomb contains funny  but seemingly thought provoking epitaphs.  

It is part of Camp John Hay Historic Core that include the Bell House and Amphitheater.  The entrance fee is P50.00 per person.

The Welcome

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