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Caleruega

Posted in Philippines with tags , , , on August 30, 2007 by kate
Last Monday was a holiday here in the Philippines, and since I haven’t really gone out in quite a while, I drag him into spending the whole day with me. :P He fetched me at around 8am I think, then we drove straight to Tagaytay. First stop was Ming’s garden, but we didn’t really stay long there. After which, we passed by the wet market, bought some fruits (ponkan, dragon fruit and my favorite, mangosteen!!!) before heading off to Caleruega, where we spent most of our time at. It had been raining on our way there, to the point that it got so foggy, we were scared to our wits! Good thing, the rain subsided after we got there. I was my ‘wannabe’ photographer self again, and had a flower shooting spree! I was happy with the outcome a handful of photos I took considering that the camera I took with me was my underwater camera, which doesn’t really take sharp photos with vivid colors. Aside from that, It was a great opportunity for us to just enjoy each other’s company, since we rarely get to go out together as a couple. After exploring the property, we decided to pass by the Flower Farm which unfortunately, was closed so we drove off to Paradizoo instead, but didn’t quite liked the place. We passed by a sign pointing to Hacienda Isabella on our way there, so instead of driving straight out of the area, we passed by that as well. It was closed though, so we weren’t able to look around the place. After driving around, we finally made a food stop at the Mushroom Burger joint. I’ve already tried their mushroom burger at their Quezon Avenue branch but I didn’t like it. It tasted too ‘earthy’ for me. I’ve been hearing a lot of raves about it so I thought I’d give it a second chance thinking that maybe their main store in Tagaytay sold better sandwiches. My perception about the place and their food didn’t change during that trip, as I thought their sandwiches/meals could still be improved. I guess we should have waited longer at Bag of Beans instead… oh well, there’s always a next time. Our Tagaytay tour ended there, but I wanted to get myself a new pair of swimsuits, so we were decided to pass by Paseo de Santa Rosa before heading to MOA for more shopping and dinner. We did get to go look around Santa Rosa but our plans stopped there. Don’t ask. Things that happened after that, somewhat ruined the day. :( hay.. oh well. In any case, I did enjoy the trip and might drag him again for another road trip. Maybe, things’ll end on a sweeter note the next time around.

Before I go to bed, I thought I’d leave you with three of the better photos I took (or so I think…)

Enjoy!

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butterfly