REDISCOVERING BAGUIO

Hi Peoplehood.

Panagbenga, The Flower Festival in Baguio City is fast approaching. Held every February and the festival runs for a month. Baguio is my beloved hometown and i'm quite proud that eventhough it was as not as green as before due to modernization, Baguio was still one of the well-loved tourist spot in the country. During the holiday season last December, 150,000 tourist flooded the city so you can just imagine the traffic, whew. I had a chance to rediscover Baguio last Panagbenga festival because my friends from Manila came to visit me and i was "forced" to tour them around the city. It's been a long time since i've toured the tourist spots in Baguio so i was as excited as my visitors were. We went to Wright PArk, The Mansion, Camp Johnhay, Botanical Garden, Burnham Park and my forever favorite spot, Tam-awan Village in Quezon Hill, its where Baguio artists display their paints. There's a lot to see in this little village. So cool. There's a still a lot to see in Baguio like the restaurants(the famous among Cordillerans is the Good Taste Restaurant at the back of Center Mall, quite cheap and lot of servings) and coffee shops (Kape Diperensya and Cafe by the Ruins for instance, great coffee here peeps). I'll try to do an issue about the best restaurants, coffee shops, bars and other places in Baguio next time. And if ever you're in Baguio, don't forget to visit the SM viewdeck. Be sure you're there around 5-6 pm so you could see the sunset, its breathtaking. And SM Baguio is the most unique and i think, the most beautiful SM so far in the Philippines, its located on top of the hill and viewdecks were made so you can see some spots in the city. Here's some pics we had during Panagbenga 2008. Sorry some pics are quite blurd. Cant wait for the next Panagbenga this Feb, let the flowers bloom! Byers Peeps.Winn Out.