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Baguio Revisited

It’s been more than a decade since I last visited Baguio City, last Monday, I had a chance to visit the City of Pines one more time. My friend asked me accompany him to baguio, gustong mag-unwind dahil sa dami ng trabaho, I gladly accepted the offer, it’s about time that I come back to this beautiful city.

Our bus left Victory Liner Pasay City Terminal at 11AM, walang masyadong trapik maliban sa EDSA kung saan nagkalat na naman ang MMDA na nag-aalis ng mga poster sa mga pader ng underpass, bakit kaya di nila gawin tuwing gabi kung saan di sila makaka-abala! Past 6PM na kami nakarating sa Baguio, we can’t go anywhere but Session Road, kain at load ng konting alkohol while listening to good music. After having enough alcohol & enjoying the music, we decided that we can call it a day.

The next morning, I woke up early to shoot, I wouldn’t leave Baguio without bringing any photos with me. First stop, Baguio Cathedral.

Baguio Cathedral
Baguio Cathedral (1/640″, f8 @ISO400)

Majestic Sky
Majestic Sky (1/1250″, f8 @ISO400)

Next stop, Mines View Park, bago makarating sa deck, ito ang bumulaga sa amin.
Strawberry
Strawberry (1/160″, f8 @ISO400)

“Strawberry” daw ang pangalan n’ya according to it’s handler, may bayad ang pagpapakuha ng picture na kasama siya, 10 pesos per click, kaya nga kinunan ko na lang siya ng solo para walang bayad! Hehehehe!

Then I went towards the deck to view natures wonders, I must admit, I was silenced by it’s beauty.
Simply Marvelous
Simply Marvelous (1/1600″, f8 @ISO400)

From the View Deck
From the View Deck (1/1600″, f8 @ISO400)

From Mine’s View, we headed to La Trinidad to take a peak of the Strawberry Farm, “off-season po ngayon, kaya di makita ang mga strawberries”, sagot sa akin ng itanong ko kung nasaan ang mga strawberry.
Strawberry Farm
Strawberry Farm (1/1600″, f8 @ISO400)

Dahil nga walang makunan na strawberry, kinunan ko na lang ang mga by-products from this fruit, may juice & wine na pwedeng bilhin malapit sa farm.
Wines
Wines (1/200″, f8 @ISO400)

Naglibot pa ako ng konti at nagkuha ng mga paninda sa mga stall sa paligid nito.
Hand woven
Hand Woven (1/125″, f8 @ISO400)

S’yempre, pwede bang mawala sa Baguio ang ever popular Everlasting.
Everlasting
Everlasting (1/1000″, f8 @ISO400)

And the industrious farmers.
Hide & Seek
Hide & Seek (1/250″, f8 @ISO400)

Di kami pwedeng magtagal sa Baguio, kailangang bumalik sa Cavite dahil sa trabaho, we boarded the 12:30PM Saulog Bus bound to Cavite. Along the way, di pa rin ako tumigil sa pagkuha ng picture, di ko masisi ang sarili ko dahil sa kagandahang nakita ko.
Holy smoke
Holy Smoke (1/800″, f8 @ISO400)

Long & Winding Road
Long & Winding Road (1/125″, f8 @ISO400)

Sharp Curve
Sharp Curve (1/320″, f4 @ISO100)

I arrived home at 9:30PM, sobrang pagod, pakiramdam ko ay nanaginip lang ako, sobrang ikli naman kasi ng stay namin doon. I’m looking forward to my next visit.

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5 Responses to “Baguio Revisited”

  1. naku, sa mga picture mo gusto ko tuloy bumisita ulit dyan sa baguio. It’s been quite a while din. And your pictures are amazing Master. I like the saturation of the colors and they are properly exposed. Ang galing!

  2. ganda pa rin ng baguio.. ung una’t huling punta ko ng baguio kuya eh highschool pa ata ako! hahaha..

    nxt yr punta ako dyan!!!!! :D

  3. Very nice photos, the colors are amazing!

    You make me want to visit Baguio soon, Ricky.

  4. Ayun si Strawberry! Balik ka ulit dito Master! Great pictures by the way :)

  5. Mas lalo mong pinaganda ang Baguio sa mga kuha mong photos. I’m sure the place is again very much crowded for this coming Holy Week.

    That horse named Strawberry is one of the most popular “item” in Baguio. Halos lahat ng pumunta diyan, may kuha sa kanya :)

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