The Baguio Chronicles - Chapter 2: The Baguio Itinerary

(taken from my Multiply Blog dated May 6, 2009)

To summarize the 2days/ 1night Baguio Trip... here's the itinerary of what actrually transpired within the two days...

April 30

10:30pm-- Meeting place Chowking Maysilo
11:45pm-- Arrival at Dagupan BusLines

Day 1 - May 1

1:00am Departure for Manaoag
5:20am-- Arrival at Manaoag
6:00am-- Mass at the Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag
7:00am-- Departure for Baguio
8:40am-- Arrival at Baguio City, Victory Liner Terminal
9:30am-- Drop off things at the transient home (Montecillo Rd., Camp 7... along
Kenon Rd)
10:00am-- SM Baguio for a little bit of shopping of the essentials.
11:00am-- O'Mai Khan
1:00pm-- Burnham Park, Boating
2:00pm-- Bell Church
3:30pm-- Strawberry Farm
4:30pm-- Baguio City Market for shopping dinner and breakfast stuff
5:00pm-- Back to the house. Cooked dinner, stayed in the house the entire night.
Ellene arrives at around 9:45pm.

Day 2 - May 2

6:00am-- Rise and Shine, Breakfast, Bath, etc...
8:00am-- Burnham Park, Ibay's Silver Shop, Good Shepherd Convent, Wright Park, The
Mansion, Camp John Hay
11:30am-- Lunch at 50's Diner
1:30pm-- Back at house to drop off stuff that we bought from kung saan-saan.
2:30pm-- Session Road and Baguio City Market to buy pasalubong.
5:00pm-- Back to house to drop off pasalubong.
6:00pm-- Mass at Baguio Cathedral (Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral), we met a
priest from Malolos, Bulacan who was promoting his book.
7:00pm-- Dinner at Steaks and Toppings right next to the Cathedral
7:30pm-- Back to house to pack up and fix ourselves.
9:20pm-- Departure from house to the Victory Liner Terminal
10:00pm-- Departure for Manila

May 3

3:30am-- Arrival at Victory Liner Terminal, Cubao.

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