saturday mini-break

sonia's garden in tagaytay was worth the 3-hour travel from marikina, and was everything i expected it to be and more. i will not attempt to describe the place, as i might not give it justice. so here are the pictures. enjoy!

here's my lunch (sonia's serve eat-all-you can salad, pasta, and desserts). i had three servings of this salad...i was famished! we had lunch at 2:30 :(

i love this door in the garden. this door leads to the outside garden.

one of the many chandeliers all over the restaurant. i want this in my house too!

the pink rose on our table.

after our late lunch at sonia's we had coffee at starbucks somewhere in tagaytay, then crashed my friend's officemate's birthday party in cavite. it was an amazing day spent mostly on the road driving in very bad weather. it was silly of us, really, to have braved the rains just to have lunch out of town. but like i said, it was all worth it!

a world waiting for me to discover

during the long weekend before labor day, some officemates and I went up north to see the grand banaue rice terraces. the place is included in the book "1,000 places to see before you die" so despite the long bus and jeep rides we need to endure just to get there, i decided to make a go for it.

the weekend was a tiring one, spent mostly trekking, going up and down mountains, and exploring caves. it was an experience i never thought i would enjoy so much. though i've always been a fan of travelling, trekking and such were never included in my itinerary. and now i discovered just how much fun it could be!

there's so much to discover in the philippines, and i hope to continue discovering all the beautiful destinations our country has to offer and tell about it :D