I'm on tour!

Last September 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2010, we had our tour in Cebu-Bohol. I feel happy and satisfied though I felt very tired because of the itinerary. I experienced so many firsts in this tour…

First time to travel on air.

inside the plane...

clouds...

Chocolate Hills?!

Technically speaking, this wasn’t my first time to ride a plane, because when I was about 3 years old I already experienced it. But then I can’t remember ANYTHING about that so I consider this one as my first, and it was GREAT! Even though the view on the window beside me is blocked by the plane’s wings, I can still see clearly from above everything that we passed by, like the city, the mountains, the ocean, and of course the clouds. Hahah, first time eh, that’s why I spent the whole trip looking outside the window…

On Cebu Tour.

We visited the Mactan Shrine, Lapu-Lapu Monument, Alegre Guitar Factory, Taoist Temple, Cebu Heritage Monument, and the Magellan’s Cross. Then we went shopping at the Cebu Best Store and Taboan Market. I just felt sad because there were only five of us from 3-2d in the bus, together with BSTM 3-1d…

In Mactan Shrine... It's just the four of us and Jaymark in our bus..

First time on a 5-star hotel.

In SPARKZ..

We checked-in on Crown Regency Hotels and Towers in Cebu City. It was my first time to check-in on a hotel like this, that’s why I felt ignorant because of the hotel’s card key… you will use that to operate the elevator, to open your room door and for the lights and other appliances inside to operate. It’s really high-tech.

The food is also SUPERB. On our dinner, we ate on SPARKZ restaurant in the 37^th floor. The ambiance in the place is very relaxing because of the overlooking view of the city and the live band.

First edge-coaster in the world.

At first I felt very nervous… but then, when I am already in it, I became amazed upon seeing the view. It’s not scary at all because they have enough safety features on the ride. My partner who is from BSTM 3-1N tilted the ride to its farthest that’s why I saw the ground from the 38^th floor; and it’s really cool. But still I was not satisfied because I think it was just too fast! I wanted to have another round…

On Weesam Express…

Weesam...

It was also my first time to ride a fast craft or ferry since I haven’t tried yet the one that traverses the Pasig River. Bohol is just 2 hours away from Cebu by riding this.

my prize...

I was just shocked because I was about to sleep in the ferry when suddenly some crew from Crown Regency gave everyone pieces of paper for us to write our names on, because they will conduct some sort of a raffle. And guess what? I won that raffle. The prize is a pass for one to the 4D Theater in the hotel. But unfortunately, I cannot make use of that anymore because we will not be heading back to Crown Regency. But still I am thankful because I won, though honestly, I will be more thankful if the prize is something more useful, or if it is convertible to cash. (Hahah!) I really have this sort of luck or something like that in me because my name is frequently drawn in raffles like this, though I never won major prizes, only minor ones…

On Bohol Tour.

The green Chocolate Hills...

Our first stop is the Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol. I really love those cute lumps on the ground! I also love the fact that I am seeing them personally, not like before that I only look at them on textbooks. Then, we stopped by the Bilar Manmade Forest. Next, we had our lunch at the Loboc River while cruising. We stopped by the Ati Tribe on the other side of the river. After the Loboc River, we went to see the tarsiers in captivity, and they are so cute! I just pity them because a lot of us take pictures of them and are very noisy, that’s why I think they are really irritated. Then we visited the Baclayon Church where we saw an image of a person on the outside wall of the church. (I forgot his name!) After the tour we went to our accommodation, the Bohol Plaza Hotel.

Our way back home via SF21.

We went back to Cebu, also via Weesam Express, and there we rode Superferry 21 bound for Manila. It was also my first time to travel by sea, and I really love the experience. We also went up the control room for our familiarization tour. I just missed the buffet meals on Cebu and Bohol because in here all the meals are plated.

This is why I love to be in the Tourism industry… I love to travel! J