Legazpi City Side Trip
A Tranquil
Penafrancia Fiesta Alternative
(Penafrancia
Fiesta 2014, Series 5)
For the last part of this Penafrancia 2014 Series,
...but I failed to get a reservation on one of the
Avenue Plaza Hotel riverside
suites where we
usually watch this awaited Penafrancia event as
it was already fully booked as early four months ago.
The worst time of being a Naga City resident is
being trapped in the chaos and disorder of the final
two days of the week- long Penafrancia Festivity.
Most of the major roads are
closed to vehicular traffic,
...every nook and cranny of the
city are teeming with people,
…the parks, the malls and the
restaurants are filled to the brim,
…and the roads are choking with vehicles that came
from all over the Philippines, so we packed our bags,
from all over the Philippines, so we packed our bags,
…locked up the house,
…and off we went for a day trip to Legazpi City
in the nearby province
of Albay,
to have lunch,
visit my folks in my hometown in Polangui and
return to Naga in
the afternoon when the fiesta
mayhem had slowed down and weaned out.
The trip to Legazpi
was uneventful,
...except for a really long traffic at the bridge being
repaired in Guinobatan and Camalig boundaries.
...except for a really long traffic at the bridge being
repaired in Guinobatan and Camalig boundaries.
...and we dropped by the Cagsaua Ruins
for a quick visit and photo-op.
This place is pretty special for us as it was here where
me and my wife got married seventeen years ago.
This time we are returning as a family of four.
A guy approached and volunteered his services to take
me and my wife got married seventeen years ago.
A guy approached and volunteered his services to take
our photos and he manipulated my camera like a real pro,
...and came out with really amazing
photos with interesting camera tricks.
We paid him 100 pesos and he was thankful.
Pretty inexpensive for a valuable talent.
Mayon Volcano's tip showed up a little bit and I was able to take
take photos before it disappeared in the clouds after few minutes.
It was past twelve when we arrived in Legazpi,
we were all hungry so we drove directly to
Kamias, a
restaurant located in Tahao Road.
the very first restaurant that caught our eyes.
the very first restaurant that caught our eyes.
We were the only costumers then,
and enjoyed the place
all for ourselves.
Where we feasted on Bicolano fusion cuisine
(which I would blog about later),
...then drove back to Polangui to visit my folks,
...and returned back home to
Naga late in the afternoon.
Despite the fact that Mayon Volcano did not show up the
whole day in Albay,
a Legaspi City day trip is a welcome
respite on the mayhem that the fiesta brings to Naga City.
Read my other Penafrancia 2014 Series
Penafrancia
Fiesta 2014, Series 6
Read the links below for related articles:
Caby’s Cabana; Tasty or Salty? That is the Question.
Penafrancia Fiesta; All Day Home Cooked Feast
Penafrancia Translacion 2013 @ Caby’s Cabana, Naga City
'Pagsungko ki Ina', 2013 Jardin Real de Naga Clubhouse
Pagsungko ki Ina, 2012; the Clubhouse,Jardin Real de Naga
Naga City’s Flores de Mayo at Penafrancia de Mayo
Read the links below for related articles:
Caby’s Cabana; Tasty or Salty? That is the Question.
Penafrancia Fiesta; All Day Home Cooked Feast
Penafrancia Translacion 2013 @ Caby’s Cabana, Naga City
'Pagsungko ki Ina', 2013 Jardin Real de Naga Clubhouse
Pagsungko ki Ina, 2012; the Clubhouse,Jardin Real de Naga
Naga City’s Flores de Mayo at Penafrancia de Mayo
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