I'll go through our Cebu trip by ticking off and crossing out the list we prepared for our trip from
planning Cebu post.
On our first day, we headed to CnT Lechon! We were tired from the plane ride yet we were raring to take the jeep and find the place; minds' set that Lechon Cebu shall boost our spirits. hee!
When we arrived at the resto at about 6pm located in front of SM Cebu, it was already closed. How frustrating! To note, CnT's lechon sell out fast so you better visit them real early --the restaurant closes at 5pm (that early!) but they have one in SM Cebu. Then, the in-house crew told us that lechon in SM is sold out already, therefore, it is useless to go there even. With heaven on our side, a crew from their SM stall came and said that they still have lechon servings. So, we hurriedly went!
My rules when traveling: first, you'll only be there once so you better scrutinize the place as much as you can and make the most out of the fare. Everyone in the group should also have tons of energy and be in good disposition since it is not like you're going to some place to bed rest and must I say, bad vibes is contagious and seemingly small rants can spoil the fun, really (talk about span of less that a week sojourn type)! Second rule, never ever act fussy or act Primadonna! Thank God I was with Vea! hee! I was just reminded of some stories friends told me which got on my wick! Meh!
Anyway, back to our Cebu series of purely good times:
We had CnT lechon on our first night! It's THE BEST, THE BEST, THE BEST and it's DEADLY! hah!
LECHOOOOON!
SECOND DAY, our plan to go to Bohol was scrapped. On hindsight, I still think that we made the right decision to just discover Cebu.
We went to Mactan for island hopping, instead. Hee!
wit pretty Vea
blue finger-like starfish
scary lil octo-starfish!
Then, we went to Mactan Shrine. The multicab driver asked 400php from us; we should have taken the taxi instead! Also, I should have hoarded 10 peso beaded accessories. Mactan accessories are the cheapest! Cheaper than Cebu City proper's accessories. Little did I know that we will have hard time finding them in Colon Market and nearby market places.
We missed the bronze statue of Lapu-Lapu! We didn't know! Hah!
I should have hoarded 10 peso beaded accessories! Mactan accessories are the cheapest!
Next, we had BBQ and puso (rice wrapped triangular in banana leaf strips) for lunch at Larsian. BBQ costs 5 pesos each and puso costs 2.50 pesos each. T'was really worth the price!
Kamayan! With plastic on one hand. This was also the case when we had CNT lechon.
We went to Abaseria formerly Ethnic Ventures, after. Their factory was closed, so my purchases were somewhat not really cheap but it was for my mom's use and she paid for it so I need not feel bad that I purchased them. The visit would have been just optimal if we had choices of cheaper accessories for personal use and as souvenir to be given away, too.
I wanted to buy a simple native bag someplace else but we didn't find any good one
Abaseria has in-store cafe/restaurant too.
Those plates are niceee!
We went to see Magellan's Cross, too! Hah!
If you only know how this photo was taken! lulz!
We spent our two nights at Ayala Center for dinner, coffee, and to simply hang out. We also visited WAGW (What A Girl Wants) boutique in Ayala Center Cebu. I got nice-fitting trousers and Vea bought belts.
You may visit WAGW at: 2nd Level, Paseo Cuidad, Ayala Center Cebu; 1st Level, West Promenade, Limketkai Cagayan de Oro City; 2nd Floor, Main Wing, SM City Cebu; and recently opened at 3rd Floor, the Gallery, Robinsons Galleria. You may also visit their online shop HERE We had Hukad for dinner at Ayala Mall.
THIRD DAY, we spent it at Crown Regency for lunch buffet, full body massage, Edge Coaster, Skywalk, and 4D!
Edge coaster
The dang Skywalk! Vea nearly fell off the edge! :S
Lunch buffet at Wang Shan Lo
Chicken skin wrapped in lumpia/wanton wrapper with hoisin sauce! THE BEST! THE BEST! THE BEST! Most Chinese restaurants would have duck skin instead of chicken skin in it with leeks, though! Chicken skin was good, nonetheless! SUPER YUMMY with hoisin sauce! SUPERRRRR!
SPAraaaaaaaaaap
Edge Coaster
Some tourists doing their Skywalk pose for photo sold at 250 bucks
4D Theatre --about to start
Packing goodbye to our room! And to Cebu!
It was the good kind of bankruptcy, broadly speaking! I went home penniless and asked my mom to make a cash deposit on my ATM account even since I ran out cash! The 500php worth of printed photos from Skywalk and Edge Coaster weren't included in my budget, that's why. I cannot not get the photo as souvenir, though. The staff weren't too nice and accommodating (they were too strict more like, haha! BUT WHY TOO STRINGENT!!) to take us a single photo using our camera. Heh!
*personal photos and some from Vea.
lovely hue
