Northern Exposure - Part 4

remember i promised to tell you more about sm baguio? well, since the "quartet" split up, rose and i went to sm baguio. this time, we decided to take the side entrance because rose wanted to take a pic of the signage. anyway, we noticed that people were going down a stairway off to the side of the building and what do we find? the fiesta strip walkway!



sm certainly did its part in utilizing baguio's scenery and natural landscape to its advantage. the walkway showcases statues (unfortunately i couldn't tell whether they were made of wood or bronze or whatever material...my guess? wood...) representing the different tribes such as the kalingas, the ifugaos, etc.


(top row, l-r: view from the top of the stairs, more statues below, the kalingas, second row: the ifugao and rose :), numbered trees)

it was such a refreshing sight. that's why i also love hanging out or strolling around greenbelt 3, there's a "park"! another wonderful thing about sm baguio is that all floors have a balcony or balconahe as they call it. the restaurants have tables out on the balconahe so that when baguio weather permits, you can dine outside and enjoy the cool air that's definintely a baguio trademark. that is definitely al fresco!


(top row, l-r: "down below", baguio from the balcony; 2nd row: aileen and rona with baguio as their backdrop, "kasya ba tayo? tignan natin!" - all these pics were taken during our first day in baguio, after lunch)

so, rose and i met her sister (and her friend) & had dinner together at mann hann (of course, out on the balcony!). they had to leave early so, we waited for aileen and rona (who scoured all the stores to finish their ukay-ukay shopping) who also had dinner there. afterwards, it was off to starbucks sm baguio.

now, rose and i had to check out starbucks. we're coffee junkies and i heard that the pastries in baguio are one-of-a-kind becuase of the assortment of fruits that are available in baguio. but to my dismay, the pastry bin left a lot to be desired. there wasn't any crema de fruita nor strawberry shortcake. actually, there were only a few pieces and slices of the usual dome cake, belgian waffles and other cakes you can find here in manila. so, we just ordered our coffee (i had one of my favorites: the cinnamon struesel latte) and we chose a spot in the corner at nagkuwentuhan na lang kami.

then we went home....

before we left the next day, we had a quick breakfast at the chalet's restaurant, pretty decent if i may add then it was off to the terminal to end our baguio getaway...

hay...i hope to go back to baguio, pick some strawberries and maybe see other places and eat more food that it has to offer. and i hope to do that soon, not in another 18 years...