TravelBlogDiary: Ilocos Tour II

Ilocos Norte
(Baluarte)

Another day has come and it was our Day 2 at Ilocos. Before we say goodbye we took a picture in the baluarte of  Ilocos Norte to Ilocos Sur.  

We had a great time in taking a picture in here. We were crazy over the vehicles that passed by while posing. hahaha!!

The sexysix in front of the historical baluarte of Ilocos Norte to Ilocos Sur.  

Calle Crisologo
(Vigan)

At last our feet started to feel the value of the historical place of Vigan in Calle Crisologo.   

We took our trip in the whole place by riding in a Calesa. At this time, we started to visit the remarkable places here in Vigan. 

We feel the heat of the sun while riding in a Calesa.  

Bantay BellTower
(Vigan)

We started to head up in the famous Belltower of Vigan.   

Look up, look up as we took our pictures in front of the Belltower.

This is the place wherein the GomBurZa especially Padre Burgos stayed before.  

Hidden Garden
(Vigan)

Next is the Hidden Garden, literally the place is not really easy to find. The place is near in the house of Singson family.    

The green ambiance wherein the gardeners take good care of everything in here is really good. They have the resto inside the garden.

We were under the sun but the heat can’t stop us to smile.

Lubay Sta. Lucia Beach

We went back to Lubay Sta. Lucia beach for us to feel to warmness of the black sand and the low tide effect of the sea before we went back to Manila. 

“Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.”

- Anonymous

FoodBlogDiary: Eat Like a Viking!

We celebrated friendship day as well as “Despedida Party” for one of our super friends Jillian. It was our first time to visit Vikings Buffet so we had to queue that we need to be there before 12 noon as we did not have any reservation. Just imagine how happy we were when we were finally assigned a table!

Shall we proceed with the buffet tables then?

There were so many dishes to choose from so we had a hard time deciding where to start (literally hard hahaha!!!)

The ambiance and interior of Vikings Jazz has an Italian theme, more specifically the place of Venice.

There is a crystal chandelier with salient colors that brings an elegant and classy ambiance to the place.

CESS’S LOOKS:

GLADIATOR H-OFF SHOULDER!!

TOP: White Off-Shoulder Chiffon Top

BOTTOM: Black Flat Front Shorts

FOOTWEAR: Black own wrap gladiator sandals

ACCESSORIES: Black Coach Handbag

JM’S LOOKS:

I FEEL IT IN MY TOES!

TOP: Tied peasant top in white

BOTTOM: Black Flat Front Shorts

FOOTWEAR: Black own wrap gladiator sandals

ACCESSORIES: Black Satchel Bag

We had so much fun here!! The food was great of course. The place was clean and orderly. The staffs were very friendly, fast, and accommodating. The price is really expensive (for me and Ces hahaha!!) but it's worth it especially if you're celebrating something important or just to satisfied your hungry tummy.

“People who love to eat are always the best people.”
- Julia Child

 

 



FoodBlogDiary: A Sweet Treat at Love Desserts

Love Desserts calls our confection tooth for a sweet treat. Our friend Mjoy celebrates her 24th birthday with us today.

Love Desserts is a unique buffet which highlights delish desserts that you will surely love!!! wink..wink..wink!

They offer the following:

• Mouthwatering cakes
• Little Sweets
• Halo-halo Bar
• Ice-cream Bar
• Cookies and candies for kids and kids at heart
• Some salty foods like (singkamas with bagoong, cheese sticks, lumpia wrapper nachos) to balance your taste buds.

Coffee, Tea or Milk?????? 

The canny and mellow interiors can set your mood just to chill and relax while eating.

They have sets of Terms & Conditions which are very easy to follow. The 199 per head can avail all the serve sweets and for you not to pay 399 for the leftovers all you have to do is to finish all the desserts that you've got.

Their unique style of giving bills catch our attention.

"Good Food is  Sweeter when shared with Good Friends."

TravelBlogDiary: Ilocos Tour I

The excitement begins….

Plans and promises are not meant to be broken if you put your heart and mind to it.

The long wait is over for me and my friends. Since May we planned this Ilocos Trip and it was a blast.    

Let’s take a look at this captured moments of our Day 1 escapade.

Lubay Beach Sta.Lucia 

For our first stop we say hi to a very nice sunset in Lubay Beach Sta.Lucia Ilocos Sur.

The sun set the lens of our camera and it was really a nice shot.

Quirino Bridge Ilocos Sur

As we went along our way going to Marcos Museum we saw the bridge of Quirino that really looks like the bridge in Bridges of Love. The bridge is one of the hot spot because of its calm water and greenish mountain as a background.  The strokes design of it are perfectly done as well. 

MARCOS MUSEUM AND MAUSELEUM
LAOAG, BATAC ILOCOS NORTE!

After saying good morning at the Sta.Lucia beach (a place wherein Kuya Robertmet his cousins)

and tried to have perfect jump shot at Quirino Bridge we go directly to LAOAG, Batac, Ilocos Norte. My friend Lyn met her relatives that she wasn't able to see for almost a year. They lived almost 20 steps away to Marcos Museum andMausoleum. She is our tour guide when we enter for free because of her name hahahaha. (Thanks to youmy friend).

Crazy friends captured every minute of our stay inside the Museum.

Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
Burgos Ilocos, Norte

Head up high in the beautiful scenery from the Light House .

Bangui, Windmills
Ilocos, Norte

A gloomy weather ended our last stop in Bangui Windmills in Ilocos, Norte. Those windmills are really cool to see in our eyes. 

Cool winds in a gloomy weather at Bangui Windmills.

"We travel not to escape life, but
for life not to escape us.”- Anonymous

FoodBlogDiary: Leona's Art Restaurant

We and our friends were looking for a place to eat at Maginhawa St. Teacher’s Village, one night and one corner led us to Leona Art Restaurant. Leona is a quaint little resto that is almost hidden because of its location. Leona’s Art Restaurant is an Italian themed restaurant. The decor is so vintage chic with an Italian and Mexican diner vibe.

The food can take a while. It's a good thing there are lots of little things to see around the restaurant.

Good thing the cozy ambiance of the place suits to our outfit.

JM’s OOTD:                                               Cess’s OOTD:

TOP: Print Sleeveless Cardigan                       TOP: White Boho Type Off

BOTTOM: Black Shorts                                  BOTTOM: Denim Shorts

SHOES: Black Mandals                                  SHOES: Brown Gladiator

                                                                 ACCESSORIES: Panama Hat