Vacation in the Philippines 2012 featuring Cebu and Puerto Princesa, Palawan
20:16My words won't do justice to describe the happiness I have felt upon my visit in the Philippines for Christmas. It was a total blast that I wished I have stayed longer, or if only I could stay there forever. Contradicting from what I have expected, the airport although a bit crowded, our flight did not get delayed at all. Everything ran smoothly until we reached Mactan Airport.
First things first though, we ate in a Tapsilog Express and they serve all kinds of silogs there. It was a chilly morning but then the sun caught up with us. Here are some pics on our first day, 24th of December 2012.
Day 1
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This is my little brother under our Christmas Tree standing proudly in our humble living room.![]() |

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For our Noche Buena, we had spaghetti and wine! We also had humba, salad and graham cake! |
Day 2
We went to Papakit's Marina and Fishing Lagoon on the second day. All six of us, me, Mac, Jean, Earon, Jillian and Dharel (Jean's boyfriend). It was my first time doing the zip line, we also tried horse back riding. Earon was a bit scared and nervous at first, but he get over it. They tried fishing but failed. In the end, we just had dinner in the expensive with slow waitresses restaurant. Our Calamares took ages and when it arrived, it just came with several pieces.
My impression with Puerto Princesa is like this: it's a city surrounded with beaches and lush green scenery. It is a bit expensive and very touristy, it has their own disciplined laws in regards of cleanliness and protecting their environment. Maybe because of the gloomy weather that we don't feel that extremely happy compare to while we were in Cebu, we were just one level below satisfaction.
The things that we enjoyed the most is staying in Purple Fountain Bed and Breakfast, just 5 mins. driver from the airport.
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I was even surprised to learn that this will be Earon's first time in Pizza Hut. |

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There I am, grew very fat for such a short time. |
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Here's Tita Paz and Ate Bibing doing the grill! |
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Yum, isn't? |

5 comments
Cebu and Palawan are such a great place to have a vacation. No wonder many tourist come and go to those place. Anyway, glad that you shared your experience. Thanks for sharing.
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