October 2 was sister dearest's 50 something birthday so we decided to spend 3D2N in Tagaytay for some well deserved sister bonding moments. But first we dropped by the parents' final resting place in Loyola Memorial Park in Paranaque.
An hour and 30 minutes road trip through Skyway, SLEX then CALAX just in time for our standard Tagaytay lunch fare of bulalo, crispy tawilis, and pancit - full tummies before checking into our hotel. We rested for a few minutes then when we were about to go out again to hear mass at 5:30 PM at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, we couldn't open the front door. LOL Unbeknownst to us, it was double locked accidently by the hotel staff who accompanied us to our room. After several calls to the front desk, they sent a maintenance person to climb through the balcony (luckily we were just at the ground floor) to unlock the door for us.
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| Lunch at Leslie's |
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| We stayed at the Lake Hotel which is conveniently located on the main ridge. |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church |
By half past 6 PM, Tagaytay was wrapped with a slight mist and only the headlights of the cars brightened the dark roads. So we decided to have an early dinner at the place near our hotel. If you are familiar with Bag of Beans, a known cafe that is all over Tagaytay City. They also serve delicious hot cooked like meals in their Bag of Beans Charito branches.
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| 4 cheese pizza, Batangas beef tapa with rice and slice of cheese cake |
Back at the hotel to call it the day. A blessed day celebrating sister's dearest birthday with good food, heard Holy Mass and a lovely hotel in cool and windy Tagaytay City.
