Amazing SAGADA Adventure May 12-17, 2009

SAGADA, Mt. Province
Cate, Atty, Wewel, Aileen

our guide around Sagada (latest version available @ VISIT SAGADA)

Going to Sagada From Bontoc
Cable Tours (1 trip/day)

E. Rodriguez Q.C near the Trinity College

Tel. 074-6021068 Cell. 0918-521-6790, 09214488814

~ pagkabunot ng bagang ni Aileen tumulak agad sa malayo -- sayang ang SL walang mapupuntahan.

~12Hours sa Cable Tours na muntik nang last vacation ever

~si Atty na pinagkahintay-hintay pa ng Cable tours

~Our 2 new found friends on our way to Sagada

~ Kuya Ben 0929.5915212 (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
~ Total trip expense 3,300 all in with George House as accomodation (todo eat out pa kami) 0920.6070994 & 0918.5480406

!!! sorry 800 pics ito dina kinaya -- Please check Cate (click on the link) Sagada weaving, Pottery, lake Danum, Yoghurt House, Echo Valley, Demang, Matangkib cave, Latang UndergroundRiver, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Calvary Hill, Bokong Waterfalls, Echo Point, Ambasing, Batad, Besao

syet! We are all slepping -- pati driver ... OMG!
@ the highest point of Benguet

ilang gulong kaya kami kung nadedo kami.. hehehe Thank you God

Cable tours - Friendly Crew antukin lang si kuya na isa

we met them on Jeep on our way to Sagada -- @ Yogurt House

weaving house of sagada
going down - Cave Connection (Lumiang/Sumaguing Cave)
matarik at madilim promise
with Kuya Ben -- @ the entrance of Lumiang Cave
with the Coffins

Tour Guide si Kuya Ben - He knows what he's saying :)

yep going down.. not for the claustrophobic type


one of the hundreds of coffins

team pic bago tumuloy

promise maginaw dito palang

preparing for the lampara

kuya Ben in Action

bulilit bulilit sanay sa masikip...:p

akala mo ok talaga e... saket na ng paa namen jan..

grabe ginaw niyang tubig na yan.. si cate ginawin hihihi

total darkness buti nalang at ang gagaling ng aming guide :)

crystal clear water ayt szilvia?

Atty with Georgie and Szilvia

@ the mini falls

after ng isang matinding akyatan ... sorry po kuya ben ambigat namen

this is like 15feet high

one of the passageway going to the other sides

@ Lemon Pie House 3rd morning (click the link)

Pies costs 15(lemon pie) 20(egg pie) 25 (blueberry)
sarap tumambay dito. They have books & magazine chillax lang sa morning
inabot kami ng may 2hours din dito :)
todo basa kami.. sarap ng kape ng Sagada
binasa ko dito The Burnham Abduction :p adik
back to planning session next desti?
si ateng tinderang english speaking hihihi

anu magrerent ba tayo ng van pa-falls? -- wag na lakarin naten!! ADIK!

Sagada's wedding traditions

ganyan kahaba ang pila syet.. umikot pa yan

bisita ito ng bagong kasal. Buong Sagada pati mga tourist

.. here comes the bride ..

I got us 5 plastic of food :)

si ateng nakagray na galit sa 5 plastics ko. . .

bayanihan dito sa bayan ni Juan

Tayang - Navarro Nuptial

pinaka-madaeng pansit na nakita namen.. .

halo halo ito .. dinuguan, pansit, kanin, menudo, adobo OMG

presidential table at ang mahiwagang banga

ganyan kalalake ang kanilang lutuan

The Wedding Cake

Party Crashers

up-close & personal with the Banga

Groom & Bride

the souvenir

20P on our way to Batad Sagada

arriving @ Batad, Sagada

grabe ang fog pero ang ganda na ng view dito palang

pre nup nanaman awwww!!!

going down pala kami mismo sa mga palayan

on our way down to The Big Falls > Bumod-Ok Falls

going down was like 2 hours

hindi birong pababa ito .. dahil matarik buti maganda view at mabait tao

whisper commercial

magkupz @ Batad

tamo muntik ka nang hindi sumama, sabi na sayo e masaya ito!

going down pa.. layo pa namen sa falls

taas noo ka nadin pala

isa pang taas noo.. hahaha

dun pa kami sa pinakailalim ng mga terraces pupunta.. walang guide2 hahaha

we just asked for directions to the locals around

team pic @ Batad Sagada

wHattaF!

atty ligaw na?

huh? u talking to me?

Welcome to my Province

tabachingching nakasmall na jersey hehehe

oh grabe ang tarik diba

kitang kita sino adik sa pic hehehe

Golden Grains

si cate na gutom na..

hanging bridge

scary ang hanging bridge na 'to kala mo falling off na

duwag talaga ang magkupz sa heights.. and so?! :P

gang dito nalang talaga kami

Eto Local ito kahit san e.. . :p

tapang tapangan

HAHAHA ATLAST! Goodjob atty

YEY! we're finally here

atty huminga ka naman

Wow Sagada

sobrang lake ng mga stones na yan..

We all agreed. This is the biggest falls we've seen ever

sobrang liit namen nung andito kami, ang lake lake niya

ang bantay sa falls

kahit hindi nag-dip halos naligo na sa angi

sinubok pero hindi kinaya ang lamig

super slippery promise

si kupz na lamigin todo dip.. winner!

si kupz pa ang pinakamatibay sa lamig

ang 2 nagtago sa bato.. ginaw na daw e.. hehehe

kupz parang hindi ka giniginaw a

ang hirap magshot sa sobrang lakas ng angi

ang bantay na ginawin

moments of love

lakas ng agos promise

nagsikain ng aming rasyon.. palayuan ng tingin - lasang lasa ang dugo syet

tumalon ngunit kulang -- panu bangin na un. takot niya lang hehehe

the teraces with the Batad Community

going up the other side na mas matarik, babaan lang daw dapat yun

ganda din ng view

sila na nauna umakyat kasi ung dalawang chubby bagal

Batad's community

Yey! 1st smoker to arrive

waiting for our ride back to Sagada proper

gooluck wala na ngang byahe diba. need na daw naten magrent

hehehe kapalan nagHitch

syala mga nakapick-up pa!

thank you kuya kundi ang layong lakaran nun

tuwa lang namen sobrang dali ng lakad na ito

kids at the wedding

George House 0920.6070994 & 0918.5480406

we are @ the Penthouse

view of Sagada's municipality

dance presentation for the wedding
ritual dance
for prosperity
& good healthy life

chubby-cute (zebra?) Kid dancing the traditional ifugao wedding ritual

anlayo kasi namen from Strawberry Restaurant kaya effort na effort sarap kasi

we love the lines! hehehe

Kupz's Favorite . . halos maubos niya

this chocolate cake is only 40P/slice

yum yum yum .. . we love this but it didnt make me poop like the granola & banana

this pix tells it all.. Yogurt with strawberry preserve for 60P(cheapest @ sagada)

Chicken Mami @ strawberry restaurant 50P

this is the best food joint we enjoyed. everything serve were DELISH & affordable!

macaroni salad @ Strawberry Restaurant 60P

@ George House 2nd Flr

relax nalang at grabe lakaran sa lugar na to

the weird and the biggest papaya tree ever seen

Munisipyo ng Sagada

shot ni Ate.. mabait siya.. lahat ng gamet namen iniwan namen muna sa kanya hehe

the people either speaks English, Ilocano, Kankayen (?) <ifugao dialect>, Tagalog (a little)

other side of the market.. inikot namen yan..

everyone show up every saturday to sell their own crop

streets of Sagada ready for the MARKET DAY :)

Saturdays Treat for us

tambay mode.. pack-up na para uwian

Leaving George House @ 9AM

grabe pagod. .. this is our Sagada-Baguio trip @ 930A

Ginahasa look.. hahaha ganyan siya 6Hrs hehehe gising-gising ng onti tas ganyan lit.

@ LA TRINIDAD - - kitang kita kung sino mga adik sa pix.. mamamalengke lang yan a

buti nalang at may pumayag may mapagiwanan ng gamit naten hehehe

ang dae nameng nakain in fairness

@ Baguio Terminal Victory

@victory memorabilia

si kuyang dapat nagHRM hindi nursing hehehe at ang misis niyang galit hehehe

ang mga nag-asikaso samen :)

we eat & drink our heart out on the last day.. tulog kami buong byahe.. chance passenger pa! :P

we party our way out of Baguio.. I can't remember the name of this bar but they are just across the Micro-Tel Inn.. GOOD FOOD :)