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I think I was nearly penniless, after the non-stop backpacking trip which started 7 days ago in Sagada, my treasury is about to lose everything. What was left with me was P1050.00, of course P450 of that will be allotted for my way-back-home fare, so apparently I only have P600 for pasalubong shopping.
| There is a panoramic view of Benguet's gold and copper mines from the park's view deck, hence the place is called Mines View Park.
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the new signboard of the park |
Again, the naive kid that is me was amazed by the things he saw around the park, a bunch of St. Bernards with shades ready to pose with the tourists (for a cost), Igorot costumes for the wannabe tourists (again, for a cost), horses of different colors and sizes (ok, nothing is free now), stitched fan brooms, wood-carved souvenirs and of course, tons of Baguio sweets and delicacies.
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Cheap clothes (not sure if it is ukay), bags and fresh fruits are also found around the place ready for dispatch.
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cool keychains pricing for only P10-20 |
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the ones I bought was no more in just a matter of 2 days. |
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Baguio brooms have a good reputation of strength and endurance |
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I want this! |
With only P600 budget for shopping, I bought 3 fan-brooms for P280, 4 Baguio delicacies for 100, a ref magnet for P25, 5 bundles of sundot-kulangot for P100. A total of P505, enough already for my kuripot budget. Too bad I was not able to buy my favorite Good Shepherd Ube Jam.
Then when I saw Robbie, he has a sack full of pasalubong (nahiya tuloy yung isang plastic ko ng pasalubong, haha).
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this is the Mines View Park viewing deck. there are binoculars for rent just in case you want to do sightseeing. |
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and the view from the deck |
Spending your money on these pasalubong and souvenir items does worth it, prices are reasonable and would give a lot of happy memories of your stay in Baguio. Having a picture with the colorful horses, Igorot costumes or St. Bernards with shades is also a great idea to bring home good memories of Baguio and to somehow give the locals extra income.
The time was 01:45 PM, from the Mines View Park, we headed straight to Victory Liner Terminal and had a long road trip back to Manila. Guess what, I only have P50 left in my pocket when I reached our home at 10:00 PM.
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Viaje Sagada-Baguio Series, Sagada-Baguio Trip for 7D6N (Oct 29-Nov 4, 2011)
Viaje Baguio | A Day in the City of Pines - Part 2
Viaje Baguio | Exploring Tam-awan Village - Part 3
Viaje Baguio | Strawberries of La Trinidad - Part 5
Viaje Baguio | Side Trip to Bell Church - Part 6
Viaje Baguio | OMG is for Oh My Gulay - Part 7
Viaje Bagio | Pasalubong Shopping at Mines View Park - Part 8
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at least may natira ka pang 50 pesos... hehehe!
ReplyDeletei miss baguio! i miss buying ube jam, peanut brittle and choco flakes.
ReplyDeleteI am sooo digging that new signage!
ReplyDeletekelan kaya ako makakapunta baguio? :((
ReplyDeleteivan, do you crop ur pictures? or was that the original size?
@Mervz, haha.. sakto lang nga e.
ReplyDelete@pinkcookies, so true. craving for them now.
@Gay, yeah.. bagong bago..
@June, ni-reduce ko ung size ng konti pero hndi ko kina-crop..
TArGeT ko PuMuNta NG BAgUio with My FAmily This Coming YEar Tnx For MAking This Blog
ReplyDelete-ELy