If you recall, I landed in the Philippines August 21. Evidently, so did three typhoons. Simultaneously.
So my first weekend here, I decided to give my new boots and raincoat (the best gift ever from my mom. Well, aside from, you know, life) a good workout and explore the neighborhood
Come with me as I take a walk around the block
The Jeepneys are like the public transportation system. It says on the side of where they run, like Baguio Plaza – Lokan v.v. The v.v. means ‘vice versa’ or ‘round trip’If you’ve been paying attention, there’s no traffic lights. This is in front of a school to let kids cross the street.This is in front of someone’s houseFor such a respectful people, I wondered why they needed constant reminders to not spit on their moms. Turns out ‘momma’ is a leaf similar to tobacco but leaves red stains everywhereGotta remember to come back to this restaurant The foliage here is beautiful! This is like their National Weather Service. I wanted to pop in here and ask them to turn off the spigot The PAGASA is heavily guarded. I guess a lot of people want them to turn off the spigotThey’ve taken COVID very seriously and just recently dropped mask mandates Across the street from the weather center, and o on the way to Triage, is the Baguio Convention Center Tree ParkThe Triage is in the parking lot of the Convention Center but I don’t think it’s active anymore. Back of the Convention CenterFront of the Convention Center
From the Convention Center, I turned to corner and found myself in a neighborhood
A neighborhood at the top of a very steep hill/mountain.
For someone who organizes their apps by color, I appreciate the aesthetic
Old knees: You’re kidding right?
New knees: Let’s do this!
Instacart is very dedicated here
The road came out right next to my office!
So I headed home
I’m still kind of afraid to cross the street in the rouge traffic, so the doorman came out and crossed me 😂
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