For the second time around, I capped the (previous) year in a place where the cold wind blows, where the smell of pines is typical, and your hips might complain for non-stop hiking.
Original plan was to head for Kalinga and visit Fang-Od (the last mambabatok) to have fertility ring etched on my skin in a traditional way of tattooing. Sadly, the allotted days were not enough so we decided to stay in Baguio instead.
It was too quick that all we did was to visit the parks which are less crowded, stare at the pines (or more appropriately sniff its scent), pick some fallen pine cones and twigs, and Ukay raid, of course.
We should have gone to Tam-awan Village and Bencab Museum, I know. I save it when we come back.
Hence, here are some snaps from wandering and wondering around the City of Pines!
hundred-year-old sculpted pine tree near Mines View Park
bb pine
along the Eco trail
bookshop on the clouds .. err mountains
Rizal Day commemoration at Oh My Gulay
Spazzkid in the pines
It’s always a nice way to bid farewell to a challenging but pleasant year (2013). May we all carry new hopes and become more productive and make life a lot meaningful this new year.
PS
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xx
joycee
