Baguio : Old favorites and new discoveries

Last weekend was my fifth visit to Baguio City, and the third one for 2010. My friend Hazel, my travel companion for this trip, was a first timer in Baguio, so I brought her to the usual haunts: Session Road, Camp John Hay, Mines View Park. We also went to places that I’ve never visited before: the Good Shepherd Convent and the Bell Church.

On our first day, we stopped by The Manor inside Camp John Hay en route to Session Road. Like me, Hazel fell in love with the place, vowing to stay there next time she goes back to Baguio. We had the taxi driver drop us right smack in the middle of Session Road, checking out the shops and walking up the hill towards the Baguio Cathedral (if you don’t want to walk up the stairs, you can take the escalator inside the Porta Vaga Mall, which has an exit at the foot of the cathedral).