We booked our flight to Cebu last August 2010 and we got a round trip airfare for 2 for just a little over 5,000 pesos and this included taxes, insurance and seat selection. It is always better to book flights months away from the departure date since everything will be cheaper.
Anyway, we went to Cebu last April 18, 2011 and stayed at the Waterfront Hotels and Casinos in Mactan, Cebu. I’ll be creating a different post about our stay in that hotel later today.
Cebu is one of the most developed province in the Philippines that can be found in Visayas. Its capital city is Cebu City which is one of the oldest city in the Philippines.
Me and my hubby decided not to go to the beach and instead, explore the city life of Cebu. We visited the most talked about tourist spots and below are just some of them.
1. Taoist Temple - Located in Beverly Hills, Cebu City and according to our taxi driver, this is an area where the rich people in Cebu resides. The temple is the a center of worship for Taoism, the religion which follows the teachings of the ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tze. It is every Wednesdays and Sundays that Taoist perform their rituals as they climb 99 steps of the temple to light joss sticks and have their fortunes read by the monks.
2. Magellan’s Cross - It is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese, and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 8, 1521.
3. Basilica del Sto. Nino - is a church founded in Cebu City by an Augustinian priest. It was built purportedly on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño, a sculpture depicting the Holy Child Jesus found by Spanish explorers in 1565 preserved in a burned wooden box which was left behind during the 1521 Magellan expedition.
4. Restaurants - There are lots of good restaurants in Cebu City. It’s like being in Tomas Morato meets Seaside.
Likes
- I love the idea of being in a developed province while being miles away from the similarly well-developed city that I originally came from, Manila.
- Friendly people.
- Food!
Dislikes
- Traffic!
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