Shower of Snow at Camp John Hay's Christmas Village

Christmas in February? Why not!

This is a long overdue post, two months to be exact, but I figured that since it's not everyday that I get to experience snow and snowfall in the Philippines is next to impossible, I'm sharing this in high hopes of a bigger and better Christmas Village this year. I actually first heard of the artificial snow in Camp John Hay from my classmate who traveled to Baguio City back in November.

Entrance fee is Php80.00 for adults and Php40.00 for kids aged 4 to 12 years old (children below 4 is free of charge). Just be prepared to wait for your turn to get inside since they limit the number of visitors to avoid overcrowding. If the snow experience is what you came here for, make sure to go during the daily scheduled fall: 1030H, 1230H, 1500H and the best time between 1900H and 2000H when there's a shower of snow every 15 minutes.

The chilly weather that night made us fancy for some hot tea and delectable dessert. And since we usually associate Baguio with fresh strawberries, all restaurants we went to recommended Strawberry Shortcake as their bestseller including Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe, a home-grown restaurant serving Filipino and Western dishes.

Snow (or more like bubble shower) and sweet hot tea with delicious dessert in 16-degree weather -- it was definitely a night to remember!

~o~o~o~

Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe

Baguio-Ayala Land Technohub
Mile Hi, Sheridan Drive, Camp John Hay
Baguio City, Philippines
Tel.: (63917) 506-2614

Winter Wonderland

When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or be a snow angel.

I chose to be the latter! *wink*

Routine

Home - work - home.

That's what a typical day for most people here is, especially during winter time when everything is covered in snow.  Since there's not much places to go at this time of the year, we spent most days visiting relatives who already moved here to catch up on each others lives.  Or in my case, ransack their kitchens. *wink*

At the Cuaderno's

Had macaroni salad and carrot cupcake (courtesy of Ate Ube) 10 minutes before lunch. 
No wonder I gained 2 kilos in just a couple of days.  This is not good.

The Town.. at Night

Deserted.

Photos were taken on a Sunday snowy night at around 6pm.

Garden City

Unlike in the Philippines where shopping malls are bigger than stadiums, I was surprised to see that most of the malls here are small and does not have a second floor.  Quite an adjustment for a mall rat like me.

A couple of outlet stores can be found here though I wasn't able to buy anything

Not much people around

Going to the food court

Vietnamese for lunch

Sunny afternoon but still cold at -20 degrees

It was a loong flight

Longer than the walkalator at the Hongkong
International Airport

Been dreaming of flying First Class for more comfortable seats

B777

First meal on board

Midnight snack while watching She's Out of My League for the nth time

Breakfast thousand feet above sea level

YVR Airport

Flag carrier

Took the last flight of the trip

To go here.  Taken at 12 noon

Temp: -35 degrees. It's freezing!