Philippines: Day 3 to 6

Ok I intended for these posts to be a daily or every other day thing but I found that this is almost impossible to do. We've been coming home late the past few nights that turning on the PC is not an option anymore. Though some of these photos were taken a few days too late, I'll post them anyway.

Last Sunday, Eva and Franc took us to Tagaytay - an hour and a half drive from Manila. Tagaytay, as I remember it, has always been associated with an awesome view of the Taal Lake from the Picnic Grove or a drive is never complete without stopping by the famous Mushroom Burger. But today, it has changed so much that it lost its "out-of-town" appeal (at least for me). A string of "big city" establishments have opened branches there. There's Starbucks, Jollibee, Chowking, McDonald's, etc. All it needs now is a Shoemart to complete its destruction.

We first drove to Tagaytay Highlands - a memmbership golf and country club with time-share type condominiums and houses. I used to frequent the highlands back in the late 90's for a project (installation and training of an accounting system) of which I was a part of. It has gotten a bit old and worn-out but pretty just the same. Afterwards, we drove back towards the rotonda and beyond to have dinner at a place called LZM - an unassuming restaurant located on a 2nd floor of one of the newer buildings. This ranks up there as a new favorite of mine. The bulalo, chicharon bulaklak, daing na bangus and inihaw na liempo are to die for. This is how I'll remember Tagaytay from now on - superb food at LZM restaurant (only).

What's a post without photos so here are a few: