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| A view of Laguna De Bay |
Holy Week is a time for reflection and vacation for the family. An overnight trip at Tanay, Rizal on Holy Thursday was what we did. Going to Tanay from Manila is very convenient because the roads are smooth and well-paved. On the way, we had lunch at
Paseo - Rizal, an art gallery and restaurant. Lunch of sinigang na ulo, fried tilapia and sizzling gambas filled our hnugry tummies. The food was great and the ambience was cool but the loud music from the karaoke-style singers was a little irritating. It would be better if soft and relaxing instrumental music be played instead.
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| Lunch at Paseo-Rizal |
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| Paseo-Rizal is both an art gallery and a restaurant |
Next stop was our final destination, a vacation house at Pililia, Rizal. The place was quiet and had a good view of Laguna de Bay. The plan was supposed to set-up a tent for sleeping but the room and bed of the vacation house are so comfortable that we skipped that plan and took advantage of the comfy beds. We spent the night reading our favorite books. The following morning, breakfast with a view of the Laguna de Bay was exhilarating and refreshing.
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| Apple - reading a book and coffee with a view |
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| Winding roads to and from Tanay, Rizal - a cool alternative to Tagaytay or Baguio. |
Back to Manila at 9:00 AM but first a stop-over for early lunch at Pico de Pino along the zig-zag roads at Baranggay Cuyambay. Lunch of calamares, fish fillet and sinigang (again) with ice cream and coffee was lovely and relaxing. The place is popular among travelers because of its cool ambience and lovely huts.
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| Pico de Pino is a good stop-over to unwind and relax. |
It was Good Friday and a visit at Ateneo's House of Jesu and a station
of the cross at the Ateneo's ground was a fitting act to glorify our
Lord.
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| The station of the cross at ADMU grounds infront of the House of Jesu |
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| "We are NOTHING, and yet GOD sent His Son to die for our sins." |
