Trip to Cebu - 09/2011 - Day 1

Cebu has always been part of my bucket list for places to visit in the Philippines. And it was not because I was thrilled to explore the city, but because of the neighboring islands Malapascua and Bantayan. Not to mention Bohol is also very accessible from Cebu City.

It was one of those regular internet sessions when I stumbled upon the airfare sale of Cebu Pacific Air and was able to book a flight for 2 from Manila to Cebu for me and hubby, and a flight for 6 from Davao to Cebu for my family. We paid a total of more or less Php 6,000.00 for all 8 of us, two-way. It was indeed a great deal!

This was our first out of town trip after El Nido. Too bad for me, my camera broke down at the airport while we were waiting for boarding. I could not stand the thought of me travelling without my digital camera. It would be a waste of time not to capture and document the places we planned to visit. :( Good thing that my sister brought hers. :)

We arrived in Cebu City around noon while my family are estimated to arrive early in the evening. We immediately looked for a place to spend the night with, which was not easy because we did not make any reservations. After hours of searching for a decent place, we finally found Apple Tree Suites. We paid for Php 950.00 for a night for an air-conditioned room with a queen bed, which was not bad at all considering it's very close to Osmeña Circle.

Dinner with family and relatives

Time went by swiftly and before we knew it, my family just landed. We had them pick us up from Apple Tree Suites and proceeded to have dinner with my family and relatives living in Cebu. We had barbeque. It was not fancy, but it was fun. And we called it a day!