Fort San Pedro
The Taoist Temple
A picture of Cebu City from Jacob's Apartment
The fabled Magellan's Cross
Me taking a wild ride on a Jeepney through the streets of Cebu City
A pretty funky spider
Adobo - A Filipino Tradition
A view from our room
Where we stayed
We moved out to California at the beginning of October and I started work at the end. Fortunately this left me with enough time to take a quick lil' hop over to Asia to visit my bestest friend Jacob Sohn in the Philippines. I was there for just over a week, which was not enough time to enjoy everything the country had to offer or get acclimated to the climate, but it was nonetheless enough time for a great trip.
Jacob promised me that there was no better way to start our trip than by paying a visit to the local barber . . . he was right. We got our hair cut and a good ole' fashioned shave before heading out for a feast of different Asian cuisine.
We headed out bright and early the next morning to a tiny island, Malapascua, off the northern tip of Cebu island. Getting out to the island was hilarious. We got shanghaied a bit by our boat riders who overcharged us, but the ride aboard the ply-wood sea cruiser was well worth the money. The island was idyllic; no cars or paved roads and only limited electricity. We stayed in these cool huts right on the beach, enjoyed amazing food, went scuba diving, and got scared by a sea snake. The Thresher Sharks eluded us, but that was okay.
After that, we headed back to Cebu, where we enjoyed some more food, a Philipino style facial (the most painful experience of my life), some massages, a Taoist temple, and the general sights and sounds of big city life in the Philippines.
It was a great trip. Our only regret was that we didn't have enough time to get caught up; there are only 14 hours of talking time in a day . . .
2 comments:
This post makes me happy. It is so good to see the two friends together, and all grown up... I had no idea that Jacob is in the Philippines. We may have to pay him a visit!
--Laura
Wait. I'm confused. You went camping for your anniversary and on a beach trip with a pal? That's backwards:) Next time Adam goes to the Philippines, you HAVE to go with him. We spent a month there with our 3 kids last March on a little island a few hours from Cebu called Borocay. It was AMAZING. I highly recommend that for your next romantic get-a-way (although it is a beast to get there!)
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