The Cebu City Escapade

We just recently ended our Cebu Escapade with a friend who just came from Singapore. Lala already sent me a message last August that she'll be home this October so we planned about our itinerary and that options include the Bohol Tour, an overnight stay at Bantayan Island, currently the Cebu's semi-secret little Island Paradise, or experience the world’s very first and only amusement ride of its kind, the Edge Coaster,  and the country's first Skywalk Extreme at the Cebu Crown Regency Hotel and Towers. 

Lunch...

Lala( right) arrived here in Cebu in October 18 and we met at The Terraces,Ayala Center Cebu. To welcome her, we had our lunch at La Maison. It's a place known for get together with family or friends and to experience fine dining that offers a truly unique fusion of everything about Europe. Together with us was my friend Rain who offered to take care of our bills, a way of showing his concern after I was robbed. Indeed, La Maison's meal comes perfectly prepared and bathed in the best tasting sauces one could want. While dining, we were excited sharing stories especially to what happened  since she left the country 3 years ago.

The Night Life...

The escapade would not be very fun if it would only be thetwo of us. So we called some of the closest friends that we have in Cebu. Jules andDante (left, Dante and Lala) were with us as well. Jules was a very close friend in college and was joked as twin sister of Lala. Dante was a very close friend of Lala who happened to be myschoolmate as well in college. We rented an exclusive room in one of the Karaoke Bars in Cebu and spent the whole night for sing-a-long. It was really a perfect place to relax and unwind after a busy day. 

The Coffee Dawn Break...

Bo's Cafe at the AsiaTown IT Park was our next destination to get our regular caffeine fix from one of the well-loved coffee shops in Cebu. Of course, after long hours  of hitting those  high notes songs, and dancing on the beat, I am sure everyone was tired and needs a place for conversation. I would call it conversation over coffee that you can choose from a wide selection of specialties from Hot Cafe Mocha, Froccino Mocha Crumble, Froccino White Chocolate, Froccino Oreo , Pancakes, Freshly Brewed Ice Tea Classic, Blue Berry Cheesecakes, Oreo Cheesecake, Chocolate Cake & almost everything...

The Historical Sites Visit...

The second day was very busy as well for the four of us. We already decided to take the Edge Coaster ride and experience the Skywalk Extreme at the Crown Regency Hotel & Towers instead of going to Bohol or Bantayan Island because typhoon Ramil may make its landfall. It was 3:00 pm still though and we still have four hours before the Sky Experience Adventure,  so we decided to go for historical sites visit. We went to the historical churches here in Cebu specifically the Basilica del Santo Niño, the Cebu Cathedral, and the Magellan's Cross.

This is the spot where Ferdinand Magellan planted a cross in the soil in 1521 and claimed the Philippines for Spain. 

Just a glimpse of history and description, Basilica del Santo Niño, was built between 1735 and 1737, where vendors sell plastic religious icons and amulets offering cures for everything from poverty to infertility. Inside is probably the most famous religious icon in the Philippines, a statue of the Santo Niño. It's said to have been presented to Queen Juana of Cebu by Magellan after her baptism, considered the first in Asia, in 1521. Another tale has it that 44 years later, after laying siege to a pagan village, one of conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi's foot soldiers found a wooden box that had survived the bombardment inside a burning hut. Inside this box was the Santo Niño, lying next to a number of native idols. If you want to see the statue, let alone touch it, you'll have to join a queue of devotees that often stretches through the church doors and outside. A short walk from the basilica is Cebu Cathedral, a sixteenth-century baroque structure that's crumbling on the outside, though its interior has been restored. 

AT THE LOUNGE...

After the historical sites visit, we headed to the Crown Regency Hotel & Towers. There, we will have to wait Dante from his work. While waiting, to fill in the silence and boredom in the lounge area, the three of us decided to take close shots of ourselves. 

The Sky Experience Adventure...

Then finally, the long wait was over. Dante already arrived. Everyone was rea dy to go for Sky Experience Adventure. The Edge Coaster is the first of its kind in the country where you are safely and tightly fastened in a coaster that is tilted 55 degrees and revolves around the 38th floor of the Crown Regency Hotel and Towers in Cebu City. I would consider the experience as one of a kind. It’s not everyday that one can be in the midst of this kind of action… where you hear voices shouting in excitement while seated at the Edge Coaster Car tilted 55 degrees and going around the hotels edge at the 38th Floor and eyes looking forward to another moment of fun and adventure. After the ride, I felt hungry and my toes were trembling. Together with me on the ride was Jules. Dante and Lala were together on the ride as well.

The Sky Walk Extreme Sky Adventure on the other hand is on the 37th Floor where visitors wearing SkyWalk suits and attached to harnesses get to walk around the edge of the building on see through glass flooring.

AT THE WATERFRONT HOTEL...

The last stop was the Waterfront Hotel. It was a great escapade.