Naga City Trip!
October 13, 2008Last October 10, 2008, I went to Naga City for a Business Trip with my boss to conduct a site and project inspection of a subdivision there in Naga City. It was not my first time to visit the place and if I’m not mistaken it was the third time I went there. The initial visit then was during my College years and the City has a big difference now in terms of economic activities and presence of big commercial establishments and not to mention the incomng SM City Naga which is expected to open by early next year.
The visit also gave me a chance to see up close and personal the very famous these days, the CamSur Water Sports Complex or CWC. The place is now the haven of Wake Boarding enthusiasts, one of the most popular extreme sports for the young people and young at heart. I also got the chance to taste the unique “laing pizza” in the CWC Resto. The taste is really good and awesome!
On top of the great food like laing, pili nuts, bicol express and other native delicacies, I cant allow myself not to visit one of the most important destinations in Naga City, the Basilica of Our Lady of Penafrancia. My first visit then was actually a pilgrimage in the same church but I can’t remember that what I saw the other day is actually the same as that of the place we visited then. I was amazed with the magnificent glass mosaic that sorrounds every corner of the church. It is evident with the newly installed wall sculptured that the church is currently undergoing renovations. Unlike the festival days, there were no big crowds in the area and we were able to see the image of Our Lady that easy thru a stairs at the back of the main altar.
The visit is really a memorable one! And yes, I’ll make sure to come back and visit again the place especially CWC and next time I will make sure I will see Caramoan, which other people describe as incomparable to Boracay! Whew! Great to be Pinoy! There are lots of great destinations in the country even superb than the F1 race in Singapore! By the way thanks a lot to the great staff of our sister company, Air Philippines for bringing us safe home!
