Bacolod City: Exploring the City

After touring the Panaad Park, I took a Jeep to the City (php8). I stopped by the St. Joseph Cathedral to attend mass. After that, I explored the city. Went to the City port, The Capitol Grounds, City Hall and took a peek at the SM City Bacolod.

The Cathedral

A statue in the capitol grounds

The Capitol

 

Bacolod City Hall

Bacolod Sea Port

The Capitol Lagoon

While roaming around the city I also saw some street vendors selling various kinds of foods. They looked so tempting that I really tried.

Bibingka- Bacolod style @ 5 php each

Hot Ice cream

Battered Fried Duck egg

Lumpia tuna

After a few hours I went back to my hotel and relaxed. Took a short nap. When it was about 8 Pm I boarder a jeep bound to Manukan Country for dinner. Manukan Country is an array of grills that serve mostly Chicken Inasal. Not sure which food shop to enter, I went to the place where there were plenty of guests dining. The logic?- perhaps they must have good food so there were many patrons.

I entered and saw these fresh oysters , I ordered one serving  and a chicken Inasal.

Chicken Inasal, steamed oysters, rice with chicken oil

After dinner, I walked around, hailed again a jeepney back to the Capitol. (php 8). Watched tv for a while in the lobby. At around 11 pm, I slept.

Bacolod: Negros Occidental Panaad Park and Stadium

 After an overnight experience at Mambukal Resort, I went back to Bacolod. Upon arriving Bacolod City, I went to the cheapest hotel in the city, the Sweet City Captel owned and operated by the Provincial government located just at the back of the Capitol building. It has a dorm type room with aircon and non-aircon room. Rates start at Php 100 per day. I chose the non-aircon room.

After checking in the hotel, I took a short nap and took a shower. After refreshing, I had no plans where to go. I asked the front desk and he suggested Panaad Eco-park and Stadium. I asked for a guide on how to go there by jeep but everybody said it was quite far. So I decided to hail a taxi. The taxi told it cost Php 120 to go there. I bargained for Php 80 and since I was his first passenger for the day he agreed.

Panaad Park and Stadium is an eco-tourism Park. In the park are Miniature Models of Local Government units of the Province of Negros Occidental. Most are already modern structures.

 

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Bacolod: Mambukal Resort- Walking around

After a not so good -night sleep (my back was aching since there was no foam enough to cover the rough rocks where my tent was laid), I woke up at around 7 am. I went to the restroom and fixed myself, brushed my teeth and explored the resort. There were several swimming pools in the resort, as well as a Zip-line, a butterfly garden, rock-climbing wall, hanging bridge and rides in the man made lake as well as trees that was full of flying BATS and a massage and spa.

After about two hours of walking around the resort, I went to the main gate where buses going back to Bacolod City were waiting.

I will surely come back and stay longer.