GET LOST: TAGAYTAYkada

jae, karl, aeia,kim, jake and me!

 We went to tagaytay a month ago... we spent the night at a vacant lot drinking... eating and enjoying the laughs. we left manila at around 10 pm and took us an hour to get there. the first thing you need to do if you're going to tagaytay or if you happen to pass through it, is you need to stop by 7-11 on the junction... btw, the cost of the gasoline from manila to tagaytay and back is Php. 600 [that how much gasoline we have on the tank and we were able to get back to manila-- i think that's enough]

We took the Roxas Boulevard - Baclaran -Coastal Road route... then we pass through the towns of Bacoor, Imus and Dasmarinas, Cavite via Aguinaldo Highway. you know you're heading the right way if you pass by SM Dasmarinas and Robinsons Palapala. At the end of Aguinaldo Highway is the Tagaytay Rotonda (roundabout) where a statue of Ninoy Aquino, a BPI with ATM, Days Inn, Max's Restaurant and 7-11 store as landmarks.

other ways of getting to tagaytay?

Option 1: via SLEX Sta. Rosa Exit, the most popular and easiest, is a straight drive all the way to Tagaytay Public Market (and right smack into Tagaytay Econo Inn) where you turn right going to Tagaytay city proper and Nasugbu/Balayan/Lemery Batangas or left going to People's Park in the Sky. Usual travel time from Makati CBD is 1.5 hours.

Option 2: SLEX Greenfields Exit, an alternate route to Tagaytay that pass by Pramana, Nuvali, Eton City and Paseo de Sta. Rosa, ideal to avoid traffic buildup on Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay National Road on Saturday mornings thus making it the fastest route to Tagaytay on weekends.

Option 3: SLEX Southwoods exit then Governor's Drive in Carmona going to Dasmarinas. Turn left on Maguyam Road just before the Shell Station to your left.

Option 4: Another route for the adventurous to Tagaytay is via Daang Hari that passes by Molino, Bacoor, Imus, Dasmarinas and Silang. It bypasses the traffic chokepoint of Bacoor rotonda but not SM Dasma and Robinsons.

Option 5: From Sto. Tomas, Batangas via StarToll in going to Lipa City, take Sambat exit and follow the national road to Talisay then go up Ligaya Drive, the zigzag road to Tagaytay (sometimes called Bitukang Manok, not for the faint of heart and newbie drivers)

you can also take the bus along EDSA for only Php. 150 ++ and get off at the tagaytay rotonda...

you can buy your supplies of booze and food at 7-11 before looking somewhere to spend the night..

if you have a car and on a tight budget, you can just park at the vacant lot near PAGCOR for no extra cost... the vacant lot is being used for biking and horse back riding and has a clear view of the taal volcano during daytime...you can also stay at Amora's Home near the picnic grove for as low as Php. 1200 or if you want to have a clear view of the lake and the volcano, starflower tourist lodge will be a good choice. room rates starts at Php. 1800

After spending the night drinking, eating and laughing, we went to the palace in the sky [it was supposed to be pres. ferdinand marcos' unfinished rest house] at the break of dawn... entance cost Php. 15 i believe... we saw a weird looking insect and named it after our friend maki [he wasn't able to join us because his mom was sick] 

i remember going to the palace i n the sky when i was in grade school during fieldtrips alongside the coca-cola factory and rizal's house in laguna.

well, it doesn't look nor feel and definitely doesn't smell like a palace anymore... the local government [if they are the one who's running it] is not making a good job in maintaining the place... tsk..tsk..tsk...

we got this shirt from one of the shops in the palace in the sky for Php. 120... there are a lot of novelty items and pasalubong in those shops. 

after taking some pictures, we went to the famous Mushroomburger in Aguinaldo Highway... we chomp on mushroom burger [cost: php. 45 - 100 ++] for breakfast and ate at mc donald's for brunch before going home...