part 2 Holy Week 2007

--Tagaytay and Enchanted Kingdom- -

 

Friday – I can no longer count the times I’ve been to Tagaytay. I like it there, Tagaytay is cold enough and near enough to be a good place of sanctuary. We went there to meet Lolo Choy (Mama’s cousin and our youngest lolo, he’s only 4 years older than my mom) for lunch and pasyal at Highlands. But Lola Auntie insisted we see Taal Vista first, it’s the hotel she remembers in Tagaytay. She went there in the 80s to attend a conference of some sort. But since it’s 2007 already, it’s not the same Taal Vista she remembers.

 

It wasn’t very cold in Tagaytay the week we came, it wasn’t that windy too. But we had good lunch and a good afternoon. We couldn’t do much walking, having 3 senior citizens with us, but we had a blast at the mini-zoo taking pictures of the 3grandparents holding the birds. Mama was so scared, it was cute.

 

Saturday – By Friday night Ella wasn’t feeling well already, Bianca has been sick since Thursday so we actually got 2 kids sick for the Enchanted Kingdom day – the supposed to be happiest day for them. But Bianca was in a fighting mode that she was really well by Saturday AM. Ella on the other hand was just beginning her battle with fever so that wasn’t good.

 

EK pushed through and because we were there by 11AM, lines were non existent. In 30 minutes we were able to ride 3 rides. Not bad since my memories of EK is about 30 minute waiting time for a ride.

 

Bianca is a revelation, her favorite is Anchor’s Away and she rode it 6 times! – 4 of those with me, 2 with her dad. On our last ride together, she didn’t’ only insist we sit on the tipmost, she even raised her hands with me – tough kid! (mana sa ate kang!). Bianca also rode the Roller Skater (the mini roller coaster, but for kids I’m sure it’s a tough ride) so many times I stopped counting. The only ride she couldn’t muster the courage to take was Space Shuttle, but if she didn’t have fever I’m sure she’d ride that.

 

4D is a must for people who plan to go to EK either for the first time or if you’re coming back after a long while. It’s so worth your 40 pesos (or 80php if you’re not a ride all you can ticket holder).  Actually that was the only new attraction for me in Enchanted.

 

The best sight in EK though was seeing my grandparents ride the mini train and the carousel. Papa even rode the horse! Fun, cute!