‘La Boheme’ recast as Baguio tragedy draws warm applause
PUCCINI’S “La Boheme” made its debut in Baguio City at the Hill Station of Casa Vallejo last May 31 to deafening applause, with some teary-eyed music-lovers obviously carried away by
PUCCINI’S “La Boheme” made its debut in Baguio City at the Hill Station of Casa Vallejo last May 31 to deafening applause, with some teary-eyed music-lovers obviously carried away by
We were in Baguio City recently and we came to the conclusion that you could tell visitors from locals by the way they drove. The locals were invariably courteous and
The heat is on, and what better way to face the onslaught of summer than to go to the still undefeated (albeit now horribly congested) summer capital
No trip to Baguio City is complete without a visit to the Good Shepherd Convent on Gibraltar Road. In the convent store overlooking the pine trees and rolling hills of Baguio, the nuns sell bottles of strawberry jams and preserves, ube jam, adobo peanuts and cashew brittle, as well as guava jelly, pickles, assorted pastries and, appropriately enough, a delicacy called angel cookies.
Baguio City’s tourist season has officially started this month with the annual mining convention and a golf tournament ushering in at least 15,000 visitors.
Therese Jison was busy reading her telex (the forerunner of today’s e-mail) when a familiar pain struck her. She woke up her husband, and asked him to rush her to the hospital. He did, wearing his pants inside out, as he saw one side of Therese’s face droop.
It will soon be Holy Week. The heat in Manila has people thinking of an escape to cooler climes. I wonder who will brave the traffic and trek up to Baguio. It is crazy to be on the road on that last week of Lent. Friends of mine tried it last year, and it took almost 10 hours to get to Kennon.
“Kastoy ti ag-tadek, Banting! (This is how you do the tadek, Banting!),” shouts Kankana-ey Apong Uban (Andrei Domogo). Then, he stomps one foot and raises both hands.
Anyone visiting this former US hill station in Baguio City would have difficulty missing the controversial mansion owned by eccentric entrepreneur Joel Cruz aka The Lord of Scents.
Thank the exceptionally nippy weather here for cooling down tempers after the women running the century-old Casa Vallejo (or Vallejo Hotel) received an eviction letter telling them to leave on Jan. 14.
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