2016 was a great year for travel.I earned a lot of awareness and experiences, as well as gained a lot of acquaintances. This year, I plan to make it greater!
For the first month of 2017, what could be better than feeding my soul, more than anything else. And so, I am heading to Lucban in the Quezon Province.
At 2AM, armed with my backpack and Google Maps, I hopped on the JAC Liner bus and had a roughly 4 hour drive to Lucena City.
Around 5:30AM, I reached Lucena City Grand Terminal. I caught a ride in a jeepney bound to Sta. Cruz, Laguna and jumped in Lucban, after a 30-minute ride. The smell of poultry and coconuts was spreading in the air that whole time, and it reminded me og home. I got sentimental in there for a bit. Oh, mind you, it was cold!
I got to Lucban and the dawn was starting to break, plus there was rain showers. Quite a heavenly welcome if you might think. And there it was, Kamay ni Hesus, the almighty statue and its holy church.
Since their Sunday Mass starts at 7:30AM, I decided to hike around the area (it was huge!) and discover a lot of things than I expected.
A miniature of the entire vicinity from the main entrance up to the hill.
It’s pretty much gratifying to reach the top of the hill. :-)
Noah’s Ark. It’s also a hotel and restaurant.
Their mini-museum. Unfortunately, it’s currently close for public when I got there.
Adam and Eve with the Snake (Satan) in the Garden of Eden.
Adam and Eve being thrown away from the Garden of Eden by an Angel after eating the Forbidden Fruit.
Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac.
At 7AM, the hike up to the statue of Jesus Christ was opened to the public. It was situated on the top of the hill and you need to hike for they said 300 steps. It will be a great exercise for me, I said to myself. Man, for a person who has not climb for a while, it was quite piece of work, but all was worth it. The view above was magnificent! It was a serene climb I would say. And it was still cold and raining, a bit.
The Crucifixion of Christ.
A wonderful view from above.
The Statue of Jesus Christ up on the hill.
Once I got back on the ground, I fixed myself and looked for a tricycle going to the town proper of Lucban to, what else, look for a place to eat.
I got quite a few choices of restos in mind, well, based on Google’s suggestions really when I got there. Alas! Most of them are still close. I am an optimistic person, O keep on reminding myself that so I went for a troll. And there I found, the Dealo Koffee Klatch. It was primarily a bakeshop, given all am seeing are bread, cookies and pastries, but they have breakfast too, Silogs to be exact.
Since I am in Lucban, what else to order than their famous Pancit Habhab and Longganisang Lucban. Ummm… got nothing bad to say. I need to bring them home, but not today. :-)
Pancit Habhab. It’s definitely worth it!
Longganisang Lucban. Another must-try!
After that bountiful meal, I hopped on a bus going back to Lucena City and immediately headed to Dalahican Ferry Terminal to catch an 11:30AM boat. That’s the reason why I cannot buy pasalubongs today, ‘cos the day has not ended yet.
Out of Town presents… Lucban, Quezon – A Foodtrip for Belly and Soul 2016 was a great year for travel.I earned a lot of awareness and experiences, as well as gained a lot of acquaintances.
