Ormoc City, Leyte

Day 2 of Leyte trip...from Tacloban to Ormoc...take a trike ride to Duptours terminal. Conviniently, we just crossed the street because our hostel was just across Duptours. Vans and mini bus are available which would take you to Ormoc City for about 2 to 2.5 hours of travel.

Places of Interest 

Lake Danao

Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant

Ormoc City Superdome

Where to dine

1. Hotel Don Felipe

    With no idea where to eat breakfast, we aimlessly walked towards the plaza. Stumbled upon a quite old yet the largest hotel in Ormoc City. Breakfast cost around P150-180.

2. Cafe Mooon
 
    Again, clueless on where to eat dinner, we took a trike ride to take us to Riverside Mall. This resto caught our attention because of its' Mexico-like ambiance. Everything that we ordered was heavenly. ^_^

3. Sabin Resort Hotel

    Staying at budget hostels made us curious of luxurious hotels around the city. With quite a number of advertisements around the city regarding this hotel, we got curious and decided to have our breakfast the next day. From the city, it took around 20 mins. of trike ride to get to this place. It was really nice to have a breakfast while looking at a scenic view.

Tacloban City, Leyte

Why did I chose to travel in this place? I was browsing through the pictures of  my friend, Joseph Tejero, who lives near the San Francisco Golden Gate bridge in California, USA. It was such a nice view then bigla kong naisip, meron kaya sa Pilipinas n'yan? Then, a certain bridge which seemingly looks like it popped into my mind. Without further a do...

San Juanico Bridge ^_^

Seeing the place (that I was just keeping an eye on for months) gave me an ecstatic feeling. It was a unique experience that you know that you are in one structure and yet you are in two places at the same time: Leyte and Samar.

with Canon, my forever reliable travel buddy

Travelling has always been fun especially if I get to share this with friends. I am glad me pumatol sa trip ko. Thanks Arlene and my new found travel friends John and Royce. I have been with them for the 4-day trip hopping from one budget hostel to another and haggling our means for transportation. We rented a van for our tour around the city. Cost is around P2,500-P3,000 depending on your bargaining skills.

Popular Landmarks in Tacloban

McArthur Landing Site

"I Shall Return" -Gen. McArthur

Calvary Hills

The view from the top of Calvary Hills gave it a seemingly Brazil-like view. Tumayo sa tabi ni Jesus at sumigaw ng "Welcome to Brazil" (like Vin Diesel) pero nasa Tacloban ka lang hahaha

Capitol

Madonna of Japan

Sto. Niño Shrine

I was overwhelmed with the fortune that the Marcoses owned before. Imagining the numerous themed rooms in one residence combined with classy furniture. Indeed, Philippines is a rich country. Too bad, you'd get to see are red tags attached to all the items inside and its' nearly decaying state.

Dora-bells hahaha

Upon recommendation of other travel friends, we tried the dampa version of Tacloban. Food was delicious and not too pricey as contrary to what you will expect based on the interior of the place. Location is easily accessible and you can ask a trike to take you there :)

Ocho Sea Food and Grill