Description: cebu is famous for a lot of white sand beaches...bantayan island and malapascua are just two of the famous beaches in cebu.....

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Directions
take a lahug jeep.....ask them to drop you off at the st going to beverly hills subdv...... once there take a motorbike to take you to beverly hills entrance gate..... walk your way to the taoist temple after that.....

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don't forget to hear a mass here at sto.nino church (if you're a catholic that is)

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the smallest and oldest spanish fort in the country.... it was built in 1565 by miguel lopez de legaspi and served as the core of spanish settlement in the philippines. ...........admission fee is P10.00 daily from 9am to 11pm...........

Description:
the bridge that connects mactan and cebu city....

Restaurant Name:
city grill

Type:
Local

Description:
i like this restaurant so much because of it's cheap buffet..... it's for Php99.00 for buffet w/o the "talaba" (something like an oyster) and this includes bottomless drinks and desserts....

Favorite Dish:
i like everything!

Prices:
99/pax for a buffet lunch...includes dessert and bottomless juices/iced tea ...125/pax if u want the talaba....

Restaurant Name:
i call it the bbbque street

Type:
dinner/snack

Description:
this strip opens only at night...... this is where i had my cheapest dinner....


Favorite Dish:
pork/chicken bbque and puso (rice wrapped in pandan)

Prices:
pork bbque for Php3.00 each and puso (rice wrapped in pandan) for Php1.00

Restaurant Name:
Tong's grill

Type:
dinner

Description:
opens at 7pm...buffet dinner is at Php125/pax...excluding drinks and dessert


Favorite Dish:
everything is good....

Prices:

Description:
with a/c, hot/cold shower, cable tv....the room is clean and comfortable and most of all it's cheap!

Unique Qualities:
cheap but comfortable

Directions:
very near fuente osmena circle..... from that circle, enter maxilom avenue.... at your left is juana osmena st. (the st. where national bookstore is)...just go straight ahead until you cross a street....c'est la vie is at your right if you're coming from the maxillom ave...


Address:
juana osmena st.

Contact Nos:
+63 (32) 2532376

Description:
the place is clean and the room is not as bare as c'est la vie (see my c'est la vie post)....... but it's a little more expensive than c'est la vie.........

Unique Qualities:
free breakfast

Directions:
from maxilom avenue turn left to where the national bookstore is........ NS royal pension house is at your right....NS is before C'est la vie


Address:
juana osmena st.

Contact Nos:
(6332)254-5358

Website
http://www.bestofcebu.com/pensionhouse.htm

Nightlife Spot:
Tops

Description:
this is like what we have in antipolo, a view of the city from the top...don't forget to bring your jacket

Directions:
it would be best if you have your own vehicle....you can also take a cab which would cost maybe around Php500.00

Getting TO: check with PAL (philippineairlines) for a discounted airfare.....they usually have promos from time to time..... i got my ticket for 1,250 to cebu..........


Phone:
(632) 855-8888
www.philippineairlines.com

TO:
this would take you up the nearest drop off point to the taoist temple...

AROUND:
jeepneys would take you around cebu city....their jeepneys are usually coded (ie. 1C, 2B, etc), so don't be surprised if you asked a local what jeep to take to take you to a particular place and they give you a letter-number combination instead of the actual signage........but don't worry they also have a signage of the actual destination name ;)

What to Buy:
souvenir t-shirts
What to Pay:
Php150 and up

What to Buy:
mangoes, dried mangoes, mango puree, danggit, tablea (chocolate tablet made from cacao) and my favorite, the maryal!! (a white very soft candy made from peanuts)
What to Pay:
cheap!
Address:
Carbon market, Cebu City

Directions:
ride a taxi and ask them to take you to carbon market.... or ride a jeep that says 'carbon' on the signboard

What to Buy:
guitars
What to Pay:
depends...... but the cheapest is Php700 but you can still haggle...
Address:
try infront of the st.nino or you can go to lapulapu and ask the locals there where the famous guitar shops are located....

Directions:
ride a jeepney to take you to lapulapu or to sto.nino....

What to Buy:
fish tocino, fish tapa, dangget, all kinds of dried fish varieties!
What to Pay:
cheap
Address:
Tabo-an Market

Directions:
take any jeep bound to tabo-an market