Tagaytay, Cavite 2009
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Last September 18, 2009, Ed and I went to Tagaytay for some needed relaxation. It is a third class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations because of its cool climate due to its high altitude. It provides a beautiful view of the active Taal Lake and Taal Volcano in Batangas.
Legend has it that the word Tagaytay came from "taga" meaning to cut and "itay" which means father. A father and son were said to be on a wild boar hunt when the animal they were chasing turned and attacked them. As the boar charged towards the old man, the son cried "taga itay!". The boy's repeated shout reverberated in the alleys of the ridge. Heard by the residents, hunters and wood gatherers, the cries became subject of conversation for several days in the countryside. In time, the place where the shouts came from became known as TAGAYTAY.
Tagaytay Picnic Grove
Picnic Grove features huts line along the gentle slopes of the Tagaytay Ridge. It is a prime location, providing the finest view of the volcano far below. Some of the activities that can be enjoyed here are swimming, horse-back riding, kite flying, and riding the zipline and cable car. Entrance fee is Php50.00.
People's Park In The Sky
It was built in 1979 as Palace in the Sky to be a guesthouse for American President Ronald Reagan - who never arrives. It overlooks four bodies of water – Taal Lake, Balayan Bay, Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay. The park is blending of natural and man-made attractions, poised on the highest point of Tagaytay City. Palace in the sky is now better known as People Park in the Sky. Entrance fee is 15.00.
How to Get Here:
Tagaytay is an hour and 15 minute drive from Manila via the South Luzon Expressway or using the Coastal Road Expressway and the Aguinaldo Highway. If going through the South Luzon Expressway, take the Carmona Exit and drive down through the Governor's Drive and Silang up to the entrance of Tagaytay City. Or through South Luzon Expressway, take Sta. Rosa exit going straight to Tagaytay City. There are two possible ways to get to Tagaytay via the Coastal Road: Taking the Coastal Road to the Aguinaldo Highway and continuing south, and using the Indang and Mendez Roads in the Trece Martires City and Amadeo areas. If coming from the neighboring town of Ternate, Cavite take the Naic Road and drive straight to Indang and Trece Martires City. From Batangas, the best way to reach Tagaytay is through the new circumferential road. From Laguna, you may enter Tagaytay through the Carmona exit. There are buses that ply to Tagaytay from Manila on a daily basis. Several bus companies have their terminals in EDSA, Pasay City, and at Baclaran, below LRT, Manila.
Legend has it that the word Tagaytay came from "taga" meaning to cut and "itay" which means father. A father and son were said to be on a wild boar hunt when the animal they were chasing turned and attacked them. As the boar charged towards the old man, the son cried "taga itay!". The boy's repeated shout reverberated in the alleys of the ridge. Heard by the residents, hunters and wood gatherers, the cries became subject of conversation for several days in the countryside. In time, the place where the shouts came from became known as TAGAYTAY.
Tagaytay Picnic Grove
Picnic Grove features huts line along the gentle slopes of the Tagaytay Ridge. It is a prime location, providing the finest view of the volcano far below. Some of the activities that can be enjoyed here are swimming, horse-back riding, kite flying, and riding the zipline and cable car. Entrance fee is Php50.00.
People's Park In The Sky
It was built in 1979 as Palace in the Sky to be a guesthouse for American President Ronald Reagan - who never arrives. It overlooks four bodies of water – Taal Lake, Balayan Bay, Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay. The park is blending of natural and man-made attractions, poised on the highest point of Tagaytay City. Palace in the sky is now better known as People Park in the Sky. Entrance fee is 15.00.
How to Get Here:
Tagaytay is an hour and 15 minute drive from Manila via the South Luzon Expressway or using the Coastal Road Expressway and the Aguinaldo Highway. If going through the South Luzon Expressway, take the Carmona Exit and drive down through the Governor's Drive and Silang up to the entrance of Tagaytay City. Or through South Luzon Expressway, take Sta. Rosa exit going straight to Tagaytay City. There are two possible ways to get to Tagaytay via the Coastal Road: Taking the Coastal Road to the Aguinaldo Highway and continuing south, and using the Indang and Mendez Roads in the Trece Martires City and Amadeo areas. If coming from the neighboring town of Ternate, Cavite take the Naic Road and drive straight to Indang and Trece Martires City. From Batangas, the best way to reach Tagaytay is through the new circumferential road. From Laguna, you may enter Tagaytay through the Carmona exit. There are buses that ply to Tagaytay from Manila on a daily basis. Several bus companies have their terminals in EDSA, Pasay City, and at Baclaran, below LRT, Manila.
Let's try and try it again some other time :-D