September Cebu...Cebu Tops and Sirao Garden

Cebu “Tops” is actually on a mountain top, Busay Cebu. The road going to Cebu’s highlands is steep, narrow, and winding but our driver seems not minding and very familiar with the road. There is an entrance fee but at that day time seems to have very limited guests coming in. They said that the “Tops” is best at sunset until night.  

  

          

The “Tops” is a viewing deck where you could see the whole of Cebu city. It also has its interesting concrete circle architecture with tables and chairs for family picnic dining area. We do have a few shots there before finally going to our ultimate Busay destination, the Little Amsterdam of Cebu.

They have called Sirao Garden as the Little Amsterdam of Cebu. There are lots of colorful and beautifully arranged flowers inside like the sunflower. They have also placed many Bali-inspired photo accessories and background. In fact, I enjoyed taking Nanay’s picture with these beautiful backgrounds. It is a little bit crowded though at that time as people are posing and snapping pictures everywhere. There are also long lines towards the gigantic hand statue but it is worth the wait. I also enjoy the weather at that time and how the wind just blew in and around the place. So relaxing, not to mention the calming effect of the blooming flowers and the mountain horizons that has brought my eyes.    

I really wanted to stay more but we need to go. Kuya driver told us that there is one more Sirao Garden in that place but I could feel that Nanay wants to go already besides we still have one more major tourist attraction to visit…the Taoist Temple.  

The Taoist Temple is located in Beverly Hills Subdivision of Lahug, Cebu City. It is a place for Taoist meditation, built on hillside and so needs to climb almost a hundred steps from the gated entrance before reaching the temple. It was not easy for me to put my feet on every step up but Nanay still manage to put a few more steps going up. I thought initially that she will wait in the car but not as our curiosity find its way to step up towards the top and get to see and observe the Taoist Temple. Thank God that Nanay is still strong and manage to walk a long mile.

An almost five to six hours Busay tours including the Taoist temple, we decided to eat along Larsian, the “Dampa of Cebu”. We ordered fresh lapu lapu for sinigang and barbecue with lots of “puso” rice. Puso rice is a rice wrapped and boiled n a triangular casing made of woven coconut leaves.  After eating our sumptuous meal, we proceeded to the pasalubong area as the next day will be visiting first the Lapu Lapu Shrine in Mactan before heading to the airport back to Manila.

This pictures are at the Heritage of Cebu Monument, our last site stop for the day before our drop off at Cebu Cathedral to end the day with a mass...Thankful for the safe and wonderful sites of Cebu City.  

Next…Mactan Shrine