{"id":12865,"date":"2012-09-26T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teampcheng.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/26\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1"},"modified":"2019-02-07T21:16:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:16:28","slug":"our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Adventures: Manila to Cebu, Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15089\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1\/attachment\/edit-img_8467\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1017,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Cheng&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;PCheng Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"edit IMG_8467\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467-191x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467-651x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467.jpg 1017w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467-191x300.jpg 191w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467-768x1208.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8467-651x1024.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">We were VERY \u00a0early for our flight so Paul had time to go around and take photos of NAIA Terminal 3. Can you see me (Ica) in the picture?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">When we got married last December 2011 we really didn&#8217;t get to plan our honeymoon and we ended up having our honeymoon a stone throws away in Thunderbird Resorts Rizal.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">So I really wanted to get to plan some sort of getaway and of course travel with my husband; especially now that everyone seems to be getting to travel all over the Philippines what with the Piso Fares and great travel deals. Taking my cue from budget travelers I was able to book a flight to and from Cebu last February for only around P2,100.00 and that is already round trip for the two of us.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Since I booked this in February and the flight was still in September (in time to celebrate our 7th anniversary) I still had time to find a place for us to stay and so began my search for a deal on group online buying websites.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15091\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1\/attachment\/edit-img_8492\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1067,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Cheng&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;PCheng Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"edit IMG_8492\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492.jpg 1067w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8492-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Cebu City Lights. The view from our room on the 30th floor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I got a deal for a stay in Crown Regency Hotel in Cebu via Ensogo. In the deal that I got we only paid for P2,580.00\/night instead of the published rate of P4,505.74\/night. That&#8217;s almost 50% worth of savings!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">\u00a0I did my research and read about the hotel through Trip Advisor and followed the recommendations to request for a room at the higher floors and it was worth it with the view that we got. The view in the photo above is of the circle near our hotel in Cebu and the road leading up to the Capitol. This view was worth it even if we had to switch elevators from the 19th floor to another elevator just to get to the 30th floor where we were staying.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15092\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1\/attachment\/edit-img_8502\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1067,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Cheng&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;PCheng Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"edit IMG_8502\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15092\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502.jpg 1067w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8502-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Since we came to Cebu right after our scheduled shifts from the office we were dead tired by the time we checked in the hotel around 4:00PM. We were already awake for around 22-23 hours by that time. We took a power nap for about 2-3 hours then woke up to have dinner. (You can tell by my photo that I was still dead tired-look at those eyes!!!)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Zubuchon was on our itinerary because we are fans of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">the witty, acclaimed food critic, chef at large and host of Travel Channels&#8217;s show \u00a0No Reservations\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0Anthony Bourdain- we just had to try what he dubbed as &#8216;(The) Best Pig&#8230;EVER!&#8217;. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Cebu is known for its Lechon or roasted pig but Zubuchon was something extra special since the pigs that are served here do not come from piggeries. Instead, the pigs come from the backyards and are raised by certain individuals and are prepared with natural ingredients.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15093\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1\/attachment\/edit-img_8504\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1067,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Cheng&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;PCheng Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"edit IMG_8504\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504.jpg 1067w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8504-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This is Kalabasa soup. It was amazing! Can&#8217;t believe we have a photo of this one but not the lechon!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Unfortunately we don&#8217;t have any photos of the famous lechon since we ate it once it was served to us. Yup! Hunger and lack of sleep can do that to you.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">All I can say is that Anthony Bourdain was absolutely right in saying that this is the best big ever! Even Paul who isn&#8217;t a big fan of lechon enjoyed it.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">The meat was so full of flavor you could eat it even without any sauce and the skin was so crisp! \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15094\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1\/attachment\/edit-img_8508\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Cheng&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;PCheng Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"edit IMG_8508\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15094\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8508-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">A kilo of this famous lechon costs P450.00 even if it is a bit pricey it is definitely worth it. In case you want to bring a piece of this amazing lechon home you can do so since they already have frozen lechon which is already boxed and prepared so that you can easily have this as a carry on. The lady at the restaurant said that the frozen lechon comes with a &#8216;procedure&#8217; on how to prepare the lechon. We don&#8217;t know what that procedure entails but we will definitely be trying that out next time.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Our friend even told us that there is a store of Zubuchon in the airport which is already open at 4:00AM so you can conveniently take a piece of this famous meat home and share it with your loved ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15095\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-manila-to-cebu-day-1\/attachment\/edit-img_8515\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Cheng&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;PCheng Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"edit IMG_8515\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15095\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/edit-IMG_8515-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Fortunately Zubuchon was close to our hotel we took a cab going there (fare was only P50.00) then we walked back to the hotel.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">That was the basically the first day of our Cebu stay-enjoying the city view and having a taste of the famous Zubuchon lechon.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were VERY \u00a0early for our flight so Paul had time to go around and take photos of NAIA Terminal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1091],"tags":[2665,2667,2666,2426,2668],"class_list":["post-12865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-adventures","tag-cebu","tag-cebu-city","tag-philippines","tag-travel","tag-zubuchon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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