Been coming back to Cebu now for three consecutive years and what can I say, I’m still loving this province in the South. Though the primary reason for coming was participating for the first time ever in a Spartan race, I couldn’t help but cross off some must-sees before and after it with my Cebu first-timer friend Karen. This won’t be as exhaustive list as before but for reference you can check my post here and from there you can click the other links.
Cebu City (Busay)
If you’re checking out this hilly side of the city, the tip is to hire a private car and do all the attractions in this side (there are lookouts, dining area and flower gardens to name a few). You can book a Grab on the way but booking one to the next on this steep access road can be quite hard. Habal-habals (or motorbikes) are available but maybe a bit inconvenient though. We visited Sirao Flower Garden, Temple of Leah and a coffee shop called Crate that’s already close to Marco Polo where we stayed at after the race.
Sirao Flower Garden is like my temporary replacement for still not making it to Provence’s lavender fields this year. But this field of Celosia is also beautiful so I wore a lavender dress. Hehe. Temple of Leah (dubbed as Cebu’s Taj Mahal) though still half-done looks very impressive with its immaculate marble fountain and portico but getting inside and checking the details, I feel that it already needs maintenance even before its expected completion in 2020. It’s a great look out place though.