Analyn, Mark and I flew to Legazpi one weekend with the intention of visiting their famed hot springs. Their airport has the majestic Mayon Volcano as a backdrop. Analyn said we were lucky because there were no clouds covering the top of the natural wonder.
There are several hotel shuttles waiting right by the airport exit and we quickly located ours. This is great because tourists won't have to worry about transportation. We would later find out that transportation is not a problem in Legazpi. There are not a lot of cabs but the malls, restaurants, airport and the terminal are accessible by tricycle.
After settling in, we headed to the terminal which is a 5-minute ride away from the hotel. We located the shuttle heading to Tiwi and paid P60 per person. The driver was kind enough to drop us off at the resort which is about an hour out.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting a resort. I was thinking the hot springs would be in the middle of the forest or the woods that's why I brought my own towel.
The bad news is we were told that the hot springs have been dried out and all that's left to enjoy in the resort would be their pool.
Sadly, we headed back and went to Small Talk Cafe which is one of the recommended restaurants by netizens. We then spent the rest of the day sleeping in as we were all tired coming from our shifts.
We were informed that most places close by 8PM but we saw that Embarcadero is open till midnight so we headed there when we woke up. Another sad news, there's nothing to see there except for two restaurants as every place is also already closed.
We went back to the hotel and was glad to find out that there's a cool restaurant right outside our hotel.
The next day, before heading to the airport, we passed by the mall to try the town's famous cheese halo-halo. It was also a let-down, the leche flan which was supposed to sweeten the treat was not sweet at all.
Despite our misadventures, I still had fun. I marveled at the sight of Mayon and it's sure a different way to spend one's weekend.
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