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Had a great time in Cebu. Naisip namin to skip Boracay this time, kasi ang daming tao dun at ang daming scandals recently. Cebu is a city, a beach, a wonderful place with wonderful people.

Here are Top 10 Things about the Cebu trip. Pics are in PB Summer Slide Show on the right.

1. Crown Regency Suites at Mactan island. We decided to stay at Mactan, kasi malapit sa beach. Tapos, we found this nice hotel na sobrang mura compared sa iba. We paid less than 3,000 pesos a night - for 4 people. Our hotel room had 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 TVs. Sobrang lapit sa swimming pool at sa restaurant. So everything you need. The breakfast buffet was also good. Medyo malayo lang sa city, pero di naman mahal ang sasakyan. So sulit na rin.

2. Butterfly Sanctuary. 1-hour away from the city, makikita ang first and one of the few butterfly sanctuary and museum sa buong Pilipinas. Pinakita sa amin ang most extensive at oldest butterfly collections. Pati na rin ang Ms. Universe ng mga paru-paro. Most amazing ay ang mga paintings ng may-ari. Di lang siya gawa sa watercolor or oil. Gawa siya sa mga nasirang pak-pak ng paru-paro! Astig.

3. Lechon Cebu. There is lechon but there is Lechon Cebu. Tulad ng nirekomenda ng mga friends namin from Cebu - we had to try CnT Lechon. Unbelievable taste! Di na kelangan ng sauce.

4. Su-To-Kil. Dito nagsimula ang mga paluto restaurants. Since very fresh ang mga seafoods, ang sarap ng pagkain. We had kilawin tanigue. We also had the freshest crabs at siyempre - Scallops na fresh na fresh.

5. Friendly People. Very accomodating and very hospitable people everywhere. We rented a "private chauffeur", para comfortable ang pamamasyal. At ang driver namin na si Ricky ay very efficient(laging on time) at really friendly. Mura pang maningil (syempre tinawaran namin). Pag asa Cebu at kelangan ng driver, puwede nyong i-text si Ricky: 0910-231-8657.

6. The Beach. We went to the Tambuli beach for lunch and the beach. Medyo mahal ang presyo so cannot recommend 100%. Pero the beach is fantastic - white sand & calm waters. The food at Tambuli was not good thoughat mahal pa, so please choose another beach resort.

7. History. You appreciate the country's history seeing the huge golden Lapu-Lapu statue. Nakakalungkot dito, ito pa lang ang napuntahan naming Lapu-Lapu monument. Kasi sobrang konti lang sa Pilipinas at isang monumento lang sa Luzon. Magellan's Cross is nice. The Sto. Nino Shrine is also majestic.

8. Taoist Temple. More on location kaya siya maganda. Asa taas kasi siya ng mountain area so kita mo view ng city.

9. Philippine Airlines. Our trip to and from Manila were on-time, OK one was 5 minutes late. Going back to Manila we only paid 1,200 per person, sobrang sulit.

10. Weather. Sobrang init. Pero kesa naman umulan at bumaha. Pag-gabi na, the best ang Cebu so we also enjoyed the nightlife - dining at Waterfront and then sa Fifties restaurant.

In summary, we had a great time in Cebu. Pag may extrang pera, consider Cebu.