August 10, 2008
Tagaytay
Yesterday we took a package tour to Tagaytay.
One legend relates a father and son while hunting down a wild boar when the animal they were chasing turned and attacked them. As the boar attacked the father, the son threw in a jungle knife and repeatedly shouted “Taga” (jungle knife) “Itay!” (father). The boy’s cry echoed throughout the ridge’s valley. It was said that the cry was heard by the Spanish conquistadores who were camping out in the area, thus naming the place where the shouts came from “Taga-ytay.” [from traveleronfoot.wordpress.com]
A little surprise the tour consisted of my colleague and me only. It is found from Alejandrino (Andrew, tour guide) these days not much tourist for such tour. I never realized Jackfruit was such a big thing. We changed Jeepney at Tagaytay hillside and reached the first stop People’s Park In The Sky (unfinished palace from former president Marcos).
Then we had lunch at Dencio’s restaurant with nice Tagaytay view. After visiting a Jeepney factory we came to the end of journey - Bamboo Organ Church. What I got was a Bamboo Organ Festival CD; King Flute (it recalls my memory being a member in Chinese flute team); and an invitation to Bamboo Organ of Las Piñas performance show in Hong Kong Dec 08. Not bad.
