Morning walk at Burnham Park - Baguio City
I took a walk to Burnham Park again, one of the major parks here in Baguio City which is famous for Burnham Lake for boating and the bicycle area. There has been circulating memes going around in social media stating that couples should avoid Baguio City because lots of breakups happened here. Love and romance can develop here in this cool and beautiful city but heartaches happen here sadly as well.
Good thing the weather is holding up even though it was still overcast but we get a glimpse of the shy sun every now and then.
There used to be flower stalls here and for a long time they have been a familiar scene day and night that I thought they will be there permanently. This side of Harrison Road is where the night market happens. That is why you can still see some of these flower shops open. They were now relocated nearby in one of the restaurants. Even the night market is to be relocated but when and where is yet to be determined.
Tables in the picnic area are installed with tiled chessboards. It's one way to encourage park goers to play the game. You need to bring your own pieces though. Chess players can be seen all day long more at the Igorot Garden. These are serious players and everyone is free to challenge anyone. Some areas of the park are flooded during the monsoon and storm season. The picnic grounds are not spared. The management should do something about that.
Spectators watch these Zumba/aerobics attendees. This is a portion of the biking area. Usually, there are no bikers yet at this hour but because of the long weekend, the park has bikers already, mostly tourists probably maximizing their weekend. This Zumba group is only one of the many that you can see in the park.
This is the main biking area. There only used to be two wheels and with sidecar. Now, there are varieties and some have been decorated. Before, you can rent the bikes by the hour. Now, you can rent it "unlimited."
Both sides of this mural sculpture depict the life and culture of the Cordilleran people. I remember there were a lot of these when I was a kid but this is the only surviving.
Beside the mural is this small monument which I did not notice before until now. It is to pay tribute to the "twinning" of Lions Club of Taipei and Lions Club of Baguio City.
This is the Burnham Lake view deck. I had to wait some minutes until the coast is clear so I can get a clear shot.
Colorful boats are for rent and again, there are lots of riders already. These boats below are the more expensive ones.
Exiting now through Rose Garden, this Panagbenga Tree used to be a seasonal one used during Christmas but now is a permanent fixture in the park.
In front of Rose Garden is Rizal Park, a park dedicated to our national hero, Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda. Believe it or not, there is a religion established who believes in the divinity of Jose Rizal and they call themselves The Rizalistas. Some were having their service when I passed by the park.
Burnham Park is near the center and it is a convenient place for joggers. It is a perfect place to seek few minutes of peace from the stress of the city.
#beautifulsunday is hostes by @ace108 and #sublimesunday by @c0ff33a
View this post on TravelFeed for the best experience.
Congratulations, Your Post Has Been Added To The Steemit Worldmap!
Author link: http://steemitworldmap.com?author=leeart
Post link: http://steemitworldmap.com?post=morning-walk-at-burnham-park-baguio-city
Want to have your post on the map too?
Hi leeart,
Visit curiesteem.com or join the Curie Discord community to learn more.
Thanks so much @curie! Cheers 👍👍
Posted using Partiko Android
Congratulations @leeart! You have completed the following achievement on the Steem blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :
You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to others on the Steem Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOPVote for @Steemitboard as a witness to get one more award and increased upvotes!
Lovely photos! i really like the swan boats.
Thanks a lot @redheadpei 😁I wanted to take a better photo but I couldn't execute it so I had to settle with what I got. Glad you liked it 👍👍
Posted using Partiko Android
Congratulations! Your high-quality travel content was selected by @travelfeed curator @worldcapture and earned you a reward, in form of an upvote and a resteem. Your work really stands out! Your article now has a chance to get featured under the appropriate daily topic on our TravelFeed blog.
Thank you for being part of the TravelFeed community!
Did you know that you get larger upvotes when posting through TravelFeed.io? That is not all, thanks to the travel writing contest by @invisusmundi you can now earn up to 100 STEEM on top of the post rewards when posting through our new platform TravelFeed.io! Read the contest announcement for more information on how to participate.
We are continuously working on improving TravelFeed, recently we relaunched our map and reinvented the profile introducing collectible badges and a scratch-off-map of your visited countries and posts.
Learn more about TravelFeed by clicking on the banner above and join our community on Discord.
The photos give me a lot of nostalgia when I played chess with my dad in the parks, they always put several sets of tables to the public and we played from time to time haha
That'a such a lovely and priceless memory! Thanks for dropping by. I appreciate you 👍👍
Posted using Partiko Android
Looks like a nice park. Weather could be better though so more of the swan boats can go out.
Weather got better later that day 😊
Posted using Partiko Android
Hi @leeart. First I want to express my gratitude for the beautiful walk I have made through your photographs of Burnham Park. You made some brief but precise descriptions of each place. Even when urban legends grow and grow in romance, I would like to take a walk with my romantic partner. I loved the mural with a history of the culture of Cordilleran people.
It is a very good publication and very rich in information. I congratulate you
Thanks for the lot of love @marcybetancourt! I hope they will make more of those murals. It tells a lot about the peoplw here.
Posted using Partiko Android
Hiya, @lizanomadsoul here, just swinging by to let you know that this post made into our Honorable Mentions in Daily Travel Digest #608.
Your post has been manually curated by the @steemitworldmap team. If you like what we're doing, please drop by to check out all the rest of today's great posts and consider upvoting and supporting us.
Yey! Thanks much @lizanomadsoul @steemitworldmap. Cheers! 👍👍
Posted using Partiko Android
Wow sir @leeart, you've got a curie nod! 👍👍👍 I'm so excited for you. Ginalingan mo kasi!!! Congrats, congrats! 😍😎
Buti n lang nkachamba. Wala na pang tasteem e haha
Posted using Partiko Android
Hahaha! Hmmm, maniwala sayo na wala ka nang pang-tasteem. Hahaha! 😁
Haha! Later na muna 😜😜
Posted using Partiko Android
Hahaha! 😂 Sabi ko na nga ba!!! Nanalo pala ako for the first time. Hahaha! 😁 Yung sa Andok's na post for breaky.. 😁😊 E di wow!
Ah di ko nakita yun. Good job! Tasteem pa more hehe. Gamitin mo din pala realityhubs na tag pag nagrereview ka. Pwede din sa kahit anong products, movies, etc
Posted using Partiko Android
Ay ganun ba? Sige, gamitin ko rin. Maraming salamat. 😁
Congratulations @leeart!
Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade in the following category:
Thanks for the mention!
Posted using Partiko Android
You're welcome @leeart
Great walk! It looks like a place for everyone. You can go there just for a walk, or play with your kids, have some fun with your friends or simply just enjoy some quality time with your family.
I'm happy to see this kind of longer posts from you :)
Hope you're doing well!
It is indeed a place for everyone even lovers in the dark lol!
Thank you for visiting and appreciating @delishtreats. Cheers!
Posted using Partiko Android
Thank you for sharing your morning walk with us @leeart. You have brought us along with you :) It looks nice to be walking in cooling weather. I am surprised by the number of people there in the morning. It must be very popular. Good thing the people does not seem to take the circulating memes seriously :)
It is popular and it is within the city. Aside from that, it is a long weekend so lots of tourists that time 😊
Thank you also for stopping by and appreciating. 👍👍
Posted using Partiko Android
Ah no wonder :) Is it cold there in the mornings? I notice the tourists are mostly wearing jackets and sweaters. Happy Thursday @leeart!
Thank you for your contribution to the crowd. We are the Steem community project dedicated to empowering The Wisdom of Crowds. You can find more about us on our official website or whitepaper and you can support us by voting for our witness and joining our curation trail on Steemauto . We are also inviting you to join Crowdmind Discord server. Don't forget to use the #crowdmind hashtag and happy crowdsourcing!