Summer is More FUN in The Philippines

I have mentioned in my previous post that summer in Saudi Arabia is just around the corner. And since we are on a travel ban this year,  I am just thinking our well spent summer vacay in the Philippines. For 6 years, this will be my first time to actually spend "summer" here in Saudi Arabia.

While we are stuck here in Riyadh (for now) I just want to look back at our summer escapades..Pinoy style! It is definitely More Fun To Spend Summer In The Philippines!

Butterfly Haven ~ Bulacan

Puerto Princesa, Palawan ~ Underground River

Ocean Adventure ~ Subic

Sonya's Garden ~ Tagaytay

Boracay

Bohol

Dinner at Diamond Hotel

After our family/anniversary trip to Boracay, Hubby and I decided that we should spend time together (without the kiddos) and have a nice dinner. We picked  Diamond Hotel coz this is were we had our wedding reception and we thought it would be nice to visit the place again (senti reasons..hahaha)

My first stop..Check out the dessert 

My Plate

This is my favorite among all the foods that i tried. Steaming hot..delish!

Dessert

I really enjoyed the night.Thanks to hubby for this good dinner

Anniversary Trip to Boracay

Last October (2011) Hubby and I plus our 2 lovely daughters spent our 5th year Anniversary in Boracay. It's been 5 years since we last visited the island (it was our honeymoon) and so we decided to go back and spend our special day at Astoria Boracay.
Private transfers boat land and sea. Simple pleasures :-)

Room: Clean and beautifully design though not too big but good enough to occupy 2 adults and 2 children. We stayed in the room with pool access.
Food: Delicious buffet breakfast and dinner
Location: end of station 1 and just next to station 2

My Beautiful Family infront of Astoria

Sunset

Rania

Bonding time

 White Beach

 Clean and Beautiful

 Building her castle :-)

 D' Mall

Cafe Midas @ Midas Hotel

Buffet dinner and unlimited drinks at Cafe Midas (Midas Hotel) Regular price  Php1,900 ++  but i got it for Php899 through Metro Deal.

Cafe Midas

We were seated here

Rania had soup. I skipped this

Maki and Sushi are available

Main Course. Great food! Super tender and juicy beef. 

Chicken Satay without Satay Sauce :-( and Grilled Blue Marlin

From the Carving Station

Assorted Mini Cheesecake, Macaroons, Carrot Cake, Flan and Mango Crepe

 Abdul and Rania enjoyed the night

They also have salad station, assorted breads and Filipino dishes. 

Old Swiss Inn

I've been planning to bring hubby dito sa Old Swiss Inn (Manila branch) para naman he can try the famous and yummy Toblerone Chocolate Fondue. Finally natuloy din!

I would say the place and the staff are all familiar parin sakin dahil dito kami lagi kumakain ng former Boss ko everytime na may guests or visitors kami either local or from other country. Malapit na at masarap pa plus the fact its not to casual and not too formal.

Hubby enjoyed the food...from soup to pasta from salad to dessert...yummy!


Btw, Old Swiss Inn has 2 other branches..one in Makati and one in Alabang.
click the link for more details: Old Swiss inn


Here are some of the pix..enjoy!


Since hubby doesn't eat any kind of seafood i indulged myself with this mouthwatering appetizer..SALMON CARPACCIO
My All time favorite Pepper Steak (Medium Well)
For hubby, its Linguine AL Fungi topped with Chicken.He also had Goulash plus Classic Chicken Ceasar Salad
And the Star of the day..Toblerone Chocolate Fondue


We really had a great meal and looking forward to visit them again soon!


X'cess:
Great service..good food!