Walking Around Cebu

Cebu trip is never complete without going around the City. The pension house where we booked our stay in Cebu City is a bit far from the airport but is quite accessible in other Cebu destinations. There are a lot of pension houses in the city which are cheap and very ideal if you don’t plan to stay long in the city. Since we didn’t stay much in the city because we went to different places in Cebu like Camotes Island and Oslob, pension houses are very perfect for us.

The city tour is the last part of our Cebu trip. I wasn’t very much excited in our city tour since it was not my first time in Cebu but because I have to buy some “pasalubong” I agree with the city tour. Our city tour just includes the two churches – Sto. Niño Church and Cebu City Church – and Magellan’s Cross. We also went to go to Shamrock to buy Otap and other local delicacies and then go to the market to buy “danggit”, “tuyo” and dried squid.

We had difficulty going to the churches because when we asked locals how to reach the place their response to us is always to ride a taxi. Of course, taxi is the most convenient way however it is different when you try to reach the place using public transportation. Luckily, we were able to ask our friend who just came from Cebu about directions and what jeeps should we ride.

The churches and Magellan's Cross are just walking distance so we didn't had a hard time. Shamrock is also near that we also just walked to get there. 

We rode a jeepney to get to the market place to buy other pasalubong. We had difficulty getting back from to our hotel from the market. We tried to get a taxi but only few taxi went inside the streets of the market. We also asked locals on how to get back to our hotel but they seem clueless. We decided to go back to the churches and grab a taxi from there going back tou our hotel.

I think aside from their transport system, Cebu is also like Manila. There are a lot of vehicles in the city that even on a weekend there is traffic. Street children are rampant and can easily determine if you are a tourist or a local. It’s better if you can somehow speak a little Cebuano or Ilonggo so that you can easily communicate with them.

We were very tired from walking while carrying our pasalubong when we reached our hotel. We were very happy because we have truly enjoyed our Cebu trip however sad because our vacation has ended and will have to leave the place. However, I know I’ll be back to Cebu to still discover the other beautiful islands and extreme adventures that this beautiful island can offer.