The Temple in La Union

The trip to La Union was a bit unexpected. It was supposed to be a trip to Singapore but flights got cancelled so me and my friend just decided to go to Thunderbird Poro Point. A few weeks before the trip we thought to visit other places in La Union since we are already there.

There are only few place to visit in La Union. The province is popular as a place for surfing. Most of the resorts offer surfing lesson. Aside from surfing, one of the places people visit in La Union is the Macho Temple.

The temple was built in 1975 and can be found in San Fernando, La Union. The temple is towering high in the highway that it can be easily seen however its gate is just small that you might not notice its entrance. The place has also a magnificent view of the sea.

The temple is decorated with ancient Chinese arts. The whole place is brightly colored by red and green. The place is visited not only by worshipers but also people of other religion like Catholics and Christians. Visitors can also offer incense and say their worship.

Outside the temple are deities carved in stones. When you go up, there you can see the sculpture of Kuan Yi Ma, the God of Mercy.

Below are other pictures of the Macho Temple.

Gastronomy at Thunderbird Poro Point

I have truly enjoyed the beautiful place of Thunderbird Poro Point. The whole vacation was completed by their foods. It has been planned that dinner will be at Thunderbird. It was raining hard that night and going outside at the resort to get food is really a big hassle.

Thunderbird Poro Point offers a buffet of Asian cuisine for dinner. Their dinner is located at the Patio Santorini where you can view the sea. They have four sections of foods. The first section is the Nachos and Tacos, second is the Mediterranean section, third is the Main Course section and the last is the Dessert.

I was very excited because I love nachos. So my first serving of that night is their nachos. Their nachos and tacos are laid on the buffet table. Next to it is a variety of different vegetables and sauces that you can put on your nachos or tacos. The guy at the back of the buffet table advise was it would be much easier to separate the toppings of the nachos. You may just dip the nachos on the toppings you have chosen.

For the Mediterranean cuisine, guest can choose on the ingredients to put on their noodles. After placing in a bowl or plate their choices, a chef will cook it for them. I'm not a fan of Mediterranean cuisine so I skipped this one.

They only have a limited choices of food for the main course, however, I believe it's not about the number of the food choices but on the quality. For the main course, they have mixed vegetables, spicy prawns, chicken and beef. I love the prawns because its not that spicy.

Their dessert is composed of halo-halo, fruits, marshmallows and small cupcakes. Guests can make their own halo-halo. You can choose the ingredients you want to put in your halo-halo. Their fruits are pineapples, melon, papaya and watermelon. They have two chocolate fountain where you can dip your marshmallows.

Breakfast at Thunderbird resort is more delectable. Their breakfast is located at the Olives Restaurant. It has very pleasing and welcoming ambiance.

They have waffles, pancakes, cupcakes and breads. However, they only have pandesal and wheat bread. You may choose butter and other fruit jams like orange and blueberry to go with the bread. For the syrup of the waffles and pancakes they have honey and chocolate. Beside the bread area are choices of juices. 

Aside from bread, of course they have rice meals. They have sausages, bacon, tapa, dumplings, danggit and eggs. Guests can request on how they want their eggs to be cooked.

I'm a coffee lover so I love the overflowing coffee. You may choose if you hot chocolate, coffee or tea.

Aside from these, they also offer  fresh fruits during breakfast.

You will not only enjoy the Santorini atmosphere at Thunderbird but you will also love their foods.