I ♥ Mines View Park and Good Sheperd Baguio City 12/12/2010


After our trip to Botanical Garden, we ate a hearty lunch at a restaurant. Then we went to Mines View Park. We were dropped off in this very commercialized section where there were concrete shops selling all sorts of items. 

The people traffic led me through this maze of cobble stoned steps with stalls selling souvenir items (pasalubongs) on both sides. There were food, garments and little bric bracs for sale. There were a couple of St. Bernard dogs for hire so you can have your picture taken with them. They were quite big and dare I say they exuded quite an unpleasant odor. My friends really wanted to take some pictures, although I'm a bit afraid of their size I give in. There were also some ponies which you can ride for a fee and yet again have your picture snapped. Other stalls offered genuine Igorot head dress and 'bahags' which you can wear for another photo opportunity.

But we weren't interested to pay some fees for the photo opportunity. I was looking forward to the fantastic view of the gold and copper mines and the Cordillera mountains. After winding through all these stalls, we reached the Gazebo or the main observation deck of the park. Gorgeous scenery to behold!

After taking a ton of pictures, it is time to move on as more people show up to jostle for space in that tiny gazebo viewing deck. We stopped by the stalls to buy some tees and wooden items for pasalubongs. We once again passed by those huge St. Bernard dogs!Next destination: The Good Shepherd Convent which is a fair walking distance away from Mines View Park.

A visit to the Good Shepherd Convent won't be complete unless you stop by their shop to buy their famous strawberry jams, jars of peanut brittle and ube jams It was already way past our lunch time as we left with our backpacks heavier with those pasalubongs.
There is no doubt that the Mines View Park and Good Sheperd Convent are popular destination in the city. Although you can only enjoy it by looking at the panoramic view of Baguio copper and gold mine, It is still a spectacular sight to behold and should not be missed when visiting Baguio.























Location: Mines View Park, Lungsod ng Baguio, Pilipinas

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