A Quick Escape from the City

If you're looking for somewhere to spend the long weekend with your loved ones, try the Amazing View Mountain Resort in Mabitac, Laguna. Yes, I know it sounds so far away...but it's just 2 hrs from Cubao via Antipolo.

It was a bit chilly and cloudy when we headed out so it made the land travel very light and endurable. (I really don't like travelling when it's too hot, that's why I prefer travelling at  night when I go home to our province.) Also, the scenery on the mountainous road of Rizal is such a beauty; I was really in awe.

On the way to Mabitac, we passed by the Wind Farm of Pililla, Rizal. It was awesome to find these windmills here in Rizal.

The Wind Farm is fast becoming a tourist attraction in Pililla, Rizal.

Just several minutes more and we've arrived at Amazing View Mountain Resort in in Mabitac, Laguna.

 Bahay kubo, kahit munti, ang halaman doon ay sari-sari...

 The nipa huts or bahay kubo can accommodate up to 4 persons. It's like going back to the old days, but with a modern bathroom, which is great, and a mosquito net, too.

Cool down by dipping in the pool. 

There are also obstacle courses for team-building.

And a basketball court, too.

Best part in our travel here is the delicious food. We had authentic Ilonggo dishes. (The owners of the resort are Ilonggo.)

We had fruits for dessert, freshly-picked from their own farm. The papaya and banana (my first time to see one that's not yellow or green) is really, really sweet.

After lunch, we were so full we wanted to lie down and sleep. But, of course, we didn't. We walked, instead, to the viewpoint to burn all the calories and see the "amazing view" the resort is named after.

The place is also teeming with fruit-bearing trees. We were toured by no less than the owner, himself.

It was, indeed, an amazing view up here.

All in all, we had a great time here at Amazing View Mountain Resort. The peaceful ambiance is really relaxing and refreshing. I wish to go back here soon and bring my friends with me. :)