Road Trip Series: Malaybalay City

Posted by lheavenice 1 August 26, 2015

Road Trip Series: Malaybalay City

It's been 9 years since we've been to Malaybalay. The last time we were here was year 2006 which was our first travel together as a couple. Fast forward to August 2015 and we're back on a roadtrip with our own ride - Buggy (our Suzuki Swift). Thus, the title of this blog post - Road Trip Series.

This road trip did not have that much planning but with the help of the Internet and Google maps, we arrived in Malaybalay just fine.

We woke up late Saturday morning and left CDO at around 8am then had some stop overs at 7Eleven and Starbucks before heading to Malaybalay.

The trip took 2 hours with some stop overs along the way due to some areas on construction. We finally arrived in Malaybalay at 10am and our first destination was to take our brunch at Hi-way Bulalo.

Their Bulalo costs Php150 which is already good for 2-3 persons.

Then with the help of Google maps, we visited Kaamulan Grounds. We walk around the circle just enjoying the scenery and watching kids play softball.

Here are some of our photos:

Next, we visited the Kaamulan Park and to our dismay the place was in construction. The kubo's were filled with people so we could not check it out to and take pictures nor even get a decent picture of it. This is the only decent picture that we have inside the park.

It was almost lunch time when we decided to checked-in at 1st Avenue Apartelle where we reserved accommodations for the night. The room we reserved was airconditioned with a matrimonial bed that is good for two, hot and cold shower, Cable TV, and a dining table. It was a good place to stay for only Php600. You also have your own parking space just in front of your room.

During dinner, we decided to try Amadeo's

as suggested by netizens but our dining experience was not that good. The food was okay but I can get a lechon kawali at a cheaper price than Php190 and it can be more delicious.

We haven't tried their steaks though as it was a bit pricey. According to a review I read from Tripadvisor, the taste was nothing special so we didn't try it out.

Here are more pictures:

The interior is very homey though.

We drove around Malaybalay after dinner, roamed around Gaisano and just as we were driving past the Cathedral we saw this BBQ stall with a lot of people.

We stopped by and ordered for take out.

We wished we could have dined here instead as Php150 was already a hearty meal for us.

Here we are with our dinner part 2:

We woke up the next morning to prepare for our trip to the Monastery of the Transfiguration to attend the 8am mass. This was actually the main reason why we wanted to go back to Malaybalay. We wanted to visit the monastery again and get to experience the mass there.

The trip from the apartelle to the monastery took around 20-30 minutes. We arrived an hour before the mass and thus we took advantage to take pictures while there were still a few people around.

The mass was solemn and I personally love how the priest conveyed his homily - specific and precise. The mass was officiated by three priests. They say that every 2nd Sunday of the month, the monks would serve free breakfast to share to the people their good harvest. We attended the 3rd Sunday mass of the month so there were no free breakfast at the time.

Here are more photos after the mass:

Saw my good friend Cara after the mass:

We headed back to the city to take our breakfast ar Jollibee and finally headed to the last leg of our road trip adventure.

The trip to Del Monte Golf Course and Country Club in Kawayanon took an hour. It was already past 11am when we arrived there. Well just in time for lunch. We ordered their cheese sandwhich