Chef Doy’s and Grissini

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This is where we did not eat in Naga!  🙁  We wanted to have our first meal here but for some reason they had no electricity.  We tried again for lunch the next day but still no electricity.  Dexter and many others recommended this place since they say it is owned by a former Mandarin Hotel Chef and I think also the chef from Avenue Plaza Hotel.  

It is just one block down from Avenue Hotel.  Mom and I were so frustrated we did not eat here.  I heard that the Italian restaurant beside it is also good, Grissini.   

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Naga Oriental Wok

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I think around 3 people, including the hotel driver, mentioned to me to eat in the CHINESE retaurant across the hotel.  No one ever mentioned a name…so I figured this must be the one since it is the only Chinese restaurant across the hotel 🙂

 It was very decent and very good 🙂

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Church of Nuestra Señora de Peña de Francia, Naga

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My bestfriend Eds is from Naga and I asked her what places I should go to and she gave me only two important places to go to and one of them is this…the Church of the Peñafrancia. So we had our Sunday mass here. I love old churches!

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Touring Naga

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We hired a taxi to take us around the city – it was cheaper than renting the hotel car.   And we could not find any rent a car company in Naga.  So we were lucky to use the services of  Eugene to drive us around.  He was proud that his company cars were all brand new 🙂 He was happy I took a photo of him 🙂

The city is not very big.  It is around 20 minutes from the airport to get to the center.

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First stop, the new SM City!!  A sure sign of progress and potential in the area! 

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Many Many people – it was a Saturday 

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Heart2Heart is so happy that SM is also embarking on environmental concerns.  I believe that it is important because SM reaches to a very very wide range of the population and if they can educate the majority of the population, then our country will definitely be more conscious and aware of environmental issues

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I heard that Biggs is a popular easing place in Naga, I hope to get to try it next timedsc_6338.JPG

This was their branch inside SM  

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Wow!! Where can you eat in a nice diner like this with prices like these!  So affordable and I am sure VERY GOOD!

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We stopped by the Ateneo….. Dad was feeling proud because it was a beautiful campus

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with a beautiful church 

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and their version of the Pieta 

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More Churches around the city…they must be very religious

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Religious statues 

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Cathedral of Naga

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Eugene took us to this pasalubong center near the market…here you can buy all the native delicacies…mostly pili nuts 

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I don’t normally listen to politicians talk but when I see a city or a nation that is improving and developing, someone must be behind all that….. and I can feel it strongly in Naga.  That is the only time I ask, who is the Governor here? Who is is responsible for this? for making a difference? 

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Lune Spa, Avenue Square, Naga

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Across the Avenue Plaza Hotel is Avenue Square with restaurants, shops and other services….. 

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Most importantly, there is a spa! 🙂 We had no time to try it but I checked it out and I think it will be enough for a quick stay in Naga and it is conveniently located beside the hotel

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Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga

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Dad and Mom went to Naga on a business trip, so we tagged along!  The kids have been wanting to go to CWC to wakeboard!

I saw this hotel from my friend, Dexter’s facebook and I made sure we stayed atleast one night in this hotel in the city. My bestfriend Eds also recommended this hotel.

It was beautiful..like a boutique hotel type.  Not 5 star but very very decent and more than I expected from a small city  

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Since we were a family with my Dad and Mom, we reserved for two rooms.  But when we got there, Mom was smart to just change it to the Presidential Suite which was the price of our two rooms.  Good thing it was available 

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It had a living room in between the two rooms

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that has a spacious patio 

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View from the patio- they say that is the house of the owner of the hotel

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A kitchen and dining table 

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The Master Bedroom with a King Bed- the rooms are not that big but they are comfortable enough

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The other room which is connecting to the living room – so it was much better since we were all together –

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From the patio of the living room, you can see Avenue Square ( a small strip mall owned also by the same owner as the hotel ) – it is the back of the strip mall.  Mom said that maybe they should also have stores/restos in the back side facing the hotel.  The hotel is convenient as it is located beside Avenue Square which has restaurants and a few shops

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Swimming Pool area 

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The room comes with buffet breakfast! 

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American TV 2 Go Digital Television Unleashed

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Recipes from Lusso at Mothers Club

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I feel so bad that I have not been attending Mothers Club recently…Again I missed August Mothers Club and I missed Gaita who has made it a yearly tradition to come over every August.   Thanks Gaita for sharing your recipes and sharing yourself with us.  Thanks to Mimie Huang de Ocampo for organizing Mothers Club.  And to Alexie Claparols for documenting everything. I hope to see you guys all soon

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Lola’s Saturday Lunch

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Every saturday is lunch with Lola Charing.  This tradition has been going on ever since we were kids.  We try to make it as much as we can, because we want to visit Lola and at the same time we all love her food!  🙂 And she really makes sure that we all eat well!   Thanks to Tita Rose who helps Lola manage the house and takes care of all the food!  

This was the saturday lunch of about two weeks ago.  I will have more features of Lola’s Saturday Lunch……

 We look forward to the appetizer which is there almost all the time- Vargas Kitchen Pizza.  

Lola supports her sister’s business 🙂

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Tita Rose’s famous salad dressing which she invented and we all love

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Corn Soup which my son, Javier, loves

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Salmon which Javier also loves 🙂

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Tilapia for the health conscious ones, like Dad

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Kare Kare which my husband, James loves

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Anything with cheese, Heart2Heart loves 🙂

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 Paella!! 

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Vargas Kitchen butter cake 

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 Vargas Kitchen Brazo de Mercedez!!!  The middle part a bit melting and oozing out…..but still YUMMY!!!

I even asked Lola if I could take home some!! My favorite!

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