Lucban Weekend

It's been 20 years since I've last been to Lucban, Quezon. Geland invited me to tag along with him to Lucban last Sunday for his brother's birthday celebration and the town's fiesta.

It's a 3 hour drive from Batangas City. The good thing about Lucban is that it's a small town, and everything is within walking distance. I got to see the church, the town cemetery, the tiangge, the palengke, the schools and the plaza.

And no trip to the province is complete without the obligatory food trip. Lots and lots of food: handaan, pansit lucban, pansit habhab, kakanin, kalderatang kalabaw, adobo, lucban longganisa, halo-halo, tilapia, sinigang softdrinks, beer, coffee and pizza. Many many thanks for Geland's aunt for the awesome hospitality.

On the way home we paid a visit to VIA DOLOROSA, a grotto with a 40-foot image of Christ at the hill's peak. Catholics flock to this grotto in search for healing intervention (and miracles for some) for their various ailments.

And of course, pictures!


Clockwise from top left: (1) Geland with cousins at Cafe Rizal (2) Battle of the Bands showcase (3) Via Dolorosa (4) Lucban Cemetery (5) longganisang Lucban (6) Lucban church (7) Rizal Avenue, Lucban