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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Kada Meow At Giant Lantern Festival 2012

Due to Margot's intense desire to explore and experience various Philippine festivals with us, our first destination place came to be Pampanga's Giant Lantern Festival. Incidentally, this was also our barkada's first get together that's overnight. :D

I booked a room at Otel Apartelle. This was my first time to scour through the intimidating lists of possible places to stay at a particular place. During trips with my other set of friends, I just wait for the organizer to get the itinerary done. Then, I just pay the amount required from me. :p Therefore, I was really anxious on how I could find the best and the most affordable place to stay at. :p One big factor to consider is the proximity of the place from the event. I am expecting that the festival would last until very late at night and I wouldn't want us to stay too long outside just because we are still travelling back to our place. Luckily, Otel Apartelle is just one jeepney ride away from the venue of the festival. There's a jeepney terminal in front of SM Pampanga with a "Dolores" sign that goes to St. Jude Village. From the entrance of the village, Otel Apartelle is just a 5-8 minute walk away. d(^___^)b

We boarded the Victory Liner bus at Cubao terminal at past 11am. We arrived at SM Pampanga around 1pm, very hungry and looking for a place to eat our late lunch. Then, we checked-in at Otel Apartelle at 2pm and I was very happy to find that the room we got satisfied my barkada. :p While I was unlocking the door, I was seriously hoping that everything is just what they wanted the place to be. :p
Otel Apartelle
Our room's window is directly above the Otel Apartelle sign. Haha. :D