Holy Week 2012: Lucban Highlights

Due to our hectic schedules at work, we were not able to plan out properly how to spend this year's Holy Week. I was not even able to complete the usual "Visita Iglesia". (Normally we do 7 churches, but since I had to report to work at midnight, I had to cut the visits short.)

But all was not lost. We travelled to Lucban, Quezon where my uncle have these wonderful houses built at a very low cost in Greenville Subdivision. Right after my shift, we drove for about 4 hours before finally reaching our destination. The house were we stayed was just wonderful. Though it looked a bit old from the outside, it was still well maintained. The interior design was refreshing and it was not dirty as what you would expect from an old house were nobody actually lives in.

After lunch, we bought some merienda; banana-Qs and kamote-Qs, the local fave Pancit Habhab and Okoy.

That late afternoon we drove to the town proper to witness the parade of shrines and the carriage of the Black Nazarene. And when night fell, we grabbed a bite in the cafe of my uncle, Cafe San Luis.

Cafe San Luis

The next day, our uncle showed us this great camp site where we trekked going down the river. To my surprise, my 3-year old son bested all of us, leading the way to the river. (Of course with the help of his nanny) Unfortunately for me and my eldest son, we literally fell victim to the muddy rice fields.

1st Casualty

Despite missing out on a couple of other attractions such as the water parade on Easter Sunday, it was a great way to experience nature tripping.

Next year, I will truly make it my mission to plan out these activities well. And will most definitely include Lucban in our itinerary.