Last
weekend, hubby and I went on a road trip to Baguio. Since we both have been
there, we decided to have a laid back itinerary. We did not plan anything, and
we just took it one day at a time. We
travelled by car which is also great because we were free to stop anytime, plus, we
did not worry about carrying the lot of pasalubongs we bought.
We made our first
stop in Tarlac. We decided to try out this place called Isdaan floating
restaurant. Although the resto serves
Filipino food, it has a Balinese feel to it.
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| Isdaan Floating Restaurant |
We were
led to a hut directly across the famous "tacsiyapo", which I will
discuss later on. I liked the hut, it sat beside a pond which had lots of kois
swimming around. All the huts had white draperies which I found very romantic.
Since we arrived there at about 9am, the only food available on the menu were
the breakfast items. I got the lechon kawali in adobo rice while hubby got
liempo in adobo rice.
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| The huts! |
They also instructed us to just hit a switch if we need anything and opposite the switch was a red light (more like a siren). Which makes sense, because there were a lot of huts and they were far apart. There was also a band that went to every hut to serenade the customers.
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| Talk about customer care! |
Our meals
were served on a banana leaf with tomatoes and eggs. The servings were huge and I liked the
presentation. However, I was disappointed because my lechon kawali was a bit
hard and our sunny side-ups were dry that it seemed like they weren't newly
cooked. My hubby said that our dishes
tasted the same. Maybe because they're both pork and we both had adobo
rice. When I tried his dish, I did not taste the smoked flavor of
grilled pork. I was
also looking for that garlic-y flavor of the adobo rice but it wasn't there.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed the experience of eating surrounded by the water and
all the fishes and I really loved the ambiance.
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| They taste the same! |
After
eating, we went around the place and we found out that there were a lot of
sights to see. There were mini parks, fun statues that
you could take pictures with and mini-games for kids and families.
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| Goofing around with the Obamas. |
We were
also able to try the "tacsiyapo". According to the staff, it means
"bwiset" in tagalog. What you do is you choose from the items they
have ranging from P18.00 for the mugs and plates to P2,000 for a TV. But you
won't be bringing your purchase home, rather, you will aim on the painted
words in the wall, throw the item and yell "tacsiyapo!". It's a fun activity and something worth a
try.
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| Tacsiyapo! |
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| Fun games for kids and families |
I would
definitely go back to this place, probably with my family. Next time though, I
will make it a point to arrive at lunchtime so that I could try their seafood
and house specialties. If you're en route to Baguio or somewhere North, this is surely a nice place to stop over.
Speaking of Baguio, I will be
posting more about our trip soon. :)
Ciao for now,
Miss speaks
