Day 10. Cebu

After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel. Since we skipped attractions like Sumilon and did not eat at nicer restaurants these days, I had enough cash to pay the hotel balance (~ 4200 PHP) and did not need to use Paypal. We met the driver Danny at 8:30am and head towards Cebu.

Simala

This a giant catholic church. We took some pictures from outside. There were hundreds of people waiting in line to go inside to kiss the statue of "Mama Mary".

Cebu

We visited Magellan's cross,  Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu Basilica. Then we walked and ate at a McDonald's. 

Sirao Gardens

There were two gardens here. One garden was called the original one, it is further from the parking area with 140 PHP per person entrance fee. It has many spots for photos. It was not the best flower season. We saw some trees called Mickey Mouse plant, they had yellow fruits resembling Mickey Mouse. 

The other garden was called Sirao Pictorial Garden, is closer to the parking area with 70 PHP per person entrance fee. It was quite similar to the first garden. There were big groups of Korean tourists there when we entered, so there were long lines for all photo spots. We left after one photo. 

Maayo Hotel

We stayed at the Maayo hotel for one night. This hotel was close to the airport and was really nice. The hotel in Moalboal was like a glamping experience and now we were back to civilization. There is a rooftop swimming pool and restaurant. The martini I got from restaurant was very strong. Highly recommended.  

Claire ordered tomato soup and nachos. I told her that she should order only the amount that she could finish. She insisted that she could finish all of it. Half an hour later, she admitted with a guilty smile that she could not finish the food.