It was just one of those spur of the moment things, you know? Rey had this sudden urge to head up to Tagaytay to watch the sunrise and to have breakfast. I was more than willing to go — I’ve been cooped up inside the house for a week and I’m only to happy to get out of the house.<\/p>\n
\nTagaytay’s location makes it the perfect weekend destination, whether for a short weekend getaway or just a daytrip. Just 1.5 hours from Makati, its perch on the Tagaytay ridge means the city enjoys mild temperature throughout the year. The gorgeous views of the Taal Lake and Taal Volcano makes for an unbeatable combination of greens and blues.<\/p>\n
We left the house past 4:30am, picking up Hazel along the way. It was still dark, and it felt odd to be driving out at this hour, since we would usually be driving home at this hour. Surprisingly, there was a number of vehicles already on the road. Most are trucks rushing to their destinations before the truck ban starts at 6:00am. We have grossly underestimated the time the sun rises, as the sky was getting lighter and lighter the further we drive south.<\/p>\n
Though the country has woken up by the time we exited in Sta. Rosa, traffic was still light all the way up to Tagaytay. The only problem area we encountered was that stretch from Bicutan to Sucat, where the four-lane South Luzon Expressway merges down to just two (or three) due to the Skyway construction. As soon as you reach the Alabang flyover though, the roads clear up. Travel time from Eastwood in Quezon City to Tagaytay that morning took only 1.5 hours (Quezon City is about 30 minutes away from Makati on a very good day).<\/p>\n
The road from Sta. Rosa leads up to the Tagaytay Main Road, where you can turn left to head to the Picnic Grove, People’s Park in the Sky or down to Talisay. Turning right brings you to the many guesthouses and restaurants in Tagaytay<\/a>. Right across the road though, is the Tagaytay Econo Inn, where there’s a view deck with a couple of cabanas that overlooks Taal. Since it was just 6:30am, we were able to park at the restaurant next door.<\/p>\n