Photowalking in Picnic Grove, Tagaytay

Robbie Bautista

A road trip to Tagaytay won’t be complete if you don’t stop by the Picnic Grove. Of course, this is for regular people only who don’t have enough cash to hang out at the more expensive places in Tagaytay, which is exactly what we were when we went to the highlands. And for only P25 for an entrance fee, it seemed like a good deal. Epek kung epek.

Bibe, bibe, bibe. Oh! Wala lungs.

Actually, I had two goals going in: mag-food trip and to have a new photo for my Facebook profile. Baket? Bawal? Bawal maging vain? Kayo lang may karapatan? Char. So I thought the place would be a perfect place for a simple photoshoot because of the spectacular view that would serve as a nice background. And the place did not disappoint at all.

Achieve na achieve!

The cool Tagaytay breeze was literally a breath of fresh air from the summer heat in Manila. Although after walking around and climbing several sets of stairs, I found myself sweating profusely again. But still, I was able to take some photos of the place. I even have a few stolen shots from some pa-sweet lovers that would eventually break up. Char.

Get a room! Kainin sana kayo ng bears! BEARS?!

I’ve been to Picnic Grove before but this was the first time I explored the area, going around the Eco Trail and all. They also have a Zipline and I had to think twice about riding one. One ride would cost me P200 and P300 for a 2-way ride. I figured I’ll just wait for the Zipline adventure in Davao and save the cash for more food! What was nice is that I was able to take some photos of people riding the zipline. It seemed hella fun but made me a bit apprehensive on how it would feel like to be riding one. Isa kasi akong malaking duwagers.

Bulaga!

After the Eco Trail, we hung out at one of the cottages. Renting a cottage is supposed to cost us P150 but no one came to get any payment from us. Oh well, papel. After a good 30 minutes of hanging out and kodakan moments, we decided to hit it off because we still had a full day planned.

Sige na! Kayo na ang in love! Tsura. Tulak ko kaya kayo sa Taal.

Anong arte to, teh?

The first time I went to Tagaytay was with my college friends and we had an actual photoshoot chever at People’s Park in the Sky and other places. Photos can be seen below. Kami na ang vain! Simple road trips like these are best spent with fabulous friends who are up for anything!

Robbie Bautista

Spot the dork!

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45 REPLIES



  1. Winston
    Posted May 19, 2011 at 3:23 pm | Permalink

    ang sweet ng lovers..itulak na yan..hehehe! joke..

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 3:30 pm | Permalink

      Winner! Hahahahaha!

  2. Ayel
    Posted May 19, 2011 at 3:25 pm | Permalink

    Nyahaha. Ang kulit mo tlaga ROB. kainis. I can’t help but giggle on your side comments. Chura!!!!

    Anyway, masaya talaga sa Tagaytay.. Malamig… malamig.. at saka malamig!!!! Good thing your post doesn’t include the Mushroom Burger na lagi ko na lang naririnig all the time. Bitter ako kasi diko pa sya na-try. bwahaha!

    Anyway highway. Makapg-blog na nga. wehehe. mwah!

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 3:32 pm | Permalink

      Ayel! parang di ko ma-access blog mo the past few days. >_<

      And yeah…. hindi ko pa rin actually nattry yung Mushroom Burger. I founf out about it nung pauwi na kami. Hahaha phail!

      • Ayel
        Posted May 19, 2011 at 4:49 pm | Permalink

        My blog is hiding. lol. Inaayos ko pa eh. Ang panget panget kasi. Kaya eyoin. Saka wala pako maisip na magandang i-blog. I’ll make it appear here soon. MMMMWAAHh!!!

        • Posted May 20, 2011 at 2:01 am | Permalink

          Wow! It’s been years when I last visited Ayel’s site! I dunno if you can still remember me. Haha!

          • Robbie
            Posted May 20, 2011 at 7:14 am | Permalink

            Ang cool no? I hope we can find other old blogger friends from high school days. Hahaha.
            I think lahat ng naging hostees ko nun sa Kud0s.org alam ko pa rin kung nasa sila. Hahaha.

          • Posted May 22, 2011 at 8:11 pm | Permalink

            I know! I missed regular blogging and blog-hopping. We should have a get-together thingy, hosted by no other than our host! Hahahaha!

  3. Posted May 19, 2011 at 3:28 pm | Permalink

    Robbie, Baklava to the highest level ka sa silhouette. Hahahaha.

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 3:32 pm | Permalink

      Baklava? Wahahahahaha!

      • Posted May 19, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Permalink

        spot the dork? pilantik pa lang ng daliri, alaman na!

        • Robbie
          Posted May 19, 2011 at 8:18 pm | Permalink

          Wehhhh???? Hahahaha!

  4. Hitesh
    Posted May 19, 2011 at 3:56 pm | Permalink

    Your roadtrips are always the “exzzzzzzziting” ones!

    • Robbie
      Posted May 20, 2011 at 7:24 am | Permalink

      Hitesh!!! Magpakita ka naman! Masyado kang busy sa work mo. Kelan ka ba lilipat?

  5. ryan
    Posted May 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm | Permalink

    hindi nakatutuwa na madaming tao ang hindi pinalad na magkaroon ng magandang mata sa pagagamit ng camera. Isa ako doon. unfair!!!!!

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 5:15 pm | Permalink

      Awww. Baka naman nasa iba ang talent mo. :P

      • ryan
        Posted May 20, 2011 at 4:40 pm | Permalink

        procrastination. galing ko jan.

  6. Posted May 19, 2011 at 5:34 pm | Permalink

    ang dami palang mag-dyowa dun na kung maglingkisan eh feeling mo naman kagwapuhan ang lalaki at aagawin natin sa babae? okaythanksbye.

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 8:18 pm | Permalink

      Tomoooooo! Mas kabog kaya natin sila. Wahahahaha.

  7. Posted May 19, 2011 at 6:40 pm | Permalink

    ang mahal naman ng zip line! itatali ka lang naman sa isang rope para magslide.haha

    Baka hinahanap na kayo nung may ari ng cottage ngayon ah.haha

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 8:15 pm | Permalink

      Oo nga ang mahal eh. Siguro dahil sa maintenance and equipment na rin pati sa sweldo ng mga staff. Keri naman.
      Hindi namin kasalanan na walang naningil sa amin! We had to go eh. Hahaha.

  8. Posted May 19, 2011 at 6:41 pm | Permalink

    My blog is topak. Anyway here it is (the correct link pala, ewan ko why wala makita sa simula.. :( ). Starting to get back in the blog world. :) hihihihihihi

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 8:14 pm | Permalink

      Ayaw pa rin. Wala akong makita. >_<

  9. Posted May 19, 2011 at 7:51 pm | Permalink

    Cool photos! I also love the humor in your posts. ha!ha!

    Ano po gamit nio sa photowalk nio? DSLR? Curious lang.

    • Robbie
      Posted May 19, 2011 at 8:08 pm | Permalink

      Hello Deej! Point & shoot camera lang gamit ko. =)
      Thaks!

  10. Posted May 19, 2011 at 8:32 pm | Permalink

    10 out of 10 for the last shot. nice one! @_@

  11. Posted May 20, 2011 at 3:36 am | Permalink

    Kalokang mga caption hahaha! Sana pala may nagdala ng video para na-capture ang iyong rampadorang eksena sa napaka-relaxing Tagaytay! Mukhang masarap mag-emo dyan at itulak ang mga labers sa gilid (bitter much haha)

    Can’t wait for the DFAT posts hihi PRESSURE! :P

    • Robbie
      Posted May 20, 2011 at 7:18 am | Permalink

      Wahahaha. Hindi nga ako masyadong rumampa sa Tagaytay eh. But yeah ang daming lovers sarap pasabugan ng philbox. :))
      Next week na start siguro ng DFAT posts. Tapusin ko muna mga Tagaytay and other posts. Hahaha. Baka umabot ako ng 10 posts na puro DFAT eh.

  12. Posted May 20, 2011 at 5:49 am | Permalink

    ganda ng kalangitan, hindi makulimlim. good for profile pic chever.

    Dapat binato mo nung basag na bibe yung lovers na nipicturan mo ng panakaw. lols.

    at last pic, ikaw yung may creative pose. kaw na. :p

    • Robbie
      Posted May 20, 2011 at 7:30 am | Permalink

      Tagaytay is perfect for profile pics. Tuwing magpapalit ako ng profile pic pupunta ako sa tagaytay. Hahahaha. Char lang.
      As for the lovers, stone to death dapat! Hahahaha.

  13. Posted May 20, 2011 at 6:12 am | Permalink

    perking-perky ka sa last pic ah..tinext mo na ba si edward? hahaha

    • Robbie
      Posted May 20, 2011 at 7:30 am | Permalink

      Naman di ako ganun ka-desperado para magtext ng kung sinu-sino. Lol.

  14. Posted May 20, 2011 at 7:32 am | Permalink

    robbie parang ang bitter mo pag nakakakita ng lovers lol kaloka XD natawa ako sa side comments

    • Robbie
      Posted May 20, 2011 at 7:44 am | Permalink

      Ako?!?! BITTER?!?!?!?
      HINDI KAYAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Tseh! :))

  15. Posted May 20, 2011 at 4:36 pm | Permalink

    People’s Park in the Sky is a great place! Been there, kaso yung una mong pinuntahan – Picnic groove dinaan ko lang! sayang. .

    Bat ganon, parang ang inet sa tagaytay nung pumunta ako. wahhh!!

    • Robbie
      Posted May 21, 2011 at 4:41 pm | Permalink

      Gusto ko dun kasi pwede rin mag photoshoot. Ang ganda ng mga clouds. Wahahaha.

      Actually, mainit na rin sa Tagaytay ngayon, kaso malakas yung breeze at malamig nung nasa Picnic Grove overlooking the Taal Volcano.

  16. Posted May 20, 2011 at 6:37 pm | Permalink

    That last pic is awwzum! ;)

  17. Posted May 20, 2011 at 8:34 pm | Permalink

    Ang hirap ng Spot the Dork sa huli!!!!!

    • Robbie
      Posted May 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm | Permalink

      Talaga? Ako yung nakahawak sa pole kaya. Mahaba pa hair ko nun e. Chos.

  18. Di
    Posted May 20, 2011 at 9:13 pm | Permalink

    Winner ang spot the dork! Hahahahahaha!

  19. Posted May 21, 2011 at 1:41 am | Permalink

    cross-processing effect ba to o lightroom? galing ah

  20. Posted May 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm | Permalink

    di pa ako nakaikot sa picnic grove. fail =))

  21. Posted May 23, 2011 at 11:11 pm | Permalink

    “…to have a new photo for my Facebook profile.” Eto usually ginagawa ko pag nag-camwhore kami ng mga kaibigan ko, di ko lang masabi. HAHAHA

  22. donna
    Posted November 30, 2011 at 10:17 pm | Permalink

    wow! ang ganda ng colors ng mga pics. :) .adobe photo actions yan? if yes anong atn po? love it :))

  23. Kaye
    Posted May 13, 2012 at 9:41 am | Permalink

    I love your side comments! Will be visiting picnic grove tomorrow.

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