My first visit to Baguio City was when I was still a teenager back in 1973. From  Teachers Camp, it was easy to go Session Road or Burnham Park but after the passing of many decades, the whole city has become more congested with people and more vehicles of all types. It is for this reason that I usually don’t go to Session Road, the public market or the Burnham Park anymore when I visit Baguio City. I haven’t been to these places for decades now.

But yesterday, after visiting the Dominican Hill, my family and I were ready to go home but we somehow got lost in the city haha! Google Maps was no help at all. The GPS signal got lost many times as we drove in tight, sharp curves and steep roads due maybe to the city’s varying terrain and dense concentration of buildings. It got me even more confused and lost in the city.

And so I ended up at Burnham Park without me intending to hahaha! Since we were already there, we decided to park the car and check the series of souvenir shops nearby.  My daughter was actually looking for a gift that she can give to her friend abroad and so that was timely.

I saw a public toilet so we all went there. In my travels around the country, I have noticed that public toilets are no longer free. One has to pay in order to use the toilet. But this particular “comfort room” at Burnham Park amused me hahaha! They give a discounted price for senior citizens hahaha! I thought that was funny.

On our way to the souvenir shops, I noticed a homeless man sleeping in the park. I felt sorry for him and I wondered how he is able to survive the cold at night. It did rain a little bit but somehow it did not bother him at all nor did get up. Maybe he was just drunk and not a homeless man. I don’t really know.

After that unplanned shopping for souvenirs at Burnham Park, we went home back to Laguna. It was nice to drop by that park again after so many decades.