interesting estabs

after i arrived in dumaguete, of course i went over to the cathedral. (i have to confess: i went to get an amazing massage first--at only P250!!!) and i discovered that they did a major facelift on the place. it certainly didn't look like the cathedral i visited when i was last there. but they retained the historic belltower.

nearby, we discovered a new italian place, that's pretty much laidback. it's called buonissimo, and it's run by a G.I. (as in genuine italian). he's a retired pilot from milan. the food is sooo good and the prices are soooo affordable. we ate there several times during my stay, trying out their pasta and pizza and tiramisu. yum!

i also found out that there's an ice cream company that's from dumaguete, and whose market is the visayas. it's called panda ice cream, and they purport to have less fat and less sugar in their ice cream. they also have soya milk. the design of their ice cream parlor, near the boulevard, is really nice. we tried the fried ice cream. interesting!!!

oh, and there's a mcdonald's there too. sort of. apparently, the branch in bacolod sent over vans that they parked beside bethel inn. it's exploratory, i gather. and no, didn't give in to the fries and sundae temptation. (i have a rule about these things: no malls, no fastfood during out of town trips)

i got to see this house that gets overhauled every few years, and is opened to the public during christmastime, garbed in major decorations.