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Bacolod Travel Diary

New Government Center
An elementary buddy invited me to join her in Bacolod last year. We met on a Friday evening in McDonalds Colon and took our dinner before we went to Cebu North Bus Terminal. RORO buses going to Bacolod City can be found in both Cebu South and North bus terminals but trips are more frequent in the latter.

The bus departed at 2 AM and arrived in Toledo City at 4 AM.  We boarded in our decks for the boat trip going to San Carlos City. We arrived in San Carlos at 6 AM and rode the bus again going to Bacolod via El Salvador. We arrived in Bacolod City past 9 AM already and checked in at East Square Inn. We booked through booking.com because the booking website does not require a credit card for us to reserve. The hotel has good reviews too. We had a good stay except for the TV that was not functioning. The inn is walking distance to the city's entertainment and restaurant hubs. 

We arrived in Bacolod City late so we were not able to go and see Balay Negrense in Silay City. We met our tour guide in Lion's Park Grill Haus at Bacolod's Manokan Country where we had our lunch and tasted Bacolod's chicken inasal. It is a must try place to go to because of their pleasant food service, accommodating crew, and Bacolod's remarkably delicious and flavorful skewered chicken.

After lunch, the guide took us to Bacolod City's New Government Center. Inside Bacolod's new government center are detailed, realistic and artistic creations of Bacolod's local artists of the city's past and present leaders.

After this, we went to Campuestohan. Read my blog about Campuestohan here.
After Campuestohan is Bacolod's The Ruins. Read my blog about The Ruins here. 
After The Ruins, the tour guide took us Calea Cakes and Pastries. It is a must try in Bacolod City because of its wide array of sweet cakes and goodies.
Calea Cakes and Pastries
We went back to East Square Inn and took a rest. We had our dinner at Sander's Coffee and Sausages. In the morning, we had our breakfast and rode a tricycle going to Bacolod City Ceres Bus Terminal. Across it, you can find vans that will take you to Lakawon Island. You can read my blog about Lakawon Island here.
We departed from Lakawon Island at 5PM and rode the bus going to Escalante City and dropped off at Sagay City. In Sagay, we rode the Ceres bus that goes directly to Cebu North Bus Terminal via Tabuelan.

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