Part 9 of a series.
DAY 1.
After a sumptuous dinner at Kagay-anon Restaurant, we went inside Limketkai mall in the search for the ultimate Northern Mindanao dessert… VJANDEP PASTEL!
Unfortunately, the supermarkets (there are two inside the mall: Plaza Fair and Robinsons) ran out of pastel but they advised that we try to go to Divisoria so without further hubbub, we got out of the mall and took a cab to Divisoria.
Plaza Divisoria (also called Golden Friendship Park) was built in the early 1900′s as a town divider or fire breaker after a great fire that almost burned down the entire town. It is now a park dedicated to local and national heroes. Every Friday and Saturday night, Divisoria’s streets are closed to traffic and are filled with stalls selling food and other dry goods, transforming it into a bargain hunter’s paradise!
In the search for the Vjandep Pastel, which was now or never for us, we hopped from one stall to another. Most of the stalls only carried the other brand, which was not what we were looking for. We were almost becoming hopeless until we reached the last stall, and fortunately, they had Vjandep Pastel! For that, we bought 1 box for our midnight snack.
VJANDEP means Virgilio Jose AND Eleonor Popera, the business owners. It comes from Camiguin but they also have a branch in Cagayan de Oro City.
(…to be continued)
From CHONA T. BELLO:
Travelling is fun! When the airplane goes up and when I see clouds , I feel like I already in heaven. And, when I reach my distination I feel safe and comfort. And when I go the place I want to be I feel complete. Its fun, coz I experience other languages, culture, beliefs, even jokes from folks. I love nature. I love seas. I love rivers. All of this are GOD’s gift.
From jeric chan:
i l0ve this site , nindot ! may i use the divis0ria foto?