Alcoy Weekend Getaway: Bodo's Bamboo Bar and Tingko Beach

Finally, after a lot of wishful thinking moments, we finally went to Alcoy last May.

Alcoy is at the southern part of Cebu with a distance of approximately 93 km from the provincial capital. We just commuted and after a 2-hour trip via Ceres bus, we arrived at this municipality.

We stayed at Bodo's Bamboo Bar, located at an elevated portion of the town, that has a spectacular view of the sea. Then, the following day, we headed to the public beach, Tingko. The beach would have been so beautiful with its fine white sand, if not for some trash littered by the people at the shore. (When will we ever learn?)

Anyway, here are some of the pictures of our Alcoy weekend getaway,

our cottage

Bodo's landscape

overlooking the ocean seen...

...at the back porch

the resto

some afternoon coffee to wake us up

then its time to hit the pool!

Dinner time! Family size pizza... I'm telling you, its HUGE!

what's a pizza without beer?

a few rounds of pool

The next day, we headed to Tingko Beach which was a few minutes away via tricycle,

my Tingko beach essentials

Alcoy Mission, accomplished!

A weekend alternative

Then it had to rain, again, on a weekend! Thus, the Tingko Beach plan would have to be pushed to another weekend. I'm not sure exactly when though.

Anyway, to avoid another weekend of boredom, Mr. Gee, my housemates and I, decided to go to the "bukids". We thought of Mr. A which is not exactly on top of a mountain but it is at the most elevated part of Cebu City.

The last time I went there was almost a year ago, and we were pleasantly surprised that they now have a cafe overlooking the entire Cebu City landscape! A breath of fresh air if you ask me. You can easily imagine a "getaway" without actually getting out of the city. Easy on the budget and hassle-free, especially on a rainy day.
  

The cafe itself was wonderful. The location was incomparable from any other cafes in the city considering that you have a spectacular view of the entire city. The gloomy afternoon turned out to be satisfying for us. The breeze was cool and utterly relaxing. 

view from the cafe

 Not only was the place cool and comfy but the cafe also serves a variety of pastries, coffee and tea. We got to order only the beverages. I ordered the Hazelnut Mocha Frappe (Php110), while my housemate got Caramel Macchiato (Php95). Mr. Gee and my other housemate ordered brewed coffee (Php80). The items on the menu are varied and the prices are reasonable.

Clockwise from top left: Hazelnut Mocha Frappe, the gang, Caramel Macchiato, Brewed coffee w/ a free butter cookie

I had the chance to use their powder room, and I was impressed with the interiors. Very clean, very stylishly designed, with some scents and flowers at the lavatory. 

When we had our fill of the coffee, the beers came. Now, Mr. A already has a restaurant just a few steps higher from where the cafe is located. The best thing about it is that, you can order from the restaurant menu even if you're seated at the cafe. Very convenient for the customers!

Hope your weekend was great too!