Breakfast at the Legazpi City National Airport
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Our flight from Legazpi City to Manila was at 7.25 a.m. on Black Saturday. Because we have had a nasty of experience of missing our flight and spending extra to get tickets for the next flight (that happened last year and it’s a very long and emotionally exhausting story that cost me over four thousand pesos, so never mind), thereafter, we always made sure we followed the requirement of checking in at least two hours before the departure time. So, we were at the Legazpi City National Airport a little after 5.00 a.m. To our surprise, the airport was closed. As in locked. According to the street sweepers, the employees and the cops (airport security) had not yet arrived.
I don’t know if this only happens during Lent or if it’s the general rule there. But it was bad for us — even the airport canteens were closed. No toilets, no food, no drinks, nowhere to sit comfortably. Three quarters of an hour later, we were so hungry that when a taho vendor passed by, we were all over him. Perhaps it was just sheer hunger but that was the best taho I’ve ever had in my entire life.
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10 Responses to “Breakfast at the Legazpi City National Airport”We feast everyday!
Probably because you were too hungry that it tasted great. When I’m too hungry, I’d normally say “this is the best meal I ever had…”. I remember taking shots of Mount Mayon from the airport. =)
I did too — take shots of Mayon. From the airport gate and then again just before boarding the plane. But the best shots were taken from the old Planetarium.
I didn’t even know that Legaspi had an airport. Last time I went there, I took the train from Manila in a monsoon, and then bus. Legaspi as I remember, was a shithole, aside from the hot roasted and spicey peanuts sold in newspaper wrappings.
PNR train? Now, that is penitence.
I took the train once, on the way to Daraga Albay. It was mostly for the experience so I enjoyed the whole ride.
Speedy did that once a long time ago. He said “masakit sa katawan.” hehehhe
i’ve had many meals in that airport canteen in the background. buti nga hindi na cancel ang flight.
maraming mga issue ang legaspi airport sa weather na maraming mga flight na naka-cancel.
There are two canteens, ‘di ba? The one the left of the photo was selling frozen pinangat for P80. Tempting pero hand carry na yun.
masarap yung pinangat doon sa tabaco, albay. parati akong humihinto pag naka kotse ako nung araw at bumibili ng frozen. inuuwi ko sa manila.
Nagsisisi na tuloy ako at di ako nag-uwi ng frozen.