Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon happens every 15th of May in honor of San Isidro Labrador, Patron Saint of Farmers.
It's supposedly a showcase of the families' harvest, although I'm not sure anymore if that's still what they do.
Having been a resident of the neighboring Tayabas City for eight years, Pahiyas Festival was not new to the Nada Family, but it was for Popy, Gab, and my sister's boyfriend.
We checked in a boarding house from the 14th. We occupied a room with three double decks. Popy and I shared one. Gab stayed on the upper bunk. The room was warm despite Lucban's cool weather outside. Sigh.
I'm a great planner in trips. I kept telling my parents to book ahead, but we don't seem to be in the same page. The nearby hotels and even the ones in our hometown had been booked way way way back.
We got up early on the 15th and had breakfast in a small restaurant called Pizza Veloce right in front of the Southern Luzon State University. The staff who called us from the street was so entertaining, he convinced us to eat there.
We all ordered the breakfast set, and we were all full. I wasn't able to take photos of the food. I find that I'm always unable to do this because I'm always always too hungry (even after eating) to do so.
It was a good less than a kilometer walk to G. Cadelina St. where the festive houses start. Mind you, when it's Pahiyas, a long stretch of road is closed to private cars. So we opted to rent a room in Lucban itself and even that took sometime to get to the town proper. Even if you do get to drive into the city, there are no parking spaces. Lucban's streets are narrow, just enough for two lanes (one for each direction). It's advisable to book hotels in advance because they get fully-booked early on.
The traffic, again, was so bad. My sister and her boyfriend went ahead of us to Manila, and the travel from Lucban to Tayabas (which was normally 30-40min) took them 3 hours. 3 hours! Beware! I think, the fact that it was a weekend added to the traffic.
It's a bit hot that morning. Thanks to babywearing, by the way. Khale slept 75% of the entire walk. It was a great thing that there were 6 adults in the group. When he became wiggly and irritated while worn, Gab and Papa took turns in carrying him.
Another good thing about the festival is that you can go inside the houses and their displays to have your photo taken. And the greatest thing is that people invite you to eat, even when they're not part of the route. I love how they're so hospitable.
Here's our photowalk:
It will probably be a different trip next year. We're looking forward to it. :)
If you haven't seen Day 1 yet, click here. :) Days 3-5 are coming up soon.
It's supposedly a showcase of the families' harvest, although I'm not sure anymore if that's still what they do.
Having been a resident of the neighboring Tayabas City for eight years, Pahiyas Festival was not new to the Nada Family, but it was for Popy, Gab, and my sister's boyfriend.
We checked in a boarding house from the 14th. We occupied a room with three double decks. Popy and I shared one. Gab stayed on the upper bunk. The room was warm despite Lucban's cool weather outside. Sigh.
I'm a great planner in trips. I kept telling my parents to book ahead, but we don't seem to be in the same page. The nearby hotels and even the ones in our hometown had been booked way way way back.
We got up early on the 15th and had breakfast in a small restaurant called Pizza Veloce right in front of the Southern Luzon State University. The staff who called us from the street was so entertaining, he convinced us to eat there.
Image courtesy of Pizza Veloce |
It was a good less than a kilometer walk to G. Cadelina St. where the festive houses start. Mind you, when it's Pahiyas, a long stretch of road is closed to private cars. So we opted to rent a room in Lucban itself and even that took sometime to get to the town proper. Even if you do get to drive into the city, there are no parking spaces. Lucban's streets are narrow, just enough for two lanes (one for each direction). It's advisable to book hotels in advance because they get fully-booked early on.
The traffic, again, was so bad. My sister and her boyfriend went ahead of us to Manila, and the travel from Lucban to Tayabas (which was normally 30-40min) took them 3 hours. 3 hours! Beware! I think, the fact that it was a weekend added to the traffic.
It's a bit hot that morning. Thanks to babywearing, by the way. Khale slept 75% of the entire walk. It was a great thing that there were 6 adults in the group. When he became wiggly and irritated while worn, Gab and Papa took turns in carrying him.
Another good thing about the festival is that you can go inside the houses and their displays to have your photo taken. And the greatest thing is that people invite you to eat, even when they're not part of the route. I love how they're so hospitable.
Here's our photowalk:
It will probably be a different trip next year. We're looking forward to it. :)
If you haven't seen Day 1 yet, click here. :) Days 3-5 are coming up soon.