La Mesa Ecopark

In between Christmas and New Year there were 6 days of nothingness. We already spend two spending the kid’s aguinaldos (*wink) and going back home. That leaves us 4 more, and so aside from watching movies, we think it is best to take the kids out. The choices were: La Mesa Ecopark, Manila Ocean Park, Museo Pambata or Enchanted Kingdom. This outing is on the kid’s best interest and so we asked them where they want to. Their unanimous answer was Ecopark (they like the word park and they know they can do bike riding there). Good choice kids! It was the cheapest of them all..

La Mesa Ecopark is located in Quezon City, somewhere in Commonwealth Avenue. We drove down there utilizing the C5 road. Ortigas Extension, exits to C5 in IPI, then to Commonwealth.. We were lost as I thought the entrance to the Ecopark was along the road. We have to go back and thought of entering the La Mesa compound the other way. It turns out that the road we are planning to take is the part where they house the water treatment facility. Opps! We have to go back (bad thing before the good thing) and pay attention on the road, while my eyes were fixed on the map (how did I do that? I don’t know, but I end up with my head throbbing hard). Finally we reached our destination!

The park was all green, right to be called an Ecopark. The entrance to the park was not free, but it was very cheap. We paid a dollar each, free of charge for kids less than 3 feet. Bike rentals were cheap too (see their site for the rates). The food was cheap too, a meal which consist of rice and grilled fish or pork with a salted egg side dish was priced more or less 1 dollar and fifty. And it was tasty. Tables and chairs were open for rentals.. At 3 dollar a set (good fro 4), not bad for a day use.

Kayil and Mico enjoyed the day with their rented bikes, in the playgorund in between. Mommy and Chico found some shed and watch them and play with the camera. Daddy watching over the two (praning mode..)

The trip was fun, only we did not stay long..

Another bad thing about it, some idiot slammed their car door on ours, leaving one of our doors with scratches and vent. The car color was red judging from the scratch.. Moronic people are everywhere.. even on parks.