Camp John Hay @ Baguio City, Mountain Province

PS Note: It has already been a LONG TIME ever since I have posted :P Here is why:
1. Me and my group mates went to Japan to participate in the 2014 Asian International Children's Film Festival to present the Philippines (our film was chosen and it was a privilege!)
2. My pointing finger of my right hand got rotten on the upper part and I had it operated on. Right now I am still taking medications. (It was painful as hell...but of course not as painful as giving birth to a donkey...maybe).
3. SCHOOLWORKS and ASSIGNMENTS....took me AT LEAST A WEEK to finish them all...

Well now you know my rise and eventual fall...2 times....ahahaha

I actually visited these places in the summer, but they are great destinations to go to on Christmas break! :D





Camp John Hay was used as a rest place for the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines and was run by the US Air Force before its time of closure. It was first created when Former President Theodore Roosevelt signed a decree reserving a portion of Benguet for military reservation by the US Army.

Although it is no longer a military base,there is still the American Residence in the camp which serves as the summer residence of the United States Ambassador of the Philippines, and therefore the public is not allowed to enter its premises.

In Camp John Hay, we visited 3 places: Bell House, the Bell House Gardens, and the Cemetery of Negativism.

1. Bell House

This was the official rest house of General John Franklin Bell. This house is very well-preserved, and is a beautiful piece of American architecture during the American occupation in the Philippines.

 View from the patio

painting on one of the walls

2. Bell House Gardens

I made a lot of turns and walking in small stone paths surrounded by tall pine trees...what's nice is I found a small gazebo in the middle of the forest. :D

 The Gazebo in the woods

The seal of the camp is inscribed on the floor of the gazebo

 Ampitheatre

 Ampitheatre

 View from the stairs leading to the Bell House

3. Cemetery of Negativism

The Cemetery of Negativism, also known as the Lost Cemetery, is created so that the soldiers in the American Period could "bury" their negative thoughts, and emotions, especially those thought about after fighting in the many wars that happened in the Philippines. Therefore, there are NO buried bodies and cadavers in this cemetery. It's just a bunch of tombstones with names like "Who Dunnit?" and "Kno Dam Wai".

After this trip we took a taxi (it was hard finding one in the camp so beware) and stepped off at Burnham Park. We were in a hurry for the bus so we were not able to go roam around the park. Maybe next time when I visit Baguio again...