Caliraya Lake

Situated in the southernmost part of Sierra Madre mountain range, Caliraya Lake lies between the town of Cavinti, Lumban and Kalayaan in Laguna. It is a 2-3 hours drive from Manila with an elevation of 1200 feet above sea level. Caliraya Lake is a man made lake built by the Americans on 1937 for the purpose of generating hydro electric power.

Several resorts were built beside the lake with recreational activities that includes: largemouth bass fishing, wind surfing, kite boarding, wake boarding, jet skiing, water skiing, boating, golf, camping and other outdoor sporting activities.

How to Get There:
1.) Take a bus bound to Sta Cruz, Laguna (DLTB or Greenstar), their terminal is in LRT Buendia.
2.) Alight in Pagsawitan then ride a jeepney that passes Caliraya Lake (Lumot bound jeeps).

Venice - Home of the Authentic Italian Food in LB

My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary and we were looking for a place that is cozy, yet somewhere that I haven't been into. So we've tried  "Venice", which claims to be the home of the authentic Italian food in Los Banos, true enough the owner/chef is an Italian national so the authenticity is unquestionable.

The place is cozy, which features several Italian inspired paintings. The background music is something that you don't usually hear in your FM radio - Italian songs and tune. The ambiance is great, well ventilated and properly lit.

I like Italian foods and it is actually on the top of my bucket list such as: Spaghetti, Lasagna, Pizza and Fettucini to name a few. But out of curiosity I ordered something that I haven't tried before, like the "Penne 4 Cheese". That was my first time to taste the menu, and im a little disappointed. Aside from the 4 cheese used, it has no other ingredients except for the white creamy saucy and the cheese was quite salty maybe that's how it's supposed to be. We also tried their "Pizza Venice Style", it is a 12 inch pizza with the right mixture of cheese and I can tell that they use tuna or salmon but the addition of oregano leaves is something that I don't really like. We also had Banana and Mango Shake which is good with it's milky delicious taste.

Rating:

6 out 10