HINDI mo na kailangang gumastos sa ibang bansa para ma-experience mo ang flower fields ng Amsterdam dahil sa Sirao Garden na isa sa mga sikat na tourist attractions in the highlands of Cebu.
Sa Sirao Garden, wala kang maitulak-kabigin dahil sa angking ganda ng lugar na aakalain mong nasa ibang bansa ka pero nasa Pilipinas lang pala na hindi malaki ang gastos na puntahan.
Little Amsterdam kung tawagin ang Sirao Garden dahil sa mga celosia na nakatanim dito.
Tila nakisama pa sa magandang panahon ang fully bloomed flowers ng celosia nang aming datnan kasama ng iba pang mga lokal na turista sa lugar.
Ayon sa kwento ng may-ari ng lugar na si Elena Sy Chua, isang accidental tourist spot ang Sirao Garden na pagmamay-ari ng kanilang pamilya.
Bilang isang flight attendant, nakuha nito ang inspirasyon ng pagtatanim ng bulaklak mula sa mga bansang tinutungo nito at isa na rito ang celosia.
Nagsimula sa maliit na hardin hanggang nag-viral sa social media at ngayon isa na sa mga pinakadinarayong attraction site sa Cebu.
Bukod sa nakamamanghang Amsterdam feels, marami pang mga bulaklak ang makikita sa buong hardin gaya ng imported na red sunflower na bibihira sa bansa at marami pang attraction sites.
Sa hindi rin kalayuan, isa pang mini-type Sirao Garden ang tinungo ng aming grupo na tiyak mo ring kaaaliwan dahil sa mga atraksiyon dito.
Kung ako nama’y tatanungin niyo abay sinubukan kong mag pigeon feeding mababait naman sila, medyo may kaunting kiliti sa palad habang tinutuka ang kanilang pagkain pero sa huli sulit ang experience.
Ayon sa Department of Tourism Central Visayas, hindi naman masama ang mag-explore sa ibang bansa, pero mas mainam anila, na unahin muna ang ating bayan na tiyak mong maipagmamalaki sa ibang bansa.
“So for Day 1 we went to Sirao Gardens the ever beautiful and we were very lucky kasi full bloom siya at this time. It really made our visit there in a way perfect and then we went of course to Evo the glamorous camping facilities. There is no reason why people would not go there especially these days na we have long weekend and everyone is looking forward to enjoy and spend time with their family. Christmas is coming up and then of course there’s series of activities heading our way. So, I’m sure this would help DOT Central Visayas in our effort to fully recover the soonest as fast as we can. And then for today the highlight of the day I’d say the Adlawon where we are having our dinner and we have prepared a treat for everyone when we showcased our Filipino martial arts. We invited our friends, they did some demo and everyone learned a step or two about arnis or some will call it eskrima or the Filipino martial arts,” pahayag ni Gelena Asis-Dimpas, Chief Tourism Operations Officer, DOT Central Visayas.
At sa pagbubukas ng maraming oportunidad dahil sa bumababang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, hinimok nito ang publiko na maglaan ng sapat na panahon at pagpapahalaga sa biyayang ipinagkaloob ng Diyos sa Pilipinas at ipagmalaki ito saan mang dako ng mundo.
“I’m inviting everyone to come to Cebu see for themselves, experience all these, our farm court fitness under our Farm Seven Program and that is why it’s perfect to…as you can see we are promoting our farm court fitness so the fitness component can be you know like learning about yoga but then as you said it’s best to learn about our own heritage and that is being embodied in the Filipino martial arts and Cebu where a home to more than 30 systems and clubs, Filipino martial arts systems and clubs, and it has been a known as Mecca for a such martial arts. Those who learned about it from different parts all over the world, their learning journey about the Filipino martial arts is not complete without coming over to Cebu and directly engage with our Grand Master and Supreme Grand Master. That’s the reason why we’re bringing in the light, the attention to the highlands like for example we are in a…some of the farms that we’ve visited, we’ve visited is in Balamban area up in the highland of Cebu and then there are some that’s part of Cebu City but it’s the highlands of Cebu City not the urban center of Cebu City. There are many trails, heritage trails, even the circuits in the north and in the south and just waiting for us to enjoy it,” dagdag ni Dimpas.
