The City of Baguio (Ibaloi: Ciudad ni Bagiw; Ilokano: Ciudad ti Baguio; Pangasinan: Siyudad na Baguio; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Baguio) is a highly urbanized city located in the province of Benguet in northern Luzon island of the Philippines. The city has become the center of business and commerce as well as the center of education in the entire Northern Luzon thereby becoming the seat of government of the Cordillera Administrative Region (C.A.R.).[3] According to the 2010 census, Baguio City has a population of 318,676.[2]

Our grand and glorious room!

Baguio City was established by the Americans as a hill station in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway. It was the United States' only hill station in Asia.[4] The name of the city is derived from the Ibaloi word bagiw meaning 'moss.' The Ibaloi is the indigenous language in the Benguet Region,. The city is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,540 meters (5,050 feet) in the Luzon tropical pine forests ecoregion conducive for the growth of mossy plants and orchids.^[citation needed^]

World War II

On April 26, 1945, Filipino troops of the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the USAFIP-NL 66th Infantry Regiment and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division of the United States Army entered Baguio City and fought against the Japanese Imperial Army forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita which started the Battle for the Liberation of Baguio City during World War II.

Baguio is the site of the formal surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita and Vice Admiral Okochi. It is where they gave up the entire Imperial Japanese Armed Forces to American authorities at the High Commissioner's Residence (now the United States Ambassador's Residence) in Camp John Hay on September 3, 1945, marking the end of World War II.

Because of its cool climate, Baguio City was designated by the Philippine Commission as the "Summer Capital" of the Philippines on June 1, 1903 wherein the government was transferred to city to escape the lowland heat during summer. It was incorporated as a chartered city by the Philippine Assembly on September 1, 1909, as authored by former Philippines Supreme Court Justice George A. Malcolm. The City of Baguio celebrated its Centennial on September 1, 2009.

1990 earthquake

The very strong 1990 Luzon earthquake (Ms = 7.8) destroyed much of the city of Baguio on July 16, 1990.[5] A significant number of buildings and infrastructure were damaged; major highways were temporarily severed; and a number of houses were leveled or severely-shaken with a significant loss of life. Some of the fallen buildings were built on or near fault lines. Baguio City was rebuilt with the aid from the national government and various international donors such as Japan, Singapore and other countries.

Bathroom with a sink and toilet that works!

Great shower with no mold, cockroaches and all
the hot water we want!  After we all checked in, we met
in the dining room and I think partly because we were
tired and excited about the accommodations, we got
a little giddy as we stated, "Wow, we have sheets."  "Wow
we have towels, and washcloths,"  "Oh, we have hot
water."  Anyway, it was pretty funny to hear of the comforts
we had missed and were accustomed to.

Araucaria tree (I think) - we had seen one
in Chile many, many years ago

 Baguio
We only spent a night and part
of a morning here.  We want 
to go back sometime!

Pretty

Part of John Day Center

Lovely

Simply gorgeous

Edward lovess to take pictures of flowers!

A dead tree carved into a totem pole.  It has a plane,
a bomb, soldiers etc.  Really cool.

American friendship garden

Manuel Quezon

Tribute to Abraham Lincoln

The back of the Manor Hotel

Walkway

There was a parade the day before we got to Baguio.  This
is the float from the hotel we stayed at.  It is made of
flowers, so I guess it was like a Rose Bowl Parade.