My brother shared this information about the pilgrimage of the relic of St. Francis of Assisi. He went to St. Francis of Assisi church at Lourdes Mandaluyong last week. My brother-in-law went with my nephew and niece there. Unfortunately, I've not had the opportunity to visit. However I will probably get a chance between June 23 to 26 when the relic is at Santa Clara, which is just along Katipunan and near my office. Here is the official itinerary shared to me by my brother.
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We were back in Tagaytay last weekend. We decided to have lunch at Bag of Beans but instead of going to the original restaurant, we went to Charito, which was supposed to have an excellent view of Taal Lake and Volcano (there wasn't a good view that time because of the haze). We ended up ordering and enjoying what was probably one of the best roast beef we've had.
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| What looks like a serving of roast beef is actually half of an order. We were right to split this along with the rice, which we really didn't mind not finishing as the beef was that good. |
We were so hungry that I didn't take photos of the pasta our daughter ate. I also forgot to take a photo of the frozen blueberry cheesecake. I will probably take those photos in the (near) future when we eat there again.
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From time to time, we come across some snacks given to us as gifts (pasalubong) by friends from abroad. These dark chocolate bites is a good example of something that tastes good while supposedly being healthy (i.e., plant-based, less sugar and dark chocolate)
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| The ingredients and look make these basically like energy bars. |
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| Nutrition and other information at the back of the package. |
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| Nutrition facts |
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| Ingredients - though not mentioned here but indicated at the top of the package, it claims to have 70% dark chocolate. |
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| The chocolate bites also has a heartwarming story to go with it. |
I don't know if this is available in supermarkets here but I wouldn't mind purchasing one or more packs if I see these on their shelves.
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