More Sunsets at UP Diliman

I am sharing a couple of sunset photos taken last week at UP Diliman. The first one is from my office as I was preparing for an evening class. The sun seemed to be sitting on top of a building. The second photo was taken just after the sun set (dusk) at the Quezon Hall, just behind the Oblation.

The tall buildings are located in the new Quezon City CBD around Trinoma. Prior to the buildings, we had a nice view of the mountains of the Bataan Peninsula.

The Oblation at dusk

More sunset photos in future posts!

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On aglio olio - Italianni's version

I think the pasta dish I enjoy the most has to be aglio olio. It ranks up there on my list along with pepperoncino and tartufo. Though we can make really good aglio olio at home, I still order the dish at some restaurants that we frequent like Amici and Italianni's. I also enjoyed this pasta while I was in Japan, usually in Saizeriya restaurants there.

Italianni's version of aglio olio comes with shrimps. It is a good version and they prepare the shrimp so it is not the dominant taste in the dish.

In some Italianni's branches you can have them separate the shrimps from the pasta. They will still cook the shrimps but separate from the pasta if you're sensitive to the taste or perhaps want to have aglio olio but allergic to shrimps.

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Shops at the Bicol International Airport

There are many choices for eating, drinking and shopping at the Bicol International Airport. Here's a quick share of them on this First of April.

There are many choices for the hungry here including Biggs, which has many branches across the Bicol region.

There are the familiar eats like Dunkin, Potato Corner

The shops include many selling local products.

Shops include an OTOP shop, one selling mainly souvenir shirts, and another selling various handicrafts.

Chocolates by Mayon Gold

I got a few shirts for myself, the wife and our daughter. I also got a few bars of chocolates to enjoy and write about later. Tip to travelers looking for souvenir shirts: They have more variety and higher quality shirts and designs here than in Cagsawa or other touristy areas in Albay. And that's no April's Fool joke!

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