Formerly called Palace in the Sky and usually listed as one of the "places to see" in Tagaytay, these information requested by a friend who wish to get there via public transportation plus updated entrance fees and rates.

UPDATED January 2016


People's Park in the Sky Admission Rates and Fees:

Entrance fee: PhP30.00/head
Conference Hall rental: PhP2,500.00/day
View Deck (whole day): PhP800.00
View Deck (half-day): PhP500.00

Amphitheater (one day): PhP1,500.00
Amphitheater (half-day): PhP700.00

Picnic Huts rental rates: PhP100.00/day

How to get to People's Park in the Sky Tagaytay:

Please refer to this How to Get to Tagaytay post for detailed directions.

Map of People's Park in the Sky plus how to commute there by public transportation (map is edited screengrab of OpenStreetMap)

No information on People's Park in the Sky telephone contact number or official website for inquiries

Review:

People's Park in the Sky is a government-owned park that is actually not well maintained. The landscaping needs to be improved even with simple cleanliness. It does offer a different view of Taal Lake and Taal Volcano. If you have your own vehicle, you can't drive inside the park, you need to ride a jeepney to take you to the view deck, it's quite a long walk, please be forewarned :P

Related Posts on Tagaytay:
How to Get to Tagaytay
Sky Ranch Tagaytay
Tagaytay Zipline

Labels: Metro Tagaytay, Parks, Tagaytay City

How would you like to wine and dine at a bar and restaurant in Manila that revolves so you get a 360 degrees change of view after about two hours?

The first revolving restaurant located on top of a building that Tutubi visited was Baiyoke Sky in Bangkok, Thailand more than ten years ago. The sprawling Thai capital now has lots of revolving bars and restaurants but the idea has not caught on in Manila until a few years ago.


Tutubi, who prefers budget-friendly, frugal food finds and fun dining seldom splurges to eat at pricey fine dining restaurants. There are exceptions, of course, including this visit to a fine dining revolving restaurant in Quezon City called 100 Revolving Restaurant by Chef Jessie in Eastwood City, Libis.

Pictures of 100 Revolving Restaurant:

MDC 100 Building on E. Rodriguez Building (C-5), Eastwood City, Libis. in front of the building is Citibank Plaza and IBM Plaza

View of C-5 going to Ortigas Avenue, you'll see this view again from your table after two hours

Only the outer tables of the restaurant revolves, not the whole floor, of course!


Review of 100 Revolving Restaurant:

Location: conveniently located on C-5 in Libis, Quezon City and offers views of skyline of Eastwood City, Marikina River, Valle Verde and the cities of Pasig, Marikina and Quezon City

Parking: you can get free parking on the second level. Getting there is quite confusing but the building people were trained to assist and identify visitors going there. From parking elevator, you need to go down to the ground floor then transfer to the main elevator up to the 30th floor

Food: as usual, like in most hotels, Tutubi likes the soups, salads and desserts. The main course dishes were typical hotel/fine dining food. There's lechon de leche that time, sinful but it's not always so it's ok to stuff on a few cholesterol once in a while.


Clients: lots of VIPs, rich families and eye candies dining there. As Tutubi ate around lunch, the place is just a quarter full at 11am but full of people and long lines at the buffet table at 12nn, better come early.

Dress code: not strict like typical fine dining restaurants, saw people in shorts (even eye candies that require a second look)

Budget: PhP2,000.00/head and up

All in all: this fun dining restaurant is a romantic dinner date place on Valentines Day and some occasions that require prior reservation. Call their contact number up before actually going there, wait also for promos and discounts for cheaper fund dining (Tutubi was able to book there 50% off using Citibank credit card) :P

Labels: Quezon City Restaurants

For people looking for cheap family bonding perya style, there's this "old school" carnival that may remind oldies of the defunct Fiesta Carnival in Cubao, Quezon City where you can have a day of fun trying out rides for kids and young at heart. Residents of nearby Quezon City, Pasig City, Cainta, San Mateo and Antipolo can drop by here.

Marikina Grand Carnival at Riverbanks Center:

a view of Marikina River, the Riverbanks park (a favorite of morning joggers and afternoon promenaders) and SM City Marikina. Note too the posts of the bridge of LRT 2 often seen on the news when monitoring Marikina River water levels during rainy season, typhoons and floods.

the Riverbanks Amphitheater where concerts are usually held as well as fireworks displays


the ferris wheel of Marikina Grand Carnival is not safe for very young children as it's not sealed. Try the MOA Eye at SM Mall of Asia for safer ride.



Marikina Grand Carnival Rides Rates and Ticket Prices:

Ferris Wheel PhP30.00
Octopus PhP40.00
Dragon Coaster PhP40.00
Horror Train PhP30.00
Vortex PhP40.00
Kiddie Slide PhP30.00
Caterpillar PhP30.00
Grand Safari PhP30.00
Kiddie Train PhP30.00
Super Bee PhP30.00

same rate for adults and children

Operating Hours:
Opens daily at 4pm (amusement park is opened yearly during the Christmas holiday season in Marikina)

How to Get to Marikina Riverbanks:

Driving directions from Makati, head towards EDSA then C-5 (either via BGC or via Kalayaan Avenue), you will pass by Libis but take the "ilalim" of the Katipunan flyover passing by Monasterio de Sta. Clara, turn right to Aurora Boulevard then take the flyover going to Marikina City proper to A. Bonifacio where the entrance to Riverbanks Center can be found. Lots of parking spaces available (parking fee of P45.00 flat rate)

How to commute to Marikina Riverbanks:

From Cubao, take jeepneys/FX with signboards SSS, Fortune, Parang, Calumpang or San Mateo.

Via LRT 2, get off at the Katipunan station and take the jeepney/FX SSS, Fortune, Parang, Calumpang.


Other places of interest to see in Marikina:
Marikina World of Butterflies
Marikorea
Worlds Biggest Shoe
Marikina Shoe Museum
Marikina Doll Museum

Other Family Fun places:
Circle of Fun
Sky Ranch Tagaytay

Labels: Marikina, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Theme Parks