**Hello, my dear Hivers!**
Today, I’m sharing with you the continuation of my previous blog, this time, I’ll be highlighting what happened after we attended the Food Cart seminar at McDo.
On our way home, my papa decided to stop by the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. He stopped at the small store below the shrine, where mama went to get some candles and one bottle water.
A few minutes later, after she bought the candles, I was surprised when our vehicle took a turn. It turns out we were actually going to visit the shrine! And I am so good. This time, we took the shortcut road instead of the long stairs.
As we were heading there, I remember there was a time I came here with my aunt. We came through the really high stairs. The trees in that area were really huge and pretty to look at. This aunt of mine, the one I used to go with, actually lives in the city. Every time she comes home for a family gathering, she always remembers coming along with her family to visit the shrine.
But this time, she was not with us since they already returned to the city. Sometimes, they even take a motorcycle just to get here. Even if it were just a walk or going to the beach but happened to pass by the shrine, she never forgets to stop here on the way back home.
Going back, before we went up, some candle vendors welcomed us, saying, “Ate, Kuya, buy some candles,” but my mama kindly replied, “We already have candles, thank you.”
As we were going up, this beautiful view greeted us, tall, lush green trees, blooming flowers, and the weather was really nice. It felt so refreshing.
When we finally reached the place, the gate had already been locked. I looked inside and saw a car parked within, and so I told papa, "Pa, there's a car inside." His reply was, "Ask Ate if we can still get inside". But mama just insisted to politely asked the guard if we could enter since we were just going to stay for a short while.
Luckily, they opened the gate, then we went in.
After having parked, we hurried to the altar. And yes, I go there with my papa and mama.
Anyway, let me show you around. If we already saw lots of trees outside, there were also plenty of beautiful plants inside. There were all kinds of them, and the whole place was really clean, you can really tell it’s well taken care of.
A few minutes later, we lit our candles. There were not that many people at the time of lighting since it was already late in the afternoon.
After a while, we were heading back home, and this was the view from which we descended.
On the way home, we also passed by some tall coconut trees all lined up, it really gave off tropical vibes.
And that’s all for today’s blog, my dear Hivers.
**Thank you so much for reading!**