Déjà vu: Local version of bangkok?

Most of my friends who have seen these photos thought that I 've set my foot again on another adventure trip in a foreign land. A smart assumption of their expression would be, "oh! this is Thailand". So I guess you were fooled as well. Who would have thought that it is not? (hehehe)

Yep, that's right, you're eyes are not deceiving you. If going to different places is your passion, then there's a taste of asian spirit that's just right for you... without hurting your wallet.

A place where you'll see a different twist of the Philippines, but the hosptality is still experienced in the traditional filipino way. An ambiance with a touch of buddism. The very first experience (of a kind) I had locally.

"Isdaan", is what people call it. Offers freshly catched fish cooked in different style that's just right for you. Just about 50 km. away (approx an hour) from the city of friendship, Angeles. The landmark is in the town of Gerona and is very visible when you pass along the national highway of Tarlac when going up north. Those massive statues of muscular men holding a big catch will surely get your attention.

After enjoying a sumptuous meal, you can start taking snaps of what the place is famous for. I know that that's what you are after, because you can tell your friends, or you can fool them too, that you went on a bangkok trip. If they haven't been here, then an intelligent guess would be, you have tricked them successfully.

And giving you a little bit of trivia courtesy of Wikipedia, did you know that the "Isdaan Fresh Catch Restaurant" is owned and managed by Rod Ongpauco, the same one who owns the Barrio Fiesta chain of restaurants? Suprised? I was too!