The City of Smiles has so much going on that will not only satisfy the tummy, but one's mind and soul as well.
Walk around the Capitol Park and lagoonA good place to start discovering Bacolod is the lagoon and park in the middle of the city. Stop by and say hello to the Department of Tourism officers on one corner of the park. They occasionally give out a passport that’s really a walking tour around the park that includes checkpoints that lead you to sculptures of interest, the Provincial Capitol, a forest park, and the Negros Museum.
About half an hour north of Bacolod is Silay. It’s best if you just reserve an entire day as there are so many sights to see, photos to take and post, as well as stories from the safe to the NSFW that make history go way beyond dates and names. Several houses in Silay like Balay Negrense, the Hofileña Ancestral House, and Bernardino- Jalandoni Museum are open for visitors to carefully look around very preserved rooms and furniture.
To the northwest past Silay Airport is Patag which reminded me of Baguio with the roads shrouded in pine trees. This is still a developing area with new high-end places to visit like the Ilaya Mountain Resort that has modern comforts like cabins and glamping.
The resort is operated by the local government with a hotel and cottages for rent should you wish to stay the night.Negros will always be known as the island that sugar built. While the sugar industry is not where it used to be, one can't help but be entranced by kilometer upon kilometer of sugar canes while on the roads, with the well maintained trucks from the 1940s loaded to the brim with sugarcanes.
There are several haciendas that are open to the public, Hacienda Rosalia in Manapla being one of the most prominent.
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