Pizza Again at Simon's Inn
I thought that since I have been to Batad village, I would know what to expect now. However, that wasn’t the case. The moment I stepped outside the Saddle, it was like at totally new path for me. Indeed, it has been more than six years since I last set foot on this path, I thought that it wouldn’t change that much. Maybe it did, maybe it didn’t, but I don’t remember the path being like that. Maybe my memory is failing me. Last time a friend of mine accompanied me to the village, this was my first time alone. Maybe I wasn’t paying attention.
Anyway, after about 45 minutes of walking. The constant pounding on the knees is already taking its toll on me. I was already huffing and puffing, and this was downhill. I dread to imagine how it would be like to go back up the same way. The was not much to see along the way though, we met a local girl going the other way, and she was it was still 30 minutes away. I was already wondering why did I decide to come here knowing it will be a difficult climb when we were suddenly met by the mejestic view of the ampitheater of Batad.
Simon's Inn at Batad
I quickly made my way to Simon’s Inn, where I stayed the last time. There didn’t seem to be anyone staying there at the time and Simon was nowhere in sight. Anyway I go a room for myself and just crashed into the bed. I spent a while to admire the view from Simon’s Inn balcony. This time the village as electricity but at night it was still eerily quiet. I made the mistake of leaving my window open at night when I was getting to bed, when I turn off I realized my mistake, there were a lot of insects that were attracted to the light of the room. Try as I might I won’t be able to chase them out, some were quite huge too. May I could just sleep with them.
When I closed the lights, I discovered that the room was filled with fireflies, lots of them. Sure they were pretty and all, but it was really irritating since they don’t keep still and kept flying in the dark. I tried to tough it out but it was no use. I opened another room’s light hoping it would attract them out of my room, but it was taking forever. I decided to just switch to another room. Everybody was already asleep so I just took a room next door and finally got to sleep soundly.
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email of Simon’s inn in Batad, for reservation?
thanks
Uri
hi uri,
unfortunately, i don’t have any contact information for simon’s inn. internet connection in batad would very spotty if at all present. the village was only recently connected to the power grid. i doubt broadband would be there at all, you’d be lucky to even get a mobile signal! having said that, last i heard, there is mobile signal there but it may not be reliable. the place is in a valley, so mobile signals may not be able to reach it unless they put a tower on the ridge itself.
i encourage you to just go there. in both times that i visited batad or banaue, i never had to reserve anything. he does have quite a few rooms and i although have never been there too many times, in the event that there aren’t any vacancies at his place, there are others in the village. you don’t have to find them, they will find you. i hope you enjoy your visit there, it would be worth the trek!
thanks for visiting!