Sala Piano Museum, Cebu

No walking this time. Malayo daw (actually, just about 2km) from the Osmeña House. But this was exciting for most of my companions because.., we rode a jeep. O diba?

We crossed Osmeña Blvd. (better known as Jones Ave.), to wait for a jeep in front of 'McDonald's Jones' (the 1st McDo branch in Cebu, in case you didn't know), that could take us north to Gorordo Ave., where this Sala Piano Museum is located. Crazy fun!

Yes it was fun, especially when I told my friends to holler "lugar lang", if it was time for us to get off! A KJ girl kasi butted in to tell them "actualy you can just say "para"!

Anyway, we arrived at the house with its gate open, but a guard told us they already "closed for public viewing" since noontime due to a private event happening tonight.
My friends begged that we be allowed to at least take photos at/of this grassy front. Permission granted hahaha! I think that guy in white was part of event preparations.

Since we couldn't enter, we asked the guard questions, some of which he answered naman. For my part, I asked if there were a lot of pianos in there (as this wood house looked rather small and fragile to me). He told us: "hundreds of souvenir/toy pianos".
So okay, that gave me peace of mind hehehe! Miniature etc. pianos -parang yung sa Magallanes (Makati) house niya that I have chanced upon a dyaryo some years ago!

Nya? Sino sya? Aw, si Ingrid Sala Blanco Santamaria, yung concert pianist.

I also asked the guard if malaki o maluwag ba sa loob nyan? He said yes, and parties or concerts are held in there, or sometimes here (he was pointing to the grassy lawn).

Well, we left everything else to our imaginations, but wow pa rin!

Then we went to Sto. Niño Basilica. Taralets!
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