Bikers in Quezon City are unanimous in choosing the UP campus in Diliman as a weekend retreat.But during this quarantine nobody is allowed to bike or even stroll on the sprawling campus. But I managed to get into the campus with a daughter after I showed the lone guard my travel authority issued by the Covid Shield task force as an LSI. I was planning to go back to my hometown in December.I drove my daughter from her work in Makati to savor the fresh air and the smell of newly cut grasses. The bottomline is, the campus is one of the few open parks in the metropolis where fresh air could be savored. .It has huge expanse of open areas where you could walk, jog or bike. But the lone guard disallowed us to disembark from the car and do some jogging. It was during GCQ time when even light exercises were discouraged. But it was a trip worth the effort.

The layout of the campus is well though of , with a mix of old buildings with a a growing number of new ones. The UP campus is one of the remaining “ green areas “ in the metro . The university had produced a good number of outstanding alumni!!👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

I seriously thought it is impossible to have an expansive green space in the city. I was wrong. People have been talking about how awesome it is to run in UP but I didn't mind because I somehow live far from it. I finally got to visit on the 29th of December 2019 and man! I am there weekly! I love this place so much, I can't imagine having a better run than here.