By The Philippine Travelogue on Sep 1, 2011 in:
Manila, Antipolo Church, fort santiago, paco park, prison cell, rizal chapel cell, rizal fountain, rizal monument, rizal park, rizal shrine, site of ateneo municipal de manila, site of rizal trial, site of university of sto. tomas, the site of the execution of rizal
For a whole day itinerary, anyone can do the 150th Lakbay Rizal sites in Manila and Antipolo. That’s a total of 11 stamps all in one day! Here’s how: Site of University of Sto. Tomas From Jolibee Aduana, the Site of UST, located at Aduana cor. So...
By The Philippine Travelogue on Aug 31, 2011 in:
Manila, aduana, ateneo municipal de manila, casa manila, clamshell, cuartel de ray, customs house, fort santiago, freedom wall, hospital de san juan de dios, intendencia, intramuros, lapu-lapu monument, lyceum university of the philippines, manila cathedral, palacio del gobernador, pamantasan ng lungsod ng manila, places to visit in intramuros, plazuela de sta. isabel, puerta isabel, rizal monument, rizal shrine, university of santo tomas, ust, where to go in intramuros
Despite having once been a Manila girl, this year is the first time I’ve gotten a closer look at Manila’s oldest district – Intramuros. It may not have been the first time I stepped foot on it, but it is definitely the first time that I actuall...
I had a tiring Saturday evening, but I have to wake up early the next day because the president of our sponsoring Rotary Club (Sir Mhon) needed our assistance to accompany the group study exchange members from the United States. The members of the Gr...
By upto6only on Jul 29, 2011 in:
Philippines, Photography, Travel, 150th Celeberation of Jose Rizal, Dr. Jose Rizal, Fort Santiago, Jose Rizal, Luneta, Luneta Park, Manila, Rizal Park
After the museum tour in RCBC, i decided to revisit Jose Rizal through the places he’s known for. And what places would you see JPR would be the famous Luneta Park where his monument stood. Day before the 150th celebration, Luneta Park is st...
By Life and Leisure.com on Jul 28, 2011 in:
DESTINATION GUIDE, TRAVEL, bagumbayan, Binondo, butterfly, cathedral, chinatown, chinese, city, colonist, country, cultural, dance, dragon, execution, Filipino, food, Fort Santiago, fountain, francisco zamora, fund, garden, gate, global, gomburza, government, guide, heritage, hero, historic, Intramuros, jose burgos, jose rizal, landmarks, locals, lunar, Luneta, manila, mariano gomez, mogul lopez de legaspi, museum, national, new year, orchidarium, park, pasig, pavilion, philippines, places, pope john paul ii, priests, renovation, river, Rizal Park, shopping, spanish, travel, traveler, urban, visit, World Youth Day
Someone had once said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and nowhere is this statement more true than Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. Often criticized by many for being severely polluted and chaotic, many travelers would often tr...
Yesterday, I posted a photo about the Memorial Cross at Fort Santiago. Now I'm posting what's engrave on the base of the cross...
This is the Memorial Cross at Fort Santiago. The shot was too far.The engraving on the base of a cross is:"This cross marks the final resting place of approximately 600 Filipinos and Americans who were victims of atrocities during the last days of Fe...