Intramuros
It was
the first quarter of 2016 when my Sister need to watch a play in Aliw Theater
in Pasay. My Dad volunteered to accompany my Sister in the venue and I, as
always bored in our house, decided to go with them. When we already drop our
sister, my Dad ask me where I want to go because it’s still early and we have a
lot of time to spend. I ask my dad to go to World Trade Center because there’s
a bazaar happening out there but along the way I changed my mind because my Dad
is not a kind of person who will wait patiently to me in buying the things that
I want. So I asked my Dad what are the beautiful spots that can be visited
between Pasay City and Metro Manila, since we’re in Roxas Boulevard that time.
He said, “Let’s visit you Sister’s place,” which he’s referring is my Sister’s
school in Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) then I agreed because I
haven’t went there.
We
parked our car in front of LPU then stroll around at the top of the walls. By
the way, in front of LPU or at the bottom of the walls is a horse barn during
the Spanish time.
Lyceum
of the Philippines University
Mapua
Institue of Technology
This
is the upper part of the walls. You can see connons there.
After
checking the place we went down and we decided to stroll the whole Intramuros.
My dad rented a kalesa for only 350 pesos so we can feel the feeling during the
Spanish period. In kalesa there is only the five of us. Me, my Dad, Xander, and
the other 2 is the one who controls the horse and the one who serves as our
photographer. The men are very friendly and during our whole trip they discuss
the things that we didn’t heard from our history teachers. They are nice to be
with because you will learn a lot of things.
Intramuros
is the oldest district and historic core of Manila, Philippines. It is also
called the "Walled City." Construction of the defensive walls was to
protect the city from foreign invasions. It was heavily damaged during the
battle to recapture the city from the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second
World War. Reconstruction of the walls was started in 1951 when Intramuros was
declared National Historical Monument, which is continued to this day by the
Intramuros Administration (IA). The Global Heritage Fund identified Intramuros
as one of the 12 worldwide sites "on the verge" of irreparable loss
and destruction on its 2010.
Manila
Cathedral
Palacio
Del Gobernador
Ayuntamiento
de Manila
Kaisa
Angelo King Heritage Center
Casa
Manila
Barbara's
Casa Manila
The
walls are full of bullet holes
Golf
Club
Cuartel
de Santa Lucia
Fort
Santiago
I
haven't included pictures in Memorare Manila, San Agustin Church, Victoria
Street, and Galeria de los Presedentes dela Republica Pilipina because all of
my pictures in that place is included my face. LOL
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