Intramuros Manila

PAGLALAKBAY SA INTRAMUROS, MANILA

HIGHLIGHTS

Called as the Walled City during the Spanish colonization. This historical landmark is now home to famous schools and universities like Lyceum, Mapua, Manila High School, Pamatasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, and Colegio de Sta. Rosa. As well as historical landmarks like Fort Santiago, San Agustin Church, Casa Manila and many more.

Intramuros was among the world's proudest cities - a splendidly preserved mediaval city, the only one of its kind in Asia. Restoration efforts can only recover a fraction of that glory; nevertheless, Intramuros is truly interesting to visit. It features narrow, cobbled-stone streets, historic buildings and churches, convents, and charming restaurants. The golf course surrounding the walls used to be the city moats.

HOW TO GET THERE:

By LRT 1: nearest station is United Nations Avenue; take a jeep bound for Pier or a cab towards Intramuros.

By Jeep: From Mabini Street and Pedro Gil station, hail a jeep bound for Pier; get off at the Bonifacio drive intersection; Plaza San Luis inside Intramuros is just 10 minutes away on foot. From Quezon City, get a jeep bound for Pier, get off at Aduana Street then walk towards Plaza San Luis.

Travel time from Manila City Hall to Intamuros is 10 minutes via public transport; from Quezon City, about one hour.

We noticed that the dim lights adds beauty to the place during the night. So, we decided to do a sequence of pictures that tells a simple story...

It is a long way to go, but I will go.

Ang entabladong ito ay masisilayan sa likod ng Golf Course. Sa harapan ng entabladong ito ay makikita ang iba't ibang pagkaing Pilipino na maaaring bilhin sa murang halaga lamang. Mura na, masarap pa! san ka pa? Ngunit ipagpaumanhin ninyo, hindi nga lang namin nakuhanan ng larawan ang iba't ibang putahe na maaaring pagpilian ;)

Ito ang makikitang kapaligiran sa harapan ng entablado.

Bahay Kubo sa puso ng Intramuros, Manila. Mayroon ditong iba't ibang larawan na likha ng mga Pilipino sa iba't ibang dako ng Pilipinas. Ipagpaumanhin ninyong muli, hindi namin nakuhanan ng larawan ang mga pinta sapagkat ito ay ipinagbabawal ;)

Ito ay malahiganteng Christmas Tree na gaw lamang sa mga recycled na bagay. Ito ay gawa sa mga dyaryo na kinulayan. 

Isa sa mga bagay na hindi dapat palampasin kung kayo ay mamamasyal sa Intramuros ay pagsakay sa kalesa. May kamahalan nga lang ito. Nasa 150-200 pesos ang bayad kung kayo ay maglilibot sa Intramuros sakay nito.

Ang iskulturang ito ay matatagpuan sa Rizal Park. hindi ko alam kung ano ito at kung sino ang iskultur nito. Pero alam ko na bahagi ito ng kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.

Maraming salamat sa pagsilip sa aming munting blogspot. 

Subaybayan ang aming susunod na destinasyon :)

-andyandghen-

SM Mall of Asia

PAGLALAKBAY SA SM MALL OF ASIA

HIGHLIGHTS

Mall of Asia: the Biggest and Brightest

More than just a Mall, the SM Mall Of Asia is a tourist destination that has raised the standard of shopping, leisure and entertainment in the Philippines.

Almost four hectares of floor area. 8,000 parking slots. 5,000 square meters allotted for public utility vehicles. 100 slots for tourist buses. Almost one kilometer in length, and a perimeter of almost 2 kilometers. Close to 2 million bags of cement used to build it and 44,000 gallons of paint consumed. It also has 1.9 million floor tiles installed in it. One wonders if this scale of development was for an airport terminal, a seaport, or an industrial complex.

Interestingly, however, these facts speak about the Philippines’ largest and world’s third largest mall, the 407,000 square-meter SM Mall of Asia.

HOW TO GET THERE:

Ride an MRT From North Avenue station, drop by at the last station which is Taft Avenue station. From Taft, ride a MOA jeepney  and tell to the driver to drop you at Mall of Asia. From North Avenue to SM Mall of Asia, the travel time is 1 hour.

This replica of the globe changes the color from time to time. It turns red, then pinks, then blue and many other colors. For sometimes, it does not turn into different colors but into advertisement. In this way, we can say that the technology really helps the industry. Technology has improvement from time to time. That is one of the Filipinos pride!

You can also play in Timezone when you visit here in Mall of Asia. But you should have a card first. The cheapest promo of Timezone is 50 pesos only. Enjoy your game!

This fountains are near in the oceans. It is one of the best pictures in the mall. One thing that adds beauty to it, is that in the night, the waters in the fountain dance accompanied with a ballad music. It is kinda relaxing as you watch in it. 

For a stressful person, you can sit nearby the seashore. Sit, close your eyes, feel the fresh air, and look in the beautiful sunset. It will help you a lot to relax yourself and leave all the problems behind even just for a moment. I usually do it :)

 

There is a lot of choices when it comes to food. When we visit here, we usually take our favorite meal. Paotsin, because it is cheaper than any other yet delicious. We buy also Malabons Pancit it only cost 45 pesos, very delicious as well. 

Salamat sa pagsilip sa aming munting blogspot. 

Subaybayan ang aming susunod na paglalakbay :)

-andyandghen-