Fort San Pedro with Adventuroj
Fort San Pedro at Night
Fort San Pedro is a military structure built during the spanish days. . It is situated in the area called Plaza Independencia.
This is the smallest and the oldest triangular fort in the Philippines which was built in 1738 which served as a defensive structure for the Philippine revolutionaries.
In front of the Fort San Pedro
Basilica Minore del Santo Nino
Cebu’s historical Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño is the oldest Catholic Church in Cebu. Located at the heart of downtown Cebu, the Basilica is a house of prayer and pilgrimage to hundreds of thousands of people each year. It houses the image of the Sto.Niño, a representation of Jesus as a black Holy Child.
The Church is built on the exact spot where Spanish explorers in 1565 found the Holy Child sculpture. A burned wooden box left behind during the 1521 Magellan expedition preserved the Holy Child carving. The Spaniards, who discovered the image, called it miraculous for it survived the fire that destroyed the structure that housed it. The fire had totally blackened it and made it hardly recognizable. Continue reading
A visit to Magellan’s Cross is a must for someone travelling and having a vacation in Cebu. This is a landmark in the city.
Historical landmark
The Magellan’s Cross marked the site where the first Christian baptism was held.
More than 300 natives, including Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon, were baptized by a Spanish priest known as Father Pedro Valderama.
It used to be an open shrine, until the cross was slowly being chipped away by the natives, because of the wood’s supposed healing powers. In order to protect it, a closed structure was built over it. Continue reading
Yap San Diego Ancestral House
The Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House is located at 155-Lopez Jaena corner Mabini Street, Parian District in Cebu, Philippines. It is just a few steps away from the Parian Monument which is also known as Heritage of Cebu Monument and meters away from Colon Street, the oldest street in the Philippines. Considered to be one of the oldest residential houses in the Philippines, the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House was built sometime between 1675 and 1700. It was originally owned by a Chinese merchant named Don Juan Yap and his wife, Doña Maria Florido. They had 3 children, namely, Maria, Eleuterio, and Consolacion Yap. Continue reading
Parian Monument Cebu
One of the historical places that you can visit in Cebu is the Cebu Heritage Monument that is located on the original Plaza Parian. The Heritage of Cebu Monument showcases the significant and symbolic events in the history of Cebu from the time of Rajah Humabon to the recent beatification of Cebuano martyr Pedro Calungsod. The monumental sculptural tableau is the work of national artist Edgardo Castrillo. Construction began on July 1997 and inaugurated in Dec. 8, 2000.
Cebu Heritage Monument
Heritage of Cebu Monument
Heritage of Cebu
Prony Largest Python Captivity found in Bohol
Python Sanctuary
Bohol is indeed encumbered with spectacular and panoramic tourist spots and who would expect that Prony, the world’s largest python in captivity, of Alburquerque, Bohol would attract lots of the sightseer to visit this bountiful province. This 300-kilo giant python dwells on specially-made cage and it is incredible to know that Prony lives in it together with birds and lemur yet this feared creature has never harmed any of them. Prony only eats what is fed to her by the caretaker, typically goats, pigs, dogs and chicken. Continue reading
Back when I was in grade school, we would study about the different places of interests in the Philippines and Chocolate Hills would always be my favorite. It never ceased to amaze me. I often wondered how the beautiful mounds came to be. But now that I am face to face with these wonderful wonders, I can’t help but be awed in amazement.
The Chocolate Hills in Bohol is really an unusual geological formation. There are more than a thousand of these hills spread across the towns of Carmen, Batuan, and Sagbayan.
Chocolate Hills
From the port where our Loboc River Cruise ended, our driver brought us to the Tarsier Visitors Center in Sikatuna where we were able to see the Bohol tarsiers up close. A donation of Php 20 is requested from each visitor but giving more than that is encouraged.
Bohol Tarsier
Going Up My Little One?
The place was set up to be as close as the tarsiers’ natural habitat in the forest. To prevent stress, caretakers prohibit visitors from touching them and from using the flash when shooting pictures. We were told that if handled the wrong way they would suffer so much pain that they are known to commit suicide to stop their suffering. Continue reading
The Loboc River Cruise was part of our day tour around Bohol.
Bohol Loboc River Tour
Basically, what happens in the cruise is that for one hour, you’ll be riding on a boat and going around the Loboc River. Oh, and it comes with a buffet. The buffet costs 300php and there’s an entrance fee of 100php.
It was lunchtime and our boat was filled to its maximum capacity. Each table in the floating restaurant accommodate 10 people so 4 other passengers shared a table with me and my family. Once the buffet table was filled, people were asked to line up in batches.
A Feast for My Family
Sumptuous Lunch
As the boat takes off, the buffet begins. On the middle table all kinds of Philippine delicacies are presented, and while eating, you can enjoy the lush green landscape slowly sliding along your table. Continue reading
Our first stop for our Bohol Day Tour was the Dauis Church, one of the old stone churches in Bohol (Bohol is famous for big old churches).
Bohol Dauis Church
According to locals, the name “Dauis” was founded by an American who happened to pass by a shore where he saw a fisherman fishing with a hook, line and bobber. The fisherman was chest deep in the water and would cast his line out into the sea and when the fish were caught, the fisherman would pull on the line made a sound like “weese”, at which time the fisherman said “daui” which in the native language was telling the American that he had caught a fish. So the American said this place is “Dauis” because of the “weese” and “daui” from the fisherman.
Dauis Church
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