San Agustin Church Manila

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Rob and I have been feeling awfully sluggish the past couple of days, preferring to spend our days in the airy post-war Filipino house that is our home for the week. Save for the mid-day quest …

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For our last full day in Makati City, we hired a driver to take us around and see some sites. When you leave the business area of Makati City, you see the poverty that many people endure. We saw families living on the street, babies sleeping on a blanket on the sidewalk, mothers washing their toddlers on the street with a bucket …

Intramuros: A Walk Through Time

It's Saturday noon when Macoy, Arnol, and I started walking around the walls of the historic Intramuros. Our jump of point was the Baluarte de San Gabriel in front of Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Muralla St.

This Baluarte was built in 1593 while the adjacent college started as an orphanage in …

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Today we woke up at around 8 AM. We decided to take a taxi to the Manila Ocean Park. When we got our taxi, it turned out that our driver was also a guide, and he spoke good English, so we decided to hire him. He would take us to different places in Manila for the day. Our first stop was the Manila Ocean Park, a 45 minute drive from our …

It's an interesting and unique way to go around the historic walled city of Manila! The guides were thoroughly helpful and friendly as they taught me how to ride the segway and in assisting through bumps and steep roads. Super safe and fun! Then I had some merienda at the hotel and the food was great, as was the accommodating staff! Take a late …

... of Fort Santiago) if you feel so inclined.  Lisa and I wandered through the old city's cobbled streets until we came across San Agustin Church.  This church was built from 1587 to 1606 and is the only building of Intramuros to survive the ...

...       Also read, from this architect's point of view, about old churches (San Agustin Church and San Sebastian Church in Manila, Basilica Minore del Santo Nino in Cebu, Baguio Cathedral, the churches of Bacolor and Guagua in ...

... bombed the hell out of Intramuros, leading to massive damage – the only building to totally survive was the San Agustin Church.  As a result, much of Intramuros has been rebuilt, but there are still remnants of the original structures, and we ...

... ; We ended up touring with Butch, aforesaid taxi driver cum tour guide for seven hours.    Our first stop was San Agustin Church (oh no, another "ABC" tour).  It is the country’s oldest church dating back to 1571.  Next, we ...

... Spanish Time were preserved and mentained for the future generation(time to go back to the past). (take note the famous Manila Cathedral and San Agustin church are here) Last stop is The Rizal Park(Luneta Park). This is the place where Jose P. Rizal was ...

... reminded me of Cartagena. Today, most of the city is surrounded by a golf course.   Inside Intramuros I went to San Agustin Church. It was the only building left intact inside Itramuros after WWII. It was built in the late 1500s. I also ...

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... archipelago" (whatever that means). The Manila Cathedral - Basilica from the rear The last church we visited was the San Agustin Church, also in Intramuros. It is the oldest stone church in the country, built during the early 1500's. Although ...

... structures inside Intramuros remained unscathed until they were severely damaged by the Allied bombings — with the exception of San Agustin Church which survived the bombardment — during the bloody Battle of Manila in 1945. The siege, which ...

... city was razed almost to the ground. Afterwards it tried hard to re-built and established its glory to no avail. However, San Agustin Church and Museum is worth visiting. It’s a center point in Intramuros. It has a collection of old, some ...