Foot and Fire

TWO DAYS IN PUERTO PRINCESA We had a City Tour in Puerto Princesa and experienced the Firefly watching in Iwahig to cap the day. We started the tour in the Japanese-donated Crocodile Farming Institute, then headed to Rancho Zipline Adventure to inhale some farm air and have some pastoral view. From there, we headed to the Baker's Hill, a bakeshop popular for its Hopia. After grabbing some pasalubong, we had a quick round of the garden and had a good time there. After Baker's Hill, we went to two pasalubong centers. From there, we went to Plaza Cuartel located just across the Immaculate Conception Cathedral and had the chance to get inside despite it was dark already. Thanks to the kind caretaker who also explained the marker to us. Plaza Cuartel is the site where American prisoners-of-war during WWII was burned by the Japanese. One survivor, made a sculpture immortalizing the pain and sorrow of the war experience. After Plaza Cuartel, we went to...

A welcome to Taytay, a municipality of Palawan, ala Hollywood style.We stopped by this place just after the yearly town fiesta called Passingatan (Our host explained that it is named so because of the shimmering rays of the sun, hence loosely translated as Shimmering or Shining) and we missed the street dancing competition called Paguetekan sa Dalan (Crowding the Road). *** A quick early morning walk and visit to the Fort of Sta Isabel. *** Sta Monica Church, Taytay, Palawan *** The closer image of Sta. Monica in the face of the church. *** A photo of a remarkable structure of a commercial building... *** The name of the building. *** Paguetekan sa Dalan... *** Feeling the fiesta vibe *** Pasingatan 2013 *** Our host family. The lady is from Antique while the gentleman is from Palawan. ***

Welcome to Taytay, Hollywood Style. We stopped by Taytay, Palawan and tasted the post-fiesta hospitability of our host family. We were treated with lots of seafoods and buko juice with shredded meat. *** A placid lake or arm of the sea just outside the window of the attic of our host family. *** KUTANG SANTA ISABEL. Unang Ipinatayo na yari sa kahoy ng mga misyonaryong rekoleto 1667 himpilan ng kampanyang pangkapayapaan ng mga Kastila sa Paragua (Palawan). Sa pagsusumikap ni Gob. Fernando Manuel de Bustillo muling ipinatayo na yari sa bato at may apat na tanggulan na nagpaparangal kina Santo Toribio, San Miguel, San Juan at Santa Isabel noong unang sangkapat ng 1800. Pinangisawaan ni Don Fernando Velez de Arce at natapos noong kalagitnaan ng dantaon ding iyon. Ang kutang ito ay nagsilbing matibay na muog na nagmamatyag sa mga sasakyang pandagat na pangkalakal at sumasalakay na mga tulisang dagat. *** An old old find jar. *** The Fort ...