Saturday, December 10, 2005

intramuros...the old spanish capital of manila

so i went around manila myself today to around rizal park and intramuros...doctor rizal is a national hero for the philippines and they really respect him alot as he died for the country...then intramuros was built during the spanish occupation as a fortress to protect manila...armed with little cannons around the border of intramuros...and u can really feel the spanish atmosphere while walking around those spanish building as compared to other parts of manila...also managed to visit san augustin church...one of the oldest church in philippines...

rizal execution site where they now put statues to emulate the real execution

rizal shrine


intramuros street...note the contrast between the left modern building and right old spanish fortess wall


those horse carriage that carry people around intramuros for touring


the old san augustin church sitting beside a modern building


garden of san augustin church


inside san augustin church...room where they display costumes worn by pope of different times


corridor of san augustin church...lit by the colorful stain-glass window


the centre of the church where a wedding was held...i secretly sneek in haha...


info on the church


memorial for world war II


manila cathedral from afar