Sunday, December 11, 2005

corregidor island...

took another 1 day tour by myself to corregidor island since dawn and myyher got more shopping to be done hahaha...and probably this tour was more of a walfare thingy haha...corregidor island is one of the most fought over island during world war II...and was a pride for the americans...so u expect alot of americans to visit it haha...and the one of the most known general who has commanded the island was Gen. MacArthur...so got to know more history of world war II after this tour...and also get to know some other foreigners that i met along the way...

barrack that was destroyed during air raid


one of the smaller cannons guarding the island


and the bigger ones...


a couple of war memorials




weapons used during WW2


hmmm....not really far from singapore right? haha


one of the light houses that we climb


General MacArthur statue


funerals of the japanese soldiers who died here


the huge malinta tunnel where many soldiers hid during air-raids, including doctor rizal


my wonderful tour guide who makes the tour ever so interesting with his jokes haha