Manila Photowalk and Food Trip

August month end is officially over and so I am back in to writing again. :) Today, I will write about our mini photo walk and food trip in the city of Manila a few weeks ago. But this time, my friends, EA and Jenna and I went to a very special place just near our beloved high school alma mater - the Paco Park. 

For those who do not know yet, Paco Park is a cemetery in circular shape with an inner circular fort that was the original cemetery and with the niches that were placed or located within the hollow walls. A second outer wall was built with the thick adobe walls as niches and the top of the walls were made into pathways for promenades. A Roman Catholic chapel was built inside the walls of the Paco Park and it was dedicated to St. Pancratius.

Back in high school, Paco Park used to be our meeting place for Sabayang Pagbigkas practice and props making for school plays. 

When I went back there 3 weeks ago, I felt nothing but sudden rush of memories from high school where life was so simple and less stressful. Hahaha! The place from a decade ago was maintained. Only now, the place seems much quieter and cleaner. Or maybe because we went there on a holiday. 

The entrance fee increased from Php 5.00 to Php 10.00. But we were so lucky that day, there was a mini concert happening later in the evening. So I guess, our stay there for a few hours and the fee was "sulit" for the entertainment that we got. :)

Here are some of the photos taken during that holiday:

pathways for promenades

the chapel

On December 30, 1898, Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal was interred at Paco Park after his execution at Bagumbayan.

and the mini concert pics: 

After watching the mini concert, we decided to eat Panizza at My Kitchen at the Oasis Park Hotel just beside Paco Park. 

We ordered just one panizza because it is quite pricey. But it was really really good! I am not a veggies type of person but this one is so good! I never thought pizza could be this so yummy! :)

and this is how you eat panizza

After we ate dinner, we went to Harbour Square to do some photoshoot! And here are some of the cool pics we have taken using my dSLR.

Just before leaving for SM Mall of Asia we had some tea first c/o Bernadette Reyes (haha!)

And because we only have panizza and tea for the night, we grab some food again at the food bazaar in SM MoA. I ordered this not so healthy pork bagnet sisig! #tamanggutomlang

 
So that's it for our holiday photowalk and food trip! Hope you enjoyed today's entry! :-)