Manila Trip 2015: Intramuros : Casa Manila

[Itinerary]

Casa Manila is a museum in Intramurous depricting colonial lifestyle during Spanish colonization of the Philippines. It is a copy of an 1850s San Nicolas House that was once located in Calle Jaboneros – Wikipedia

We did not visit Casa Manila Museum but we just walked around in Casa Manila. It is not allowed to take picture inside of Casa Manila Museum. You can get a free Intramurous map at entrance. 

It has a small garden which suitable for photo taking.

At here, as the guard was free so we asked to take picture with he.

Inside Casa Manila has a Souvenir Shop. In souvenir shop has sell postcard, notebook, stationery, decorations and may more.

Casa Manila is near with San Augustine Church which was our next destination.

Manila Trip 2015: Intramuros

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Intramuros (Spanish: “within the walls”) is the oldest district and historic core of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Also called walled city, it was original city of Manila and was the seat of government when the Philippines was a component realm of the Spanish Empire – Wikipedia

Inside Intramuros, we walked around to take photo. The guard in Intramuros can speak well in English so we easily can find Casa Manila and San Augustine Church.

The Intramuros is so big so you must need a map to guide you or else need to ask around. In Casa Manila, I had got a free map which as below:-

The building of Intramuros is beautiful and I found out that inside of it have many school and University.

We had gone into 7-11 to buy some drinks. We just accidentally found out that it has Charging Station for you to charge your hand phone. It is so convenience because nowadays when hand phone show low battery will make many people anxiety.

Some people used horse carriage rides to replace with walking and enjoy the view in Intramuros.

On the way to Casa Manila, I had spotted a Jeepney (public transportation in Philippines) and asked my friend to help me take photo with it because I usually saw Jeepney is moving on road that difficult to photo with. 

After visited San Augustine Church, we walked a while and saw The Galeria De Los Presidents De La Republica Pilipina. It is a public gallery of past Philippine Presidents. The current President is Benigno Aquino III. To know the list of past Philippine President, click here.

On the way to Fort Santiago, we had walked to the wrong way that reached Baluarte De San Diego Garden. From Garden to Fort is quite a long distance and all of us were so tired in walking so we choose to take tricycle. We did not go into the garden so if you interested to see what inside of garden, you can click here.

In Intramuros, I just visited few places which as below:-

Casa Manila

San Augustine Church + Museum

Fort Santiago

Wordless Wednesday: Year of Festivals 2015

'Wordless Wednesday: Postcard' is recording all the postcards that I had bought from time to time for exchange purpose.

I was lucky to win postcard Malaysia from postcard collector. This is a Malaysia series of postcard which featuring all the states in Malaysia with its building. All the illustration was drawn by Chin Kon Yit who is Malaysia most eminent watercolor artist.  

Manila Trip 2015: Manila Central Post Office

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The Manila Central Post Office is the central post office of the city of Manila. Designed by Juan M Areliano and Tomas Mapua, the post office building was built in neoclassical architecture in 1926. It was severely damaged in World War II and rebuilt in 1946 preserving most of its original design. The location of the Post Office building in the Ermita district of the city east of Intramuros – Wikipedia

The building of post office is so beautiful. At the front of post office has a blue shirt postman figurine stand.

The purpose I went to post office was to buy the stamps. I did not buy postcard yet so I cannot send postcard from here.

Inside of post office is very big and has many counters so I did not need to queue to wait for my turn to buy stamps. I had seen a philately shop but did not have time to go in because I did not want my friends wait me at outside for long time. 

Inside of post office has mail boxes for you to send letters and postcards.

For postcard, you just need to buy 13 peso of stamps which can send to everywhere.

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Where to buy Postcard?

Papemelroti

Papemelroti is actually the combination of the firs syllables of 5 names- Patsy, Peggy, Meldy, Robert and Tina. They are the children of Benny and Corit Alejandro, who started the Papemelroti business. Papemelroti is a specialty shop which carries a wide variety of gifts and decorative accessories.

In Greenhills Shopping Center, I had bought some postcards in Papemelroti. The designs of postcards are very beautiful. Each postcard cost me 5 peso.

Papemelroti has many branches in Manila so you can go at any branch to buy postcard. To know the branches of Papemelroti, click here.

Intramuros : Casa Manila

Inside Casa Manila has a souvenir shop which you can search for postcards. In here also has postcard designed by Papemelroti but the price has a little bit expensive. The souvenir shop did not sell stamps but you can ask them to help you send the postcard by pay some money.

National Book Store

National Book Store is the largest bookstore and offices supply chain in the Philippines. To know the branches of National Book Store, click here.

Inside book store has a wall of postcards for you to choose. As I had bought some postcards in Papemelroti so I did not buy any postcards in here.

Inside book store has a small café, I asked my friend to wait for me at there while I walked around in book store.

Mail Box

Beside Manila Central Post Office, I had seen outside of Greenhills Shopping Center has a small post office with a mail box.

For my postcards, I asked for the help of receptionist to send the postcard because every week, postman will come to The Oasis Paco Park Hotel collect the mail. Until now, I still did not receive my postcard. Haiz....

Manila Trip 2015: Quiapo Market & Church

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Quiapo is a district of Manila, Philippines. It derives its name from the water cabbage which is named quiapo or kiapo in the Tagalog language. Referred to as the ‘Old Downtown of Manila”, Quiapo is home to the Quiapo Church – Wikipedia

My friend’s tricycle driver had gave advice for my friend that beware of your things because at here has many pick pocket.

Quiapo Market

In market, we just simply walked around without further explore in it. At here has sold many vegetable and fruits. It is like “Pasar Tani” in Malaysia.

Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church)

The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (canonically known as Saint John the Baptist Parish and colloquially known as Quiapo Church) is a prominent Roman Catholic Latin-rite basilica located in the District of Quiapo. The basilica is famous home for the shrine of the Black Nazarene, a dark statue of Jesus Christ many claim to be miraculous – Wikipedia

In Manila city, always can heard the car honk but in here, the car is not allowed to use honk when there has a church.

That time we went, the church was having mass so we did not go inside to take a look and the structure of the church is very beautiful.