Another Aniversario Especial! This is a long due post btw. XD
Last year, we spent our anniversary at Cafeno (by my request) and we had a lovely date!
For this year, we spent it in the nearer-in-Manila Vigan: Taal!
Welcome to Taal - the balisong and barong capital of the Philippines! |
BASILICA DE SAN MARTIN DE TOURS (TAAL)
Our first stop was the biggest church in Asia - Basilica de San Martin de Tours - aka Taal church.
J posing with the majestic church |
Inside |
Back of the prayer room |
Look how huge this structure is! |
Colored version |
Antique-looking building adjacent the prayer room |
Posing time again! |
Photo of me and the church. Grand, it is. |
Left side angle of the church. |
The magnificent church |
We also walked around near the area.
Saw a not-so-maintained Jose Rizal statue. Please, if anyone with power in Taal is reading this, please please repaint this statue. Jose Rizal, being our national hero, should have a more dignified statue. It partially reflects on how we view our culture.
Buntong-hininga. Going back... The town is filled with ancestral houses.
Interesting old houses nearby |
The common two-storey house type during the Spanish colonial period. |