and then street names

Intramuros, Manila

 

This is how the old walled district identifies its streets. Lovely eh? I especially love the fonts used. And the tiles are very crossword puzzle-ish.

inside malate church

Nuestra Senora de los Remedios
Mabini Street, Malate, Manila

There are tons of Manila’s Catholic church images here but I don’t remember posting posting anything that shows an interior yet. This is definately one of the nicer looking ones. It’s always either boring or I can’t adjust to the light. Indoors isn’t one of my strengths.

Oh, I remember posting photos of items inside a church- an angel and a stained glass lecture. But still, none yet that gives the view like this.

house = museum

Casa Manila Museum
General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila

They call it Casa Manila, which translates “Manila House”. Okay, everybody can figure that out. One might not know yet, however, that this “house” is actually a museum- one that is set-up in a way that the spirit of a colonial aristocratic Manila house would be captured. Complete with guest rooms, a dirty kitchen and a modest courtyard, the museum comes to life with valuable antiques from private collections.

Houses do tell a lot about the people who reside them. This house, albeit artificial, tells us more than individual personalities. Its entrance is essentially a warp zone that transports us to a certain era in a certain city’s history. If the restored walls of Intramuros and its old feel previewed colonial Manila’s facade. Casa Manila will show something more intimate, more personal.

This is the side that faces San Agustin’s patio.  Casa Manila entrance is on another side. I do not remember the fees anymore but it’s pretty cheap for such a showcase. I do not remember student discounts. The last time I’ve been in was around 2005 or 06. Photography is allowed in the courtyard only, where there is an adjacent snack bar of sorts.

a new post in ages

San Agustin Catholic Church
General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila

Around Metro Manila is back. I have been thinking about writing a January 1 post containing nice meeting you all’s, thank you’s and farewells. Keeping a photoblog is not hard. But making sure something interesting enough goes up daily is a pain. And that’s why I have a tremendous respect for CDP bloggers and other non-CDP affiliated bloggers who do similar stuff. I have decided to give it another shot.

I’m coming back to this location, San Agustin Catholic Church, because this is where Around Metro Manila started.