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Friday, March 31, 2017

TRAVEL : City Bay, Souvenir Shop and Mitra's Ranch in Puerto Princesa

HI! This is the 2nd part of our Puerto Princesa - El Nido Palawan tour last October 2016. So after we visited Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral and Plaza Cuartel, our next destination was City Bay.

City Bay

Puerto Princesa City Bay is like Manila Bay but it’s cleaner. It is a good place to eat with your family or relax after long hours of road trip.

According to Palawena Explorer, it was used to be a slum area but after a huge fire, the local government developed it into a baywalk.

Puerto Princesa Market

A few blocks away from City Bay is the Puerto Princesa Market. This is the right place to buy souvenirs for your friends - keychains for only 5 pesos, t-shirts for 150 pesos and pearls (earrings, necklaces) at a very low price. This is the only place in Puerto Princesa where you can buy affordable souvenirs.

Mitra’s Ranch

Ramon Mitra is a popular political personality from Puerto Princesa. His ranch known as “Mitra’s Ranch” is a very popular tourist spot in Puerto Princesa. Here, you can relax, enjoy the serene atmosphere and have some alone time.

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Travel

TRAVEL : Immaculate Conception Cathedral and Plaza Cuartel in Puerto Princesa

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Plaza Cuartel

This is the 1st part of our Puerto Princesa - El Nido, Palawan tour last October 2016. Our 1st stop was Puerto Princesa. The day before our flight, we already prepared the things that we're gonna need like clothes, personal care products and an insect repellent (Malaria is endemic in Palawan).

prepared na prepared =D

Our flight was scheduled at 6 am so we have to be at the airport 1 hour before our scheduled flight.Unfortunately, it was delayed due to air traffic and was rescheduled at 7 am.

The travelling time from Manila to Puerto Princesa is approx. 1 hour. We arrived in Puerto Princesa at 8 am.

HELLO PUERTO PRINCESA !

On our way to our 1st stop in Puerto Princesa, we saw this cute girls, seems like there is a celebration in Puerto Princesa.

IT'S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES!

Immaculate Conception Cathedral

First stop, Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral. This is a century old cathedral in Puerto Princesa. It was established on April 10, 1910 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Palawan when it split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaro. It is known for its architectural design inspired from the churches in Europe.

Plaza Cuartel

Just beside the Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the Plaza Cuartel. According to Palawan Board, Plaza Cuartel was a garrison of Spaniards, overtook by Americans and then by Japanese. When the Japanese soldiers realized that they were losing the war, put all its prisoners in the dungeon, poured out drums of petroleum over them and lit them up alive. There are eleven survivors who escaped narrated the story.