Manila has been an amazing city to explore, but there is a whole other side to it which we were very excited to experience, the history of Manila!
We started our day by visiting Jose Rizal Park (Luneta Park) and learning a bit more about him and so many others like him who helped mould The Philippines so many people know and love! His influence on Filipino culture and the country itself are huge and this park dedicated to him is was a fitting tribute to such an important figure.
After this, we went to visit the ‘Old Manila’ – the walled city of Intramuros. We got to see some amazing architecture behind the walls, and visit some it’s iconic landmarks such as :
• San Agustin Church
• Manila Cathedral
• Fort Santiago
This was a great adventure and a very different insight into Manila’s history, we don’t feel as many tourists appreciate this side of Manila and really hope people watching this video will be adding it to their itinerary for their upcoming trip to The Philippines!
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Wow, you're the first foreign vloggers i've seen who actually researched about Dr. Jose Rizal before coming here. Bravo. i've actually been educating some vloggers about him, so i'm glad you already know much about him and his significance to our history 🙂
7:40 – That's the Rizal Monument. It has his skeletal remains beneath it and is guarded continuously by the Philippine Marines Corp. as you saw. Rizal was actually executed there in Luneta (formerly called Bagumbayan in his time) by firing squad for the crime of rebellion. And I believe his vertebra, the one that got hit by the bullet when he was executed, is also on display at the Rizal Shrine at Fort Santiago. I'm just not sure if it's still there.
Jose Rizal was also a doctor (Opthalmologist) and a polyglot. He has numerous monuments and memorials both here and abroad, including London at the Beckett family residence where Rizal stayed one time.
Maybe try to visit also the Bonifacio Shrine near Manila City Hall. Andres Bonifacio is another one of our national heroes and is called the 'Father of the Philippine Revolution.' (Rizal wasn't directly involved in the revolution against Spain, but his novels – Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo – are often cited as part of the inspiration for the revolution. It was Bonifacio who spearheaded the establishment of the secret revolutionary movement "Katipunan".) If you go to BGC (Bonifacio Global City), atleast you now have an idea who it's named after. 🙂
Visit BGC in taguig
Come to Legazpi City, Albay and see Mayon Volcano.
All caught up now guys lovely channel thanks for sharing and really looking forward to the rest your journey … I really hope your channel gets big so you can carry on travelling
Just noticed…you guys ain’t done one of those …and this is what is in our bag and our bag is…fancy doing one?
You can visit Manila Bay Timberland BGC Venice Grand Canal Malls Green Hills Makati and some nice places here thank you so much
I'm so happy to see the chanel growing, you both deserve it ❤️
looking forward to follow your philippine adventure!
you two kinda reminds me of The Juicy Vlog…
Louie please avoid eating kare.kare because the main base of that dish is peanut butter.
Wow, did you just walk from Rizal Park to Intramuros? That’s far… your endurance is remarkable.
What a beautiful park! I'm glad you got to check out some different areas of Manila. Awesome video!
hi gaes, ako want ask something. what should we do when bata try steal our pera? as foreigner, should ako punch them until patay? or make a police report?
Thank you guys for visiting our country Philippines to promote tourism I hope you will visit us also in southern Mindanao like the province of Misamis Occ, we have a fiesta this coming oct,15,next month you can fly Manila to Ozamis City then Our city of Oroquieta
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Try dining at Gerry's Grill. They've got the best adobo rice, grilled squid, lechon kawali or crispy pata and sinigang.😋
Dont eat Karekare, it's 🥜 dish
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Becareful of those red shirts in intramuros.
explore CHINA TOWN in MANILA and proceed to DIVISORIA the largest public market in the philippines.
Stay safe mam/sir…enjoy the land of loveable and friendly people☺️🇵🇭
If you have a nut allergy, best to avoid the dish karekare 🙁 it’s yummy but the stew is made out of peanuts. Welcome to the Philippines btw!
EDIT: oh wow you got a vid of an ancestor of mine haha! His revolt also lead to the Mateo Carino doctrine that has helped indigenous people recover their land from colonizers.
dont worry about not practicing the religion. even im one of those people. which i call KBL kasal-bunyag-lubong..
in your case would be WCW. people that only goes to church when there's W-edding C-hristening W-ake
Nice you visit old Manila….you will learn its history and rich culture….the more than 300 years under Spain is so much here.
Enjoy your visit.