Part II - Visayas series (8.11)
It's
still raining. After a rather long night
of staring at the big screen playing some scary playstation game about a
Japanese photographer fighting ghosts with a camera, I woke up from a dreamless
sleep (which is a big relief on my part since I'm not really into any ghost
-stuff because I kinda scare quite easily, no matter how tough I pretend to
be). We had a hearty breakfast of
typical Chinese-Filipino dishes and more getting-to-know banter between me and
my hosts in which a number of things to do and places to visit where passed
around. A quick see-around of Iloilo was
seriously considered since I've never set foot on that island, and a friend was
there at that time. Would've been a nice detour if the weather cooperated… but
then it didn't. So with the morning plans dissolved, we were resigned to
entertaining ourselves in front of the big screen. Again.
The
morning rushed by fast, which was really okay with me if it didn't since I
honestly wasn't very encouraged to go out as it was a bit cold and wet outside.
Nevertheless, we headed out to explore the city right after lunch.
The San Sebastian Cathedral.
Our first stop
(second actually since we first passed by the City Plaza which is right in
front of it. But whichever.) It was the work of Fr. Mauricio Ferrero, then
parish priest of Bacolod. It's quite old but certainly not the oldest in the
country. The original church was built in 1825 while the cathedral was
constructed in 1876. It is an imposing structure made of coral stones and lime
from Guimaras and wood from Palawan.
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| Golden... This ain't that bad, really. |
It was all dark
inside the huge structure when we visited so I didn't get a good picture. Or so
I thought.
