We took advantage of the long weekend and went to explore a little bit of Manila. I thought of bringing Bee to the National Museum, Intramuros and Fort Santiago. These are popular field trip sites for grade school students. Surprisingly, Bee has never been to any of them. He spent his elementary education in Baguio and transferred for his secondary education here in Manila. First stop: National Museum
Entrance fee is FREE during SUNDAYS. The NM recently celebrated Museum and Galleries month and offered FREE ADMISSION for the whole month of October :D One of the must see paintings in the NM is Juan Luna's award-winning
Spoliarium.160in x280in in size, oil on poplar, circa 1884.
As per Wikipedia
Juan Luna spent eight months to finish this award winning masterpiece on a greatly huge canvas depicting dying gladiators. (Leon Ma. Guerrero, "The First Filipino" 2007) Ambeth Ocampo wrote, "...the fact remains that when Luna and Felix Resurrection Hidalgo won the top awards in the Madrid Exposition of 1884, they proved to the world that indios could, despite their supposed barbarian race, paint better than the Spaniards who colonized them." (Ambeth R. Ocampo, "Rizal Without the Overcoat" 2000)
Here are other photos we took in our visit:
First Floor: Consisted of multiple galleries that feature oil based paintings, sculptures (wood,cement,plaster,terracotta), sketches etc.
3RD FLOOR Houses scientific art, woven clothes and the former Session Hall.
SCIENTIFIC ART I don't know if they use this term; forgot to take note of the gallery name
Second Stop: Silahis Shop
All Filipino made, plus there's a bookstore on the third floor that caters to Filipino writers. <no photos inside>
Third Stop: San Sebastian Church
We just passed by it on our way to Manila Cathedral. There was a wedding taking place and we only got a peek of the inside. <no photos here>
Fourth Stop: Manila Cathedral
The church is currently under renovation so visitors were not allowed to enter. We just took a picture outside.
Fifth Stop: Fort Santiago
The entrance fee of P75.00 is a rip-off. I would gladly pay more if the place was well maintained. You'll find yourself asking, where does the money go? Isn't it to be used to restore the place to its original beauty? Even Dr. Rizal's statue is missing, plus the missing foot steps. It was raining when we toured the place but that didn't hinder us from having a great time. We had petty arguments but we shrugged it off quickly and won't let it ruin our day.
We were supposed to have our early dinner at Steak 101 but unfortunately the place closed down. We decided to walk back and eat at Ed's Food Station at UST Dapitan. I was really disappointed at first cause I really wanted to eat steak but after trying the Spicy Adobo sa Gata, I didn't say another word. I was too busy savoring the taste of my meal. YUM! It was a great meal for P50. Another bonus is, we got home in time to catch the last Sunday mass. :D
Munch Worthy: Yes. Sulit! You can request for sauce refill
Walker repeat: Definitely
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