Sunday, February 26, 2012

Cebu Tour

Here are a few photos from our tour of Cebu on Sunday, February 26.



Cebu Park - Memorial of the Blood Pact between Ferdinand Magellan's crew and Filipino King Humabon.




For history buffs - Did you know that Ferdinand Magellan was killed in Cebu by a famous Filipino warrior named Lapu Lapu? Our tour guide, Roland, was quite proud in pointing out that the blood pact between the Spaniards and Filipino tribes failed after the Spaniards repeatedly misused and abused Filipino hospitallity. In spite of the colonial heritage, the Filipinos have survived and transformed their rich heritage into one that combines Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese traditions.



A statue of Lapu Lapu




A sculpture of different scenes depicting the history of Cebu entitled "Discovery of Cebu"




Monica in front of a museum that used to be a residence of a famous Bishop Gogoron. The architecture of the house has much Spanish influence.













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Location:Cebu

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