Departure from manila - tagbilaran is Friday (8-8-08) 8:00am Arrival is 9:45am
NAIA Terminal 3 (Cebu Pacific) - Ang ganda ng bagong airport.. parang sa ibang bansa.. sobrang laki kasi compared to other 2 Airports..
1 st day at Bohol (8-8-08)
Arrival at Tagbiliran City Airport
Our Tour Guide/ Driver pick us up at the Tagbilaran City airport at around 9:45am (Kuya Jun Comodoy - sobrang nice and very )
We had our day tour.
Our Tour Guide/ Driver pick us up at the Tagbilaran City airport at around 9:45am (Kuya Jun Comodoy - sobrang nice and very )
We had our day tour.
First stop at Blood Compact. (Legazpi and Si Katuna)
With the Statue of of Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna plus the overview of Panglao Island. Breathtaking scenery.
Tagbilaran, specifically the district of Bool, witnessed the forging of the first international treaty of peace and friendship between two nations of different race and creed. On that fateful day of March 16, 1565, Captain General Miguel Lopez de Legaspi of the Spanish expedition and Datu Sikatuna, a native chieftain of Bohol, sealed their friendship in a native ritual, the Blood Compact. As is the native custom at that time, the two sealed their friendship through the shedding of blood wherein both draw two to three drops of blood from their arms, mix the blood with the wine and then equally drank from the cup. Other historians say that the blood-wine mixture was divided equally between the two and then they both drank the contents up to the last drop.
Tagbilaran, specifically the district of Bool, witnessed the forging of the first international treaty of peace and friendship between two nations of different race and creed. On that fateful day of March 16, 1565, Captain General Miguel Lopez de Legaspi of the Spanish expedition and Datu Sikatuna, a native chieftain of Bohol, sealed their friendship in a native ritual, the Blood Compact. As is the native custom at that time, the two sealed their friendship through the shedding of blood wherein both draw two to three drops of blood from their arms, mix the blood with the wine and then equally drank from the cup. Other historians say that the blood-wine mixture was divided equally between the two and then they both drank the contents up to the last drop.
Baclayon Church (2nd oldest Church in the Philippines)
It is one of the best presevered Jesuit build churches in the region, although in the 19th century, the Augustinian Recollects added a modern facade and a number of stone buildings that now surround the church
Only in 1717, Baclayon became a parish, and construction of a new church commenced. Some 200 native forced laborers constructed the church from coral stones, which they took from the sea, cut into square blocks, and piled on to each other. They used bamboo to move and lift the stones in position, and used the white of a million eggs as to cement them together. The current building was completed in 1727. The church obtained a large bell in 1835. In the Baclayon church is a dungeon, which was used to punish natives who violated the rules of the Roman Catholic church.
Next to the church is the old convent, which also houses a small museum with centuries-old religious relics, artifacts and other antiquities, dating back to the 16th century. Included in the collection are an ivory statue of the crucified Christ looking towards heaven; a statue of the Blessed Virgin, said to be presented by Queen Catherine of Aragon; relics of St. Ignatius of Loyola, old gold embroidered ecclesiastical vestments, books with carabao skin covers, and librettos of church music written in Latin on sheep skins. Here you can also find the cuadro paintings made by the Filipino painter Liberato Gatchalian in 1859
We also pass by to Alburquerque Church and Cathedral of San José
We also pass by to Alburquerque Church and Cathedral of San José
Loboc River
Lunch time. We had our early lunch at Loboc River to the famous floating resto. (With their Buffet Lunch Php 350 - solve na solve na sya)
Chocolate Hills (Entrance Fee Php 25.00)
Tarsier
I forgot the name of the place but we passed by to man made Forrest before we got to tarsier place..
I forgot the name of the place but we passed by to man made Forrest before we got to tarsier place..
They are so cute. I think their size is just like our fist close. According to the care taker, they could live up to 25 years. They do not bite but if you attack them they will attack you also. They are also one of our endagered species here in the Philippines. So we must protect them before it's too late.
The Philippine tarsier, (Tarsius syrichta) is very peculiar small animal. In fact it is one of the smallest known primates, no larger than a adult men's hand. Mostly active at night, it lives on a diet of insects. Folk traditions sometimes has it that tarsiers eat charcoal, but actually they retrieve the insects from (sometimes burned) wood. It can be found in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol, and Mindanao in the Philippines.
Class :Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder: Prosimii/Haplorrhini
Infraorder:Tarsiiformes
Superfamily: Tarsioidea
Order:Primates
Suborder: Prosimii/Haplorrhini
Infraorder:Tarsiiformes
Superfamily: Tarsioidea
Day 2
Spend all day at the beach. We had our resort accommodation at Dumaluan Beach Resort (this is the nearest resort to Bohol Beach Club)
Super ganda ng Beach most specially at Bohol Beach Club.. panginternational ang service and facilities. Sulit ang entrance fee (consumable pa sya).
The sand is so fine.. Super clear water, hindi rin sya sobrang maalat.
You'll love the place! I love Bohol =)
Picture will be posted soon =)
