During our trip to Bacolod, we visited the Bacolod Cathedral in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. While taking the typical photos of the Cathedral’s facade, I saw this kid sitting at the display of the old church bells. Maybe he we was sleeping, contemplating, or something else, I couldn’t really tell.
It sucks when you get sick on the road. Especially if it involves you having to sit on a toilet bowl most of the time. Well, it wasn’t exactly diarrhea but I felt as if I was food poisoned en route to Bacolod from Iloilo. I probably had too much chicken inasal. I tried to sleep it off on our first day in Bacolod and hoped I’d feel better the next morning.
I felt the same, however. I still felt weak. I still felt at home at having my bum rest on the cold toilet bowl. I still wanted to throw up.
So you could imagine how excited I was to go to the Mambukal Resort. I looked forward to it like a kid looking forward to his trip to the dentist. But hey, I was on a vacation so I might as well make every minute count.
Destination: the Mambukal Mountain Resort. I didn’t know what to expect before going there save for the waterfalls, but I wasn’t in the mood for caring about anything at the time except for my tummy.
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There’s something inherently sad about abandoned buildings, well, for me at least. It’s like something has been lost that will no longer return. On the other hand, I also couldn’t help but imagine how the building would have looked in its heyday.
So you can imagine how I felt when I finally saw what many people refer to as the Ruins, located in Talisay City, Negros Occidental.
You can’t? Okay, let me tell you a story instead.
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After our trip to Iloilo, we then headed to Bacolod City. While this is already my second time to set my foot on Negros Island (check out this related post on the 4 things I wish I knew before going to Dumaguete), the trip to Bacolod was my first time to visit the region of Negros Occidental.
Check out this blog in the coming days as I chronicle my trip to Bacolod. I’ll also be posting the links here as I go.
Thanks and til next!
While you can always ask Iloilo’s friendly locals for directions, it still pays to do your research beforehand before going there. So if you want to go and visit the Jaro Cathedral, then here’s the post that you should read.
But first, let’s get schooled.
Gala Pinoy Redux is Cedric A. Solidon\'s travel and photography blog, with an occasional offbeat humor thrown in.
The blog originally started in late 2006 as Gala Pinoy, where the author shared his early travels to different parts of the country.
Travel Blog with a Little Humor Thrown In
Traveling sometimes can be stressful, especially when traveling to destinations for the first time. Thus, the author unloads some of the stress by sharing humorous travel insights and photos along the way.
