Dantruong Travel & Tourism

Manila, as the metropolis not much different with Jakarta. Pollution, traffic, homeless, crime and other social problems is the mirror of a major city in the developing world in general. One time I took a bus across town, on the bus a little girl handing out a packet of sweets to each passenger, I think this is a free snacks for passengers, but the sweets wrapped in paper stuck to the contents of which appeal to passengers to buy sweets to help defray living the little girl who dropped out of school.
Every passing pengerah offices of labor, I always see long queues of people who took a job application folder, hoping to be accepted overseas employment. Understandably, the Philippines also compete with our country in terms of labor export.

Several times to read reviews from the Internet about the journey of the backpackers, many mention the legendary crime in the city of Manila. Perhaps because of the high crime rate, level guards minimarket had a gun in the waist. But every place is different, certainly interesting to watch.

Roxas Boulevard is one way the protocol in Manila City. Very strategic location, at the edge of the bay (Manila Bay). Along the way the measure is narrower than Jalan MH. Thamrin was standing important buildings such as government offices, an international network of hotels, as well as the United States embassy was heavily guarded by soldiers.
Like the way protocols in general, vehicle traffic is very dense, especially at rush hour. All types of vehicles passing freely here. At traffic lights, I saw Delman in traffic queues. When the light turned green, the vehicle in front of him began to move and accelerate the speed. Delman remained silent not moving. It turned out that another horse urine. Another vehicle was waiting patiently behind. Policeman who was standing not far from the wagon was averted even with the nose cap.
As a public space, Manila bay for a comfortable place to spend time in the afternoon. Pedestrian areas in the milling people who were jogging, biking, roller skating, or could also simply relax in the tent cafes facing toward the bay, watching the sun set. Cafes which held that there was “Live Music” after dusk.

The atmosphere was very festive evening. As I occasionally see the sunset at the bay, I witnessed the appearance of dancers and local bands on a stage entertainment across the street that was held to welcome the victory of Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino boxer who just obtained his featherweight world champion in Las Vegas.

Travel fatigue at the heart of Manila, Philippines, seemed to disappear after setting foot in Intramuros, the area that invites fantasy floated down the hall toward civilization 200 years ago. Image Alt
The whole point of Intramuros shows the permanence of the past civilizations. Time and the development of civilization does not erode the taste of Spain in Intramuros was not far from the heart of the city of Manila.

Regions in the coastal city of Manila that literally means “on the wall”. The old city in the Philippines had developed since the sixteenth century, when Spain ruled the Philippines.

At that time, the Spanish government to make Intramuros as the exclusive area of Spanish descent. This area is made sterile from ethnic groups, such as native Philippines and Tiong Hoa, by building a stone wall around the city.

The development of culture and governance systems in line with the development of Spanish Christian. Be the first region to be one basis of the spread of Christianity in the form of faith and liturgy (worship) Catholic.

Embryo marker spread the Catholic faith in Intramuros is the church of San Agustin. The church was a witness of religious and political missions Spanish government in the region.

San Agustin is one of the old church in Flipina functioning as the center of the Catholic liturgy. This church age is 200 years old.

Liturgy and the Arts

San Agustin is one marker of Manila.

The church was also the starting point for the development of Christianity, which handles the bulk of life of Filipinos today.

The existence of the San Agustin was followed by the development of other cultural centers, including the construction of several churches in almost all over the Philippines.

Agency of the United Nations for Education, Science, and Culture (UNESCO) set the church of San Agustin as a world cultural heritage in 1994.

UNESCO decision on the grounds that a two-story church that kept the values of cultural richness that is very high, ranging from the historical value, aesthetic, and liturgical.

These three values are merged into a single string of stories in every room and hallway of the church. Each space storing various objects of historical, aesthetic, and liturgical.

Basically, the spaces in the church of San Agustin is divided into two groups, namely the liturgy (Mass) and museums.

The main building of the church for the routine functioning of the church, such as mass, weddings, and some other Catholic liturgy.

While other buildings serve as a museum a place to store the various objects and dokumentassi images and writings about the Catholic faith and the development of civilization and the surrounding Intramuros residents.

Visitors will immediately Cleaner dealing with buildings pale yellow when set foot in the courtyard of San Agustin.

The building served as a church. Form and function as a church and could be arrested immediately because almost every surface of the walls are carved various symbols and figures of the Catholic clergy.

Interior design of the church which was built in 1571 holds the sculpture curves and color combinations are countless.

To the layman, the entire surface of the wall in the San Agustin-like media of artistic expression, where murals and sculpture together.

One of the artworks on display in front of the eyes is the tabernacle or storage of bread for the meal service.

Tabernacle of San Agustin in the building resembles a building. With nearly ten mater high and approximately five feet wide, it presents the tabernacle and spiritual works of art in the extraordinary scale.

Just above the tabernacle, Jesus statue stands two meters tall flanked by two one-meter tall candles. Meanwhile, the entire surface of the tabernacle covered similar material in a shiny metal color combinations of white, green, and yellow.

Tabernacle of the same surface is also decorated with various trinkets and religious sculptures, ranging from the symbols to figure Catholic figures.

That said, the tabernacle trinkets were directly imported from Rome in 1595.

Another focus in the church of San Agustin is the altar. Long banquet table that stood five yards on four lempeg carved stone cross and decorated with many reliefs and figures Catholic figures.

According to early church tradition, the altar is not merely a table, as well as a grave marker beneath.

That is why a priest would kiss the altar before the Mass ended, although it was only a mere ritual and ceremonial symbolism and tradition in the modern church today.

Masterpieces of art and other liturgies in San Agustin stored neatly in the museum which is right next to the church building.

Two-story museum that presents a variety of objects misisonaris Catholic heritage, and various works of art in the form of statues and other objects.

San Agustin Church Museum consists of two floors. Each floor consists of a variety of spaces that have different names and functions.

In general, the space saving liturgical objects and works of art in the form of sculptures and paintings about the activities of the Catholic faith and trust.

A stone staircase connecting the first floor and second floor of the museum.

Based on the written record, the steps consisted of 44 granite plates are directly imported from China in 1780.

Room on the second floor museum is set up with the same concept. Each room provides a variety of art and historical objects related to the Catholic mission.

Sebgian stored objects, ranging from paintings, wood sculpture, stone sculptures, chairs, and facilities from the religious ceremony of cultures in the 1800s or earlier.

Some collections are also related to cultural contacts between Europe and Asia.

Crosscultural

The church and museum of San Agustin is one of a number of cultural and religious center in the Philippines.

Local government gave a big attention to care and the development of cultural reserve areas, which became a symbol and main attraction.

National Commission for Culture and Arts Philippines claims to have 26 treatments of the church building that is identified as a local cultural treasure.

A church building is classified as cultural property, based arstitekturnya characteristics.

Based on the study commission, most of the historic church building in the Philippines to integrate European art and Asian architecture. Regardless, the complexity of the art of architecture, the church has taken an important role in the spiritual development of religion 58 million Catholics in the Philippines.

Blend European and Asian cuisine is also seen in the church of San Agustin. Some space in the church and museum of San Agustin is built using the basic materials of wood, with distinctive motifs and ornaments Asia.

For example, shutters and doors in several rooms created by using a series of wooden meyilang arranged, just as often found in Japan and China.

Embodiment of cultural contacts between Europe and Asia can also be seen in the porcelain on the second floor of the museum of San Agustin. The room was kept specific things Chinese, especially the variety made from porcelain.

The same room also stores a variety of craft objects by Philippine natives, mostly a tool to support daily activities, such as cooking equipment and plant.

It also presented a variety of documentation in the form of a picture of trading activity, both among fellow nations of Asia, and between the peoples of Asia and Europe.

One of the documents on display is a map that contains a series of islands in the southeast Asia region. In the map, not terliha clear boundary between Kalimantan (Borneo called) and Malaysia.

Each room and ornaments in San Agustin offers romance of historical and liturgical experience the way of civilization in the Philippines.

San Agustin is also a documentation of cultural contacts between nations. Inquirer, the local media, the love of culture mengigatkan should underlying intention to preserve the San Agustin who always stand up to testify about the bitter history and relations between nations.

“We can imagine the existence within the walls of the city was destroyed before the war in 1945. What was left was a wall, and of course the church of San Agustin who is now a world heritage,” writes San Agustin Inquirer challenged.

rickety old Jeep crossed the dry riverbed in northern Philippines,  dust to the passengers who slam-banged in the backseat.

Mountain scenery around Pinatubo again developed 16 years ago after a volcano erupted and killed more than 1,500 people and fly ash clouds into the atmosphere which lowers the temperature of the earth for years.

Fine sand derived from the 1991 eruption was thrown off by jeep-jeep driven by adventurous tourists.

They came to swim or wade Pinatubo crater lake is slightly acidic with a kayak.

“” We must accept the situation that our country has many volcanoes, “said Perla de los Reyes, from the vulcanology and seismology institute government.” They have a beautiful view. ”

A total of 300 volcanoes scattered throughout the archipelago, 22 of them active while the other 27 are classified “can be active”.

Despite the danger, the government tried to find a way to change the sleep monster into towing tourists who bring in revenue.

“People are fascinated by the volcanic eruption of symptoms,” said Francois Dominique de Larouziere, scientific director of Vulcania, a volcano tourism already attracted some 2.45 million visitors per year since opening in 2002.

The resort is located in the former volcano in a remote Auvergne, central France.

By contrast, the total number of tourists volcano in the Philippines have all been through a number of three million people.

De los Reyes said that people are willing to struggle for understanding the impact of the eruption.

During the eruption of Mayon volcano death last year, Manila tourists flock to the area to see letusannya.

Mayon, which is perfectly reminiscent of Mount Fuji in Japan, located at an altitude of 2420 meters in the rice fields near the city of Legaspi.

Deadly eruption in 1814 of about 1200 people buried alive in the village of Cagsawa. Time the event that there is now only the church bell tower.

“Mountain fire show that they are very dynamic and dangerous, and people understand it,” said de los Reyes, and then say, unique form of ground volcanic eruption results also attract visitors.

In addition “geothermal effect” as a source of hot water, holes in the small output (fumaroles) produced lava also be “attraction” that can generate income from the “spa” or camp.

Pinatubo and Taal, a volcano on the outskirts of the city of Manila is located in a large lake, attracting developers to build homes for holidays and special restaurants.

However, the mountain Iraya, Kanlaon, Bulusan, Banahaw, Hibok-Hibok, Isarog and Kalatungan, located in the interior of the Philippines and can not be achieved.

Apo, the highest volcano can be active in the southern island of Mindanao, mostly visited by the climbers who fell after a stay of about three days at the top.

Palau, an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, 500 km east of the Philippines. Koror is the capital of this country, there is the island of Koror is home to approximately 17,235 (90%) population of Palau.

The city is linked by several bridges in other cities. Palau consists of five islands, namely Babeldaob (Ochalchutem), Koror, Peliliu, Angaur, Kayangel and at least 200 small islands known as Pulau Batu. Of the many islands in this country only eight islands are inhabited.

Palau, DuniaKoror Underwater Wonders of the capital is undergoing a tremendous sea beautiful. A stone lantern is the only religious symbol of the Shinto Shrine outside Japan warned that Japan had been present in this island during the Pacific War.

There is a National Museum which was founded in 1955 which showed karta Palau trove. Palau Community is very friendly, warm, friendly and generous. Although it looks more American than other Micronesian people, they continue to uphold their matrilineal culture that was old.

Palau, Underwater Wonders DuniaSebagai tourist destination area, is not difficult to find the hotel internsional level. If your budget is limited, there are motels and guest houses. The restaurant also features an international menu best, they serve as well as special food menu Palau.

From Koror, with a ship, you can walk around the islands in Palau. Many activities you can do, kanoning around the Rock Island has calm water without the waves, snorkelling, swimming, scuba diving or trekking to rock. Even you can also deep-sea fishing with a variety of fish species. During this reference Palau various coral reef life. Palau is also often used as benchmarks to study the world’s coral reefs.

Do not miss a tour of the village of Babeldaob, where you can see some historic sites and local culture. There is no place to stay in this village, but do not worry, you can stay at the house of one family here.

Palau, Underwater Wonders DuniaTidak imposed a tariff if you stay in local houses, enough for you to bring gifts such as coffee, bread, canned meat or cigarettes to be given to families whose homes you inapi. You should remember one thing, do not forget to take off shoes or footwear before entering the house the population, it is customary to apply here.

Three ocean currents which meet in Palau brings with marine life is more diverse than even the Caribbean sea. There are more than 1,000 species of fish and more than 700 species of coral. If you can dive along the cliff Ngemelis Wall 60 feet high, descending approximately 1000 feet until you come across a variety of coral reefs and various species of colorful fish.

Palau, Underwater Wonders DuniaPalau known as one of the Seven Underwater Wonders of the World. If you are diving hobby, do not forget to visit the island Mecherchar. On this island there is Lake Fish Jam which is a brackish water lake. This lake is the home of thousands of jellyfish that have mutated from a jellyfish sting to the sea jellyfish without the sting of brackish water. Snorkelling with thousands of jellyfish is an unforgettable experience.

Diving in this lake, you will be taken to the many tunnels under the sea with his stakaktit scenery is beautiful. For trekking, local guides will take you to the location of waterfalls and the highest peak of Mount Ngerchelechuus Palau (713 feet). Here you can find 70 species of orchids and a fascinating wildlife.

Transportation in Palau could use a taxi or rent a car. If a taxi to your choice, do not be surprised if a taxi here is not on the meter / meter taxi. Such drivers will show you the purpose of the card before starting the journey. If you want to travel more convenient and privacy, renting a car can be a good option.