Quarantine Travel: Manila Getaway
A busy morning street of Binondo’s Chinatown in Manila, Philippines at March 5, 2021 amidst this on-going pandemic quarantine.
Visit the bustling metropolitan center of the Philippines, Manila and experience its beauty! While we are on the current pandemic, my partner and I will never stop reaching our bucket list for the year. It was on March 5, 2021 when we experienced again the beauty of Manila amidst this on-going pandemic.
At first, make sure that you have your face mask and face shield with you in accordance with the minimum health standards set by the IATF against CoVid-19 before you go travel. Now, upon arriving at the busy city of Manila early in the morning, we headed first in the City Palace Square to grab our breakfast to get ready for our exhausting Manila Tour. This is the place where you can grab a bite to different foods and enjoy shopping your fetishes in a cheaper amount. Moving forward, after taking our breakfast, we then proceed and tour within the vicinity of Binondo.
A calm and quiet architectural inside view of the historical Binondo Church that was open during CoVid-19 pandemic.
We roamed around the Manila’s branded “Chinatown” and experienced their foods, architecture, and history that will also satisfy your visit in here. Afterwards, we stopped over to Binondo Chruch or the National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, which is a church founded in 1596 to serve the Chinese Christian converts in the area. Then after enjoying the Binondo area, we headed toward the city proper and visited the famous Rizal Park. This is a historical site for this is where the execution of our National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal happened. We also went to experience the majestic museums in the area but sadly, as a quarantine protocol, you need to have an online appointment first before entering the museum. We then headed to one of the most historical places in Manila, the Intramuros which is a home of Spanish-era landmarks and atmosphere in the country. It is just a fifteen-minute walk from the museum.
The captured outside majestic view of the Mother of All Churches in the Philippines, the Manila Cathedral in a peaceful and sunny afternoon.
Inside the Intramuros, we went to the famous Manila Cathedral that is considered as the Mother of All Churches here in the Philippines. It is the premier church of the country where the marble altar was a masterpiece created by Giuseppe Perischetti. Then our last destination is at the food market of Intramuros where we have our snack and enjoy the beauty of the place for the last time. After a long and tiring journey, we decided to go home for it was already late and the curfew in our area was still implementing. It was a bit tiring and exhausting tour but unforgettable one since we managed to travel despite of this on-going pandemic.
Truly, traveling from different places can guarantee you a relaxing and refreshing outcome towards this stressful lockdowns that are happening around the world. We must be always mindful that despite of the privilege of traveling, we must ensure our safety first before anything else. Thus, traveling in a mixed present and pre-historic destination, especially in our local areas is evidently relieve stress and anxieties in our life