Never too late for a first timer right?
Hello again dear Steemians! Here I am reminiscing about the first time I traveled across another island in our country and I want to share you my experiences.
About November of last year, me and my family (including my mom’s best friend whom we treat as a part of the family) had a vacation in one of the most marvelous places here in Philippines, the city of Cebu! We spent one week there and had the pleasure of visiting some of the city’s great historical sites and see the astonishing wonders of their beaches.
I still can’t forget the feeling of excitement and nervousness I had when I first rode an airplane.
(my view while on top of the clouds. yey!)
Of course we wouldn’t miss the chance to taste the distinctive lechon of Cebu, so on the night we arrived there, we had our dinner in Zubuchon – one of the best restaurants there. By the way, to those who doesn’t know what lechon is, it is a popular pork dish here in the Philippines wherein a whole roasted pig is cooked over charcoal, resulting to very crispy skin and soft meat.
Here's what it looks like. (highly recommended! It is so delicious! But make sure that you are not hypertensive)
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The next day (our first day of tour), we went to the place where Magellan’s Cross is planted.
Magellan’s cross signifies the event about the propagation of Roman Catholic faith in the Philippines. They say that the original cross is encased with another wooden cross for its protection from unwanted chipping by the people.
(me and my siblings)
The cross is housed in a small chapel located next to Basilica Minore del Santo Nino – the oldest Catholic Church in the country.
Basilica Minore del Santo Nino (outside view)
(inside the church)
Then after that, we headed to Lantaw to have our lunch.
Lantaw is a floating native restaurant located in Cordova, Cebu. While eating the scrumptious foods they serve, there you can also enjoy the spectacular view of the hills and the city in the distance. What a great place to dine and chill! The place is indeed peaceful and the natural breeze of fresh air will surely keep you cool and relaxed.
Here's our family picture while having lunch and the view:
Wonderful right? :)
After recharging ourselves, our next stop was in Temple of Leah.
This temple was built in honor of a mother’s legacy, and a symbol of undying love and devotion of Teodorico Soriano Adarna to his wife Leah Villa Albino-Adarna. Aside from that, the architectural structure of the temple is exquisitely beautiful, thus, serves as a testament of Filipino’s creativity and compassion.
(there we are again, me and my siblings) :)
Afterwards, we visited the Sto. Nino de Cebu-Mactan parish,
then right after, we headed to Lapu-lapu city – the place where the Battle of Mactan exactly happened. The Battle of Mactan was a historical event that took place 6 centuries ago. It happened because of Filipino’s resistance against foreign forces who wanted to invade and conquer the Philippines. That place is also where Lapu-lapu, the first Filipino hero, defeated Ferdinand Magellan who led the warriors when they invaded the country. As a commemoration of the battle, Filipinos built in this place the statue of Datu Lapu-lapu.
(groufie infront of the Statue of Datu lapu-lapu)
So this sums up our first day of tour in the city of Cebu, Philippines. Wonderful place indeed! Do you agree? :)
Stay with me and let me share you the wonders of Cebu beaches in "FIRST TIME TO TRAVEL AT THE AGE OF 23 - SEE THE WONDERS OF CEBU (PART 2)"
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The way you wrote the blog just took us to Cebu right now. Thanks for sharing. :)
Mabuhay! Your post has been upvoted and resteemed by the @bayanihan curation group.
Maraming salamat @bayanihan ! All Filipinos have my full support! :)
I agree, Cebu is only one of the many beautiful places in the Philippines
Yes! only one because there's a lot of beautiful places in the Philippines!
Yes! only one because there's a lot of beautiful places in the Philippines!
Hi, Ms Anne @annefernandez! 😊 I see that you're a Filipino, too. You wrote this particular travel blog really well. Keep it up please! 👍 This platform needs more awesome content writers like yourself.
On another note, I invite you to use the tag #philippines for posts written in English and #pilipinas for posts written in Filipino. 😊 You are free to use them anytime. It's part of an initiative to help Filipino and Philippines-based content creators obtain more rewards for their well-done posts. It's called the @bayanihan Curation Project. You can read more about it HERE. 😊
Keep steeming po! ✌️
Thank you ms. @erangvee! yes yes Im a proud Filipina. :) thank you for that note and will surely use those tags in my future posts. :) Glad to hear about the bayanihan curation-project. Filipinos are really good in any way! :)
More power to your project and thanks once again. :)
Awesome! 😁 BTW, welcome po pala to Steemit! Enjooooy. ✌️
I loved reading your travells, I've always wanted to go to the Philippines and Cebu looks like the perfect place to start!
Thank you! Cebu is highly recommended for tourist. I bet you'll never regret if you'll be able to experience the wonders of Cebu. Of course, only in the Philippines. :)
Let's take every chances to never miss a shot! :)