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old street and facade of old manila

location: intramuros, noon time.

 

so what makes "the kalesa" a ride in style?

 

1. you don't park it in your garage

 

2. you don't ride it to school

 

3. but, you do pay bigtime to hear manong kutsero (in his flowery get up) tell the history and wonders of the place,

 

and then feel the beauty of philippine culture afterwards.

kids on the street

Most of the buildings in Intramuros were destroyed during the war. Much of the site was either left unbuilt or became a dump area for the locals.

 

Many filipinos died in this place during the war.

I have to think that during it's proper use the entrance to the fort was slightly different. This whole Intramuros set suffered from the light and heat, as did we, but we did what we could...

Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

Manila memorial to all those lost in war - 1945

manila, philippines

 

it looks like something from Macau!

Taken October 2016 City of Manila using Canon s120

during our prenups for united weddings 2010

Intramuros - Old walled city of Manila

Spanish style building in Intramuros.

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