Butchoy’s wrath did not stop me and Regine from conquering nine towns that day. I almost cancelled out the last minute because of the recent storm that passed but the Manang Bola in me prevailed and I am glad I did not. Our itinerary for day one. Miag Ao – Guimbal – Tigbauan – Oton – Villa Arevalo – Molo – Mandurriao – Jaro – IloIlo City. From my hotel (Century 21), we hopped onto a Jeepney going to the market.
1. Miag-Ao
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| Miag Ao Church, A UNESCO World Heritage Site |
From Market (locals call it Super) to Miag-Ao.
2. Guimbal
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| Guimbal Church |
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| We thought the rain will not let up, but good thing it did |
3. Tigbauan
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| Looks like a scene from a thriller-suspense movie 🙂 |
| This church’s beauty is best seen from a distance |
4. Oton
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| The shots are hazy and dark because the weather did not fully cooperate with us |
5. Villa-Arevalo
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| One of the newer churches in Iloilo. I am missing the antique, old-age look |
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| Statue of Rizal erected at the park not far from the church |
6. Molo
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| The castle-like Molo Church’s facade |
7. Mandurriao
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| I like this Church. Looks neat and clean. This is also an old church recently repainted |
8. Jaro
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| Big Ben in Jaro? |
 I love this shot! |
9. Ilo-Ilo City
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| Open during office hours |
We ate a heavy breakfast that was why we did not go hungry during lunch time. A bibingka snack in the middle will do. P20 for 5 small pieces. Trust me, they are delicious! We bought ours outside Molo Cathedral. The best bibingka I have tasted I tell you! Later on, we walked from Jaro to downtown Iloilo and paid a short visit to the museum.
Napaka-passionate mo talaga pagdating sa mga churches, kaibigan. Ang dami mo na sigurong naipagdasal na wish, diba pag 1st time mo daw sa isang simbahan pwedeng mag-wish. Ayiiiii. ^_^
Yihee thank you Criz…addict lang ako sa mga old structures talaga eh…:-)
at sa mga pusa! 😀
hahaha! Oo baka kung may Noah's Ark now puro Cat species lang papasukin ko hahahah!
I want to see Miag-ao! 🙂
You will…sama ako pag punta mo ha..I will visit the missed-out Church in San Joaquin!
ako din ;pasama 🙂
Sure anonymous…:-)