Manila - To Do 04Aug2018 (Rizal Park, Saint Augustine Church, Manila Cathedral, Fort Santiago)

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 Half Day Itinerary in Manila.
Total distance covers about 3.5km walking from Diamond Hotel to Fort Santiago,
covering these few attractions along the way.
P75 to take a taxi back from Fort Santiago to Diamond Hotel.
Rizal Park

*Manila's Verison of Hyde Park*

Click here for ABBA location of Rizal Park

Saint Augustine Church

 One of the few churches that was able to survive the destruction of war.

 

Click here for Location of Saint Augustine Church

Manila Cathedral

 

 An icon of Manila city and the grandest Cathedral of them all. The Manila Cathedral has gone through over 6 restorations.

*Group excursion for the nuns, having a group shot on a Saturday Morning.*

Click here for ABBA location of Manila Cathedral

Fort Santiago
(P75 entry per adult)

 *Closes thing to San Francisco in the mean time.*

 *Entrance to the main fort*

This was pretty good especially if the weather is holding. The view of the river was quite picturesque and the original wall structures are relatively well preserved. The place can be covered in about an hour or so.

*Some pro level photo shoot being done within the grounds*

The intro video near at the entrance (Free to view at scheduled timings) gave a pretty good overview of the entire place and for my own exploration, was sufficient. To get a guided tour goes for P500.
Overall the stroll through the various attractions, one can see the Spanish influences in the changes in architecture as you advanced towards Fort Santiago.

 

There are several bicycle tour touts that offer 30mins tours of the attractions apparently. The prices I got were starting P350 to P250 for the tours. (Did not try them.)

Click here for location of Fort Santiago