Casa Gorordo is a heritage house-turned museum and one of the most popular tourist destinations in downtown Cebu City. Even as a local, I still enjoy visiting Casa Gorordo because it transports me to the Spanish colonial period, and I always imagine myself a donya in the big house.
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Last year, my sister and her family and Joel and I went to Bacolod. There was no particular itinerary except to eat good food and probably let Elijah, my four-year old nephew, enjoy. Our trip was Friday to Saturday. That Friday, before The White Hotel allowed us to check in, we went to The Negros Museum and The Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation. The Saturday, we went to the Negros Farmers’ Weekend Market and had nothing to do after. We wanted to go back to the hotel to see if their resident tour car is still available so we could do some sightseeing. So we hailed a taxi.
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During our trip to Vietnam, we were very circumspect in selecting the places we would be visiting so that we would have, at least, a deeper understanding of the country, its people, and its way of life. In Hanoi, one of the places we checked out was an old house — a heritage house — that has been restored to its former 19th century style. Continue reading “Traditional House at 87 Ma May St., Hanoi”
One of the reasons why we moved from Patpong area to Chinatown during our stay in Bangkok was to be nearer the Hua Lamphong State Railway station. But another sub-ulterior reason was I wanted to be near a real neighborhood — a place where people gather together at night to talk about their day — and Chinatown (Yaowaraj) was that. Continue reading “The Unforgotten, A Heritage Shophouse in Bangkok”
Sanjercasvil Road, which stands for Sanson, Jereza, Castillo and Villa, is a pocket road in Lahug, Cebu City. Joel, who lived in Apas, a neighbor barangay, used to come here to play and would always relate to me the corn fields in the area. Sanjercasvil Road is a heritage road based on the number of heritage houses dotting the area. This is where the famous Circa 1900 is located.
Psyche Castillon 