Rizal Park and Manila Ocean Park

Alvin here again, still touring Philippines. For the past few days my family and I went around Manila city, first to Rizal Park. The park is a memorial of Josey Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines who died fighting the Spanish 123 years ago.

 

(Source: https://cdn2.gbot.me/photos/Su/Vf/1284634702/Rizal_Monument-Rizal_Park-3000000038624-500x375.jpg)

We had a great time walking through the park and admiring the scenery. The weather was perfect for an outdoor picnic, so we found a shaded patch of grass and ate traditional Filipino foods.

After that we headed over to Manila Ocean Park because the kids hadn’t been yet. Even though I’ve been to Sydney Aquarium a few times already I still enjoyed seeing the varying ocean sea creatures here in the Philippines. 

Sorry for the late upload, I've been having technical issues here on my end. Nonetheless I'll still be updating you all on my experiences here with my family

Taytay Rizal, Philippines, featuring street food!

Hello everyone, it’s Alvin again. Right now, I’m in the Philippines to visit more family in Taytay Rizal. We have awesome food carts on the streets full of authentic Filipino cuisine and desserts which include sweet tofu, which is sweetened tofu in caramelised sugar mixed in water,

(Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Taho2.jpg/240px-Taho2.jpg)

Halo-Halo, a chilled dessert drink made with many different ingredients. "Halo" in english means "mix" so the drink is a mix of many different ingredients. Halo-Halo is mostly made with sweet beans, crushed ice, evaporated milk, ice cream, coconut, and some other various fruits,

(Source: https://www.thelittleepicurean.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Halo-halo-1.jpg)

and turon which is banana wrapped in rice paper, caramelised, and deep fried,

(Source: https://recipenijuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Turon-Recipe.jpg)

I just arrived so I've only been around the corner of my place of residence. I haven’t seen my relatives in almost a decade, so it was great to see them again. In the next few days I’ll be travelling around Philippines visiting some major cities like manila, cebu, and others I’ll surprise you all with later so make sure to follow us.

Our first post

Welcome to our BLOG!

Where five of us:
- Jason
- Noah
- Lionel,
- Alvin 
- and Xavier 

Will be posting content about our experiences of travelling. I (Jason) will be posting an introduction post for the first blog, therefore, you can get to know us more and gradually build a closer connection with us. 

I will be blogging about my travelling experience in Japan where I will focus on the cities/towns from below Tokyo such as Shibuya, Osaka, Kumamoto, Hiroshima and Kyoto. The majority of my blogging content will be about Japan's food, culture and the sightseeing experience. 

Coming blogs include Xavier's experience of the Galapagos Islands and Alvin's trip in the Philippians!

I hope you guys enjoy our blog and learn some helpful travelling tips!
See you guys in the next post. :)

- Jason

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