Our fourth and last
day of the Bicol Region excursion was a long drive from Legazpi back to
Leyte. Before leaving the city of
Legazpi we first visited their Cathedral. Then just outside of the city we
passed by some stores selling various handicrafts. Most of the crafts they were
making were already Christmas decors. We bought Christmas lanterns made of
abaca fiber.
The last church stop was at the brand new Cathedral of Sorsogon. On the road again we took our lunch in a carinderia along the highway in Bolos, Irosin which was owned by an Italian who married a Filipina. After that we were on our way to Matnog to take the ferry which left at 1:30 pm. While on the ferry, I contacted the parochial vicar of Allen, N. Samar and asked him if he could prepare some snacks for us. The parish instantly prepared some lavish food for us. That energized us for the almost five hours drive back to Palo.
The last church stop was at the brand new Cathedral of Sorsogon. On the road again we took our lunch in a carinderia along the highway in Bolos, Irosin which was owned by an Italian who married a Filipina. After that we were on our way to Matnog to take the ferry which left at 1:30 pm. While on the ferry, I contacted the parochial vicar of Allen, N. Samar and asked him if he could prepare some snacks for us. The parish instantly prepared some lavish food for us. That energized us for the almost five hours drive back to Palo.
The Cathedral of Legazpi as seen from the road.
The Cathedral of Legazpi
Side view of the Cathedral of Legazpi
The altar of the Legazpi Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from the altar.
The square-dome of the Legazpi Cathedral.
The Cathedra
Haggling for a discounted price for the Christmas lanterns
Nito branches being molded into different forms.
Dyed Abaca fibers.
Working on the different lanterns.
Another worker making Christmas decors.
Fr. Alcris showing off the lanterns he bought
The brand new Sorsogon Cathedral
The entrance canopy to the Cathedral
Gold-leafed ceiling
The Baptistry
The altar of the Sorsogon Cathedral
The Cathedra
A close-up view of the altar.
The dome was covered with cloth
Side Altar
View of the church from the altar
A view of the port from the dome of the Cathedral
The winding staircase leading to the dome.
The four cars we used for the excursion.
Another view of the port from the dome.
The convento
A winding staircase inside the convento
We stopped by in a carinderia along the highway in Bolos, Irosin for our lunch.
Bolos, Irosin Spring
The entrance to the port of Matnog
Our cars ready to be taken inside the ferry.
The Matnog terminal
An island near Matnog
Sunset along the western coast of Samar.
nice blog, i wonder why you like churches, so many of them in your blog
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