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This is around the area I was born back in 1992.

Theres this place called Intramuros which is the historic center of the city. Have a taxi or jeepney drop you off there, and get the horse-carriage tour around the historic cities landmarks.

They’re kind enough to drop you off for 15 minutes so you can cruise around at your own pace, and enjoy the scenery of the area, and take photos and things like that. Its built near an old WWII base (I think) and the old cannons are still there to be checked out.

At the end, you get dropped off at the Intromuros center, where you can see where the Philippine national hero, José Rizal, spent his final days.

I don’t know if they’re still there, but around the park theres the thing where its a cardboard body, and you put your face where the cut-out its. Its a great for photos for the folks back home.

I last went here during Easter 2007.

The weather was pretty bad, but walking around Palma is great, people are still out doing stuff, and it doesn’t just close down.

If your into walking, you can get lost in the small streets and always find your way back. And if your into all the qualities of home, a good old fast food place, a huge department store and an Internet cafe isn’t far away.