Heritage and Sacred Places

Winter Getaway

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. - Gustave Flaubert

Our getaway wasn’t just all about food.

It also led us to highly-recommended and awe-inspiring landmarks.

Come and see.

Feeling the beauty and love around

THE RUINS in Talisay, Bacolod is a stunning, romantic, and "ruined" 1900’s mansion built as a testament to love, often called the Taj Mahal of the Philippines. 

Painting a smile on a MASKARRA mask at Jojo Vito’s Design Studio: Bacolod

When you and your reflection both agree you look amazing

When you take the bull by the horns… what happens is a toss-up. -  William Ridge

 The NEGROS MUSEUM presents in a capsule the bounty that is the history, art, and culture of the people of Negros Island. Bacolod, Negros Occidental

Gator kisses. See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile. Blow a kiss, jellyfish.

 NEGROS FOREST PARK has been the jewel in the crown of local wildlife conservation for over 20 years in Bacolod City.

This church is prayer-conditioned.

 BAMBOO CHAPEL. Nature’s Valley Resort: Talisay, Bacolod

SAN SEBASTIAN CATHEDRAL is a late 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. It is the seat of the Diocese of Bacolod.

Its stained glass is the poetry of light, transforming space into a sacred realm. Each piece is a window to the divine, illuminating the ordinary with extraordinary radiance.

Right: Black Nazarene, a life-sized dark statue of Jesus Christ carrying the True Cross

Rightmost: Crucifix, a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation of Jesus himself on the cross is referred to in English as the corpus (Latin for 'body').

PIETA

Mary cradles the body of Jesus after he has been removed from the cross.

Situated in Hacienda Manaul, ST. JAMES THE GREATER CHURCH stands as the first replica of the Medjugorje church in the Philippines and Asia, and the fourth worldwide.

Left: This is how an awesome priest looks like.

 Leftmost: We have a Prophet-sharing plan.

A child reciting the Hail Mary with, "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy whoomp Jesus!"

Wrist assured, I’m stylish today. Caught in a loop of fabulousness.

Left: Located within the St. James complex in Talisay City, OUR LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO is a serene pilgrimage site featuring a replica of the Lourdes grotto in France.

 

One day, you are strutting your stuff… the next day, you are a feather duster. That’s life.

 

Right: Peacock on the ground of the Grotto

 

The Grotto serves as a popular venue for healing masses, the WAY OF THE CROSS, and personal reflection.

 (To Be Continued)