DOCK & RIDE : May 2015

ITuloy-tuloy ang pamamangka!

Discovering known places, appealing cultures, food tastes, churches are some of driving forces to pack things up and get to known places for its wonders and magnificence even spured by internet travel sites and blogs...

Bacolod, evolving as one of country's tourist destinations, branded "the city of smile", wondering why they called it, perhaps it's fancy smile in the mask. Really, people are friendly but not all, just like other cities I've visited (locally). Friendly and melodious (malambing) as used to portray to a native ilonggo since bacoleño is also majority ilonggos. Streets and ports are becoming busy and crowded because of its thriving commerce and trade, also passengers of sea transport going to nearby cities of Cebu and Iloilo flock to its port...

Newbie to a place purposely to privide Marsec to the delegates of 2015 APEC in Bacolod City, customarily quite intrigued on what this place has to offer to its tourists...

Social blogs and travel sites review speak a lot of it, and to start my own discovery as recommended:

First stop: The baroque church and a bit of the Ruins

Sunday of April 26, weather is great, sunny but not too hot, we had a brief stop at the Bacolod's San Sebastian Cathedral,

one of the century old churches found in negros occidental. Accordingly Its century bell was brought down during its centennial cellebration presumably for safety measures.

Infront of church is central plaza and across the street is the central market

(the design and landmarks are closely similar to its neighboring cities) then we started roaming around it, we asked locals where is the famous The Ruins and our feet is on for a walk as some told us that its just a walk-away from our location.

Passing the public market, a busy down town area and walking away far from the busy streets, we asked another and a lady tells us that we have to ride a jeepney going to libertad for about 30 minutes ride.

Then we head on, following the instructions, ride a jeepney, then a tricycle we paid 20.00 each that brought us there.

This is it, The ruins

Before, I was fascinated by this old unfinished elizabethan architecture, thought there is a river on it, a hotel and other establishments on its side but its plain, what you see is really what it is all about... Though some travel blog sites gave a remarkable ratings.

Of course there is an appropriate entrance fees for guests who would want to come in, that's why i opted to took photos outside and just to be prudent...

Night life

Bacolod city also offers bustling and dazzling nightlife to its tourists and locals who would want to chill in a quite rowdy in disco's more popularly the MO2 and other similar hangouts in Goldenfields you can hop with.

Mambukal hotspring and resort

Opportunity comes once, yes its true really... Since you can never be there again.

This time, i miss the time to appreciate more from this place because we came here late. Its quite rainy sunset when we decided to come here.

From Bacolod City, you will go to bus station and ride a bus going to Murcia, Mindoro Occidental, fare is P 35.00 for an hour average trip including the wait and bus stops. Its dead end is the Mambukal Hot Spring and Resort, a state run resort with affordable P 50.00 entrance fee per person.