It’s never too late!
These are the best words I could describe to our visit at Plaza Independecia
and Fort San Pedro in Cebu last March. Quarter to four in the afternoon when I
and my family decided to have a quick visit at Fort San Pedro. We were dropped by
our relatives at Basilica of Santo Niño after they had toured us to some part
of Busay Cebu. Kenneth, a good family friend of us who worked in Cebu City told
us to visit Fort San Pedro. And since my father was still up to going somewhere
in the city we visited the said fort.
Passing through the
busy Plaza Independecia, we became quite alive. It was Sunday and there were
really many people at the plaza. At the center of the plaza there were people
dancing Zumba while others enjoyed listening to debates and flip top.
A busy and lively
plaza indeed, but going back to the main scheme of this travel diary we’ve
crossed the plaza in order to get into the entrance gate of Fort San Pedro.
The fort has two
sides facing the sea were defended with artillery and the front with a strong
palisade made of wood. It has a total inside area of 2,025 square meters. It is
triangular in shape wherein sides are of unequal lengths and the one fronting
the city is where one may find entry into the fort.
*This
is the entrance gate wherein at the top there is a small replica of Santo Niño.
I’ve thought the fort
has no entrance fee but I was wrong. “Wala naman diay libre karon? hahaha.
There is a Php 30 entrance fee for adults, Php 25 for senior citizens, Php 20
for students and children.
We went first to
Vivienda del Teniente. The area is now
serves as a gallery of the old photos of Cebu. Going back to its history,
Vivienda del Teniente was used to be the quarter of lieutenant or teniente of
the fort.
My father went out
first from the gallery and sat down at one of the cannons were mounted in their
emplacements. He was actually tired but he never told us. He did followed what
my mother told him that he must go with the flow and enjoyed. And I’m happy he
did not complain about me and my sister’s trip.
That area is where we found the largest building
inside the fort named as Cuerpo De Guardia. That was the building where good
personnel of the fort lived.
*My sister enthusiastically
tried to open the locked windows of Cuerpo De Guardia.
*We
were also decided to have a snapshot at those big windows.
*This
is the inner court that is now an open air theater where you can immediately
see the Plaza Independencia.
There are also others
doing photo shoot at the fort. Others like us came to wander and learn
something new about the queen city of the south. A little time as well gave me
and my family to take a short break at the open air theater at the fort and
enjoyed the views. My father did enjoyed students have their military practice
at the park. I was happy seeing my father relaxed and enjoyed the place even at
our short and unexpected visit at the fort.
This visit at the
Fort San Pedro completed the Sunday we had after a solemn mass and exploring
Busay Cebu. Definitely a part of travel we will never forget. To end this diary
it would best to say - Cebu City the Queen City of the South is truly LOVE. We
really all enjoyed the province of Cebu and I will certainly never get windbag
in coming back.
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Your photos is so amazing and the shoot is so lovely.
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Thanks Ann :)
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