Hola Buenas Ciudad de Zamboanga
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| Aeropuerto de Zamboanga |
Oct 11- 13,2012 (Fiesta Hermosa Week)
How Many Days? 3Days/2 Nights
Flight Details: Oct 11, 2012 (545H) – Oct 13, 2012 (1855-2030H)
Airline: Cebu Pacific Booked Last: Nov 11, 2011 (11-11-11
Seat Sale)
-From
the Airport, we rode a Jeepney (Sign:“Pueblo”-Fare P8.00) and alighted at T.
Claudio Street.
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| Schedules posted Everywhere |
Itinerary for the Day:
City Hall- Dept of Tourism- Shrine of Our Lady of
Pilar-Street and Float Parade- Paseo del Mar
Dia Uno (How did we get to these locations?: By Foot)
1st stop: Plaza Pershing
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| Parque de Pershing y Almacen de Southway |
2nd stop: Jose Rizal Park
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| Parque de Rizal |
3rd stop: City Hall of Zamboanga
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| Oficina de la Ciudad de Zamboanga y Parque de Rizal |
4th stop: Dept of Tourism (near Lantaka Hotel)
-Made
our arrangements/ reservations for our Trip to Santa Cruz Island the following
morning
5th stop: Shrine of Our Lady of Pilar (Open
Church-Feast Every Oct 12)
-paid
courtesy,a lot of devotees, believe to be miraculous
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| Long Queue of Devotees |
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| Shrine of Our Lady of Pilar |
6th stop: Back to City Hall Area (Starting Point
of the Street and Float Parade)
-participants
from different secondary schools and colleges in Zamboanga City.
-very
colorful indeed
-“Bien Caliente…Hace calor..No importa..Mas Alegre na Zamboanga”
Back to Hotel, Tired and Exhausted. Rest from 3PM to 7PM…
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| Viva Senora del Pilar |
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| Adelante Zamboanga! Viva! |
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| Hermosas |
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| con Nuestra Senora del Pilar |
7th stop: Paseo del Mar ( Baywalk Manila
Counterpart)
-“Visperas para Fiesta La Manana” “Hay muchos Gentes”
Spell M.O.B but no need to worry Policemen, Soldiers
visibility everywhere.
-“Tenemos
Hambre” but there are no seats available…”Otra Vez, hay Muchos Hombres”
*Alavars in Paseo del Mar don’t serve Curachas,only at the
Main Branch
-Luckily
we got seats at Barcode and had our dessert
at Knickerbocker (recommended by my officemate who is a Chavacano
residing in Zambo also on her vacay)
-Mini
Concerts at the Paseo Grounds, Dancing Fountain added as one of the main
attractions during that time and everybody’s waiting for the Fireworks Display
(30 Mins) by 10PM.
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| Yummy Knickerbocker |
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| Muchos Gentes |
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| Artificiales de Fuegos |
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| Restaurante en Paseo Del Mar |
Had a Massage.Back to Hotel. Sleep (No Data Available-ZzzzzZ)
Tips and Information:
-Dialect ( Chavacano(Spanish creole), Bisaya and Tausug).Don’t
be surprised if you’re asking something and you heard “Si!” from their reply–it means
Yes in Spanish. Good Thing, I can understand and speak Bisaya and a little
Spanish (work related). “Hinde ako Mabebenta dito!”
- Airport: Look for the Entrance Gate and there you’ll find
the Jeepney going to the Pueblo (Fare:P8)
-From the Airport to Pueblo (Jeepney Route), it’ll pass
Camins Ave (location of some Lodges and Hotels near the Airport such as La
Terraza,Marcia Inn and Garden Orchid), Jeepney will turn right to Jaldon Street
, you’ll pass the street going to Atilano Compound (location of Pension Houses
for budget travelers and also will pass the street going to Canelar Barter
(goods from Malaysia for pasalubongs)
-Viva Pension House – Rates are reasonable, Rooms are
spacious, clean and fully air-conditioned with Hot and Cold Water Shower and
Cable TV, Security is Ok, situated Downtown, very accessible but has No WIFI.
-Pueblo (Downtown) – T. Claudio and Streets Nearby ( A lot
of Pension Houses, Lodges such as Skypark, Viva,Davids,Platinum 21, GC Hotel
(History), and Yangs)
-Pueblo(Downtown)- Shopping Centers are Southway, Gateway
and MindPro (Biggest) & Food Chains are Jollibee, KFC, Chowking, Dunkin
Donuts and Mister Donut
-Pueblo (Downtown)- You can see a lot of signage with the
word “Padjak” , a Tausug word for Pawn Shop.
-Tricycles are their Taxis in Zamboanga. Fare depends on
your destination (P30-P50).Try to Haggle
-Other establishments close around 7-8PM for security
reasons.
Siguiente : Dia Dos (La Isla de Santa Cruz)
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