Good Friday in the walled city

Good Friday 2012, I and my friend whom i didn't see for almost two years, decided to go to Intramuros, Manila for a short walk.



Intramuros is more beautiful at night. The lights enhance its ancient beauty..^^ I managed to take this shots, just beside of San Agustin Church, where many Catholic Faithfuls gathered that night.
Gen.Luna Real de Palacio, Intramuros, Manila


It was a very nostalgic night. 
The Wall (Intramuros) is like a time capsule full of rich memories and treasures from the past. Truly Intramuros is a Big Treasure Box of the Philippines Spanish era.

The Faithfuls 
Tired but fulfilled, San agustin church is really wonderful, western inspired 

 architectural interior. 

 Imagine, the building has a lot of epitaph .some known spanish names are scribed 

 on it, 

 eeeeee!! creepy.Somehow we tried to deciphere the meaning..hehe, We were 

 able to translate 

 few phrases from those slabs of stones.


San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila

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