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Friday, June 01, 2007

History Weekend

My colleagues and I took advantage of last Monday's UK bank holiday by going on an overnight, company sponsored trip to Corregidor. It was a shame that none of us had ever gone there before despite having heard of the place countless times in school during history class. Funny how it took the English (our bosses) to bring us to a place in which a large part of our country's history was shaped.

It started with a one-hour ferry boat ride to the island.

It was followed by a day tour of the island, where we happily took photos amongst the ruins and with every historical landmark we laid our eyes on.
Like true tourists, we road (go figure) a tourist bus for three long yet interesting hours.
This was my favorite spot. What used to be a mansion for the alta sociedads of pre-war Corregidor is reduced almost to rubble. Don't mind me, cam-whoring right there.



We had a hearty dinner in a lovely old house turned restaurant called Barbara's. I could almost imagine long table parties being held there where people were strategically seated depending on their social status. There were some really old items in that house; in fact so antique that they looked creepy enough to send chills down my spine. Take the mirror in the photo for example. Ellaine and I were almost too scared to take a photo of it, thinking we might capture something else with it. But that's just us being the wimps we are.

It's just funny how it took our British bosses to bring us to two really beautiful historical spots. Makes me rethink how unappreciative I am of my country's rich heritage.