Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: The Walled City of Manila- Intramuros

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Thursday, October 17, 2024

The Walled City of Manila- Intramuros

This is the 7th article in my blog series about the Philippines in connection with Filipino-American History Month Celebration here in the US

MANILA, Philippines — The public is urged to cast votes for Intramuros to win the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction award for the second time in the World Travel Awards 2024.

The historic Walled City is competing with 21 destinations around the world, including Ha Long Bay in neighboring Vietnam. In Asia, Intramuros’ opponents are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, Warner Bros. World and IMG Worlds of Adventure in the United Arab Emirates, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and the teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM in Japan.

Other competitors for the award include the Dark Sky Alqueva in Portugal, Grand Canyon National Park in the US, Guinness Storehouse in Ireland, Las Vegas Strip in the US, Machu Picchu in Peru, Magic Kingdom Park in the Walt Disney World Resort in the US, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, Niagara Falls in Canada, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt in the US, Table Mountain in South Africa, the Acropolis of Athens in Greece and Ayers Rock Resort in Uluru, Australia.

The Manila Cathedral at Night in Intramural, the Walled City. Manila, Philippines

Intramuros, also known as the Walled City, has stood for centuries. The city was built in the late 16th century as the city that held the seat of power in Manila. The walls were constructed to fend of any possible foreign attacks since the governor assigned to the Philippines also resided and held office there. For Life Inside the Walls visit the following site:

https://www.shopcambio.co/blogs/news/life-inside-the-walls-a-new-look-at-intramuros-the-walled-city-of-manila

Lastly, here are the most popular architectural style for your information!

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree