Part 12 of a series
While I was strolling around and enjoying People’s Park, my ever-killjoy tummy was grumbling again… Alas, it was already 9pm, waaay beyond my regular dinner time. So, I quickly exited the park and looked for a place to eat. When you’re in a new place, you should always try the local food and I saw Penong’s and Colasas, two famous homegrown establishments, but then, they were so packed, and I couldn’t wait any longer, so I had dinner at…. (guess where?)
After dinner, I walked back to the hotel and finally called it a day… Zzzzzzzz! End of DAY 2.
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DAY 3.
I set my alarm to 5:30am just so I could check out what’s actually happening during that time and here you go, the sun just rose and it’s still super dark!
I just snapped one photo and went back to bed without resetting the alarm to 9am.
FOR THAT, I was only able to wake up at 11am! LOL…
But that’s okay since I was left with nothing much to do for Day 3, having toured most of the destinations on Day 2. Day 3 is City Tour Day.
I started the day with breakfast at…. (nevermind)…
After breakfast, I went back to the hotel to get my things and immediately got out again, and walked all the way to the Davao City Hall, which is just 2 blocks away from My Hotel.
Davao City Hall
Built on the 20th century, the Davao City Hall is a classical building, sitting along San Pedro Street, in the heart of Davao City.
From the time of its construction, the building looks pretty much the same now with some improvements here and there but with much different surroundings.
In front of the Davao City Hall building is Quezon Park which features landscaped gardens and water features.
To the left side of the City Hall, meanwhile, is Rizal Park and its most obvious feature is a monument of National Hero Jose Rizal. It was quite sad to see some families of beggars at the covered court though, but, oh well, every big city has ‘em.
Further left of the City Hall is the Davao City Legislative Building.
The most dominant feature of the Legislative Building is the monument in front of it.
The Commemorative Monument of Peace and Unity is actually another creation of Kublai Milan, the Dabawenyo behind those eye-popping sculptures at People’s Park. Unveiled in 1998, the monument highlights Unity in Diversity as Davao City is a melting pot of cultures with migrants from all over the country.
The Monument of Peace and Unity artfully depicts indigenous people of the country jointly raising the symbols of peace in detailed and commendable sculpture. Led by a woman in traditional saya—depicting Mother Filipinas—several men in various native outfits raise their hands together in approval and support as 3 doves are released from Mother Filipinas’ hands.
“Separation of Church and State”. Just across the Davao City Legislative Building is the San Pedro Cathedral..
(…to be continued)
