One should not leave Taal Batangas without pasalubong.There are lots that you can bring home with you.In our case, we dropped by a local Balisong Store and then off to GERRY AND LHEEN stall at the Public Market for Tapang Taal and Longganisa. Tapang Taal from GERRY AND LHEEN
Other than Basilica de San Martin de Tours, there is another important religious landmark in Taal Batangas.Actually,most people consider it even more significant.I am referring to the SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CAYSASAY.Very important that it gained the status of a “privileged site,” mean…
This house is one of my favorites during out Taal Heritage Tour with other bloggers.Not so much on the outside facade but more on what is inside.It is considered as an Art Deco Classic. LEON APACIBLE Leon Apacible was born in Balayan Batangas in Oct.25, 1861. He was a lawyer an…
There's nothing very fancy in this house,the architecture and even the furniture inside pale in comparison to other Heritage Houses in Taal Batangas.But with it is a rich history.No less than the 'Mother of the Philippine Flag' lived here ----MARCELA AGONCILLO. This lande…
WARNING: a photo-overload post. The title says it all.No it's a Robinson's Mall Brach, GALLERIA TAAL may look like one of the many heritage houses in the sleepy town of Taal Batangas but inside is a camera museum. A house literally full of old cameras of all brands.Olympus,Can…
Pricey food but so so taste.Even the ambiance is confused.I don't know what we were doing here honestly.I guess the guide was successful in luring us here. We arrived in Taal Batangas late (at least some of us) because we were caught in heavy traffic somewhere in Batangas City so it…
Staying overnight in a heritage town?What about staying in a heritage hotel?That means an old house turned into a hotel,what about that!Taal Batangas has one and it's called CASA PUNZALAN HOTEL. I am not sure if there is a 2nd or 3rd or more of them but they claim to be the 1st i…
Our next stop after Taal Church was an ancestral house around a hundred meters away----The AGONCILLO HERITAGE HOUSE ---which is otherwise known as the White House because of its color. The caretaker here was kinda strict.He had to ask our guide several questions before letting us in.Th…
I was not accurate when I said in my yearender travel summary that 2012 actually ended in Binondo.Before the year's end,I got an invitation from a blogger friend Ramil of www.pinasmuna.com for a walking tour of Heritage Houses of Taal Batangas.It was a roadtrip/daytour with eleven (1…
