Comments on: Touring Manila’s Cemeteries

By: carol

carol — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:24:09 +0000

where can i place my inquiries? Thank you. Keep blessed.

By: raquel

raquel — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:43:10 +0000

Ay,,sarap balikan yang alaala na yan ng manila north cemetery..MAS lalong gumanda sila lalo coz of their colors,,But mas feel na feel ko pa din ang dating kulay nila kasi naaalala ko yan kung san dyan mismo ako naglalaro nung bata pa..Batang norte kasi ako nuon na kung san isa sa mga caretaker ang aking pamilya dyan,,Mas maganda nuong araw bukod sa malawak pa sila.tahimik at di masyado madami tao ang nakatira at feel na feel mo ang pagdalaw sa mga nawalang pamilya muna,Ngayun napkarami ng tao sa loob at super sikip na talaga..Ang maganda nanduon pa din ang mga museleo na dati kung pinapasyalan at pinag lalaruan ko ng bata pa ako.merun libingan na barko na pag undas ay pinapausok pa,,Namiss ko na talaga ang lumang tanawin ng north cemetery madaming puno,halaman.at pag bagyo me libre ka pang dalag at hito bonus pa dun ang mga mushroom o kabute na kinukuha namin sa mga nunu sa punso at niluluto para kainin…Hay super linis pa kasi ang norte,,,, KA miss ang time na yun, na alam ko na di na mababalik pa. .SALAMAT SA MGA NAG POPOST dito ng mga pictures,,Hope na me mga old pictures kayu,,,salamat n god bless…

By: nina

nina — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:11:02 +0000

In reply to Brooklyn Christina.

Christina! Omg, long time no hear! 😀

Yeah, we felt the same way when we were there. Looking back at it now, they do have a point. A lot of people live within the cemetery compound and it’s a huge place.. you can easily get lost inside.

By: Brooklyn Christina

Brooklyn Christina — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:27:09 +0000

Hi Nina. I stumbled on this old post because of your new one you just posted. This is really instructive…

I had a really uncomfortable situation when I went to this cemetary with a friend last summer. We didn’t have a guide, we just wanted to walk around and photograph some of the architecture of the tombs. The guards were hostile to us taking pictures and talked about us on their walkie-talkies. Then we got a very strange vibe from some of the cemetary dwellers, just glaring at us as we walked around. I’m glad to have read this and to understand a little more of how we could have done it differently. Sounds like it’s just unsafe to be walking around alone there, potential muggings/gangs.

By: A walk down Main Avenue | justwandering.org

A walk down Main Avenue | justwandering.org — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:47:47 +0000

[…] the Manila North Cemetery. After getting reprimanded for taking pictures without getting a permit last time, I was eager to have not just a reason to go back, but to take photos as well. We were there for […]

By: Rommel

Rommel — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:49:56 +0000

sana mailagay lahat ng mga famous tomb pictures dito dyan sa Manila North Cemetery. ang gaganda lahat. madals kong puntahan at tanawin yan…

By: Day 14: From Vientiane to Bangkok | justwandering.org

Day 14: From Vientiane to Bangkok | justwandering.org — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:28:38 +0000

[…] is one of the Couchsurfers I met at the walking tour of the Chinese and La Loma Cemetery. That time, we had been talking about our plans on visiting Cambodia and Thailand. Luckily, he read […]

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:24:07 +0000

wow beautiful pics!

By: ajay

ajay — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:44:26 +0000

Ang ganda ng pics. I do take cemeteries for granted. Now, I will not look at them in the same way again….. 🙂

By: bleue

bleue — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:53:29 +0000

great pics and entry nina! chinese and north cemetery indeed have striking architectures! and i hope the city government do more to improve especially the north cemetery (please relocate the illegal settlers! :D)

kudos! i actually live four blocks from the cemetery and only go there during all saints day!

By: Ivan Man Dy

Ivan Man Dy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:08:13 +0000

In terms of tourist infrastructure, I say the Chinese Cemetery is was better than the Norte, for one, the streets are better organized (cleaner) is better laid out. Also it is more historic (about 30 years older than Norte) and is probably as close as you can get to a famous ‘tourist’ cemetery as Arlington is to Washington, Pere Lachaise is to Paris or La Recoleta in Buenos Aires.

Btw, the Montervede mausoleum is not the tallest of the biggest in the lot (its only two stories) there are much taller and grander mausoleums in the older section. And if youre an Art-Deco architecture groupie like me, you’ll seriously love this place to death!

By: nina

nina — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:57:15 +0000

The last five photos were taken at the North Cemetery 🙂

By: eric

eric — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:00:03 +0000

wow ang dami ko pang hindi napuputahang mausoleum! like that ube colored tomb di ko pa nakita yan an.. tara balik tayo!

By: GeoRge

GeoRge — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:58:10 +0000

I’ve never been to any cemetery in Manila yet. I’m intrigued by some of the designs like the pyramid one. I also stayed in Manila during the Holy Week since I didn’t feel like squeezing myself into crowded beach resorts. At the very least, we were able to enjoy the peacefulness of Manila.

By: Jasper Jugan

Jasper Jugan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:27:40 +0000

chinese and north cemetery has some good architectures worth seeing!