Within the Walls

When I visited Manila for a weekend during our Saigon season I had hoped to visit the Manila Cathedral. Unfortunately it was closed for renovations-- now eight months later it is STILL CLOSED. Manila Cathedral is located within Intramuros. Intramuros is a historical part of Manila, where the Spanish government held control of the Philippines. Intramuros means "within the walls" because the small city like area is surrounded by the original walls built by the Spanish.

Manila Cathedral

The security in Intramuros are dressed in the colonial Spanish times uniform.

St Agustin church

St. Agustin Church (the picture above) was built in 1607 and was declared a National Historical Landmark by the Philippine government in 1976.

The interior of St Agustine

Altar boys still wear their traditional outfits in St Agustine

Cobblestone streets and colonial style buildings

Spanish home within Intramuros