Our much awaited and planned vacation finally comes true. After arriving at the Panglao Airport, one hour later we already packed our things to see the beautiful and breathtaking Bohol beaches in Pangalo. And, I can’t wait to see the snow-white sand beaches, clear water, palm tress and smell the fresh breeze of the ocean! It took us for almost an hour to reach the Bohol Beach Club but after seeing the clear and snow-white sand our long trip going there was worth it. Let me show you a snapshot of the BoholBeachClub, Panglao Island.  We spent our whole day swimming and lying in the sand. Day 2 will be our whole day tour in Bohol. Meaning we are going to different places in Bohol like churches, museums, lakes, etc.
Before anything else we first visited one of the churches in Bohol which was the Tagbilaran Cathedral, we stayed only for a few minutes to pray and we left. We can't take pictures inside since there was a mass.
Then the Sikatuna-Legazpi Blood Compact.
Legazpi made friends with the Boholanos by performinga blood compact with a chief in
Bohol named Si Katuna or Katunao. They performed the rite aboard a Spanishvessel. The two collected a few drops of blood from their
arms, mixed them with wine, and drank the mixture.
Then we proceed to the largest Python in captivity. Prony, the world’s largest phyton, lives in Upper Santa Fe, Alburquerque, Bohol.
 Prony is derived from Sofronio, the owner's name. Prony, a ginormous,
24-foot reticulated python considered as the largest in captivity. Captured from Bohol's rainforests back in 1996.
And the smallest species of monkeys...the Philippine Tarsier.
 The Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta), known locally as
the Mawmag in Cebuano/Visayan, is an endangered tarsier
species endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the
archipelago, particularly in the provinces of Bohol, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao,
Philippines.[3] Its name is derived from its elongated "tarsus" or ankle bone.
After our picture taking with the tarsiers we went to Loboc Church which is located near the river. Attached to the building is the Museo de Loboc on the third floor. This museum houses a few old statues of saints, and some other antique religious artifacts. The second floor is the practice hall of the Loboc Children's Choir and the first floor is also a room full of history of hispanic musical tradition and folklore of Loboc.
After our tiring day and full of picture taking. We decided that it was time to have lunch at the famous Loboc River Cruise.
 Loboc River Entetainment. The locals of Loboc, in another
boat, sing and dance for you, in exchange for some donations.
After our river cruise, our much awaited destination now comes. Bohol's most famous tourist attraction - The Chocolate Hills. It is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi). From Loboc it took us for almost 1 hour to reach the Chocolate Hills in Barangays of Sagbayan, Carmen and Sierra Bullones in the centre of Bohol Island itself.
 The most common belief is they were an ancient coral limestone
reef that was shaped by many thousands of years erosion
by both water and wind. Some believe the Chocolate Hills
to be conical karst hills as seen in limestone regions of
Slovenia and Croatia, only problem is the Bohol
Chocolate Hills have no caves.
 The first legend tells of two feuding giants who in battling
with each other hurled rocks, boulders and sand trying
to destroy there foe. This fighting lasted days and exhausted
the two giants. During there exhaustion they forgot about
there feud and became friends, when they left they forgot
to clean up the mess of the battlefield, hence the Chocolate Hills.
The much more romantic legend tells of a giant, once again,
called Arogo who was extremely powerful and youthful.
Arogo fell in love with Aloya who was a simple mortal.
Aloya’s death caused Arogo much pain and misery. In his
sorrow he could not stop crying, when his tears dried
the Chocolate Hills were formed.
We were so happy that finally we had seen Chocolate Hills already and now we are going back to our hotel. On our way to hotel we stopped to the last church which is the Baclayon Church.
 The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in
Baclayon is considered to be one of the oldest churches in the Philippines.
Finally our last stop. Our last stop was Pasalubong Shopping at Baclayon.
So there you have it! Too bad I haven't tried dolphin watching or snorkeling, oh well, maybe next time. I really had fun and I even want to have another vacation in Bohol, maybe, with the one I love.wink,wink,wink.;)Labels: Bohol, Philippines, Recreation, Travel |
