This is my vlog about my visit to the Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, AKA the Manila Cathedral, on December 18, 2021. It’s located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila, Philippines.
I had dinner here at Kashmir in BGC after.
Please WATCH my 2020 video on Christmas Street Food in the Philippines like bibingka and puto bumbong
Still photo album of this day
00:00 Intro
00:21 Latin inscription of “To thy Immaculate Heart, entrust us and consecrate us”
00:37 bibingka stalls – baked rice pastry popular during Christmas season
00:58 Plaza de Roma Park
01:11 Book Stop Intramuros pop-up library
01:31 Charles IV statue commemorating his efforts to introduce the smallpox vaccine to the Philippines
01:51 Palacio del Gobernador building
02:12 side view of the Manila Cathedral
02:21 “belen”, a traditional Filipino Christmas Nativity scene
02:33 Belfry Cafe and its bells
02:57 Tower Clock Mechanism
03:38 church surroundings
03:49 Ayuntamiento de Manila building
04:09 La Cathedral cafe
04:16 Christmas lights on the road
