Yesterday we went on a historical tour in a part of Manila called Intramuros, which means “within the walls”. It is a walled city on the Pasig River that was founded in 1571. During out walk, we visited Fort Santiago, which is located on the Pasig River. This fort has a beautiful arched gate and is surrounded by a moat. It has many lovely gardens and plazas you can walk through. On our walk we also visited two churches. The first was the Manila Cathedral, a beautiful church with high ceilings and lots of statues. The second church we visited was San Agustin Church, the oldest church in the Philippines. We also went to the San Agustin museum and visited its many exhibits. We ended the day with dinner at a restaurant called Barbara’s. During the dinner, we heard traditional music and saw traditional Filipino dances. One traditional dance we saw was the Tinikling. This dance involves two people beating, tapping and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles. It is traditionally danced to a type of music called rondalla, a sort of serenade played by an ensemble of string instruments. Wouldn’t you like to learn this dance?
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