This is a travel diary

1. March 8, 2022
Goingback and forthto Naga Cityhas alwaysbeenapart of my/our life. Howevercome
withme todayas I roam aroundthe QueenCityof Bicol,NagaCity.
The City isveryaccessible.We canride a jeepney fromCalabanga.Itwill take us less
than hourto get there..
For todayour firststopis SM CITY NAGA. The mall islocatedinCentral BusinessDistrict
II,Brgy. Triangulo,NagaCity.We all know that SM isthe leading mall inthe country and itis
withgreatpride and honorthat the veryfirstSM Mall in Bicol Regionwasbuiltin ourCity…
Yehey!!!!
There are manytenantsinside the mall includingthe famousbrandsof bags,shoes,
apparel,famousfoodchains,hardwares,bookstore,pharmacyandsupermarket.Theyindeed
reallygotit all forus. It isa one stopplace where youcan findall youneed.
Meanwhile,let’sgooutside the mall andlet’sgoaroundthe City.There are three major
plazain the Cityproper.The PlazaQuezon,Plaza Quince MartiresandPlazaRizal.

2. Plaza Quezon
Namedinhonorto the great Presidentof the Philippines
Manuel L. Quezon,thisplazawhichisadjacenttothe famous
PlazaRizal at downtownNaga,iswhere paradesof all typesare
heldandreviewedbyprominentguestsandofficialsof the city.
It isalso a favorite site forconcertsof popularbandsand other
performersinthe country.
Plaza Rizal
Thismonumentparkideallylocatedat
downtownNagawasbuiltinhonorof
the national hero,Dr.Jose Rizal.Thisis
knownlocallyasthe centerfor public
debatesanddiscussions,familypicnic
gatheringsandpublicrecreationand
relaxationspot.
Plaza Quince Martires
A plazabuiltinhonorof the fifteenBicol martyrswho
were executedunderafiresquardbythe Spanish
colonizersonJanuary4, 1887 at Bagumbayan,Manila,
alsothe infamousplace where Philippine National Hero
Jose Rizal wasshot deadbythe controllingmestizos.

3. We Bicolanosare knownforour strongdevotiontoNuestraSeñorade Peñafrancia.
EverySeptember we celebratethe PeñafranciaFestival, areligiousfestival honoringthe feast
day of Our Lady of Penafrancia, Patronessof the Bicol Region.
Thisis the fluvial processionalongthe Naga
River,the mainhighlightof the festival. This
processionisheadingtoBasilicaMinore andisdone
on the eve of the Virginfeast.
Basilica Minore de Nustra Señora de
Peñafrancia
A RomanCatholicMinor Basilicawhichwas
locatedinNaga City.Itis one of the largest
Marian Pilgrimage SitesinAsia.Itisthe only
Basilicainthe Bicol Regionandthe whole
RomanCatholicArchdiocese of Caceres.It
housesanimage of the VirginMarythat was
sculptedin1710. It was one of the popular
attractionsinthe City.
There are more religiousattractions……..

5. Ofcourse ourtour aroundNaga Citywill notbe complete withouteatingKINALAS…. Itis
Naga City’s famousnoodle dishandafood youwill surelylove toeatanytime of the day…
Higop na
and
see you in my nexttrip…