Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Ruins



If you are in Bacolod, take time to visit The Ruins.  There is a nominal entrance fee, charged basically for the upkeep of the place.  This old mansion was built in the early 1900s in grand Italian architecture (by a distant relative, I might add) and I can just imagine how stately it was, being located in the middle of a sugar cane field.  During the war, the house was burned by the local guerilla units and has remained as-is since that time.  The place is now a popular tourist spot, and on occasion, people rent the place for wedding receptions and other parties. True to form, there is an Italian restaurant on the premises, and this place serves authentic pizza (thin crust and bursting with flavors, exactly the way I like it).  They also have a jazz band playing right up to sunset, and their saxophone rendition of "My One and Only Love," popularized by John Coltrane brought shivers down my spine.  Yes, a beautiful sight, good food, and lovely music make you feel so re-energized!












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