Magellan's Cross (Beginning of DAY 6 pictures)

This large wooden cross was built in 1841 to honor Magellan, who sailed to the Philippines from Europe around 1521.

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April 29th 2006
This year for Golden Week (basically a week of national holidays in Japan) we decided to travel to the Philippines. Originally it was just going to be Casey and I, but we ended up travelling with two of Casey's friends from Berkley, Mischa and Ryan. DAY 1: Our adventure started early Saturday morning with a trip to the Fukuoka airport where we barely made our plane. Luckily, China Air was nic ... read more

Asia » Philippines » Bohol

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more

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