Laguna Churches - UNE!

After the quick tour of the four churches in Rizal...we finally found our way to Laguna.

Fifth stop, Mabitac Church


Nuestra Senora de Candelaria Parish



I read somewhere that the main feature of this church is its dramatic location, it sits on top of a hill which is  100 feet above sea level and the 96 steps that you have to climb to get to the church…and I totally agree because that’s all I remember about this church.  We saw how much renovation this church has gone through because it was said that the original church was bombed during World War 2. 

It is also said that the church was built to commemorate a well with allegedly healing water, the location of which, sadly, is now lost.   The only nice feature that was left of the church was the bell tower and being on the church grounds gives you the beautiful view of the Rizal and Laguna countryside.

Do you notice how blue the sky was during that day? 



We took a few pictures but left hurriedly for Pangil as A had to run some errands for his mom. 

Just about when we were to leave Balian in Pangil, we passed by this chapel.  I had to get out of the car and take this shot because the chapel looks nice and the backdrop of an oh-so-blue sky was hard to leave behind.

Sixth stop, Balian, Pangil Chapel

San Marcos Chapel

It was already scorching hot when we arrived in Pakil.  I was just a teeny-tiny bit disappointed because of the bazaars that were set up right in front of the church…which made picture-taking pretty difficult.

Seventh stop, Pakil Church



San Pedro de Alcantara Church



The home of the Turumba.  This church has a nice façade and an equally nice school or convent structure right beside it.  It reminded me of old Mexican films so I had to take A’s picture outside.  As we entered the church, we were pleasantly surprised with the intricate altarpieces, murals and santos.  I think this is A’s favorite among all the churches that we visited but I can be wrong because most of them are really gorgeous!

 



We had to grab ice-cold drinks as the heat was beginning to become unbearable and then we walked around the church vicinity where we found the way to the public bath.  A said that it’s a pool built around a natural spring and he said that they used to go here when he spent summer vacations in Laguna as a kid.  Too bad I didn’t get a shot of the pool.  After taking tons of pictures, we’re off again to our next destination.