夏季休暇で日本からフィリピンに帰ったAlvie講師による レポートその3です。
The next day, I visited the famed Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte. Although there was a violent downpour of rain when I arrived in Batac and had to take shelter at a nearby shop, luckily the rain subsided thirty minutes later and I was able to go on with my journey.
The Saint Augustine Church commonly known as the Paoay Church is also a part of the four Baroque Spanish-era churches. These churches have been in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993. I would say it’s one of the best old churches I have visited in the Philippines. I like the structure especially the enormous buttresses on the sides of the building.
My trip to Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte was never a relaxing one considering the long bus travel and the weather, but I am really glad to see the pride of the north and discover a different side of my country. Despite having a bitter past with the Spaniards, the Philippines, being a colony of the Spanish Empire for more than 300 years, I still believe that we, Filipinos, should treasure the legacies they left behind.
以上、3回に渡りお届けしたアルビー講師の休暇の様子。いかがでしたか?フィリピンと言ったらビーチ!というイメージがあったので、今回の記事がとても新鮮でした。セブは行ったことある私岩田ですが、マニラはまだないのでいつか行ってみたいです^^
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とても頭の回転が速い彼女。キリッとしまった授業をしてくれます。ぜひ一度受講されてみてはいかがですか?
バリューイングリッシュは英検1級を中心に英語資格対策に強いオンライン英会話学校です。少数精鋭のスキルの高いフィリピン人講師と一緒に英語のレベルをアップさせましょう。