At last, nakarating na rin ako for the first time sa Luneta Park. Nakakatuwa lang kasi yung dati na nakikita ko lang sa textbooks and the TV, napuntahan ko na rin. Ibang-iba talaga ang itsura ng isang lugar pag nakita mo na sa personal as compared sa imagination mo. Take for example Luneta Park, I initially thought that it was just a small park but when I finally saw it in person, I was amazed by how expansive it was. Tama nga na comfortably makakapag-picnic ang mga tao sa Luneta Park grounds. Not only that, pwede rin mag-bike around Luneta Park without the fear of bumping people kasi masikip (syempre, kailangan pa rin ng ibayong ingat dahil marami ring bata na naglalaro). You can either bring your own bike or you can rent one. Biking is a good way to explore Luneta Park.
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| The Philippine relief map at Luneta Park |
Namangha ako ng makita ko ang Rizal Monument. Napakalaki at imposing pala nito. Hindi ka rin makakalapit sa actual monument dahil cordoned ito and may mga guards. Anyway, we spent the majority of our time just walking around and exploring Luneta Park. It’s so nice to stroll around Luneta Park because it was clean. And tama nga rin na maraming nagde-date sa Luneta pero marami rin ang mga pamilya na naglilibot dito. Usually naglalaro lang ang mga bata after nila mag-picnic.
After naming mag-explore, naghanap pa kami ng ibang pwedeng gawin sa Luneta Park. Medyo dumidilim na at this point pero nakita naming yung Chinese Garden. May minimal admission fee lang kaya tumuloy na rin kami.
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| Chinese Garden |
However, since inabutan na rin kami ng pagdilim, di na rin naming masyadong ma-appreciate yung scenery sa Chinese Garden. In fact, in some parts of the Chinese Garden, we found it to be creepy so we didn’t push through with exploring all corners of it anymore.
Finally, gumabi na. Ayaw naman naming magpaabot ng sobrang gabi sa Luneta Park kaya nag-decide na rin kami to call it a day. It was enough for me to have finally set foot at Luneta Park after spending more than a decade in Metro Manila. I think a visit to Luneta Park should be in everyone’s bucket list when they are in Manila.
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