Ever been to Carriedo street in Quiapo lately? Wondered how it looks like these days?

Multimedia reporter Lawrence Casiraya visits this once-famous shopping center in Manila where the earliest malls like Shoemart (SM) and Isetaan were built.

By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net

YOU don’t need a time machine to go back in the past because a ride in a kalesa along Calle Crisologo in Vigan, Ilocos Sur would make you feel that you are back in the 1800s, a time when revolutionaries were fighting for the freedom of our country from the Spanish colonial rule.

Despite the wars that have taken place, Vigan has maintained the European atmosphere through the architectural built of the houses and churches. But then you would realize that you’re still wandering in the 21st century. Fastfood chains found within the vicinity were also built in the same architectural design as that of the colonial houses. [Read the rest of this entry »]