Mounds, Magnates & Mausoleums!
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006Mounds, Magnates & Mausoleums!
A Chinese Cemetery Walk
on October 28, 2006
Boo! So you’ve heard about its flamboyant tombs but never had the guts to visit it? Well, here’s that trippy trip you’ve been dying for! Come and join Ivan Man Dy and the Museum Foundation as we walk through the family mausoleums of the Chinese cemetery!
We’ll skirt through the historic alleyways of the City of the Dead, learning about the lives of the Philippine Taipans of yore. See a lumber mogul’s three storey mausoleum! Light incense at one of Manila’s oldest Chinese temple! Discover the exploits of the renowned Noodle King! Visit a unique ‘turtle tomb.’
Let’s talk history, learn about Chinese customs and check out some of the most eclectic architecture in the city. We’ll search for worldly ghosts and tread where no spirits have tread before! So what are you waiting for? Warm up those muscles as we take a tour of the Tsinoy underworld- in style!
For more information and reservations, please call Elvie Magpayo or Patricia Limon at 404.2685 or text 0918.585.0383.
Fee is P750 inclusive of tour rates and transportation.
(Minimum of 6 persons)
Itinerary:
08:00 am: Pick up at Starbucks, Forbes Park
09:00 am: Cemetery Tour
12:00 pm: Drop off at Starbucks, Forbes Park
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