The Quirino Arch & More

My brother-in-law (my elder sister's husband) was having fun in the middle of the road when we arrived. They drive fast! And while I teased him that I was gonna upload on TikTok and Facebook (not that I am using both), I had none to show because he stopped dancing when we pulled over. So I did not have the chance to record him on video or at least on camera.😅

Anyways, these are the artwork on the arch's columns. Unfortunately, it did not occur to me to take photos of them up close so these were cropped from other pictures. They are bright and colorful so one couldn't miss them, even when driving fast.

We spent just about 10 minutes there and we continued with our adventure. I took the photos below (the other side of the arch) as we exited the place around mid-afternoon (3:38 pm). We didn't stop because we were excited to go for a swim, lol!

MIN-IYAMAN KAMI

A local phrase which means "thank you."

I have no information on who did the paintings. Perhaps a local artist who preferred to keep an anonymous profile. Not sure though since I did not examine the whole artwork up close. It did not even occur to me to photograph all sides of the arch pillars.

Meanwhile, I took this shot two hours earlier that day. The Farmboy didn't slow down but I'm thankful to have captured something from the single shot. I remember sharing about this wall two years ago during our first trip to the region. The baby, the little girl, and the Pochita (Chainsaw man) were not there before though, so they may have been added lately.

The doodles had also been re-colored, like the color of the boy's garments (shirt, shorts, and shoes) and even the curtain. The pic on the left was the old one.

2022	2024

And let me end this edition with the painted concrete landmark of the Namitpit viewpoint. My apologies for the poor quality of the pic though. I was scared my Lil Guy might fall (excuses, lol)😊

Thank you and until next time!

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^{All photos are my own. 27122024/06:30ph}

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