My first visit to Cebu wasn’t really a vacation, so I promised myself to come back. The first time I was there, traffic was so horrible because it was Christmas and I felt kind of miserable when I unexpectedly got stuck there for Christmas Eve. I knew all my friends who came to visit Cebu City had a nice time being there and I really wanted to feel that. I didn’t want to be able to remember Cebu City as the place where Colon street was horribly crowded with gift shoppers or be reminded of my frustrations as I walked from pier to pier looking for a boat home. This time around I was bent on experiencing the city.
Nicknamed as the Queen City of the South, Cebu City is the second most populous city in the Philippines after Metro Manila. Yet beyond this endearing title, Cebu city is a historical place that awakened the nerdy side of me. It is more than just the buildings and the streets; it whispers of the scorched soil of 1521 underneath the cemented roads, and the ruined church of Parian whose remains are now dusts scattered in history.
The Traveling Doctor 