To complete the effect of being in mid-19th century Manila, the procession in
Intramuros from the
Manila Cathedral to the
San Ignacio Church ruins included two types of vehicles in use at the time. The
carruaje (carriage, pronounced kar-wah-heh) were used mostly by the upper classes. Our young '
European lady' took a ride around the cathedral while the mass was going on. During the procession, two carruajes transported the cardinal, the head of the Philippine
Jesuits and the president of the
Ateneo de Manila University.
The
tranvia (tram) was used as public transportation by the middle and working classes. The tram was also horse-drawn and could sit about a dozen people. Unfortunately (or fortunately—the poor horses!), the
Intramuros Administration doesn't have any of those anymore and this modern version is motorized and can sit much more than twelve. It transported our school officials, some of whom looked like little kids when they were boarding, grinning from ear to ear.
pour faire une promenade romantique,j'aime bien la calèche...
ReplyDeleteto go for a walk by the romantic way, I like the calash well...
Looks like they did a great job
ReplyDeleteI'd say everyone is having a historically good time!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are just super. Great angles and colors.
I hoped the tram waited for you and you didn't have to run to catch it!
I love you description of people, they look so real and match perfectly your images. I love these amazing celebrations of the past.
ReplyDeleteBy the way the Italian word for carriage or carruaje is carrozza, practically the same word used for the float of yesterday's post. Same Latin roots, different meanings...
Great photos of these old vehicles. It must have been fun to ride them, almost taking you back in time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for more great pictures from this commemoration. I especially like the picture of carruaje.
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ReplyDeleteVery enjoyable series Hilda.
ReplyDeleteNice article! This carruaje seem to be the perfect combination of style and comfort. Very inviting...
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely celebration...150 years, wow!
ReplyDeletethe posts about phil past are very interesting. the photos are glorious. i wish we were still wearing those fabulous old clothes. i wonder why we never held on to them and the indians continue to honor their traditional clothing and in the process getting everyone outside of india to want to wear them too.
ReplyDeleteFun!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a tight turn for the horse.
I like those trams. It's fun to ride in the open and get the breeze on your face.
ReplyDeletewow it's my DREAM ! I would love to take a hide in that carriage!
ReplyDeleteThanks for these lovely pictures and no doubts this was a great celebration, a fabulous event!
Léia
Wonderful to be able to see some of the living history in the Philipines. My thought seeing the "European" woman in the carriage with the handkerchief over her nose and mouth is she is probably reacting to the fresh air from the horse. :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, especially the first one. I love the carriage. Wouldn't you love to be carted around town in something like that? Wow.
ReplyDeleteQuite the historical fun! But I would love to have a ride on the horse drawn carriage.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos.
That horse-drawn carriage is what we would call a "landau" and they are usually extremely comfortable.
ReplyDeletetrams have now come back in vogue in greece too - they really are pretty to look at it
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. This must be the best fun to ride and it looks so gorgeous too.
ReplyDeletenice to know that they revived the tranvia though it's already motorized but the fact that it's there again is awesome!
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