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November 1, 2010
Spanish carriage for a Spanish city
THEME DAY: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION • The kalesa is a horse-drawn carriage introduced to the Philippines by the Spaniards in the 18th century. It is still used as public transportation in certain parts of Manila, especially in the district of Binondo, but fancier ones like this—more properly called a carruaje—are used mostly for sightseeing in the old walled city of Intramuros. This man was waiting for tourists at the nearby Rizal Park.
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Hehe, cool :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy theme day!
Travelling in style!
ReplyDeleteMelting history into the future.
ReplyDeletePlease have a safe road ahead of you, a good start into the new month and week as well.
daily athens
Great form of transport.
ReplyDeleteThis is a unique post for the theme. Well done.
ReplyDeleteIf you check my post later today (it does not get posted for another 8 hours), you will see a similarity of sorts in our approach to the theme. Yours, with an appropriately Spanish theme, and mine with a perspective that is distinctly Costa Rican.
Now that is my kind of ride.
ReplyDeleteLooks very romantic, Hilda.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to see Intramuros.
ReplyDeleteNext time I take visitors to Intramuros, I'm going to ride one of these.
ReplyDeleteSo much better than cars! We should learn again to live at the pace of a carruaje.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo, Hilda, and well chosen for today's theme.
ReplyDeleteA very nice picture! I hope the horse is well cared for.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
Cezar
Always nice to get in some of the Spanish history! Great photo of the KALESA/CARRUAJE! If I every get to Rizal Park, I'll know what to do!
ReplyDeleteexcellent entry for the theme.
ReplyDeleteHorse and carriage rides are always a fun way to see the city. Nice choice for the theme day. I've seen lots of buses and trains so far, but this is my first horse!
ReplyDeleteThis has to be one of the most beautiful subjects for today's theme, Hilda. A beautiful horse and carriage.
ReplyDeleteNow that is something I could do every single day! Nice Theme Day post Hilda.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, cozy, relaxing ride that would be! Great theme day photo, Hilda!
ReplyDeleteune tres belle cariole
ReplyDeleteTHIS is so cool, Hilda! I LOVE your entry in this month's Theme Day!
ReplyDeletetransport which changes a bit
ReplyDeleteIt's such a handsome carriage.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful and very original photo for the theme day. I love your blog, and I appreciate all your comments on mine.
ReplyDeleteJose
Kaelsa sounds very much like Kelsa, which is where I work these days - and yes, looking forward to a long and happy journey in both of them!!
ReplyDeleteOh how fancy! I love the design of the carriage :-D
ReplyDeleteWoah that's the caruaje that im operating before.This one is under castillan tours. Im a tour guide and im using that caruaje ^^ visit castillantours.com and www.daytoursmanila.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for publishing a photo of our carruaje. We used such horse-drawn cariages on Historical-Cultural Tour Packages in Intramuros and Rizal Park through Castillan Carriage and Tour Services. For more interesting photos everyone is invited to visit us at Facebook.com/Castillan-Carriage-and-Tour-Services. Else, learn more about us www.castillantours.com
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