Beagles, Mangosteen, and the Devil's Cross

Suz taking a good look at the beagle being sold.

Suzette really wanted to see some beagle puppies that were advertised for sale at a restaurant nearby so Reggie picked us up from the condo and took us there. The restaurant had only one puppy left which was a pure bred with all the proper vaccinations and papers. The puppy was energetic and ran all around the slippery floor at the restaurant. It was it just discovered freedom. The puppy costed about $300 USD.

The inside of the souvenir shop.

Picture of an old Filipino woman. I was interested to see how Filipinos looked like a long time ago.

Reggie next took us to a small but charming souvenir and breakfast place. The place had various products from around the Philippines including organic mangosteen jelly, coconut wine, and various other interesting little snacks. We got to get samples of pretty much anything we wanted. I’ve been looking to eat a fresh mangosteen for years since I heard about them in Belize and this is the closest to actually eating one. I bought one jar or mangosteen jelly.

A wood carving on the church door.

Statues outside the church.

Suz and I in front of the church.

Frame "666" in my camera. Also the first picture I shot of the cross. I was hoping something supernatural would happen after that but nothing happened.

A better angle of Magellan's cross.

Reggie then drove us to downtown Cebu where there’s an old church, Sto. Niño Church, that houses Magellan’s cross—a Portuguese explorer that planted the cross in 1521 to celebrate the baptism of the island chief and 500 followers into Catholicism. The architecture of the church was quite nice and I’m always interested in old things. Ironically, the first picture I took of Magellan’s cross was frame number “666” on my camera.

Oh, work.

Chicken on skewers ready to be cooked.

Reggie with his mouth full.

Rob probably picking apart his BBQ.

For dinner, Reggie took us to what he called one of the best BBQ places around. He took us to Martia’s BBQ which had all sorts of meats to be BBQ’d. The food was delicious and my favorite was the pork belly. After dinner, we went to a place to shoot some pool.



- jason