SUBSCRIBEManila: Calesa ride
Calesas stationed just a stone’s throw away from Sta. Cruz Church in Manila. These are good animal drawn vehicles to use if one wants to tour Old Manila and have a feel of its charm even if trucks, cars and jeepneys competes in the road.
The calesa that I took to Binondo Basilica. The drivers may charge as much as they can, especially if you don’t know how much it really costs. I was charged P40 - P50 (left). The one that I took to San Sebastian Basilica passing through C.M. Recto Ave. (right). I was more than concerned for the driver that a traffic policeman might apprehend him for passing a major route. But I just loved these rides.
A vendor selling pirated VCDs and CDs along the familiar Raon St. where the horse drawn vehicle passed. Raon is a mecca for those looking for tools and electronic equipment from legit to illegal items. When I was a college student at Don Bosco Technical College taking up BSECE, I used to frequent this place with my classmates to buy electronic components that are cheap.
