Sinulog a Festival to Remember

While on our way to the Queen City of the South ( Cebu City, Philippines )on board a Super Ferry,my husband and I noticed that most of the passengers are going to Cebu for the Festival. When we reached the place oh my! the traffic was unbelievable and we had a hard time getting a ride going to the hotel that was booked for us by a friend.

Ayala Center was our first destination for party. We had dinner with my college friend who is now a teacher in one of the Universities in Cebu. It was my first time to have a grilled lamb, hmmm yummy! As we all savor the delicious foods and drinks being served, we can't help it but to sing with the live band playing that night.

The next day we woke up early in order for us to witness the Fluvial Parade. As we passed through the Mactan Bridge the people was in every place that you can hardly see the float of the Sto. Nino. We then headed our way to the Sto. Nino Museum where we saw different memorabilia and images of Sto. Nino and other religious stuff. After we tour the place, we then went to Sto. Nino Basilica for the reenactment of the First Mass where we saw a number of photographers both Filipinos and Foreigners bringing with them some high tech gadgets for film and photography. When the mass was over we left and find a place where we can dine for lunch and the only way for us to do it was to walk and walk and walk until we reached a place where the street was open for all vehicles to pass by. After we ate we went to another hotel closer to the City and booked it for the next day.

In the night we went for dinner at Gerry's Grille in Ayala and we had party at Ratsky where music, laughters and dances filled the night and we got the chance to talk to Jimmy Marquez, a singer from Cebu who is one of the performers that night.

Early morning the next day we transfered to the other hotel and it was just a walking distance to the route of the Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel. The parade was amazing. Seeing those colorful costumes of all the contingents for the Street Dancing can make you really dance as they began to create a sounds using their drums, trumpets, xylophones and more. Two steps forward and one step backward are the steps one should know when it comes to Sinulog Street Dancing. Wonderful Fireworks display colored the night as everyone gazed to it and shouted the famous line for the Festival... Viva Pit Senior!