Day 1 of 5 : North Luzon Roadtrip Adventure

DAY 1

SHRINE OF VALOUR,BATAAN

Mount Samat National Shrine (Tagalog pronunciation: [samat]) or Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valour) is a historical shrine located near the summit of Mount Samat in the town of Pilár, Province of Bataan, in the Republic of the Philippines. The memorial shrine complex was built to honor and remember the gallantry of Filipino and American soldiers who fought during World War II.

Facts about the Shrine

Side View of the Shrine

Front View of the Shrine

The Path to the Top

View from the top

View from the top (2)

Going Down

                                   

Sculpted on the shrine

some sculpture on the shrines

The Shrine 

Another sculpture on the Shrine

MT. SAMAT ZIPLINE

The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war from Saisaih Point and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, where the prisoners were loaded onto trains. The transfer began on April 9, 1942, after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II

Death March Memorial Stone

The Zipline is 540 meters long and will travel to 60 seconds from the main point to the finish point. 

Once arriving on the site, gears and helmets will be given to you to wear. There is two options to choose from Superman and Sitting. It's better to try superman because it is more thrilling and fun. The finish point is the tree house on the other side and still have a breath taking view. The path you will take is quite rocky but fun nonetheless. It is said that the zipline is the longest in Central Luzon. The prices are affordable and is worth paying for. 

The ride to the zipline site

Long way up!

Breath taking view

View on the top

SUPERMAN!

The End?

Beautiful View

Hey Superman~ How are you?

Sitting Position (She was honestly scared at first and even beg someone to come with her but she said it was fun)

Once you are nearing the end of the zipline, you have to grab the rope that was attached to the zipline to stop you. If you did not grab it on time, you would be sent back in the almost mid part of the ride and has to wait for them to get you. 

After going down the tree house, this is the place you would see.

Family (2)

Family (3)

SUBIC BAY

Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Manila Bay. An extension of the South China Sea, its shores were formerly the site of a major United States Navy facility named U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, which is now the location of an industrial and commercial area known as the Subic Bay Freeport Zone under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

Subic Bay

Dock in Subic Bay

Zambales

Sunset in Zambales (1)

Sunset in Zambales (2)

Sunset in Zambales (3)

For more information about the places:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Samat_National_Shrine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_Bay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March

Visited: May 25, 2014