Ever wondered how the rich and the famous lived in the colonial-era? I just had a sampling of that when I visited the Legarda Mansion in the patrician district of San Miguel, Manila. This well-preserved mansion is the ancestral home of Dr. Alejandro and Ramona Legarda and showcases age-old furniture and fixtures as well as priced paintings, vases and wares. This place is like a mini-museum where heirlooms of the family who used to live there were displayed... from the photography gadgets, medical equipments to the wedding dress of one of the mansion's daughter.At present, Legarda Mansion has evolved to a fine restaurant called La Cocina de Tita Moning (named after Donya Ramona) . They are now approaching the tenth year of preserving the ancestral home and they welcome friends and family for a unique dining experience of heirloom recipes. Please check their website here for more info. For now let me share to you some of the photos I have taken at the place:
All photos were taken in Legarda Mansion which is included in the "Power, Palace and A Shot of Beer" tour offered by Ivan Man Dy. For more details, inquiries and schedule of the tour please check out Ivan's website here.
haha, i like how you tinted all your pictures in sepia, really adds to the "old" feel
ReplyDeleteSana ako din i can have a walk with Ivan Man Dy, kaso mahal daw ata tours niya eh.
ReplyDeletewow... ang saya naman... hehehe though kinda creepy, kz, parang pumasok ako sa dimension na yan... hahaha
ReplyDeletelike the sepia tint!!!
i like that mansion/resto. one of the best!
ReplyDeletelumang set-up..maruja asan kana?
ReplyDeleteNice pictures and nice places. I like the film like photos.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr..me Deen from Golden Sand, Malaysia. Nice pictures and nice places. Amazing. Greeting from Malaysia.
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well travelled ka pala
ReplyDeletevery appropriate ang sepia toning sa post na to. nice to see a group pic too at thanks for labelling the names of those in the group.
ReplyDeletewow, what victorian opulence! vintage treasures with so much history in them! the box camera is a hoot!
ReplyDeleteafter seeing ivan on anthony bourdain's show, it won't be hard to recognize his face. :)
really traditional feel~
ReplyDeleteI liked the sepia effect in this set. May approval ba ni Dong yung last photo (to be posted)? Joke. =) Ivan Man Dy is one of the nicest tour guides.
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very nice, antique looking shots !
ReplyDeleteTalk about stepping into another era! Thanks for the tour!
ReplyDeleteExcellent post processing of the photos. It really suites well with the theme "Colonial-Era Manila."
ReplyDelete**sigh** Sana nakakasama ako sa inyo...
wow. the house is so elegant. great shots.
ReplyDeletesepia looks nice on old, historical images
ReplyDeleteSo there are the creme of the crop in travel blogging. Very Good.
ReplyDeleteNice... your sepia tone set the mood as well. Must do this one of these days. Only did Ivan's Binondo "eating" tour a few years back and enjoyed it a lot so I'm pretty sure this was enjoyable as well.
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