The Palawan Trip: Plaza Cuartel and Baywalk

This is the sixth part of our 5-days-4-nights Palawan Trip.

From Balinsasayaw Restaurant, we hired a tricycle to take us to Plaza Cuartel. It became a leisure park in 1997 but it has a very dark and depressing history. It used to be a Japanese Garrison back in World War II and it is where American Prisoners of War were imprisoned. But on December 14, 1944, they were burned alive by the Japanese but 11 prisoners were able to survive and escape to Ihawig. A bit depressing to learn about the history while strolling this beautiful, peaceful park.

The history of Plaza Cuartel

The entrance to the plaza

After, we rode a tricycle going to Baywalk. It's a popular spot to stroll around while enjoying the view of the Puerto Princesa Bay. We got there around 1-2pm, and there were no people since the sun was high up and it was very, very hot. So a bit of advice, go here either early morning or at night. I think night time is better since there are a lot of lights to see. We just took a couple of pictures and hurriedly got out of the scorching sun haha. After that, we went back to our hotel and wait for the shuttle to take us to the airport.

Baywalk under the scorching heat

The peacock from afar

Colorful fishes on display. Great photo-op!

The peacock, a symbol of Puerto Princesa, found in their city official seal

And this concludes our city tour, as well as our Palawan Adventure. Palawan is a beautiful place and they have so many things to visit and to see. Their beaches are just amazing. Next time, we plan on going to Coron since according to a lot of people, it's the best place to go snorkeling and diving. Until next time, Palawan!

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