Calumpit Things to Do

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The place is very nice...it reminds me of the rodeo drive because of the palm trees.......Almost everything is in there from beauty shops/clinics....to restaurants.........to movies/cinemas...to banking institutions and offices......one can truly unwind here...
plus the area is a nice and safe jogging place in the morning.........:)

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This is the oldest church here in Bulacan....older than the Barasoain Church......if im not mistaken it is more than 400 years old. It has an underground tunnel.....related to the tunnels made by the Katipuneros during their fight against the Spanish forces in the 18th century. Stories circulated that when the tunnel was discovered......they found gold bars and statues of animals made of gold there.

When i was to make a vivit of the place today July 04, 2011
I was surprised that it had undergone major major changes compared thirteen years ago....
this is much better than before...
I also noticed that maybe they have closed the tunnel in the church.........for the obvious reason i think......:)

This is the most awaited portion of the town fiesta, it is celebrated a day before the town fiesta- town fiesta is JUne 24.

This is the fluvial parade of some 28 colorfulboats...parading the entire Calumpit river
I grew up atching this......
but now that i am busy from work.....i havent seen it lately..........
missed th event....:)

Best time to go here would be the month of JUNE.......timely for the town fiesta which is celebrated every 24th day of June........in honor of the San Juan Bautista..............What to Expect.....being and getting WET...WET.....and WET....................for the decorated boats....from its twenty-eight baranggays.....parading on the Calumpit River....... this is the much awaited activity here........described as the most colourful and grandest festival here.

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There are two inns/Pension House here.......the PACO Inn (recently constructed) and the Seven-Seven Inn........but if you like to stay in a hotel you can try the Paradise Hotel, Varcie Hotel, Club Royal all 15-25 minutes away from Calumpit.

It is about 3 minutes away from the town center.......i take pride on my house...its an ancestral house built during the early part of the 1930’s but the materials used were from the original house dated from the early 1900’surely...it cannot be compared to the Bahay na Bato in Malolos those of the Tiongsons, Estradas, etc.,... it is much older .......but simpler than those, another thing is that my house have many stories to tell. It was used as a Japanese Garrison during the WW2.Then after all of this i will let you taste my mother’s version of Atchara and Burong Mangga.......we used to give it on family friends during special occasions.

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Actually i have crossed that bridge once only once...till now...i have never tried that again......if i will have a friend and chooses to go here in my howntown...i will dare him to cross that bridge..:)

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Every TUESDAY is a market day here so expect traffic in the national road. This is the busiest part of the week where one can do shopping on a variety of goods...from animals......to food..to clothing...to plants...to any items that can be sold and can be bought. But you have to remember...this is a market...and when there’s a market there are pick pockets.....