A Beautiful Place , So Worth The Climb !
@SIMPLYD (90727)
Philippines
August 17, 2017 4:10am CST
Last Sunday, we went up the Mt. Samat Memorial Shrine at Pilar, Bataan here in the Philippines.
We left the 3 senior sisters with their nieces because they might not be able to climb the many stairs to go up the shrine.
We went to its museum, looked at the canyons and machine guns used during the war and the pictures of the Filipinos and American soldiers who did the death march being captives of the Japanese soldiers during their attempt to colonize the Philippines.
We also went up the mountain to get a closer look of the very high cross. Sadly, its elevator that can take us to its top is under repair.
But just being on top of the mountain is worth the climb. I thought I cannot do it, but I did!
My muscles at the back of my lower legs ached for two days after that. Lol
Have you gone up a mountain and climbed many stairs? Did you feel pain in your body after that?
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@ilocosboy (45161)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD that's true, hiking is one way to exercise our body.
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@Letranknight2015 (51469)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
My nephews and niece had been to that place but not sure if they have climb over there.
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
Oh yes, for sure they climbed the mountain since it is where the very tall cross with elevator to reach its top is. Maybe that time, the elevator was still functional.
@TiarasOceanView (70040)
• United States
17 Aug 17
How many miles is it do you know Rebel? It is beautiful up there.
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
No, I don't know. Actually , there were two sets of stairs. The first one was going to that one with many concrete steps going to the museum. The next one was going further the mountain where the very tall cross that you see in the picture, is.
Yes, it's beautiful. It was foggy at first, we cannot see the cross.
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@TiarasOceanView (70040)
• United States
18 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD I am glad it cleared up the fog then..really lovely place and blessed.
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@JESSY3236 (18757)
• United States
18 Aug 17
That's beautiful pictures. I haven't been climbing any mountains lately.
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
23 Aug 17
@JESSY3236 Really, you still want to go back there despite that accident?
Take care then, that when you go there, it isn't rainy.
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@JESSY3236 (18757)
• United States
22 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD There is a place called Chimney Rock. Not exactly a mountain. But I have climb up trails there. But it was raining and I fell down an embankment. I had to get stitches in my head. I want to go back there someday.
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
17 Aug 17
Beautiful pictures are telling that you had a great time over there. It would have been awesome when you climbed the mountain, you would have thought that you have won the world.
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
17 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD It may be a sad occasion to visit Bataan but as you have described it was thrilling to climb and you enjoyed a lot doing that.
Good to hear that after climbing that you were on top of the world.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
17 Aug 17
The pictures are so beautiful and it say the climbing was worth enough.
Yes, doing the unusual activities we get some aches like that and I am suffering this way at present. Day before yesterday Independence celebration and Janmashtami celebrations, I was on the run on many things as we organized programmes for children, so I climbed the stairs of my house, which is on second floor, many times to get things. So my legs are paining much still and I know I will recover only after 3-4 days.
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
Thank you. It was really worth the pain of climbing.
So, you too have experienced being in pain because of going up and down the stairs. The stairs are a great way actually of exercising. Maybe if we get to climb up and down the stairs for about 10 times, we will get so slim.
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@averygirl72 (37544)
• Philippines
28 Aug 17
I heard of Mt. Samat in history books of elementary students. I find it hard to breathe when I climb mountains and I feel so tired but it's fun going down after wards
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
@averygirl72 Then, go for it my friend.
When I get to exercise, I feel so alive and lighter.
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@hereandthere (45671)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
i haven't been there. i didn't know there's an elevator up to the cross. how was it like up the mountain - hot, cool, windy?
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
It's actually my first time. Maybe you should put it on your bucket list of places to visit in the Philippines.
I actually came to know that there is an elevator inside the cross when we already planned to go there and a nephew told us that. We were excited for that. Sadly, that was a long time ago already, since now it's under repair and maybe will not be repaired anymore.
It's windy, yet hot when the sun came out. Initially, it was gloomy when we went up there. But once there, the sun came out. There are food stalls and souvenir shops at the top also. We bought shirts.
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@hereandthere (45671)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD it must be a great spot to watch fireworks or watch the sunrise/sunset
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@moneychaser (813)
• Baguio, Philippines
31 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD Not yet, but how I wish to join such activity too. Maybe someday..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
27 Aug 17
Wow! I would love to go there.. but i need to get fit first.. heheh..
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
@epiffanie Sayang, the elevator of the cross was under repair. It would have been a nice experience and awesome sight we can see at the very top of the very tall cross at the top of the mountain.
@jobelbojel (34731)
• Philippines
19 Aug 17
What a nice view. I have not been to this place but wanted to visit someday. Bataan is like 2 hours away from Manila I guess/
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@jobelbojel (34731)
• Philippines
22 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD I see. You had a great time.
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@ridingbet (66861)
• Philippines
19 Aug 17
if i am still the healthy woman several decades ago, i should have climbed a mountain. the last time i climbed a mountain was in the cave in a nearby town. now that i know i have a heart ailment, even a small hill where my school is, is already difficult for me to climb on.
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
Yes, I agree. Just like when I stopped exercising for 3 weeks, then I would again- it give me strained muscles.
@peachpurple (13882)
• Malaysia
31 Aug 17
Did climb a mountain in Malaysia, Malacca, a historical site where the St Peter Church, The hill and more are there. Long climbing and I had sore legs, backaches and headaches after that
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
Well, maybe that's your first time to climb a mountain, that is why your body parts ached after that. That's understandable.