Batangas, Philippines
Taal
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My 1st time travel and exploring batangas
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Butterfly knives at affordable prices. You have to haggle though. Some are in stainless steel, some are iron. Downside is that they are also offering blades/knives made in China.
Barangay Balisong in Taal, Batangas is home of the famous butterfly knife. The place is littered with small stalls selling their trademark balisong knives. The whole place comes alive every 3rd week of May to celebrate their fiesta, a feast in honor of St. Martin of Tours. Loud marching bands will wake you up in the morning and a colorful parade of young children reciting the "lua" (rhythmic prayer in honor of their patron saint) in the evening. Food (mostly goat-meat based) and drinks are served the whole day to guests. There is very little places to stay in Balisong (almost none, unless you have relatives), but you can stay overnight in Vigan-style houses in nearby Taal or resorts in Botong or Nonong Casto. Balisong and nearby Taal and Lemery are also home to some of the best barong Tagalog. Head out to the nearby market to shop for bargain Barong Tagalog. While there, don't forget to buy pasalubong- tawilis, longganisa, tapa, suman, etc. You can also visit churches such as the MInor Basilica of St. Martin, Church of Our Lady of Caysasay, etc. Ancestral homes of Agoncillo and VIllavicencio are also open to the public.
Place to buy original Balisong or the 29 , or the Butterfly knife also a place to buy cow meat and tapang taal marinated meat pork!
There are place in balisong where you can enjoy your summer located at st. Joseph village.
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I literally went to every shop and bought a handcrafted butterfly knife to give out to friends and colleagues as a souvenir from the Philippines. I was amazed with the name of the town being "Balisong", for that is the word they use in the Philippines for that type of knife. There is definitely plenty of history in all of Batangas and I'm a huge fan of this probinsiya.
old houses and their batangueno accent
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