Cebu City - New Years Eve

We spent New Years Eve in Cebu City, the second largest city and location of the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.

Magellan's Cross. The cross was planted by Magellan on April 21, 1521 and stands in front of city hall.

Fort San Pedro

The center city circle as seen from our hotel room.



To ring in the new year, everyone in the city sets off fireworks from their roofs. We could see hundreds of fireworks in every direction. Incredible.

Tarsiers

We spent our second day visiting the Tarsier Sanctuary on Bohol. Tarsiers are the second smallest primate in the world. Although they were once more widespread, today they are only found on the islands of Southeast Asia.

Alona Beach, Philippines

For our winter vacation we spent four days relaxing on Alona Beach.

These are the Oops Cottages, where we stayed.











This area of the Philippines is known for its dive sites, so on our last full day on Alona Beach we went diving. This video is taken off of our beach, and while what we saw wasn't quite as amazing as this, the video gives a relatively close impression.