More of Bacolod

Places you can go in Bacolod City

Places you can visit and dine in Bacolod. We have aboys restaurant that is located at the back side in Mcdonalds Lacson, Jollibee,cafe breizh and Imeldas Cuisine which is Rizal Street near Burgos St. and The view of Goldenfield commercial Complex with various establishment like bars and bowling lane and Casino Filipino Hotel.

Sugarcane in Bacolod.

Mind blowing cake at caleah and an ice candy in Bacolod.See a picture of piyaya native common delicacy.

Places to go in Bacolod

The top are pictures of the sugarcane field in Bacolod, view of Palmas del Mar resorts and Jose maria old house in Talisay City, view of bredco port. Balay Negrense in SilayCity.Bonista Beach resort in Escalante Negros Occidental it was an hour by bus from Bacolod City. This place remind me the way of life during the spanish era.

Restaurants and places want to go in Bacolod

Il be posting some pictures of restaurants,coffee shops and places you can go within the City of Bacolod. Have fun looking this pictures.

Piazoo sorrento at top and krua thai. Its restaurant located at Lacson Street in Bacolod. Contructed last year.Kuppa is also located along lacson streets.Sweetgreens are selling orchids and other ornamental plants and they have a big orchid farm in Talisay City which is about 20 minutes from Bacolod at top picture is Sweet Green coffee shop and restaurant which is also located at lacson Street beside Negros Showroom.At top you can see The Bascon Cafe which is owned by dodong Bascon and a good friend of mine.

The Masskara Festival in Bacolod

The Masskara has a double meaning. First, it is a fusion of the english word "mass" or many and "kara" means face. The Masskara then becomes "mass of faces" and it has been a smiling project of the people of Bacolod even during the late 70's and was known as the City of Smile.Masskara also is the dialect of the english word means mask,which give rise to the used of giant mask in varies hues,colors and brilliance.In which the gaily costume dancers wear as they stomp,swing,pulsate and gyrate in the major streets in Bacolod.

The symbol of the smiling Mask was adopted to dramatise the Negrense happy spirit,despite periodic economical downturn in the sugar industry in Negros. This festivities is celebrated during the 19th of October which is in celebration of the Charter Day anniversary. People from all over the Visayas flock to the town plaza to witness the dancing competition from all different categories. Parades, band competition and lots of merry making.

This picture was taken during the 2007 Masskara festival in Bacolod City.

San Sebastian Cathedral

The San Sebastian Cathedral was built in 1876 and became a Cathedral in 1933, It is one of the century old church in Negros Occidental. The centennial bells was brought down from their places in the bellfry and mounted at the right side of the church yard in1876.