{"id":1477,"date":"2011-09-21T03:59:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T10:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2011-09-21T03:59:43","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T10:59:43","slug":"interesting-drive-through-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=1477","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Drive Through Countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we decided to go and look at Mt Pinatubo. \u00a0 It was a very interesting day indeed.<\/p>\n<p>First off it was the first time I drove in the Philippines<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1478\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/TheCarinCapas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1478\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1478\" title=\"TheCarinCapas\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/TheCarinCapas.jpg\" alt=\"TheCarinCapas\" width=\"448\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/TheCarinCapas.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/TheCarinCapas-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Car in Capas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More on that later but that was a first, driving in the Philippines<\/p>\n<p>On the way we say the Bataan Death March Monument<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1479\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchMonument.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1479\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1479\" title=\"BataanDeathMarchMonument\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchMonument.jpg\" alt=\"BataanDeathMarchMonument\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchMonument.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchMonument-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bataan Death March Monument<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I wish they have taken better of the place because it seemed that it was a huge disrespect to the people that died along the way.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that surprised me was the way more amount of Filipino&#8217;s that died then Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Another thing was the shape of the walls echo&#8217;d people&#8217;s voices. \u00a0It was eerie. \u00a0Like the ghosts were there talking to you.<\/p>\n<p>I saw some soldier&#8217;s with the surname Apolonio. \u00a0I post them here to honor their sacrifice during this horrible event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1480\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ApolonioKilled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1480\" title=\"ApolonioKilled\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ApolonioKilled.jpg\" alt=\"ApolonioKilled\" width=\"371\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ApolonioKilled.jpg 371w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ApolonioKilled-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apolonio&#39;s Lost in Death March<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was a horrible thing that happened. \u00a0There was also a railcar that attempted to describe one of the many horror&#8217;s that happened.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1481\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchRailCar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1481\" title=\"BataanDeathMarchRailCar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchRailCar.jpg\" alt=\"BataanDeathMarchRailCar\" width=\"448\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchRailCar.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/BataanDeathMarchRailCar-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bataan Death March Rail Car<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was moving and I fought back the tears. \u00a0I was sad, but in my mind, I thought we&#8217;re still even cause we nuked and firebombed the Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>War is hell.<\/p>\n<p>We left and continued to Pinatubo, and it was really &#8220;interesting&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We drove in\u00a0intermittent, heavy rain.<\/li>\n<li>Our tires were bald by American auto standards<\/li>\n<li>The wiper blades needed replacing<\/li>\n<li>The windows would not go up<\/li>\n<li>There were kids and animals on the road that I had to avoid<\/li>\n<li>We got lost<\/li>\n<li>I was tired from last nights activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I called it and decided to go home. Still<\/p>\n<p>IT WAS HELLA FUN<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, did pushups and situps in lieu of a hike up pinatubo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we decided to go and look at Mt Pinatubo. \u00a0 It was a very interesting day indeed. 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