Poblacion By Foot

My errands today were to go to places that are far apart from each other. So, before I left this morning, I planned my route in such a way that I didn't have to go back and forth on the same place twice. I planned to walk around town and see how long I can stand walking.

My first stop was at the Irene Mall. I couldn't help but reminisce because I remember, as someone who just left college and Manila to come back to the province for good, Irene Mall was where I used to spend my afternoons after taking off from our store. Waffles N' Cones used to be at the center of the place and a lot of times, I came across with friends while having my late snack there.

After my errands in the area, I have to walk along M. H. del Pilar to get to L. Taleon St., where my next stop would be. Along the long street, I remember my afternoon walks from high school. I had some friend who I walked with and we used to share some jokes every now and then. I couldn't help but take a picture of this stretch here. There is just something with this kind of stone that attracts me. 

M. H. Del Pilar Street, this view is if you're coming from L. Taleon Street

Traffic wasn't so I didn't experience any traffic because I was walking. After L. Taleon, I needed to go to the bank which was at P. Burgos Street. This is the street where I grew up. I remember skating along the sidewalks when I was barely ten years old. Just a little bit of information, the Kodak store that used to be in the corner of P. Burgos and Falcon Streets is now closed and is replaced by a tv store, which I think sells surplus tv sets, so don't bother to go to that place anymore for your photo printing needs.

Then, I was off to A. Regidor Street. I was actually going to Novo, which used to be the Columbia Theater. Remember how a lot of guys and girls were addicted to space invaders slot machines at the second floor of the building?

There you go. This should have taken you to a ride around the poblacion area of the town of Sta. Cruz. You can check my google map for the streets I mentioned. I hope that taking you for a ride also took you down to your end of memory lane. You might think that it is tiring to do this, but actually not, if you have a lot of good memories to look back to.