Short City Tour – Cagayan De Oro's Well Known Landmarks

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After my initial (3-in1 city attraction) city tour, I took a walk and found some PUJs passing by. I decided to check their route – I was thinking of taking a PUJ instead of cab going back to D'Budgetel.

3-in1 City Attraction in CDO LINK

From Gaston Park, I took a PUJ going back to Ayala/Gaisano Mall.

You'll get to see some of CDO's famous landmarks/places on your way there.

Cogon Market

 Limketkai Mall - looks nice. Lots of Cabs and PUJ outside.

Mindanao Science and Technology University

Ayala Mall, Centrio (This mall has a better ambiance)

 

It wouldnt be an Ayala mall without its garden. Besdies Ketkai, Centrio's another better choice if you'd like to go malling - with lots of high end and regular fastfood, with coffee shops, and various stores. My favorite Nailaholics is there, too.

 

Gaisano's just across Centrio. Gaisano (City) Mall doesn't have a very appealing facade, but it looks quite normal inside. If you're an economical type of eater and shopper, you wouldn't find this disappointing.

My hotel's just walking distance from Gaisano Mall (near Capitol University)

City Museum of Cagayan De Oro

City Museum of Cagayan De Oro was part of my 3-in-1 short/few-hour city tour (It's a few steps away from ST. Augustine Cathedral and Gaston Park).

The museum is inside this capsule-like building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First floor – visitors will learn more about CDO's History (Battle/s)

 

Second floor: It houses some antique stuff plus photos of prominent people in 1960s. Locals of CDO are very proud of these respected people. Some of the streets within the city are actually named after those people in the pictures (Borja, Neri)

 



                                                                                 Neri

 

CDO City

 

 

 

1940s Football Team

 

CDO's Oldest Newspaper

 

The museum is a three-story building, but the third floor looks a bit spooky when I first saw it, especially when a beauty queen's old gown (1960s) is the first thing that you'll see when you reach 3^rd floor.

 

1960's Ms.Cagayan De Oro's Gown

 

 

Borja

 

This one's quite inspiring.

 

 

Relics found in Gaston Park

 
Gaston Park and St. Augustine Cathedral
 

Short City Tour – Cagayan De Oro's 3-in-1 Tourist Spot

I found lots of public utility jeepneys and tricycles on the street outside our hotel (we stayed at the D'Budgetel along Corrales Extension, fronting Capitol Unversity) but since I wasn't familiar with the place yet, I decided to take a cab and headed off to a church written on my list. Fare's around 60 pesos.

St. Augustine Cathedral

  

 

While still inside the cab, I found this Museum of Cagayan De Oro signage. I was glad to discover that the church's just few steps away from that museum.

 

More of City Museum of Cagayan De Oro

Gaston Park 

The park is known for its beautiful fountain. However, there's a construction going on when I went there. I didn't have the chance to see the real beauty of this place.

 

My initial city tour ended at exactly 12noon. The eceptionist at D'Budgetel told me I could have an early check-in without any additional charge. :)

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