PLACES FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE WORLD

Nicolas Zaballa

Period 3

Filipino-1

Tagaytay, Philippines

Dublin, Ireland

FACTS ABOUT TAGAYTAY, PHILIPPINES• Tagaytay is popular among tourists and locals.

The best cuisines they have include bulalo ( a stew made of beef shank, marrow bones and fresh vegetables), tawilis ( a freshwater sardine that grows in Taal Lake) and their very own mushroom burger.

• Many out-of-towners would come to Tagaytay for their weddings because they are famous for their wedding industries.

• Tagaytay is the cleanest tourist destination in the Philippines. The city government banned non-biodegradable plastic bags on dry goods, the use of styrofoam and regulated plastics on wet goods.

PLACES TO VISIT AT TAGAYTAY, PHILIPPINES

• Taal Lake• Taal Volcano• Tagaytay Highlands• Tagaytay Picnic Grove• People’s Park in the Sky• Sky Ranch Amusement Park• The Orchard Golf Club

FACTS ABOUT DUBLIN, IRELAND “Dubliners”, speak “Dublinese”, a mix of Dublin

slang and curse words.

Dublin or “Dubh Linn” is an Old Irish Gaelic phrase that translates to “Black Pool”.

Dublin was founded by Vikings, who settled in what they called the “Norse Kingdom of Dublin” in the 9th century.

Dublin-born Cedric Gibbons designed the famous Oscar award statue.

10 million pints of Guinness are produced in Dublin daily.

Phoenix Park is the largest walled park in Europe and it is found at Dublin. At 1,750 acres, it is five times the size of London's Hyde Park and double the size of New York's Central Park.

Places to Visit at Dublin, Ireland Guinness Storehouse

Dublin Zoo

National Aquatic Centre

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

National Museum of Ireland

National Botanic Gardens

REFLECTION

I chose these two places because I have always wanted to go to these places because of the diverse cultures and traditions. I have been to Tagaytay before but only as a child so that is why I want to return to that place. I love the culture and people that live there. I want to go to Dublin, Ireland because ever since as a kid I always thought Ireland was the most interesting country in Europe. Also, I have never been able to go to a European country yet so that would be my first choice to go to. I also like the accents the Irish have which makes me more interested to go to Dublin. In the end, I hope to go to these two places in the future.