Tartanilla/Kalesa Ride in the Streets of Cebu City 16 Nov 2015

After our Taoist Temple trip, we came to Colon Street by cab, as all of us were so hungry as we did not take our breakfast at all before we went to the Taoist Temple.

Daddy wanted to come to Colon Street again as we believe there are much more to see after our first trip there on Saturday.

We had our brunch at McDonald’s, just wanted to try out how are the taste difference in each country.

Well, we were a bit disappointed on the food and the price are more or less the same compared in Malaysia, just the taste and variety are not there. We still love our Malaysian McDonald’s.

We were walking and wondering around the Colon Street and we came to see some interesting and new to us in the city. There are horses on the streets!

While I was taking some photos on it, Daddy went up and asked about a ride and price. Local call it Tartanillia or Kalesa.

Tartanillia is one of the oldest mode of transportation not only in Cebu but all through out the Philippines. Tartanilla or kalesa is a horse-drown carriage which still exist in some local streets here in Cebu City.

They roam around the busy street in Boromeo, Leon Kilat and some part of Colon Street.

Since both Issac and Annabelle were so excited wanted to go for a ride, we just on the deal and climb onto the carriage. The carriage is a little bit small, but still can to squeeze 4 persons.

Then the Kutsero (driver of horse-drawn vehicle) brought us roaming around the streets near the Colon Street. We did pass by some public markets, universities or smaller malls, etc. Quite excited too as this trip let us see more as we did not manage to see.

And, a great experience in this part of country! It is quite fun too!

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