Over the years, I have visited Lucena City (founded 1879) on many an occasion. while mostly passing through on trips to and from Bicol, a couple of times it was the focal point of a research trip down south and, on two occasions, our camp for a night.
While I would not say it is one of my most favourite places in the country, it is of much interest and, besides the time we flew through in one of those scary provincial buses, a stop here is always a must.
Although we passed through on a bus in 2007, this trip in 2009 was our first chance to have a bit of a ferret around.
Although I was primarily there to check out the railway history, the first thing that struck me was the vast amount of Volkswagon Beetles, the classic type, that were to be found.
Anyway, enough of that guff. This first visit mostly saw us exploring historic railway station and the amazing Perez Park right next door.
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The park is a lovely oasis in a very busy city, and sits in front of the impressive 'Quezon Provincial Capitol Building' (seen here).
It is of a cobblestone design that can be found at a number of locations along the Bicol line.
A number of suggestions.
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Lucena on Wikipedia-Some Of It May Be Correct.
Philippine Railway Historical Society - Facebook
Philippine Railway Historical Society Blog
This has been most interesting. I missed much of this during my visit there in 2017. I think we visited a Shrine & a Restaurant that is in a plane.
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