The first time we saw this church was at night. It zoomed by, as we were in a speeding SUV being driven by The Mayor. He said, "Oh, that church has the biggest bell in Asia."
We therefore put in on our must-see list, for the next time we were in Capiz-- during the day time, of course.
AKA Santa Monica Parish.
Is this it? The biggest bell?
Shouldn't it be up there?
Fantastic weather that day.Suddenly, I remembered that my Lumix LX3 has Dynamic Black & White! Check out the exterior of Pan-ay Church-- so well-preserved and very, very clean. And may I just say, congratulations to the people of Pan-ay for not allowing anything (lampposts, wires, etc.) to mar the facade of your beautiful church.
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The interior was very plain... until seen through the lens of the Lumix LX3 in Dynamic B&W setting.
Naks! God is in the details.
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My favorite photo of the day:
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Some people offered to take us up the belfry, but they couldn't find the key. Gives us a reason to go back.