Biking at Quezon City Memorial Circle

Each of our kids have their own bicycle since 2009 but since they fell during one morning exercise, they didn't used it since then.  My husband and I tried to set a picnic in a park but because of unpredictable weather patterns, we were not able to pull it off.  There has been an instance that it's raining everyday here in Manila.

Until last Sunday, we have beautiful skies and the sun is out, eventhough the 3 of them still have cough and colds, we decided to push through with our long planned picnic.  Since it's already lunch time that we decided to have a picnic, we opted to go to the park that is nearest to us, that is, Quezon Memorial Circle.  Others call it as Quezon City Circle, or simply, Circle.

Quezon Memorial Circle is a national park and shrine located in Quezon City which is the former capital of the Philippines.  The park is an ellipse bounded by the Elliptical Road.  Its easily recognized by the monument that consist of three vertical pylons (representing the 3 major group of islands of the Philippines -- Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) surmounted by 3 mourning angels holding sampaguita (Philippines' national flower).  Underneath this monument lies the remains of Manuel L. Quezon, the 2nd President of the Philippines, and his wife, Aurora Quezon.  The National Historical Institute manages, and has authority, over the monument itself, while the Quezon City government administers the park.

When I was in High School, we usually go to Circle to do our practice in our classroom presentations.  But that was during the 90s.  It has changed a lot since then! I was in awe to see different activities for kids and adults as well.  Below are some of the pictures:

Boys playing at the football field

This really looks fun! I was asking my kids to ride with me here but they are all busy with their bicycles.. maybe next time, we're gonna try this one.. 100 pesos for 1 way ride and 150 pesos for a 2 way ride.. not bad..

Going to and fro on a zipline!

This is a big field but no one was playing last Sunday.

Circle of Fun -- lots of carnival rides! Too bad that it was under renovation when we were there.  It says that it is going to be open this September.. can't wait to go back to QC Circle and try the rides.. and look at the entrance fee.. good enough for our budget.. :)

Boating! We are about to go home when we saw this.. My son is eager to go back this weekend just to try this out.

entrance to the boat!

some people put up hammocks to relax

but there are lots of benches around the park where families can gather around, talk and eat...

the park has lots of different playgrounds

biking! this is where we spend most of our time last Sunday.. when we went there, my son doesn't know how to balance his bike yet.. when we were going to the parking lot, we couldn't catch up with him.. :)

So, here's what we have spent last Sunday:

• Parking - 15 pesos
• Hotdogs, hamburger and iced tea - 200 pesos
• Bike rental (for hubby) - 80 pesos

That's a total of 295 pesos! Yet, the kids had lots of fun, appreciated nature and everybody can't wait for next week to go back.. why? because we have seen only half of the park!  Half day in this park is really not enough.. See you next week!


:))