Visiting Corregidor, "the Rock" creates a kind of experience which dates back to World War II. One could see the place exactly how it was after the war. The island is now a memorial.
My nephew Christopher and I took the day tour last March to this small rocky island about 48 kilometers west of Manila.
Friendship Park
The remains of Middleside Barracks which consisted of two three-storey buildings.
South Dock Beach
Said to be the longest barracks in the world but Mile Long Barracks was not actually a mile long.
Part of Topside (Mile Long) Barracks.
Heavily damaged during the capture and liberation of the island, the ruins of Mile Long Barracks are still standing today.
Bullet and shrapnel riddled door of Battery Way's ammunition storage.
South Dock Beach
Corregidor Tour Bus courtesy of Sun Cruises. It seats about 25 - 30 fun loving people and suitable for tours like this where one can just snap a picture while still on the move.
One of Battery Way's four - 12 inch M1890 Mortars. The Battery Way guns were designed to penetrate deck armour of warships. They could also be used against enemies on higher ground in Bataan.
Ruins of Middleside Barracks. It's now mother nature's turn to claim back what rightly belongs to her.
Battery Hearn's 12inch spare gun.
One of the two -10 inch "disappearing guns" at Battery Grubbs. A disappearing gun - called so because it would pivot up to fire and then retract back down keeping them out of enemy fire behind the concrete fortifications
