Marikina

Riverbanks Center: Marikina’s Overlooked Gem

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Riverbanks Center

Marikina has been considered a model city within the metropolis for its cleanliness and good urban planning that has remained unchanged amidst the changing administrations of the city. This is evident in the many places within the city that the Urban Roamer has written about Marikina’s beauty which you can check out in the archives. … Read more

Loyola Memorial Park Marikina: The Prominent Final Resting Place in the East

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As has been the “tradition” for the past 8 years or so, it is that time of year once more for the Urban Roamer to visit one of those places in the metropolis dedicated to the “dearly departed.” This year’s trip found this Roamer on the metropolis’ eastern end to visit perhaps the most prominent … Read more

Marikina’s Humble But Kingly Museum

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If there’s one thing to love about Marikina, it’s its suburban atmosphere that is relaxing and, as they would say, “chill” while not lacking on the interesting places to visit. From its food district to to its shoe museum to its clean public market, Marikina is one of the metropolis’ underrated gems that deserve a visit.

And if there is one more reason to visit Marikina, it is this one of a kind museum that book-lovers and aficionados of Philippine indigenous culture would appreciate: the Book Museum cum Ethnology Center.in Marikina Heights.

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The Luscious Flavors at Lilac Street

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It’s been a while since the Urban Roamer embarked on a food tour. So what better occasion to go on a food tour again than doing it on a day after this Roamer’s recent birthday early this month. (Still not too late to receive well-wishes or whatever gifts you like to give me, lol)

For this particular food tour, it was an opportunity to finally check out one of the rising food districts in the metropolis, a street named after a fragrant flower that has become known for its fragrant flavors. Welcome to Lilac Street in Marikina.

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