After our volunteer work at the GK Village, we all decided to look for a nice little restaurant where we could rest our tired hands and feet and just enjoy good food (and hopefully the view as well). Well, it only took a full one minute before someone said the word ‘beach.’ I’ve been dying to go to the beach – me and my SSC friends were actually talking about going to the beach after the volunteer work the whole time we were shovelling and filling sacks with dirt – so we said yes! You just can’t say no to the beach! Hehehe.
Strangely, when true-blue Cebuanos talk about (or are IN) Talisay, the beach and the countless seafood stands always pop out. But it is of course a good thing. After all, we all grew up eating konsilba, catching small crabs and crawl-swimming in the beaches of Talisay. 🙂
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A feast on the beach! Who could say no to that? 😀
The plaza behind the old Municipal Hall.
Ah! The beach! I noticed that the beach has been cleared and the huts were moved closer to the road. Good job!
A familiar figure – a lady selling salvaro!
Add some latik! Wow!
Ready to eat! Just 5 pesos.
Nom nom nom.
I didn’t notice the birds until I saw this photo. Nice!
Our table is set! Wow!
Time to eat!
Squid, fish, pork bbq, kinilaw!
Cute huts!
They transformed a small beach lot into a park/monument. Nice job.
Statues of American soldiers.
Wait. You didn’t know that the Americans landed in Cebu? Let me give you a short recap.
On March 26, 1945, Americal Division forces approached the beach landing site in Talisay.
After heavy naval and aerial bombardment, the first troops of the 3rd Battalion of the 132nd Infantry landed on the beach.
American troops on the beach. The Liberation of Cebu actually started on the very beach where we were dining. Just wow!
Closer look of the statues.
Close up!
I must say this has got to be the most uncomfortable pose of any statue ever. Hehe.
View from the back.
Visit Talisay City now!
WOW Ley, thx for the history lesson. Did you have a “way-back” machine to get those pics of the “Landing at Talisay?”
karon pa jud ko kakita ani beach sa talisay ley…hehehehe sukad2x.. akong mga friends sige invited nako nga maga ligo dagat sa talisay.. pero sige lang ko igon marigondon lang ta ninyo…hahahaha
wow, i did not even know this! hahahahaha….. thanks ley,
puso, BBQ, sinugba, at iba pa! what a life…. looking forward to my oct trip to cebu…
Nakakainggit naman kayong lahat diyan and sasarap nang mga pag kain.Dito sa UK lagi na lang frozen food if you want to taste anything pilipino.Huh! inggit ako.
Nakakainggit naman kayong lahat diyan and sasarap nang mga pag kain.Dito sa UK lagi na lang frozen food if you want to taste anything pilipino.Huh! inggit ako.Pwede bang imbitahin niyo ako next time uwi ako nag pinas?
I love this. It reminds me, my sister give me a shout a bbq in the beach the night before i leave Luyang and the kids are enjoying night swimming.
I like their park. Whose project is that Ley? Thanks for the recap.
jean…. saan kaba sa uk?
akosa bournemouth ako…
Lovely historical beach, good friends & good food = wonderful life! 🙂
pastilan dhong mingawon man pod ta maayo ani. lumad talisaynon intawon ko dhong. kanang tanan diha (dagat, puso, kinilaw, bbq, salbaro, mangga, guso ug uban pa) makahuot gyud sa akong dughan. pero daghang salamat sa pagpost nimo sa mga pictures dinhi. mora pod kog naa sa amoa.
Yes, yes, yes. One of the greatest treasures in life. A picnic at the beach in Cebu. Last trip we did the very same thing by Liloan on our way back from visiting Danao City. I love kinilaw! And puso so lami. And singuba. How I wish I was there. I will close my eyes now and picture myself back in Cebu. Eating at the beach. Such a pleasant dream.
Wow, thanks for featuring our place! As for the statue, mas nice nana siya karon tan-awon compared ato sauna na wala pa nausab… 😀
shared this with my facebook friends. salamat ley!
sus…kalami uy…..paita, dugay pa tawn makauli sa Talisay. . . . ang lechon ley nalimtan? 🙂
nalimtan kay wa nay budget sir. haha
yeah… really uncomfortable posts of a statue…
great pix
Hello Leylander,
Thanks for sending me some interesting place in cebu and Im enjoying watching, what a beautiful beaches. I was been in the beach of Talisay long time ago 30 yrs back. maibog man lang ta sa mga beaches. One day moanha nya me diha sa talisay kay permi ra me sa opon mangaligo og diri sa danao,liloan. Wala paman koy friend nga nag invite namo sa talisay. So thanks once again and Im looking forward some of your blogs as I really appreciated it. God Bless you.
morag dili tinood ‘merkano ang dagway ay! hehe layo ra sa leyte landing.
these statues were subject of a little controversy a year ago.
http://67.225.139.201/cebu/talisay-statue-%E2%80%98below-substandard%E2%80%99-congressman
http://67.225.139.201/cebu/statues-back-talisay-rites
Hey Ley, I have just discovered your website and you don’t know how totally thrilled I am to have done so!! Talisaynon man sad ko and I grew up on those beaches.. I think the picture with the cute huts is actually from right in front of my lola’s house Grabeh, makamingaw jud and Cebu. I love Cebu.. Your posts are really good, by the way! I love the punns and honest comments.. Hey, I didn’t see Satchmo in the helping-build-a-house pics.. I have to say I’m disappointed that he didn’t help out ..hehe.. Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping us entertained and up-to-date from the other side of the world!
When local Filipino soldiers of the 82nd, 85th, 86th and 87th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 8th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary begins the Battle for the Liberation of Cebu in March to August of 1945 in Cebu City and Cebu Province and helping the local Cebuano guerrilla fighters led by U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel James Cushing and American soldiers of the U.S. Army’s Americal Division and defeats Japanese Imperial forces led by General Sosaku Suzuki and around the operations in Cebu City and Cebu Province.
The American liberating soldiers of the Americal Division of the United States Army was liberated and landing beaches in Talisay, Cebu on March 26, 1945.