Something For Halloween Part 2
I really didn’t intend a sequel to the previous post but then again, I want to arouse your curiosity on the former Diplomat Hotel. I guess (and I’m expecting) a lot of people will be here come November 1. Some may want to go ghost hunting or just go some place else aside from the usual tourist spots here in Baguio.
Me thinks it is not really creepy inside when you go in numbers. It was a different story for us as I only went with my husband. When someone has a vivid imagination, ghost stories of the place don’t really help. When you’re there, imagination goes into overdrive and it’s hard not to shut down that part of the brain.
Anyway, on with the pictures…
This is what the abandoned hotel looks like outside. Broken windows, walls with vandalism. But still, it is beautiful in a way. It must have been a grand hotel before.
The entrance to the former Diplomat Hotel. I said a prayer before entering.
The only sound we can here inside the abandoned hotel are the water dripping from the ceiling and our footsteps.
The lobby floor is made of marble. At the end of the lobby is a fireplace. A 7-legged wooden table, stands in front of this fireplace. The white table is clearly an antique with huge drawers.
It appears lonely as it is the only furniture in the lobby. Perhaps it served as a bedroom table before. The table seemed to welcome us.
More pictures in the next post :)
Hi!
Musta na?
My browser crashed and I lost most of my links hence I could not visit yours! Thank God you visited my site enabling me to come here again! Hehe!
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Nice photos; love the composition and the black and white colors made them very distinctive. Bravo!
Oh, by the way regarding my post of the piercings; they actually don’t feel the pain when piercing through their cheeks because they were in trance when it happened and during the course of the whole procession, the pain won’t be there too. And the wound will take only a day or two to heal. Really, and it’s true. Miraculous, diba?
Sa Picture pa lang feel ko na yong ghosts! :-)
eery yet i know the place is historic. heard it’s going to be converted into something, museum perhaps
a good spot for a reality show aka blair-witch project. i just don’t know if i cud stay overnight there. i agree with tutubi, its eerie.
really interesting place i have to discover
@ KYELS - Thanks so much for the visit and comment :) Will visit your blog next time :) Very interesting fact about the piercings. It was a very informative post, and again, thanks for sharing :)
@ DENVER - Thanks for the visit :)
@ TUTUBI - You are right. In 2009, it will be transformed into a museum.
@ LAWSTUDE - Thanks for the visit. I wouldn’t want to stay there either :)
@ LASIATE - Thanks for the visit :) I visited your photoblog. I see it’s in French :) I understand it a bit coz I had to take that as a subject in high school. Great pictures :)
Hi there. Those are beautiful pictures of Diplomat Hotel. Creepy but beautiful. I guess it’s just an urban legend but I once saw a feature on the white lady haunting the forests of Baguio.
wonderful shooting
hi sayote.. long time no hear ah… nawala kasi links ko lahat ng nagkaproblema ang site ko…
wheeww nice b&w shots… sa may grotto pala yan.. di ko napapansin ah…
i linked u up on my photomates category… :)
Great series!..Love your high contrast BW style..
I like the treatment on the photos, turning it into monochrome gave it a creepy look. Ganda rin & recognizable ang shadows vis-a-vis highlights. Turuan mo kong mag-PP ng ganyan! hehehehe! Paki-link naman yung bago kong blog, http://rickyrefuerzo.com