Our Tour Guide is a Cat! Butterfly Garden at La Jardin De Maria Clara

This is one of the cool
places that can be found in the Pasonanca Park here in Zamboanga City.

History tells us that construction of the park was started in 1912 by General John J. Pershing, then Governor of the Moro Province. However, the Butterfly Garden is one of the new facilities added in the last five years or so.

There are other facilities inside the park including the El Museo de Zamboanga, Flower Garden, Maria Clara Lobregat Statue, Pasonanca Park Swimming Pools, Pasonanca Tree House and camp site.

Together with Google Developer Group (GDG) Zamboabga friends, we headed for the Butterfly Garden right after enjoying ourselves goofing around with the exhibits inside Parque de Ciencia de Zamboanga.

Cat For A Tour Guide
We have a cat as our tour guide. Yup, you read it right. This cat inside the park just kept on following me everywhere and at times leading the way. The experience was so memorable aside that it was my first time to visit the butterfly garden, we all did enjoy the whole time.

It was actually sleeping in one of the stair steps as we were walking down the Jardin. The cat has newly awakened from its deep slumber as we have stopped to enjoy Taho being peddled by a local. As soon as it observed our presence, i noticed the same cat walking towards where I was standing. It never left me for the time. The cat circled my legs and waited for us to finish each of our cups of Taho. Interestingly, when we started to walk away towards the Butterfly Garden, it also followed us. Walk ahead of us -- she seemed to know we are headed that way. Interestingly, the cat would look back and take a halt as if telling us - oh, come on, hurry up! We've got butterflies to catch! This way! Right here! She surely did! hahaha! 

Our tour guide in action! Follow the leader, she says.

Thanks for the Taho treat! So yummy on an after-rain! Buddies Lee and Glen from GDG Zamboanga treated me for Taho sold by a local. 

Glen and Lee bought entrance tickets for the Butterfly Garden. I think it was eight pesos per person (Php8.00 per person). The door has a Net Curtain to avoid the butterflies from flying out of the butterfly garden.

Glen appreciates this butterfly that hovered about his right shoulder. I like this photo. I am glad i captured this moment in camera. There are more to see actually. Just make time for it with your family.

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