Impressive Dining Table

The caretaker at the Clarin Ancestral House led us outside of the house, to a staircase I saw earlier and opened the door. This was the way in to the house itself. The house was expectedly old and much of the stuff that is contained in this place dates back to the early 1900s. Jose Clarin, one of the first in their family to figure in Philippine politics was elected Senator of the Philippines. This began a tradition of politicians from this family. The house is now a museum and has been declared a national heritage.
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