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Disparity
We had woken up at 3am today for our flight. We arrived in Manila exhausted, crashing for a power nap at our AirBnB pick: a historical Filipino home in the relatively quiet Paco area of metro Manila.
The rest of the day was uneventful, as our supposed trip to Makati - the shiny, modern part of Manila - for the Ayala Museum, turned into finding Starbucks and then chatting literally for hours.
This is my second visit to Manila, and today I was really struck ...
Manila
... the same route I walked yesterday, but much more comfortable as I wasn't walking! It's also noticeably cooler today thanks to the rain. The driver stopped outside the fort and asked if I wanted to go inside. The entry fee is only 75 pesos, but it was so wet I decided to give it a miss. We continued down Santa Lucia and turned left to get to Saint Augustin Church. This is the only one of Intramuros' original seven churches that is still intact and operating since the ...
Happy reunion
Arrived in Manila and Jackie was waiting patiently at the bottom of the ramp for us. We were whisked away by her driver Jimmy and were so at Mango Drive. It was good to see Jackie and Sam and Jacob. They have a lovely modern spacious home in Alabang with a swimming pool, plenty of rooms and a ...
El guatazo de Manila
... dos horas antes en el counter y contar las dos horas de viaje desde Manila allá… tres soluciones: irse en bus hasta una ciudad cercana, luego tomar un taxi y llegar al aeropuerto, levantarnos a las 2AM tomar un taxi a la estación de buses (que vaya Dios a saber cómo sería esa estación) y desde allí tomar el bus hasta cerca del aeropuerto y después un triciclo o taxi directamente desde Manila …y allí privilegiamos seguridad, la elección fue un ...
Manila never sleeps - it drives!!!!
... Field far out from the center of town. The bus journey took 90 minutes or so. As soon as we got off, a cab driver was very eager so we got in his cab and off we went to Makati and our hotel. He was very chatty and offered all sorts of services for our stay in Manila including tours, return trip to Clark field, etc. Very nice, but a little pushy which always makes me a little suspicious. Regardless, ...