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And Then We Went To The Philippines
... so we book in for the night. As we stil have most of the day left we take a stroll through Puerto Princesa to get our first real taste of the Philippines. Its hot and busy and the roads are filled with tricycles. It feels quite similar to Thailand but the more we observe, the more differences become apparent. There are no Temples or Pagodas here as The Philippines are mainly Christian, so they have been replaced with large Spanish looking Churches. We feel a ...
Manila
... as they call it). Full continental with an omelette station and included in the room charge. Walked across the road and up the stone ramp to Baluarte de Dilao then along the top of the wall until I reached Puerrta de Isabella II where the fortifications ended and I had to return to street level (I believe the walls have breached in a couple of places to allow for more roads to enter the area). There was a security guard wearing a sky blue uniform and a brown hat with ...
The drive back to Manila
... not turn here), and we got pulled over by the traffic cops. What now? They 'informed' us that we were not allowed to turn left there, there 'apparently' was a sign there, and if my dad did not pay a fine, he would have his international drivers license taken away and so on and so on. We did not argue but know that lots of people had been turning left there, none of them had been pulled over, and that the officer ...
El guatazo de Manila
... 8230;la cosa es que el recepcionista del hostel estaba muy conversando con los gringos echados en un sofá!!!!!..y esto no acaba aquí…
Finalmente recibimos la habitación, con el baño medio sucio y sin arreglar completamente dado que AHORA sí que se apuraron…pero faltaba un detalle…no había agua…WTF again????...entonces un viejito, maestro chasquilla del hostel, entraba cada una hora a ver si teníamos agua en el baño…eso incluyo ...
Walled in and chased by a tricycle!
... and the fortifications where I decided to make a right turn and visit the Baluarte de San Diego - the San Diego Bastion. It was behind another small garden (entrance fee of 75 pesos), and you guessed it - ALL mine!!! The actual bastion is all in ruins now, but from the top one can clearly see what once was a round tower protecting the rear of the city. I walked around at length exploring the ruins, climbing on the walls (no one to stop ...
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