Century Park Hotel Manila

... homeless people and their begging children. The next morning was a sunny but horrendously humid day in Manila. Just up the road from our hotel was Rizal Park, named after Jose Rizal, a revolutionary leader who was executed by soldiers in a spot in the ...

... mangoes. Went out with Bill today, covering Lunetta park, Rizal Memorial and Intramurios. Visited the eerie 16th Century San Augustine Church, then Manila Cathedral. In the afternoon decided to look for the SIA office in downtown, which we finally found ...

... the city. The old Manila Hotel housed General MacArthur on the top floor during his time in the Philippines. The five-story Manila Hotel has been replicated, including the "MacArthur" floor-and a 15-story wing has been added to accommodate the needs of ...

... is a cultural-cum-commercial edifice where you can find art galleries, craft shops, restaurants and cafes, a boutique hotel and the Casa Manila Museum. I haven’t explored Casa Manila during my previous visits so Juju and I thought it was time to ...

... is painted on the side. Each one is individualized by the owner, lots of fluorescent decals and wild pictures. The Park Century hotel was very posh, air conditioned - thank goodness. About 32 Celsius plus humidity of about 1000%. Time to unpack and ...

... ;country  I then entered the nearby Intramuros, ie the old Spanish colonial town, surrounded by walls and a park for golf during the Battle of Manila in 1945, against Japanese, the allies  destroyed almost all of the old town and only ...

... in Taiwan and Thailand it hadn’t seemed quite so oppressive. We slathered on SPF 40 and began our search for Rizal Park. Overlooking Manila Bay at the northern end of Roxas boulevard and deep in the heart of the city, Rizal Park dates back to the ...

... start the day right. I got my sneakers, put on my jogging pants, and immediately stepped out of the hotel for a morning jog. I ran for 20 rounds in the park. I couldn't really believe I am jogging in China in this chilly weather. After sweating it out for ...

... , located along the southern bank of the Pasig River. It was  built by the Spaniards in the 16th century and is the oldest district  of Manila, and is surrounded by walls. We chose a different street to walk north on, getting good photos of ...

... entrance to the river cave system. Although the existence of the underground river was known to the local tribe in the early 18th century, it was only explored in the early 20th century by a Michigan (USA) professor and later by two army personnel. Still ...

... internet. Too bad we didn't know about it on Sunday; because at 0030 hrs on Thursday morning we're flying to Manila. We have to leave this hotel at 8:30 PM tomorrow in order to make our flight. It regularly takes 1 ½ hours by taxi to get to the ...

... us the comfort we had during our chats for the last one year... Tired from our journeys, we just checked in at Microtel hotel near Manila Bay and decided to spend the day whiling away time in nearby SM Mall of Asia, the 4th largest mall in the world... ...

... on our itinerary, but by going on this trip we'd save some days) and Borobudur (a well-known Hindu temple from the 7th century, being one of the must-sees in Indonesia). The ride to Dieng took us more than three hours, mostly through the countryside and ...

... I am not a fauna geek but just googled that one. We hoped on the metro system and after exiting at Lumpini Park station I decided to get a taxi to the hotel to make sure we  did not get lost and would not miss the sunset views. Half way through the ...

... and urns, shaking their heads with obvious approval.  Ah So-o-o. This extraordinary collection began during the 10th century (another chamber of commerce clause required to be included in this blog post), when Chinese Emperors seized art treasures ...

... offer a variety of cuisine as well as live entertainment. Other interesting places worth checking out are Plaza Pershing, the century-old City Hall building with its vintage architecture and the adjacent Plaza Rizal where a monument of the national hero ...