Manila can't really be avoided by international travellers arriving and departing by air, but there's no reason to stay more than one night. We walked to Greenbelt Mall in Makati and were happy to experience such a nice, clean, green space in the heart of a large, noisy, dirty city. Afterwards, we took advantage of 1/2 price Tuesday at Papa John's! On our last day in Philippines, we took a cab to the historic walled portion of the city, Intramuros. We began at San Augustin Church and walked the cobblestone streets of the area to The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. We continued to Fort Santiago, then walked over the river to Chinatown and Binondo Church. We took a cab back, showered, and checked out just before noon. We shared a small local snack/lunch and then realized that aside from the night before, that's what we'd been eating for three weeks. We also knew we had left over pesos burning holes in our pockets, so we decided to do some fast food comparisons and experimentation. Afterwards, we went to the airport way in advance of our flight to sort out online check-in woes, have our temperatures taken again to dispel fears of carrying Covid19, and to escape the heat now that we had our backpacks with us. Lisa managed to sleep on the flight and I watched "Wild Rose", "Stan & Ollie", and "Free Solo" before reaching YVR.
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Michael
2/24/2020 02:56:13 pm
It's so nice that someone appreciates the effort and is willing to take the time to not only view my blog, but to leave comments - thank you!!!
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