Today we spent most of the day in the Suez Canal - fascinating to see all the different cities and farmlands and communities along the side of the canal and all the infrastructure being built. ThereRead more
Today we spent most of the day in the Suez Canal - fascinating to see all the different cities and farmlands and communities along the side of the canal and all the infrastructure being built. ThereRead more
Quelques vues des différents aspects de Manille : gratte ciel, petits bouibouis, circulation dense et bruyante. Sur une deux fois deux voies, on y croise des vélos, des motos, des autos, desRead more
An unserem letzten halben Tag in Tokyo waren wir noch in einem historischen Garten und haben die Sonne genossen. Dann ging es mit dem Flugzeug nach Manila, Philippinen - Überwältigt von der HitzeRead more
MA-BU-HAY - "Life be with You" Greeting used.
Philippines, named to honor King Philip II of Spain in 1543, is a nation of 7,107 islands (2,000 inhabited) with a total area of 111,830 square miles.Read more
We were totally overwhelmed by the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Unexpectantly, this cemetery reminded us of Arlington as it is a beautifully laid out 152 acres aligned in 11 plots in aRead more
Our visit to Rizal Park, provided our tour guide with the setting to tell us some of the story of Dr Jose Rizal (1861-96), a National hero. Son of a Filipino father and a Chinese mother, he went toRead more
Manila’s Cathedral is within the Intramuros, the old walled section of the city.
The church was originally built in the 1600s, but it sustained major damage in WWII.
I’ve never seen aRead more
Here are a few more of the places we stopped during our pedicab tour of Manila’s Intramuros.
Along the way we saw Japanese canons, a statue of a Mexican president, and a little park with basRead more
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City of Manila, Maynila