THIS IS THE CAPITOL CITY OF THE PHILIPPINES. IT HAS A REPUTATION OF A CROWDED CITY WITH BAD TRAFFIC.
WE ARRIVED ON SATURDAY AND WHILE THE BUSINESS WEEK WAS OVER THERE WERE NUMEROUS SCHOOL GROUPS CROWDING THE SAME HISTORICAL SITES ON OUR ITINERARY.
ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE CITY WAS ‘INTERESTING?
THE COLONIAL FORT IN THE CITY CENTER HAD BEEN IN USE IN THE FRENCH COLONIAL AS WELL AS WORLD WAR II. WE VISITED THE MANILA HOTEL WHICH SERVED AS THE RESIDENCE FOR GENERAL GEORGE McCARTHUR.
WE TOURED THE BEAUTIFUL SAN AGUSTIN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
OUR TIME ASHORE WAS LIMITED DUE TO SCHEDULING ISSUES IN THE BUSY PORT. I COUNTED 15 CONTAINERS BEING LOADED ONTO SHIPS HEADED TO FOREIGN PORTS.
THAT EVENING THE SHIP PUT ON A DANCE PARTY BY THE POOL. IMAGINE 300 PEOPLE AGES 70+ ROCKING AND BOPPING…..YOU GET THE IDEA. IT WAS A ‘HOOT’.
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