Manila, Cebu/5 tours (2)-Manila Christmas decorations are interested

2006 25 December Monday fine

At 11: 35 minutes we set off from the House of Suzhou, fortunately, at the door is stopped the taxi.

11 point 49 minutes to the airport bus waiting room, on the front of the first to receive a predetermined amount of tickets. Ticket prices, 82 yuan/person!

Airport bus arrival time, Shanghai Pudong International Airport than we to gauge 14: 55 slightly earlier.

We completed all the formalities, smooth ride on PAL 16: 55 flight to Manila flight. Computer facilities and services are OK, dinner and drinks were good.

My fellow neighbour is a United States foreigners, they got on well together, also playing computer games.

United States foreigner told him that after playing under the machine, there is a good way to cut costs: at the airport 3 floor fight, don't hit the nearest to the first floor, so that as long as you can to hotel 200P, if on the first floor fight, to at least double the price.

Flight time from 20: 30 arrival at the Manila international airport.

Manila international airport is very small, or even hold a candle to the HongQiao airport. We quickly run the immigration procedures, as planned, the first step up the pace in the airport's Central Bank of the Philippines, against good $ pesos, the exchange rate is 1: 48.7, then quickly from the elevator directly on the 3rd floor. To exit, and happened to meet a customer's rental under, drivers who are honest, and undertook to open to our reservation of the hotel only accept 200P. This makes it more than we expected at home, save 350 P 150 P, really thank you for the good of the United States the foreigner.

Check-in is located at Manila Bay nearby four star Hotal Traders trade hotel (180 USD/sea view room), we first of all, according to the plan to the hotel front desk implementation of the second day, car rental, 8 hours 2400 pesos (driver and tour guide).

After all, we can go to the nearby streets, Manila Christmas decorations.

Manila's Christmas decorations is disappointing, its lighting, not even hold a candle to Suzhou, Shanghai.

Also, a hotel, we have been one or two tiny beggars chasing for money. Then discovered, even all lie on the grass (sit) is full of people, blinded, looks like a group of vagrants or refugees, seem a bit foul. I instinctively want to immediately generate a feeling of escape.

Manila hotel is opposite the famous cultural centre and opposite the Palace, but unfortunately neither open tonight, it's all black looking! streets down many, many like family.

But the Manila to my first impression is: dirty, messy, poor. Manila Bay side never seen what open air performances. The Manila and Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou for comparison, I had a sudden, more than ever, strong, as Chinese pride and happiness! I want to later do not know how fortunate we are blessed

With more complex emotions, I think, in any case, always put the Manila's Christmas decorations, shoot down some as much as possible.

So from 10 pm to 11: 20: 20 shots, just shooting for an hour. Finally, the photos, most of the Christmas atmosphere, precisely in our accommodation in the hotel lobby and the hotel door, not far from the road.

Return to the hotel, we quickly hurry to early to bed, but he ended up more than 12 midnight.

Apart from the objective reality in Manila, I was shocked and surprised, today everything is nicely, it just goes to show, I developed the original plan was to be effective.

Today, I feel good! look forward to tomorrow is a sunny good day!

Appendix: the original plan (for comparison)

25 April (Mon) 14: 55 to the airport.

16: 55 flight Manila, 20: 30 to Manila. Machine for dinner.

1. the Customs authorities at the airport, next to the Central Bank of the Philippines the Golden dollar.

For 200 dollars per person, in the international airport of peso exchange rate is 1: 49.65 (day time), 24-hour airport banks are convertible.

2. line up the taxi: about 350Peso.

3. approximately 21: 30 to the hotel, go to the help desk contact the Kennel Club, the next day.

Clause 26, 8: 30 to 16: 30, 8-hour car rental; approximately 3500-4000 pesos.

4. If the security, and has the strength, distance, may consider to go outside, focus: Philippine cultural (Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex) entry if there are no performances and dance hall, opposite the Palace (paiwaijing), there are no open sea view.

12 o'clock to rest (Christmas).

(Manila Christmas decorations)

(Manila Christmas decorations)

(Manila Christmas decorations)

(Manila we live trading hotel)

(Manila we live trading hotel)