Manila Manila
I wasn’t planning to stay at Manila at all but changed my mind after Lorna said that she could show me around there.
Almost everything that I thought about Manila was true: bad traffic, scamming cabbies, mostly ugly buildings and too many bars where guys spend time with local girls who could be their daughters. Big shopping malls that look all the same everywhere in the world.
I did visit fortress by the river and it’s definitely interesting but nothing to tell stories about.
So Manila has been added to list of cities I will never visit again. Others are Jakarta, Salt Lake City and Washington DC.
Since my flight was from Clark at 7am I had to take a taxi there at 2500 pesos. And I wanted to make sure I have plenty of time and ended up there at 3am with airport closed and spent 2 hours at Angeles bar. Then local cabbie charges me 300 pesos for 5 minute trip to airport - normal daily salary for locals.
Next time I know better - I will never fly to Clark again!
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