Our banca''''took the sea After a stop at Puerto Galera, we crossed to Batangas at about 1:30. The crossing, however, seemed faster because we have had the chance to talk to a man of Asian origin (but living for many years in the U.S.) who was an underwater photographer. Actually, we hung on every word so it was interesting and stayed frozen when we announced his age: 77 years. You should know that it was running the world to dive to capture fish, anemone and coral of all kinds, and appeared to be 20 years younger (like what the age is not necessarily an impediment to travel!). When we arrived on land, we jumped in one of the buses waiting to reach Manila. On the road, we had a great storm. In fact, I have always been curious to see what might look like a monsoon and typhoons in Asia. The rain that fell suddenly gave me a taste of the violence and its density. Finally, we arrived to or Andy and we waited patiently for Christmas. Overall, we were eating in a Chinese restaurant to tell them about our adventures of days. Then, on a full stomach and the weather changing, we were visiting the aquarium in Manila, which opened its doors recently. There we could admire the near aquatic flora and fauna of the seas of the region, and above all we could put a name on some of the species that we saw during our snorkeling trips''.'' On leaving, the weather being always on the rain we've been asking ourselves for a moment in one of the symbols hoteliers of the city:''the Manila Hotel.'' This magnificent hotel is located on the waterfront (actually facing the Manila Bay) and offers its guests the luxury and charm of the buildings of the early century. For me it was an opportunity to discover a mythical place that I had heard through the song of the same name: Hotel Manila''''Bernard Lavilliers. From there, time progressed, we were eating in a restaurant a little unique because it is installed on a pier jutting into Manila Bay. Above the waves threw themselves on the rocks, we so we reveled in fish and seafood, after all, eat as much locally!
When we left the retaurant, the weather was fine and returned to the stars had appeared in the sky. Our guests have thus led us to our guesthouse situated close to the famous''Circular''Remedios.
The next morning, May 31, Sylvie and I got up relatively early. After having had coffee, and Andy Noel joined us. We jumped in a nearby mall to buy books and postcards and have been eating in a restaurant that serves excellent Filipino specialties, as among other jaw tuna (which has the fish that the needles are duck), seafood crepes in foil or in poussses bamboo (Gary, you would have entertained!). After such a feast of the abdomen, we could well think of our culture by visiting the Museum of Manila. 2 large exposures involved an old English galleon sunk off and found by a French explorer and re-enactments of the different ethnic groups constituting the Philippines (housing, beliefs, and jewelry.). Late after noon, we were having a drink on the terrace of the Adriatic''coffee''face''instead of''Remedios. But heavy rain is was handed down. Andy and Noel have therefore taken the road back to their home to avoid the traffic jams that lay ahead. Sylvia and I spent some time at our guesthouse nearby before going to eat a little further, once the rain stopped ayat. But few expected that we are, we immediately put a table as the rain began to fall harder. So wet that we arrived at our hostel. This had the advantage of us a bit cool in this hot and humid environment that prevailed at all times!
June 1, Christmas had to go to work. Andy has joined us for a session of shopping in Chinatown (et populaire) de Quiapo. La, les 2 filles s'en sont donné a coeur-joie en faisant le tour des centaines de vendeurs de perles, colliers et autres articles de confection qui peuplaient l'endroit. De mon bord, je me suis dirigé vers le quartier de notre guesthouse ou j'ai moi aussi pensé a moi en allant me faire raser (apres 2 mois sans avoir utilisé le moindre rasoir, seul un barbier pouvait faire quelquechose pour moi!) et me faire masser (tant qu'a y etre...). En fin d'apres-midi, j'ai retrouvé Sylvie a la guesthouse. Et apres avoir fait une session d'écriture de cartes postales, nous sommes allés manger dans un restaurant japonais des environs. Apres tout, il s'agissait la de notre derniere nuit a Manille et our penultimate in the Philippines because the next day we went north of the city or location from where we were going to airport, please Schoolmistress two days later. We have therefore taken the opportunity to make us enjoy eating Japanese.
Tuesday morning, as planned, Andy and Christmas came to fetch us. We were all ready for the 4 rejoinre Clark 1h30 north of Manila.
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