Wow, Manila is huge...at least the greater Metro Manila area...it make Atlanta look like a small village in comparison! Plus they have the biggest billboards I've ever seen! Some are 8 - 12 stories tall and some are much taller...like 20 stories high! They said in one of the bad typhoons, they all fell over and some hit and killed some people...doesn't sound so good, huh?
The people in the Philippines are so sweet, gracious and just plain nice. I spent most of my time in Manila but also was almost a week in Clark, where the US Air Force use to have a base...the place is gorgeous...it's very tropical and lush and you can see a dormant volcano in the distance and mountains in another direction. I did manage to go to Subic Bay one day, Ankush was kind enough to take me over and show me around...we even went jet skiing in the bay...was fun but I definitely wasn't dressed for that...had on jeans and a shirt and no change of clothes!!! They mostly dried out before we left. Next time I'm planning better. Oh well, we had a great time and that's what counts. Jackie said she would take me to one of the great beaches for a day and I found a place to rent a sea plane that will take you up to the volcano so you can get out and picnic for the day, then fly you back...that should be great fun.
Next trip is to San Diego, CA, and McAllen, TX at the end of the month...the week after is Las Vegas, then home a week and then Oklahoma City. Should be fun. I'll try and get some pictures up from those...
Didn't take that many pics in the Philippines but will post the ones I did shortly.
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