Monday, November 29, 2010
Supermarkets, ensaymada and Arce Dairy ice cream - Manila, Phiippines
Food courts. And supermarkets. Is it odd that these were my top two touristing highlights in Manila?JeepneyAdmittedly I'd wanted to ride on a jeepney, but with our hotel within walking distance of Greenhills Shopping Centre in San Juan, there was no need for a jeepney.SecurityI'd been pre-warned about the presence of armed security at shopping centres in Manila. At every public entrance, security
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