{"id":1999,"date":"2010-05-21T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karlgrobl.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/last-day-in-manila\/"},"modified":"2011-09-13T09:08:35","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T09:08:35","slug":"last-day-in-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karlgrobl.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/last-day-in-manila\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Day in Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s been an amazing three and a half days in Manila and I think that there will be plenty of options, if we decide to run a tour here. Between the bustling markets, the street scenes and all the photo-friendly folks, Manila has much to offer for photography.\u00a0 Here are a few &#8220;parting shots&#8221; from Manila. Tomorrow I head up-country to Laoag and Vigan. I&#8217;m told that the Vigan lives up to its reputation of being the most well preserved Spanish Colonial town in the Asia. UNESCO lists it as a World Heritage site, so it&#8217;s probably going to be excellent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YviLFlEQI\/AAAAAAAABEc\/uxsrBVWZU7U\/s1600\/kjg_1406_std.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YviLFlEQI\/AAAAAAAABEc\/uxsrBVWZU7U\/s400\/kjg_1406_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Water front promenade, Manila Bay, Ermita.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvjLXr8mI\/AAAAAAAABEk\/zv_EheAc7jI\/s1600\/kjg_1475_std.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvjLXr8mI\/AAAAAAAABEk\/zv_EheAc7jI\/s400\/kjg_1475_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Jeepnies plying the streets at sundown.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvgxB0ePI\/AAAAAAAABEU\/9sQ_zKfphns\/s1600\/kjg_1383_std.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvgxB0ePI\/AAAAAAAABEU\/9sQ_zKfphns\/s400\/kjg_1383_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Motorcycles in front of old door, on Mibini Street<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_Yvm0bxhUI\/AAAAAAAABE8\/CSSFniCZwwA\/s1600\/kjg_4098_std.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_Yvm0bxhUI\/AAAAAAAABE8\/CSSFniCZwwA\/s400\/kjg_4098_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Man with shopping\u00a0 bag, waterfront, Manila Bay<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvlGA7jPI\/AAAAAAAABE0\/pk2nWEAshGs\/s1600\/kjg_4075_std.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvlGA7jPI\/AAAAAAAABE0\/pk2nWEAshGs\/s400\/kjg_4075_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Child scavenging through flotsam and jetsam on the beach, Manila Bay<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvoT9UmmI\/AAAAAAAABFE\/pcuryOhoIMM\/s1600\/kjg_4099_std.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_YDfGGOSO8bI\/S_YvoT9UmmI\/AAAAAAAABFE\/pcuryOhoIMM\/s400\/kjg_4099_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunset over the guard tower, United States Embassy, at Manila Bay, Ermita, Manila.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been an amazing three and a half days in Manila and I think that there will be plenty of options, if we decide to run a tour here. 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