And just as abruptly, the rain stops and all is well again. You might even get treated to a rainbow!
A friend commented: "What else is there to do in Manila but catch up with friends and family over good food?"
Well, there was one more thing to do....shopping!
Manila is awash with malls...and rain doesn't matter when you're inside one.
Guess which was our favourite store... :-)
We also found an ice skating rink in the mall...complete with blue lines and face-off circles.
Quite ironic to come all the way from Canada only to skate in tropical Manila! But my 8-year old was enthusiastically showing off her recently acquired skating skills! :-) I was even more surprised to see some hockey practice! Have the NHL scouts caught on to this yet? he! he! By the way, this was where Filipino Olympic skater, Michael Christian Martinez, started skating. He was the first skater from Southeast Asia to qualify for the Olympics!
In super hot and humid Manila, the malls are really where people go to chill and relax.
Some more random pics....
I guess some rules were made to be broken?
"Why would somebody name a restaurant after the Klan?" you might wonder. In the Philippines, "KKK" is a good acronym. It stands for "Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangan Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan". Now there's a mouthful, even for Filipinos! English translation: "Supreme and Most Honorable Society of the Children of the Nation". That was the name of the revolutionary group formed in 1892 to fight for independence against Spanish rule. They were a band of heroes. Nothing at all to do with the Ku Klux Klan!
Live music. :-) Thursday night is 70's & 80's music night at Strumm's.
One last bit of trivia... In the Philippines, people refer to the washroom as the "comfort room" or "CR" for short. Don't ask me why. Just use your imagination. :-)
Oh yes, there was one other place we could go to despite the rain... the pool!
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