What Lonely Planet said: Manila’s moniker, the ‘Pearl of the Orient’, couldn't be more apt – its cantankerous shell reveals its jewel only to those resolute enough to pry. No stranger to hardship, the city has endured every disaster both human and nature could throw at it, and yet today the chaotic metropolis thrives as a true Asian megacity.
I was there: March 21, 2014
Camera used: Nexus 5
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| A peddler selling plastic products on the street of Manila |
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| Guards at Rizal Park, Manila |
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| One of the several memorials at Rizal Park |
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| Rizal Park Monument and a giant Philippines flag |
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| Me at the gates of a Chinese garden at Rizal Park |
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| Statue of Confucius |
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| Dragon motif ceiling |
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| A driveway leading to a golf course beside Intramuros, Manila |
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| Intramuros mean 'within the walls' |
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| Intramuros is the historic waled city of Manila |
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| There are several churches in the old city |
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| This church has eally 'epic' looking doors |
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| A memorial built in memory of the victims of WWII |
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| Manila Cathedral |
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| Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila |
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| The entrance to Fort Santiago |
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| The view of Binondo district in Manila seen from the walls of Fort Santiago |
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| Homeless people sleeping under a bridge near Binondo |
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| Binondo is the Chinatown of Manila |
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| A cathedral at Binondo, Manila |
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| One of the many markets in Manila |
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| A slum in the middle of the city of Manila |
