Pumping up your get-up-and-go feet around the neighborhood of Manila
having a quality time with family and friends with a budget travel is a big
plus. Go the extra mile with these suggestions.
1. Explore Intramuros
and witness the preservation of our cultural heritage inside the 64-hectare
stones which withstood wars and successive waves of colonial invaders. Visit
Fort Santiago and see the WW2 underground tunnels, the final footsteps of Rizal
embedded in bronze, and the museum that exhibits Philippine History. Have a
heavenly break at San Agustin Church or the Manila Cathedral. Experience a kalesa ride along the streets of Intramuros and a lunch at
nearby colonial-style villas.
2. Mix and mix a “halo-halo”. This favorite Pinoy merienda best fits our
sunny weather, mostly in demand during summer. Halo-halo is a mouth-watering
and refreshing creation of shaved ice, evaporated milk, mixed up with sweetened
beans, sliced bananas, nata de coco, sago,
gulaman, leche flan, ube and yema. Don't forget to top it off with a scoop
of ice cream with a wafer stick.
3. At
the SM Mall of Asia By the Bay, a
cross breed of nature and modern city, experience a bird’s eye view of the
great sunset of the Manila Bay. On hand is a budget travel because new
attractions will surely draw crowds with their zipline, amusement park, The
Road Train; and featuring the MOA Eye that gives a view of the bay area inside
air-conditioned gondolas with see-through windows. It also highlights
pyromusical fireworks. Live bands and restaurant bars are scattered by the bay.
4. Movie marathon at SM Cinema Movie Fiesta for only P25.
Watch movies dating back around 6 months to 2
years from their showing.
5. A family get-together is worth the while at the the hustle
and bustle of Luneta. Apart from its
grassy expanse and the Rizal Monument, it features a planetarium, fountains,
children’s playground, Chinese Garden, Orchidarium, Butterfly Pavilion, and an
amphitheatre.
6. Star City! Have a roller coaster ride at Star Flyer and experience a
throbbing yet wonderful stomach pain at Surf Dance, Wild River, Viking, etc. Newest
attractions include the Star Frisbee and the Giant Wheel. Be scared to death by
the horror houses, be frozen at Winter Fun Land, and be amazed by circus shows.
Play amusement games of all sorts, and win prizes.
7. 168 Mall is the home of Filipino
shoppers and paradise of wholesalers. P1000 of budget travel will bring you a
newest fashion trend from top to bottom plus a bag and accessories. Rows of
stalls, bargains, local bazaars, it just offers “everything under the sun”.
8. Street food! Turon, mangga with
bagoong, isaw, kwek-kwek, fish ball, squid ball, calamares, balut, etc. is what
a Manilenyo would crave for every 4PM. The luscious and delectable taste of
hepatitis B completes our appetite with the mouth-watering sago’t gulaman.
9. Physical fitness? Breathe
fresh air in a forest inside the city at the UP Diliman Campus. Walk, jog, run and bike around the oval, Sunken
Garden and the UP Oblation, avoiding the temptation of the Ikot-Toki as you
roam around the vicinity. After, taste their best-seller grilled isaw to
complete your UP trip.
10. After UP, why not try UST? The 400-year-old oldest university
in Asia has 4 National Cultural Treasures: The Main Building, Arch of the
Centuries, Central Seminary, and Grandstand. Other landmarks include the bronze
statue Quattromondial, Quadricentennial Square, Benavides Park, and the
Rosarium, a peaceful rosary garden.
For more ideas check out this travel guide.
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