Been to Manila countless times but it was never with a group this large. Originally we were 14 but only 11 made it to the trip, 3 others didn't go with us due to some circumstances beyond control.
We left CDO last Sept 14 at around 6am, arrived Manila 20 minutes after 7am. Upon landing, we headed straight to GAD center in Intramuros (it's where we stayed).
After settling our things and a quick rest, we went straight to Sto Domingo Church.
We had lunch at Robinson's Manila, did a little shopping and treated ourselves at Iceberg.
We secretly bought cake for our 2 celebrants that day, Ching and Arah. Aren't they the cutest? Seeing them both happy and surprised with our cake is undeniably priceless.
Half of the group haven't been to Ocean Park, so we decided to go there and let them enter those giant aquariums with variety of fishes.
For us who had been to Oceanarium, we opted to have fish spa while waiting for the rest.
Before we wrapped the day up, we ended it with a sumptous dinner at Gerry's Grill still at Manila Ocean Park. The waiters sang a jolly happy birthday song for our lovely celebrants plus a candle on top of their yummy leche plan.
Behind those tired-looking smiles is happiness. It's always been comforting to find time to relax from work.
More on this trip in my next post.
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