My Manila

"The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing." ~Steven Wright, American c...

It looks like a golden fortress to me from outside, but apparently, Maxims Hotel at Resorts World Manila is the most luxurious hotel in th...

The Marriott Hotel Manila , which is in Pasay City, looks like a row of tall, narrow buildings standing shoulder to shoulder. I think it...

A dreary morning at the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 's Terminal 3 , exclusive to Philippine Airlines and its low-...

THEME DAY: UNDER CONSTRUCTION • The Cultural Center of the Philippines (including Sofitel Manila and Harbour Square which are in the sam...

A view of Pasay City from a balcony of Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila . Except for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and the Cu...

THEME DAY: REFLECTIONS • Just having fun (again) with the mirrored ceiling of Sofitel Manila 's 7Pecados by the Bay . See the worl...

I've already shown you the striking spiral sculpture and staircase of Sofitel Manila 's Spiral restaurant. We are looking inside fr...

The waterfall feature of Sofitel Manila 's lagoon-shaped swimming pool . Exceptionally tempting right now since the Philippines is in th...

SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City is currently the Philippines' second and the world's fourth largest shopping mall, with a floor area ...

The Philippine Plaza's lagoon-shaped swimming pool has been famous in Metro Manila since the 1970s when National Artist for Architecture...

We saw a new restaurant in Harbour Square during our last visit, but afloat on Manila Bay rather than being a part of the complex. Does it...

A full moon over the Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila . Sofitel is located in the same complex as the Cultural Center of the Philippine...

Ballet Manila (see yesterday's post ), aside from principal ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde , may not be as technically proficient as Ba...

Would you believe hundreds of 16 to 18 year old first year college students orderly and patiently lined up to watch a ballet? By the time Ba...

I do not know anything about this boat, even its name, which was just a string of numbers that my brain refused to remember. I just like how...

Since we're already at Sofitel Philippine Plaza , let's take a peek at Spiral, the hotel's flagship restaurant. It is one of the...

Back in November, I mentioned in a post about its arrivals waiting area that only passengers are allowed inside the Ninoy Aquino Internatio...