Our driver Ramon picked us up at 10 this morning and took us on a tour of Manila. We went directly to Intramuros which is the walled city of Manila that was built by the Spaniards. It was old, interesting and beautiful. We were able to see a couple cathedrals, the Jose Rizal Memorial, (the guards stand guard 24 hrs a day) the horse drawn carts, the traditional dress of Manila "pulis", millions of jeepneys (the Filipinos converted the jeeps that the Americans left after the war into these), Manila Bay, bamboo organ (which was in the city that our little Katrina is from-Cavite), coconut palace, the street kids and the junks (temporary housing on the shore line), the Mall of Asia (the 3rd largest mall in the world) and we stopped to have lunch at a place on the bay. As the day progressed we kept losing steam and ended up returning to the hotel where we have been ensconced every since. We are now ordering in as it is 8pm and we are just waking up.Lots of great stories already.
We are excited about tomorrow. Tonight I will do a video interview of the parents to be and ask them a bunch of dumb questions so that their daughter can be embarassed when she looks back on her parents.
What a day! Exhaustion has set in for me--glad I could relax and unwind the rest of the day before the BIG day. Ramon will meet us at the hotel around 9 to make our way to Hospicia (HOS-PISH-EE-A) to meet Katrina! Alicia
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear all about everything - I find myself checking several times during the day so that I don't miss a thing. I noticed that Alicia and Dustin look so happy - I can just imagine how the pictures will look when they finally have their baby -their faces will probably brim over with happiness. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteMareta... thank you so much for doing this for ALL of us (especially the kids and Katrina). Imagine how this technology will be the center of memories all her life. Think about the albums you did for your kids and how things have changed. How fun all of this is. Such a bright light FINALLY! I can't wait to see pics of all of you with Katrina. Keep safe. Love ya all. Sue
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