Our day in Manila was taken up with a late lye in and a visit to the biggest Mall in Asia (jealous Nan?!). We were on the hunt for a new camera. We rode the Jeepney system and the metro. Our original plan was to go to the cinema, but there was nothing on that tickled our fancy, so Kirsty treated me to an hour and 1/2 manicure whilst we watched Sex and the City - bliss! We had wanted to go to the night market for food and some shopping, but the hostel woman li...

James and I were pretty tired after our overnight flight but had the whole day to catch up on sleep (in the reception area) until the arrival of Miss Kirsty. We did splash out on a pot noodle whilst watching the Manny Pacquiao win his fight. I was distracted from the fight as the Filipino's were going crazy for the majority of the time! It made a refreshing change that the taxi drivers were playing ball and using their meters. Kirsty was ready and waiting whe...