Places to visit in Manila

To build off of my previous entry about getting around and interesting things to do in Manila I have several new thoughts.

Food

My new favorite restaurant in Manila is called Green. It is located in the Tomas Morato area, however it is off the main stretch and can be quite difficult to find. I have had a taxi driver know where it was but if you want to check it out (and you should) I would advise getting directions from their web page.

http://www.facebook.com/greensresto?v=app_2344061033#!/greensresto?v=wall 

Best smoothie I have found yet is a chain called Fuzion. I have seen them at SM North, GreenBelt and GreenHills. I am sure they have more locations than this.

 http://fuzionphils.com/fuzion/news_mediagallery.php

Ian and I went to I Heart Froyo the other night. It is located on Katipunan Av in Quezon City. The posted hours are 11am to 11pm, we were there around 10pm and they were open. Very good frozen yogurt I found it not too sweet more of a yogurt flavor, which i love! We got a large size with snickers and gummy bears for Peso 110. The place itself is very cute, it has a traditional Asian feeling to it, located on the second floor with a well lit stair case and fun colors on the walls.

I have also heard of these restaurants however have not had the opportunities to visit them yet, but they do look interesting.

Van Gogh is Bi-polar:  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2945016&id=78957949878&ref=album#!/pages/van-gogh-is-bipolar/78957949878

Hobbit House: http://www.hobbithousemanila.com/

Floating Garden: http://www.gatewaymall.com.ph/main07.php?id=07garden

Xoxolat: http://www.xocolat.com.ph/location.html

Paris Delice: www.parisdelice.com.ph

Transportation

If you think that it can be done by some form of public transportation it most likely can. It won’t necessarily be easy.

From Katipunan to Commonwealth

Catch a Jeep going to UP

Get off the Jeep just before it turns into the UP gate

Find a tricycle going to commonwealth, most likely quite a few people will be getting off the jeep with you who also want to get to commonwealth that you can share the tricycle with

From Manila to Cebu

Super Ferry! Hands down my #1 way to travel in the Philippines, flights and buses are cheap but so is the Super Ferry.  Get tourist class and above bring some snacks and a good book or two and enjoy relaxing, chatting, random dining hall entertainment, island viewing and sleeping from one destination to the next. I would advise that you skip getting a shave at the salon; I met a guy who got a nasty cut from that experience.
http://www.superferry.com.ph/

I have not had many new discoveries about things to do or see. I did pass by the Magnet Gallery the other day. It is a small gallery on Katipunan that would be worth looking at for any art friendly individuals. http://www.magnetgalleries.com/viewArtist.php?id=74

I also hope to check out the La Mesa Ecopark in the Fairview area sometime over the next two weeks! http://www.lamesaecopark.com/