Philippines: good friends, crazy party beach and gentle giants
Wow, three weeks Philippines are already over again. Time just flew by! As I'm that behind I'll just make one big blog about it. Enjoy :-) Week 1: Manila, Legaspi and Donsol Well, how did it start? Ah yes, I arrived in Manila to see my good friend Ronnie again. He's the second good friend who left the Netherlands last summer and who made it on my visiting list. I wasn't too excited about Manila itself, as I had already been there just three years ago. From the airport I made my way straight to Ronnie's place and waited at the bar for him. After a welcome drink we decided on the next few hours: I brought my laundry to the shop downstairs and then we left for the city. Ronnie had tickets to the Goo Goo Dolls concert and took me with him. As traffic in Manila is as bad as nearly nowhere else, it took us a bit to get there. Until we had finally managed to have our tickets in the hands and know where we need to go, we had very few time left for dinner. We chose a Japane...