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The Phillippines
16 December 2000
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Rome, Italy
16 August 2000
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Kayak Show
1 August 1999
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Arctic Golfing
10 July 1999
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Greenland Natl. Day
21 June 1999
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The Ice Cap II
19 June 1999
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Mount Dundas
23 May 1999
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Bus Assault
20 May 1999
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The Philippines
Luzon is biggest island of the approx. 7000 islands of the
Philippines. Here my girlfriend and I arrived in the capital
Manila. The next 3 weeks we would spend in this giant
archipelago having close to 75 million inhabitants.
Vi spent
the night at a hotel in Manila and headed for our final
destination the next day. This was the big bay called Subic
Bay. The area used to be an american naval base but
operations were suspended in 1991. Instead people are now trying
to live on tourism.
We found a decent hotel where we could
relax and enjoy the sun, the beach, and the water during the
day. In the evening we often went to one of the many
restaurants in the town that we lived in.
I had the
opportunity to experience some scuba diving which was totally
great. The bay had seen it's share of war battles and as a
consequence a lot of ship wrecks were scattered around the
bay. I saw one of those myself on a dive where we went down to
about 30-40 feet below exploring an old wreck from around
1890.
After having spent 2 weeks in the area we decided to
see some other parts of the country. We rented a car and went
on a little adventure along the west coast of Luzon up to the
mountain area. On the way we saw some good no-nonsence
cockfigting.
In another town we agreed that we had to try some native
massage but that was quite a disappointment. Luckily it was
very cheap as most things are in the Philippines.
In the mountains the temperature was a bit more pleasant
and the views were amazing. In the city of Baguio 5000 feet
above sea level we spent the night at a hotel. Early next
morning we went to the local market to buy some fresh fruit
og vegetables. Especially the strawberries were good.
After
shopping we drove all the way back to Subic Bay and returned
the car. From there we went to Manila where a Boing 747 from Lufthansa
was ready to take us back to Frankfurt, Germany and from there
home to chilly temparatures in Copenhagen.
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