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Just outside the dining room here.

Shells here in the chandelier. Could use a good dusting too.

The cooling fan appeared to be made from plastic but I didnt ask the tourguide about it.

She seemed a bit annoyed at my comments and suggestions. :biggrin:

There are a large number more to post. More of the palace and other places that we went today.

More later.

Verry cool Slang !!!

Thank you Zippy.

The collection of the CP is so large and shows so much of the ground floor that it's ridiculous to post any more.

It's a fantastic place to visit. If you have the opportunity, do spend the P100 and go to visit.

Now for the next amazingly almost interesting item on the list of places we've been lately.

This is the Manila floating hotel and restaurant.

It's not in it's best condition here now but take a look and the history here.

By the time these pics were taken the troops were grumbling about walking around all day and we did not actually board the ship ( this time :biggrin: )

It's certainly something different to see and is a large ship by stds of the 50s when it was built.

I forget what kind of camera youre using slang - can you not get a flash attachment for it? Makes a huge difference for me on mine.

We did not stay long enough to enjoy the lights after dark at the ship and the Manila Hotel.

It seems like a safe place for tourists as the hotel is very big and established but also with a full time police station adjacent to it.

That could be a good sign or a bad one. Sometime I'll go down there and stroll around after dark.

Hi Jinx,

I'm using a Kodak Z710 "slr-like" camera which was pretty cheap and overall worth the money.

There is no option for an additonal flash but as I gain confidence that a good camera will not disappear or be damaged, a good quality camera will surely be the next one.

I'm thinking Nikon D70 or better.

Just down the street is Rizal Park. There may be other posts of it here.

This is Jose Rizal and his importance to the Philippines.

On this day, the Marines are standing tall and looking fresh even in the extreme heat. :thumb:

The Marines are not standing guard in the rain and this day it's not raining when we pass by the memorial.

It's good to see them here. They bring honor and respect where ever they are here in Manila.

This is not the only monument to Rizal, it's the biggest with it's own honor gaurd.

I'm confused. Are they US or Filipino Marines? Why would US Marines have this gig?

They are Philippine Marines Griff.

Here I refer to our Marines as US Marines. In this country they are assumed to be Philippine when using the term "Marines".

Ok, enough Marines.

This next "area of interest" is the Chinese Garden which is not visible from the walkway of Rizal Park but is listed in some of the travel guides ( that I don't read or we would not have gone to visit ).

The cost to enter was only P5, which should tell you something before you even enter.

It's possible that we missed the memorable portion of the garden for all the people sleeping on the benches and the swarms of hungry mosquitos.

At one time it was surely a pleasant place to visit.