What a day!!
Woke up at 4am (Melbourne time) to get to the airport by 6, for an 8am flight. Only to discover the flight had now been delayed to 9:45am.
The flight was further delayed and I don’t think we boarded until after 10:30.
The flight was uneventful. 7 hours is about right, any longer it starts to get tedious. Although being a daytime flight it wasn’t easy to get any sleep.
Not that I’d want to, given our flight out of Manila the next morning is 6am.
We landed in tropical, muggy, 35°C heat... And Manila has that typical noisy bustle you find throughout SE Asia.
I actually loved it, and although I was tired and hot I still wanted to go exploring the streets. My 13yo daughter on the other hand was having her first real taste of culture-shock.
Managed to convince her to come for a walk, enjoying the fare of street food and bubble tea. Although I couldn’t be too adventurous due to time, but also keeping in mind she was tired and a bit flipped out.
I’d love to be able to stay longer and explore more of the Phillipines... it looks to be amazing.
But alas.... Tokyo calls!
