Manila Vacation - Rediscover City Treasures

Manila is the heart and soul that sets the rhythm of life in the archipelago. It is the very core of the 7,000 times more islands that make up the Philippines. Many people use it only as a base for further travel. Given a chance, Manila has a lot to offer. To the more adventurous who stopped to explore the city on their way to destinations in other parts of Luzon or other islands, they discover treasures hidden among the urban chaos of the capital. Some even find the city addictive and surprisingly charming.

Modern Manila is a teeming metropolis with huge tower blocks that crowd the few colonial architecture that survived the bombing of the city during WWII. To rediscover Manila on a budget, affordable first class accommodations can be reserved at Urban MALA Residence Bed & Breakfast www.urbanmala.info. Situated along Roxas Boulevard, Urban MALA is a great place where visiting tourists, returning balikbayans and busy business travelers can relax and enjoy the most enduring charm of the beautiful sunset across Manila Bay.

Urban MALA Residence Bed & Breakfast <www.urbanmala.info> is a family owned business with excellent customer care. It is an ideal Getaway with more personalized services than larger hotel chains. With its hospitable and dedicated staff, Urban MALA is a charming place where travelers can stay inexpensively and enjoy excellent amenities like home.

To further enjoy the beautiful sunset at Manila Bay, one can take leisurely stroll along Roxas Boulevard and arrive at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Here Fine Art, Western and Eastern music and dance meet in the likes of the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Ballet Philippines, and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

Just a few blocks away, one can rediscover Manila century-old churches, gallant forts, classic plazas, ancestral edifices, stately museums, and historic monuments close by. One can also enjoy shopping havens depending on the traveler's budget. Attractive buys are abundant from giant shopping malls, Mall of Asia, Robinson's, Glorietta, Shangri-la, and Rustan's to metro's flea markets, such as Quiapo, Tutuban and Divisoria in Manila and Baclaran in Parañaque.

In Manila, gourmets are tempted with a cosmopolitan range of cuisine. Filipino specialty restaurants abound, enticing visitors with a wide range of island flavors from the different regional kitchens of the country. Bistros, patisseries, steak houses, diners, seafood grilles and noodle houses vie for patronage along busy restaurant rows in Ermita, Malate and Roxas Boulevard (Manila), on Makati Avenue, Jupiter Street, Pasong Tamo and Pasay Road (Makati), and on Timog, West and Quezon Avenues (Quezon City).

To get around the entirety of Metro Manila, there's convenient trains called LRT, LRT2 and MRT railways. For the more adventurous, one can try their luck like a local and enjoy the adventure, history and thrill of a Jeepney - the quintessential Filipino transportation.

About the Author:

The author is an avid traveler and entreprenuer residing in Southern California. She's also a software engineer affiliated with www.newfrontierscompsoln.com and www.ixomsoft.com. Manila Vacation - Rediscover City Treasures, Courtesy of www.urbanmala.info staff

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