Manila / Singapore 2023

Meeting in Manila Dec 22

leaving Singapore on  Jan 1

Pre-Christmas Dinner at a Swiss Restaurant 

Chesa Bianca

https://goo.gl/maps/HCMugAfPQ2L8L8LA7

( there are snow skis on the wall :):):)

****Christmas in Manila****

The Manila Hotel  ( 5 star hotel / circa 1912 )

3 nights including Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

Attend Christmas Mass  at Manila Cathedral circa 1571 

The Manila Cathedral

https://goo.gl/maps/fkqMDCGEZaV5cM8U9

Explore nearby Christmas Festivals

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

Largest Military Cemetery outside the US

https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/columnists/ronald-w-erdrich/2019/10/21/manila-american-cemetery-honors-fallen-new-visitor-center/3967292002/

explore Vigan City

outside dining on the street, 

rooftop dining, 400 year old buildings

17th century Spanish Colonial  area 

https://goo.gl/maps/2ut98jzLze93caFT6

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SINGAPORE Fireworks     ( 3 nights  ) 

Fireworks in Singapore

https://trevallog.com/singapore-new-year-eve-fireworks/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rnIKI33-yM&t=94s

https://goo.gl/maps/sARFd2cmM8jYfua58

Coucou Authentic Swiss Restaurant and Bar

My parents had a fondue kit ( we think it was a wedding present )

They never used it & finally threw it away,

 I want to try fondue

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CYR4Lrv_SVo

Hotels in Singapore is crazy expensive,

we are staying in pods again :)

Galaxy Pods at Chinatown

https://goo.gl/maps/xSiAopaRoBwQXHLr5

Singapore Botanic Gardens   

158 years old 

LAST CALL for the 747 

Korean Air still flies 747's to the States, 

last Pacific route for the 747

Their planes are relatively new too  ( circa 2016 )