London Days 3-5: Mostly working
I spent the next few days mostly at work during the day, but I did get to see a few cool things. The Skype offices are in this magnificent building. Pretty fancy stuff! After work on day 3 I went to check out Harrod’s, this fancy shopping mall. Each room had different décor. My favorite […]
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London Day 2: Southbank
After I wrapped up at the V&A Museum I headed to the Southbank to check out all of the attractions that were down there. I had the best chocolate cake ever at a little café around the corner from the Globe Theater. The Globe Theater tour was great, but next time I’ll definitely like to go to the […]
London Day 2: Victoria and Albert Museum
I woke up early Sunday morning so I could make it to church on time. I attended the Hyde Park Ward which meets on the same block as the Victoria and Albert museum. Church was great. After church I headed to the V&A to check it out. It was by far my favorite museum. The […]
London Day 1: Seeing the sites
After I left the British Museum on Saturday I took the tube to Green Park so I could walk to Buckingham Palace. Very palace-y. I roamed around the area a little (aka I got lost) then I started walking towards Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abbey. They’re all conveniently located in the same spot. The […]
London Day 1 – Getting there and checking out the neighborhood
Two weeks ago I got to go to London on business. Luckily enough I had some time to see some sights too. I liked London way more than I expected to. I hope I get to go back one day and check out all of the things I missed! I took a red eye to […]
Homeward bound
After two weeks of a lot of fun, it was time to head home. I told the doorman that we were flying on ANA, so he told our taxi driver we needed to go to terminal 1. We got our luggage out, got our tickets checked, went through security, and then found out that we […]
Exploring Makati
Staying in Makati was like staying in a little version of the USA. After going around Northern Luzon and Bohol, Makati didn’t feel very Filipino at all. We still had a great time meeting with friends and exploring a different side of Manila. It was a fun way to end the trip, but I still […]
Staying at the Manila Peninsula
In Makati, we stayed at the Peninsula Hotel. This 5-star hotel is part of a very old, luxury hotel chain. It seems to be the place that ALL the foreigners on business in Manila stay. It also has a bit of history. In 2007 some officials attempted to overthrow the president of the Philippines. They […]
Touring Bohol – The creatures
The churches and Chocolate Hills were great and all, but let’s be honest–there’s not much that can compete against two inch tall monkeys. I was super excited to see the little Bohol tarsiers from the second we started planning the trip. I have an affection for strange, small creatures and our tour was filled with […]
Touring Bohol – The Sights
There were a lot of things we wanted to see in Bohol and the resort was pretty removed from anything else so we decided to book a tour through the hotel. Our tour guide, Gigi, was excellent and we got to see a lot of interesting sights with her around the island. There was so much […]