After relaxing on Bohol we went back to Manila. We took a cab out to the old walled city and spent the day wandering around. The river smelled like someone poured 200 rotten eggs into an outhouse on a 40 degree day. But fortunately you could only smell it from the top of the wall.
The grounds in the fort were well maintained and better than the fort itself.
After walking through the fort we walked over to the cathedral. It had been a while since we’d wandered through a Catholic church.
The museum had pretty good exhibits. This one was all about biodiversity of rice. These are all different species of rice that are grown in the Philippines.
This is a taxidermy of the largest eagle in the world that is critically endangered.
This was the tallest flying bird, sadly now extinct.
Much of the pre-colonial culture has been lost. This is an example of their boat building style that was done before Europeans arrived.
After leaving the museum we walked through the park towards the bay. On the way we saw this cool bright insect.
The park, like many other parks in capital cities had a very large flag.
With it being so close to the coast there was a good breeze. It was very nice in the shade to have a breeze. It is very hot and humid in Manila.
