The Japanese Tunnel in Davao

 

Davao Crocodile Park

Peoples Park in Davao

113 Years of Philippine Independence!

I was in Korea for their 50th anniversary, Israel for their 50th anniversary, Oman for their 40th anniversary and now I can say I was in the Philippines for their 113th anniversary.  Cool!  Congratulations to Filipinos everywhere!

Our little Canapino, Gershom, on the 113th anniversary of the Philippines independence from Spain.  I hope that he will always be proud of his Filipino heritage!

Rizal’s Execution Site, Rizal Park, Manila

$ Stolen from our Hotel Room at Eurotel, Las Pinas!

You can cancel all those kind words I posted earlier about Eurotel being a cheap option to stay in Las Pinas, just outside Manila in the Philippines. Someone stole $1000 US from what we thought was a pretty good hiding place in the hotel room. Why should we hide $ in a hotel room you may ask? Because they don’t provide room safes for certain (lower paying budget minded) guests. The only people who had access to our room (as there was no forced entry) are staff members. The Las Pinas police force currently have 2 detectives on the case. Will let you know what comes out of it. In the meantime, I do not recommend staying at Eurotel in Las Pinas!!!

Gershom Back in the Philippines

Gershom has been a lot of fun to travel with.  Mamma Brown was so clever to bring some of his favorite toys with us to make him more comfortable on vacation!  Here he is having a great time with his toys just before bedtime.

What a sweetie!  This is actually Gershom’s 2nd trip to the Philippines! He and Mommy were here last summer for 2 months while Daddy stayed behind to work the summer in Oman.