Philippines Trip Day Seven/Eight

For the last day in the Philippines, we took a day trip to Tagaytay, south of Manila a ways. Tagaytay is known for having the worlds smallest volcano in the middle of a large lake. It was very scenic. Joe slept for most of the trip, suprise suprise, and majority of the time he slept, he was half in my seat!

We went to a park called "People's Park in the Sky." I wasn't dressed for the incredibly windy weather in my sundress, and had to hold it down the whole time. On the plus side, I did get a henna tatoo for $2 (a butterfly) and in the process, entertained many onlookers with my "whiteness." Kenny even took some pictures that day of all the Philippino men looking at me...

During the long drive back, I snapped some pictures of roadside fruit and garden stalls. The area is famous for buko, or coconut, pie, but instead we got mangos. I love all the bright colors.



Our last stop was the SM Mall of Asia. This mall is currently the third largest mall in Asia, even though it didn't look like it from the outside. We had dinner at a nice Filippino restaurant, and by this point I was very ready to get back to the fresh, healthy Korean food I'd been missing. I bought some English books and a few clothes. Though Korean clothes are cheap, Filippino clothes are some of the cheapest I've ever seen. I even had to buy a new bag to pack my clothing purchases in! At the end of the trip, the total amount of Won I spent ended up to be 130,000, majority of which was on clothes. We were very lucky to have Joe's family be such gracious hosts and cover 90% of our expenses.

I flew back the next morning (January 2) after an amazing, fun-filled week. Everthing was a fantasic experience, especially the weather. It was a well-deserved break from everything in Korea, but when I landed in Incheon, it felt great to be back!

Here's some more pictures from the last day:
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