Travel, Interior Decoration, Photography and Food

The flag of Philippines and Jose Rizal Monument at Rizal Park, Ermita Manila or Maynila, in Tagalog, is the capital city of the Philippines. My first impression on Manila is congested and polluted concrete jungle. But its never stop me from exploring this bustling city that is rich with colorful cultural, heritage and history. However, my 5-day visit was fully scheduled for meetings which usually ended at 5 pm.....and at that time darkness start to crawl in. Metropolitan Manila is so so so huge. The historical center of Manila is known as Manila City which distributed into 16 territorial districts namely Tondo, Binondo, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Mesa, Port Area, Intramuros, Ermita, Pandacan, Paco, Santa Ana and San Andres Bukid. Due to the limited time in Manila, I only managed to see Ermita and Intramuros which were close-by the hotel where I was staying, the Bayview Park Hotel. Lapu-lapu monument; the pedicabs Intramuros, taken from t

Pohjoissatama......one of the marinas on the east of Helsinki city This post will introduce you to on e of the important Scandinavian cities, Helsinki. I visited this city for work trip, and it was in the summer season, so the sun light time was almost 23 hours with only 1 hour of night. This is due to the location of the city which is so close to the north pole. Although it was summer, the temperature was very pleasant around 10 to 20 degree celcius.   Helsinki or Helsingfors in Swedish is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is located in south of Finland and open to the arm of the Baltic Sea. Helsinki urban area includes the city proper of Helsinki and large parts of other municipalities: Espoo and Vantaa, which immediately border Helsinki to the west and north, respectively; and Kauniainen, which is an enclave within the municipality of Espoo. Helsinki Kathedrale.....the cathedral of Helsinki The Senate Square...... Helsinki cathedral, university and the t