Nicole's parents have arrived in the Philippines from Canada! Today we are exploring the capital city with them (Manila) to give them their first taste of the Philippines. I think it's safe to say that their first impressions of the Philippines is that Manila is BUSY.
There are so many cool things to show my Canadian in-laws in Manila that it was difficult to choose what to do in just one day! We started off our day in BGC which is where we are staying with my in-laws, but we quickly made our way to Dolomites Beach to see the water. We visited Rizal Park to get away from the crowds for a minute, before diving into the most cultural experience of the day - eating at Jollibee! This is the first time Nicole's parents are trying Jollibee, and their reactions were awesome. Maybe they will even go to Jollibee again when they go back to Canada (there are Canadian locations now!)
To give my Canadian in-laws the full Manila experience, we hopped on the Manila metro and then got in our first ever jeepney! This was mine and Nicole's first time riding a jeepney too, and we had to rely on Filipino kindness to figure out how to pay and where to get off. It was such an awesome experience taking this famous Manila vehicle.
We took the jeepney to the Mall of Asia and got our first glimpse of the biggest mall in all of the Philippines. It was HUGE!! It's hard to imagine there could be bigger malls than this, but the Mall of Asia is currently only the fifth biggest mall in the world! After doing a little shopping, we made our way to SM By the Bay where we saw a GIANT line for the rides there. Before coming to Manila we had no idea there was an entire amusement park just outside the Mall of Asia! We got super lucky and managed to get on the Mall of Asia Eye (the MOA Eye or the Ferris wheel) just in time for sunset.
We had an awesome time showing Nicole's parents around Manila for the first time! Manila is such a big city, that it's a pretty intense place to make a first impression of the Philippines, but we are headed to Palawan next so we can enjoy a much more relaxed part of the Philippines :)
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== Chapters ==
0:00 What's Coming up...
0:34 Exciting visitors have arrived!
1:05 Dolamites Beach
1:50 How are the in-laws handling Manila weather?
2:18 Nicole the historian (Mico's bored)
2:53 Canadian in-laws trying Jollibee's for the first time!
5:40 First time in the Manila Metro (this is what sardines feel like?)
7:30 Is this how we catch the jeepney?
9:44 Visiting the Mall of Asia!
11:06 Is SM By the Bay a carnival?
12:33 Taking the ferris wheel at SM By the Bay
14:17 Overall first impressions of the Philippines
14:58 Plans for next week!
15:25 Bonus scene for those who stayed :)
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Hey there! We are Nicole and Mico and in March 2021, we quit our jobs, sold our belongings, and began traveling the world! We never thought we'd be making travel vlogs on KZfaq, but after realizing that we had a unique opportunity to share our adventure and make the world feel more familiar and inviting to anyone watching, we took the leap and picked up the camera! We hope our videos show how wonderful, delicious, and friendly the world can be.