Farewell Manila

Back home again where I belong.

The final night in town was blessedly uneventful. Before I commenced to drinking I took an afternoon walk.

One of Manila’s finer establishments, The Peninsula hotel. I don’t want to leave my readers with the impression that it’s all sleazy and gritty in the Philippines. It’s just that those are the places you’ll most likely find me…

Last night I ate and drank at place called Handlebar bar. Really loved the ambiance of neighborhood pub. I do miss that. If I were ever going to open a bar (I won’t!) it would be in this genre. Food was excellent too! Thanks for the tip, Brandon.

I opted to go with the bbq shortribs. Much better than mine, that’s for sure. Came with cole slaw and baked potato. Sorry for the poor quality picture and the fact that I’d started eating before I thought to get the camera out.
And they had the welcome mat out for Hashers, that’s always nice. Not sure where “on-home” was last night but I didn’t see anyone from the Hash around.

The night ended for me with one of the best damn banana splits ever from the Filling Station. Yum!

My driver Donny picked me at 0600 and we had a mostly traffic free drive back to Barretto. One last surprise from my “guest” the other night. Upon checkout I was advised that the mini-bar had been raided for a bag of cashew nuts. That added 110 pesos to the cost of that mistake. Still pissed at myself for being so stupid.

It’s good to be home.

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