My first visitor since the move to the PI has arrived. Welcome nephew Justin!

His flight from Seoul arrived a few minutes late and by the time we got back to the hotel in Angeles City it was after 1:30 a.m. Still, I wanted to give Justin a taste of the AC nightlife, so off we went.

First stop was a “show bar” called Atlantis. Basically, the gals do dance routines as opposed to shuffling aimlessly on the stage. Beers were 150 pesos each, the same price I pay for a lady drink in Barretto. One round and out of there!

We walked the length of Walking Street which is basically wall-to-wall clubs and bars. Wanted to give Justin a regular dancing bar experience, so we popped into Voodoo. Place was pretty full for the late hour and the stage was full of mostly fugly girls. Yep, that’s about par for the course I suppose. Again, we did one round (at a more reasonably priced 105 pesos each) then hit the street again.

I actually have grown to despise AC for a myriad of reasons and they were all pretty much in evidence last night. The street vendors and touts in aggressive pursuit of a sale, and kids out begging after 2:00 a.m. really got to me after awhile, so I suggested we just sit by the pool at the hotel and chill. Which worked out fine. Hit the bed at 3:30 (who knew it came twice a day?) then up at 0730 for breakfast and the drive back to Barretto.

I was happy to see the nephew again, just not pleased with the environment.

We had a nice walk around town and on the beaches this afternoon, including a lunch at Treasure Island. I will be showing Justin the local nightlife here this evening. Should be fun!