Manila Hotel and Manila Cathedral.

So I know this post is supposed to be about Manila hotel and Cathedral, but I just had to post this as a warning to tall people, that you need to watch out for low ceilings etc. in this part of the world :-) This was at one of the most upmarket shopping centres in Manila.

 Yesterday we went sight seeing with a colleague of Brad's (Teri). We went to Greenhills for a little shopping and then we went to Manila Hotel for lunch. The food was great and then of course, I got adventurous and asked if we could see some of the rooms. The only rooms available to look at were the executive rooms. The view from the 15th floor over the bay was just fantastic!!!

Sunset View

Sunrise View

We were shown around the rooms by a wonderful lady, Iris. The service at the hotel, is very friendly and of an excellent standard, at least by what we've seen so far. We haven't actually stayed at the hotel, but each time we've visited for lunch we've been treated superbly.

Iris and Me

 The one thing that really was impressive was the waterproof tv in the bathroom. You can bath, shower, or just sit on the loo :-) and watch tv. Even the remote is waterproof!

Couldn't resist taking this photo. Brad's a good sport :-)

After lunch, we went to the Manila Cathedral. We just had to show Teri how public the weddings are at the cathedral. Anyone can enter the church as long as they don't go beyond the boundary in the picture below. The bride was beautiful :-)

I would love to get my hands on this organ! Who knows if that will ever happen?

The organ

Stained glass windows.

Somewhere at the end of the aisle in this picture you might be able to see the bridal couple. Family and group photo's are taken at the alter at the top of the steps. Each group was called up one by one.

Below is a replica of one of Michelangelo's sculptures, The Pieta. The original is just so much more impressive. Maybe it's my camera - just my phone - verses professional lighting and lenses :-) But that would be taking away from the art of Michelangelo wouldn't it? :-)

Replica

Original 

These are the wedding guests directly in front of the camera. All the guests for the next weddings were hanging around the back area of the cathedral near the entrance. Very interesting.

Anyway, so that's Manila Cathedral. I have to say that I would love to hear the organ being played for a wedding there, rather than a recording.