Makati is the heart of Manila. Sky rocketing buildings, important offices, five star hotels like the peninsula, Dusit Thani, and all other names that one can think of lies in Makati. Shopping hubs like the Ayala and Glorrietta centre make it complete in every sense. The main reason for choosing Tune Hotels Makati was that I wanted to enjoy strutting the wide and clean streets of Makati everytime I left and entered my hotel. And I would say I wasnot disapppointed. Food joints like McDonalds, KFC and Jollibee were in every corner and so were nice boutique shops.

the skyscrapers crowding the sky...

everything in our hotel was red!!!

in our hotel lobby..sweet hotel staff posing with us!!

our red and white hotel from outside...

the cutie jollibee logo...

me having a hearty brekkie at jollibee... rice, chicken, sausages and macaroni. my hubby as usual no veggie food for him...just plain rice. poor hubby!!

CASA MANILA museum..an ideal Spanish home converted into a museum to let tourists know about their lifestyle. As photography was prohibited inside, we took this picture in the courtyard.

DAY 4

Now time for a sneek peek into Manila's history. As we all know philippines was ruled by the spanish till Americans took over. Therefore this city and infact the entire country provides a mixture of both the cultures with a Philippine flavour!!! That is the best part...you can witness a plethora of architecture and lifestyle belonging to three different nations!!

INTRAMUROS, as the name suggests, is an erstwhile Spanish city surrounded within a wall. Today the city is still there, in fact more alive than before as now there are offices, schools and other government institutes... bustling with regular people and students and tourists alike..

We took the MRT from buninda to EDSA, switched to LRT from there and got down at Central station. From there Intramuros is at a walkable distance.

we clicked the MRT card :D

inside the LRT

the station where we got down, its close to both intramuros and rizal park. the people at the ticket counter were pretty helpful.

at the gate of Intramuros...just about to enter...

a glimpse of the daily life inside Intramuros

the cannons still placed...n hubby is ready to fire!! :D

the long array of cannons...

our version of philippine china wall :D

the intramuros golf club just outside..with the makati skyline backing it making it a beautiful picture

a typical picture which one would imagine of intramuros..ie the walled city

the beautiful golf course...

a panoramic view of all the important persons..

one corner of CASA MANILA

a buggy in front of a fancy restaurant

this is the mirror in the restaurant which my hubby was about to knock down accidentally!!! thankfully I reached to its rescue on time!!

casa manila from outside..

Manila Cathedral from a distance..reminiscent of beautiful Spanish architecture

in front of manila cathedral

up close and personal :D

a beautiful office building

inside FORT SANTIAGO

we look like the natives..dont we :p

hubby all set to propagate christianity :D

  Dress: Forever 21
Purse: Aldo

Makati is the most happening part of Manila at night. Though we ,I mean, me and my hubby are not booze and sleaze lovers... but we enjoy flickering bright lights and shaking our booty to heart thumping music. Therefore how could we miss makati's BURGOS STREET??

On the way back to hotel from our daytrip  to taal volcano,we decided to stroll though BURGOS STREET. It was on our way to TUNE HOTEL from Ayala Centre MRT.

moulin rouge club...

hustle bustle of burgos street

posing in flats in front of high heels :D