First Time in Manila, Philippines! Eating Jollibee, taking the metro, and visiting tourist places
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2024
- We are finally exploring Manila! When we first arrived in the Philippines we were immediately invited to a family party in Pampanga, so it has taken us a little longer than we expected to explore the Philippines capital city; Manila. There are so many tourist places to explore in Manila, so we chose the best tourist spots according to our taste and are excited to share our first day exploring Manila with you.
First up, we visited Bonifacio Global City (BGC) which is a luxury piece of Manila that attracts many foreigners because it is very safe and has all the comforts that Western foreigners are used to. The shopping and coffee are amazing, but what really makes this place worth visiting are the free-roaming cats and the dogs in strollers!
Then, to really get a feel for the city, we took the Manila Metro! The metro was CROWDED, but, it ran well and was really affordable. We love taking public transportation when we get to a new city, and Manila is a great place to learn how to use the metro system because Manila traffic is terrible (seriously, we can't emphasize this enough!). If you are a traveler visiting Manila, we highly recommend learning how to take the metro system to save yourself money and a few headaches :)
After our packed metro experience, we rewarded ourselves with Jollibee! For me (Nicole) it was my first time trying Jollibee, and boy did visiting Jollibee make a lot of things about Mico make sense! You'll have to watch the video for all of the details, but when we left Jollibee's I felt like I had put a few pieces of the puzzle of Mico together at last. Maybe it really is true that Jollibee is part of the fabric of being Filipino, even for those Filipino who have been living outside of the Philippines for many years :)
With the energy to explore (actually fried chicken made us feel tired haha) we visited Rizal Park and learned a bit about the Filipino patriot, Jose Rizal. After touring Rizal Park we made our way to Intramuros - a very popular tourist spot in Manila. Intramuros is a beautiful area that gave us a chance to learn more about the Spanish conquest in the Philippines. We saw the gorgeous Manila Cathedral and ended our day with a visit to Fort Santiago. And if you watch to the end of the video, you'll see a very interesting shot of a man rowing a boat with what we think was cardboard (I thought it was impressive :p)
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== Chapters ==
0:00 Welcome to Manila and Bonifacio Global City
2:51 Taking Manila's Metro system
3:34 Getting in touch with our inner Filipinos
4:35 Finally trying Jollibee!
7:50 Rizal Park (and a statue that looks like Mico?)
11:10 Checking out Intramuros
12:52 The easiest walled city to get into
14:48 An extra scene for those who stayed :)
#travelphilippines #filipino #manila
We are so excited to explore Manila! 😍 Click here if you want to start at the beginning of the Philippines series th-cam.com/play/PLSSlYnwzYFH4bxzFL6VgocNDTy_P_FfcW.html
As a Filipino who immigrated to Canada when I was younger, I'm so glad I found your channel, and I'm happy you're reconnecting with your roots Mico, and that you're able to take Nicole with you on the journey. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your Philippine adventures!
Awe thanks so much for sharing your story! I think it's very common for a lot of people! Looking forward to sharing more with you 😀
There we’re actually more than a 100 languages in the Philippines. Almost each provinces has their own language. So love to watch your vlogs. Both of you are very fun, lively to watch.
That's really interesting to know, thank you for sharing!
Good to see Manila in the 21st century ,fun to see how it’s changed in recent years,have fun you 2,jolibee looked fun!✌️❤️🇬🇧much love enjoy yourselves
Thank you! We're so glad to be here and so happy to be able to share such an exciting city 🙌
I guess you didn't hear that Jollibee is now in Calgary... I haven't been there but some of the guys at work were pretty excited when it opened. I'm sure enjoying your journey. Thanks for sharing.
Found your channel by accident and got real interested with family immigration history. Welcome to the motherland. I believe you know more Tagalog than you’re scared to admit especially if you can pick up on the conversations. You Don’t need to talk much Tagalog and one to two words of acknowledgment back goes a long way. Don’t be afraid to speak coz the locals are to respectful to correct you. Im also first generation US immigrant (I was 9 years old when we arrived in Seattle in 1972). Grew up just like you in wanting to assimilate, lost my accent but I managed to keep speaking Tagalog as I got older.
Wishing you both a good time there and your quest to connect with your roots.
Nicole and Mico we deeply appreciate your coming to enjoy our beautiful Philippines, especially Mico who isa true blooded Filipino and his Canadian partner,Nicole. Savour your stay with our brand of Hospitality in the Philippines. Enjoy my friends and good luck,!!!
Makati is also a very nice area, specifically Salcedo Village and Legazpi Village (around Greenbelt). It feels completely different from BGC but still very nice
Ooo great tips! Thanks for sharing that!
Welcome to the Philippines Family more power to your vlogs guys 🙏👍
Thank you! 😊
Enjoy your stay guys will wait for the next episode.
We're so excited to share more with you!
Enjoy and have fun
Thank you we will!
LOVING this Cool Channel!!❤❤❤
Very light and informative Manila vlog.
Thank you so much!
I dont know Jose rizal is a doctor a lawyer a paint artist..and a political activist and a poem writer...he also a fencing player..damn too much talent..inventor also😮
Amazing
Thank you!
Im happy that you guys explore Manila first❤
Our pleasure 😁
Hello! New subscriber here in Southern California. Enjoy your adventures in Philippines.👍🏼❤️
Thanks for joining us!
ENJOY!!
Thank you!!
That coffee shop is owned by Jollibee, including Chowking and Red Ribbon. There are others but can't remember at the moment. Cheers from Spain!
That is hilarious 😅 So good to know, thanks for sharing!
Thank You Exploring Manila
Intramoros is the place of Raja Sulaiman bamboo fortres when the Spaniards arrive in Manila. On the other side of the river his cousin Rajah Lakandula fortres.
Just subscribe from a Filipino American in Texas USA 🇺🇸. Enjoy and take care. Goodluck to your channel
Thank you for subscribing! Can't wait to share more of the Philippines with you 🤗
New Subscriber here!!❤❤❤❤❤
Love from tge Philippines
Woo-hoo thanks for subbing! Love the Philippines 🇵🇭💕
Over 7600 islands to go...Mabuhay..to Life 🇵🇭😇🙏
So many islands to discover! Love it!
@@nicoleandmico and 41, 7641 islands
Hello from Calgary guys and love the vid and definitely lots of places to see and visit in manila in itself. Take care and look forward to new content from you guys! Godspeed!
Hello and thank you so much for watching!
Have a great time exploring my home country! New subscriber here. Watching from Calgary, AB Canada
Glad to meet a fellow Canadian! We're happy you're here with us 😊
Love Manila 😊 @1:35 Actually Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is an American chain, it's all over the US 😁
Jollibee be like: Soooon hehehhe
It’s an American chain…but Jollibee bought it a while back
Yeah jollibee bought it, it’s now owned by them
Wow we had no idea!
@@nicoleandmico Jollibee owns Chowking, Mang Inasal, Greenwich, Burger King (Philippines only) also
Wow welcome to manila phils. New subscriber here.enjoy your trip and travel.
Thanks so much for joining us!
Hello guys try chicken inasal so good😋I tried wen I was take vacation in the Philippines.God bless you and keep always 👍😊 watching from USA CALIFORNIA PUSONG PINAY ❤️
Man, these 2 months will be an absolute blast, specially when you just slowly commute to tourist spots.
Looking forward to sharing more with you! We are so excited 😊
If by chance the Higher Education was not able to change and have not abolished the Spanish mandatory subject in all colleges during the 70s and 80s , then Philippines could have been a country with 3 major languages which perhaps widely spoken around the country . Aside from Filipino Tagalog and English as you guys have mentioned.
If you do that gesture it means, "good looks"
Welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭, watching you from Canada 🇨🇦 😊
Thank you! Glad to meet another fellow Canadian here 😊
surprising info: didn't you know that jollibee bought and now owns the coffe bean and tea leaf(originally an American based franchise company)
Wow! We never knew that! No wonder they're everywhere!
try the Filipino Chinese food tour at chinatown, and there are popular guides that is well known, make sure you pick the right guy to guide you for food tour in china town
Just wait for the next video! It's coming 🤤🤤🤤
Visit Rizal park at night you can see beautiful.😊❤
That hand sign you guys were talking about at 4:16 popularized in the noontime tv show Eat Bulaga ‘That’s my Boy’ segment signifying pogi or guapo. No wonder at age 6, or 7 you knew it already having been born and raise here before moving to Canada.
beautiful city. want to know. more. hope we. canbe friends Godbless
Yes absolutely amazing city ❤️
Manila :)
Usually BGC is so popular and no blogger will skip going to a very modern new city like BGC. There are seven malls in BGC area. Did you know that Filipinos love to stroll in the mall just spend time with family and friends, which I think is the reason why there are huge malls in Manila and everywhere in provinces will always be a mall, even in Baguio city.
We really enjoyed wandering around the malls all over Manila. We were so impressed by them all! They are huge and so well stocked with great variety.
@@nicoleandmico I’ve been living in Long Beach city in LA, where malls here are nothing compared to the malls in Manila. I’m from the Quezon City where the very first biggest mall in Manila was built, the SM CITY NORTH EDSA.
Great video. It’s great to see other Canadians out there exploring. My wife is Filipino. We we’re back a few months ago. Did you Jollibee is in Canada as well. However I find the Canadian menu not as good as the menu in the Philippines.
Oh that's so interesting to know! We left for full-time travel a few years ago and Jollibee wasn't available in our home city in Canada yet, so we are interested to try it the next time we are back. I have a feeling we will feel the same as you do about it - that it isn't quite the same as the Philippines 😊
Try inasal foods too! Nice couple!! Mabuhay
Thank you for the suggestion!!
I'm Joey from Manila Philippines Best in the world 🌎
Thanks Joey glad you're here with us!
Another interesting yo explore is the Aseana City near Mall of Asia. There you visit City of Dreams, Okada and Newly Built Ayala and Parqal Mall. Thats inside the Parañaque City in Manila. The Future Casino District in the Bay area.
check out the Stateroom of 2Go vessel Maligaya or Masagana
I remember my birthday parties with catered food from Jolibee with spaghetti with hotdogs
So delicious!
@@nicoleandmico all my caucasian friends and my wife thinks its weird to put hotdogs with spaghetti. Don't knock it until you try it, right!
Enjoy watching your tour in the Philippines you should try Mang Inasal chicken 😊😮
Awesome tip thank you!
Jollibee is now in Canada! I haven't had a chance to try but hopefully soon when the weather gets better. Manila looks lovely
We have never had it there! I think we started traveling before it ever hit our city. Good to know though!
Try to google Jollibee Canada I saw 20 branches.
THE JOLLIBEE LOOKS LIKE YOU AT HOME PILIPINAS
thought you weren't going to Jollibee to rekindle memories ☺️❤️. you should let Nicole taste halo-halo at Mang Inasal.
O yes!!!! Halo halo is awesome thank you!
Pilipino best fsst food 1)Jollibee 2)Mac Donald 3)KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) 4)Mang Inasal 5)Chowking 6)Pizza Hut 7)Shakeys 8)Max Restaurant 9)Tropical Hut 10)Kenny Roger 11)Greenwich pizza 12)Dunkin Dounut 13)Goldilocks (cake and bake bread) 14) Andoks (grilled hot chickem, grilled hot pork liempo) 15)Pan De Manila(whole wheat Bread and whole wheat pandesal sugar free) 16)Red Ribbon (cake and bake bread) 17) Balweg(grilled hot chicken and grilled hot pork liempo) 😅
When was this recorded? Moto streat is still in your video when it's gone for some time now. Like months.
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That's a very beautiful area and I hope you are going tour some of the markets as you've done in in other countries. How's the coffee been, and is there a coffee culture there where you are currently at?
Welcome to the Philippines, Nicole amd Mico! Stumbled onto you guys today. Great video btw full of fun and interesting information and you guys are fun and awesome presenting it. Philippines is very unique and Metro manila manifests it in alot of ways. The people, culture and the surroundings are a mix of western (spanish, American) and asian (malay, indian, Chinese, japanese and local) that you won't typically find in any other city in Asia. My suggestion if it gets too hot and humid where you are but still want to be outdoors amd are still in thr city, try visiting the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon city preferably on a weekend (no public vehicles inside the campus academic oval). Lots of nature, good scenery and oconic landmarks. There are also lots of good restaurants and street food surrounding the university walking distance. Anyway take care and best wishes always! Enjoy your vacation and greetings from a new sub from California 😊
Guys have you been to palawan or boracay? You guys should go to our beach location and enjoy much
Our next video will be in Palawan! It cokes out on Saturday 😊
Go to East java, borobudur temple
We have aJolibee now in AZ. They should open em up in Canada.
Yes they have some now. We haven't been back to try it though 😄
Have you gone to the San Agustin church museum?
No we haven't! We'll have to add it to our list, thank you!
I see the poverty in Manila, I am sorry to see you in this situation but live is really differently ..........Many thanks 🙏🙏
Yes the Chinese are the ones who get rich more because mostly of them were unscrupulous businessman they usually buy agricultural products from our local Filipino farmers for a very cheap price, aside from that many Filipinos were un educated which force then to find a sort of living which is very difficult to earn at standard rate that would be unable to buy for daily food stuffs.
That sign pogi or maganda face si kuya ahahha
Hahah that makes sense!
It’s called a “pogi pose”😂
🤣😄💓. Hahahaha.
This s a san agustin church
But there are Jollibee’s in Canada now.
We've heard that! We've been away from Canada for 2 years so we haven't been to a Jollibee now, but we'll have to go on our next visit
Hotdog here is not salty not like in the us, it is tasty.
4:15 is a sign of Handsome
Haha awesome we never knew!
Pronounced Jose Reezal
Thank you for the tip 😊
Are u filipino sr?
Yes I am! I was born in the Philippines but moved to Canada at age 6. This is my second time back since my family moved to Canada, and Nicole's first time in the Philippines
You didn’t except this
Thats "picture framing" your face when your photo is taken. Originally it is done with 2 hands, but people usually do it with 1. It wasnt invented by pinoys, but became a "pinoy" thing, It got popular in the philippines around 1990s.
popularized by Eat Bulaga (noontime TV show) That's my Boy contest segment. I refer to it as the "guwapo tayo" pose.
O my gosh we never knew that! Thanks for sharing!
Hahah 🤣 perfect name!
We dont have Hinduism in Philippines, its Budhism because of some chinese.
Interesting! There must be at least a few around lol 😆
Thats not an 'angel' in the Manila Cathedral. Thats the Virgin Mary, specifically the Immaculate Conception, Patroness of the Philippines!
Rice is to Filipinos/Asians... as bread and mashed potatoes is to Americans . It's the carbohydrate part if the meal .. Filipino spaghetti isn't for everyone . It was voted the worst spaghetti in the world..
There's alot of Americans retiring in Philippines because it's cheaper.
Really? Interesting fact thanks!
@@nicoleandmico when I'm retiring my pension is only $750 dollars. How I'm supposed to rent a apartment? In California renting is very expensive over a thousand dollars. How am I supposed to afford that if I retiring? What State are you guys from? In California it's very expensive that's where I live.
Hey there we are from Canada, not the US 😊
How safe is Philippines for traveler's from India. Any racism or Terrorism there ?
Its is safe compared to USA.
No mass shootings(gun violence) no drug addicts roaming in the streets,filipinos are not racist dont worry. Terrorism was a very very very old news, its in south of mindanao philippines, but now the problem was sold, no need to worry. Filipinos are polite and respectful as what they said. Its a golden rule while travelling,be very extra careful wherever country u are travelling.
You will have a fantastic time here in the Philippines! The people are so friendly and welcoming. Getting around is easy (might need to buy domestic flights in advance) and getting around with English is very doable. I would not worry about racism or terrorism. Just exercise the same level of caution you would for any place you travel. Stick to the touristy parts or go with a local/friend to the more off the beaten track places. You will have a great time 😊
Thanks for sharing this!
They prefer dogs than children.
Lol 😆 you're probably right haha
Pogi-Handsome... That is a pose for a guy stating he is handsome..It is also a pose if you have a picture taken..
Thank you for telling us!!