Beautiful Brandi ...The skyline in Manila Some of the houses in an area where poverty is evident - we took this photo when we were driving past. There was house after house like these ones, and then at the end of the long street there was a big roundabout, with a nice big colourful playground. The playground looked so out of place after seeing how poor the area was. While in Manila we stayed at MGH (Manila Group House) (also know as SIL or Wycliffe). It's set up for missionaries associated with Wycliffe who are passing through Manila & need somewhere to stay. At meal times it was really cool because we'd all sit at 2 big tables & the missionaries that were passing through were so nice & friendly & really interesting. And they are a wealth of information if you have any questions - from dentists to shopping!Here is our room ... (with Brandi sound asleep)The dining room which they are just in the process of renovating ...The swimming pool at MGH that we didn't even try out!We had to walk a couple of minutes up the street to catch a taxi. The street that MGH is on is like a big circle & it has police sitting in the office up the top of it (see photo below). At night they actually shut the gates to the street, so the taxi driver had to show identification for the police to open the gates & let us through. I'm not sure why its gated - didn't think to ask. Maybe because its a nicer area of town & the residents pay them? I was on the way to catch a taxi & this group saw me with my camera & asked for a photo (well the guys asked for a photo - I think the girls were a bit shy) - thus the poses from just the guys ...