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Manila Ocean Park: The Ultimate Treat

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Manila Ocean Park is the ultimate treat for kids in Manila. Aside from being educational, parents and children can bond while watching the different fish in the big aquariums. At Manila Ocean Park, my fear of the underwater instantly vanished that I wanted to snorkel right there (if only it were possible). I would have loved to take gazillion photos for souvenirs, but finding a good opening was impossible. The crowd was just indescribable although I managed to get some few ones for you to check out. The starfish looks so cute and inviting in this clear water that some kids almost could not contain themselves. There must have been hundreds of small multi-colored fish in this aquarium. My apologies for the poor shot, if you ever get a nice shot of this, this will make a cute PC screen-saver. The live ‘taklobo’ was not captured very well. It was my first time to see one, and it was unforgettable to me. I have always wondered if I can see real pearls (how ignorant) inside them.

Zoobic Safari: Subic Highlight

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" The Happiest Place" is the sign that welcomes you at the entrance of the Zoobic Safari, which is located at a deeper and greener area of Subic. Subic used to be the largest naval facility of the US outside the US shores and was abandoned by the military when Mt. Pinatubo exploded in 1990. It is now under the care and administration of the SBMA. After paying the P395 entrance fee, guests are oriented of proper demeanor inside the menagerie. Various animals can be seen inside cages of different sizes. To give you an idea of how circuitous and how long the safari route is, just look at this map located at the entrance. The entire trip will take almost two hours, and that is even riding the Safari train! Just imagine how long it will take you if you go on foot. This train will take the guests to various destinations inside the menagerie. The sun becomes bearable and the rough terrain does not pose a problem to guests anymore. Before hopping in the train, guests were tak