sawarma

Running around Manila

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February 21st 2011
Turns out I was pretty close on what they call kebabs -- "sawarma". That's what we had for lunch and it was really good. After lunch we went to the Tourist Information and asked about the Taiwan embassy -- we needed to know about visas. The man gave us their address and phone number and let us make a call from their phone. The woman said that a US passport holder did not need to apply for a vi ... read more

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more