Morning was busy packing up our things and checked out as the flight to Cebu is at 1pm. We couldn’t visit anywhere with this little of time. So right after our breakfast we already headed to domestic airport to wait our flight and settled our lunch at the airport itself. As usual for a budget airline, the flight was delayed one hour. The flight time from Manila to Cebu is only one hour. At around 3pm in the afternoon, we finally arrived our desired destination – Mactan-Cebu International Airport. As soon as we stepped out from the immigration checkpoint, we were surprised by warmth and hospitality shown by a team a people who welcomed us even we yet stepped out of the airport. Then they guided us our hotel in Cebu by taxi.
In the heart of the Philippine archipelago lies Cebu, a prosperous island endowed with natural beauty and rich heritage. Known as the “Queen City of the South”, although it has no bustling city like it is in Manila, its tranquil and peaceful atmosphere makes it a great holiday destination. While on the way to our hotel, we saw a village style living standard of people here, very slow pace and laid back. In addition to its historical prominence where it was the first arrival point of Ferdinand Magellan in Philippines, Cebu also offers stretches of white sand beaches and pristine waters, but too bad we didn’t have a chance to visit any beaches in Cebu due to the heavy conference schedule.
At night, we had our dinner at a local Filipino restaurant to taste their local food. Young engineers from Japan, Indonesia and Myanmar were invited to join us as well. Through a series of conversations, we got the delegates from different country better and built and strong sense of friendship.
Eva, my Philippines buddy
Masato-san and Ken-san
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