good morning we are currently still in Manila in the Philippines and today we're heading to pick up
a car that we rented for a few days to explore a little bit more of Greater Manila and it's just over here
in our last video we headed to Chinatown and we ate loads of
delicious things there'll probably be loads of food in this video again today
probably because we just love trying lots of different things it's true
we reserved a car for today
thank you thank you
this is our new Nissan Almera it's definitely much smaller than the car we rented in Vientiane in Lao
but Lao didn't have as good a roads as the Philippines does so I don't think we need a 4x4 vehicle I like the
color I like the thing now that we've moved to the side a little bit because the car was packed right
basically on the corner of that really busy road I'll show you properly this car that we've got
today fully tinted windows literally all the way around never driven in nissan before in my life
actually Nissan Almera I can't even tell you what engine size it is because it doesn't even say on
the back that I know it's a petrol automatic which is handy I think most cars in Asia are probably
automatic just because simpler to drive isn't it yeah I have no idea I'm not driving so yeah
excited yeah can I show the inside yeah come on in hello it is much darker in here than it is
outside because it's fully tinted I didn't realize how tinted they were until we got
outside I had to do this to actually look inside so we are private in here it is very comfortable
it has the whole Music Machine from last time yeah we've got the Bluetooth all of those kind
of little things it is much smaller than the car we had last time but I think it'll be much
easier to nip around where we are going because right now we are in Central Manila and you don't
want a huge car driving around here because there's a lot of traffic it's time to drive
around Manila now it's nothing like driving in Lao Lao there's barely any cars on the road so
it's pretty chill here there's lots of cars head to the first place of the day shall we? yeah
kind of smooth okay good we're good wow all right we're good nice smooth drive actually
for today we're not actually heading very far out of central Manila we're actually staying pretty
Central because there's a couple of things that we've really wanted to do that we can't
actually do without a car and one of them looks absolutely outrageous and I can't wait [Music]
how do you feel feels good there's a lot of traffic so I'm not moving very fast so it's
not scary at all traffic is kind of calm as well so far so good I think I have to say as
a passenger it's been very smooth so far I've been very comfortable after today like tomorrow
and the day after we're heading much further out not crazy far away but much further out
I'm quite excited [Music]
it does look like Spain or Italy doesn't it yeah we have been walking around in BGC area before
but I don't know if this technically is still BGC it looks almost fancier than BGC which I
didn't think was possible so BGC it's like a really high-end fancy area loads of nice cafes
shops businesses it looks very fancy we've been there for a coffee before and it was
it was a fancy area and expensive yeah yeah with fanciness comes more expensive I think
we're outside of BGC and we're now looking like what is in Europe essentially ah yeah
we've arrived we're now at Venice mall is what I was trying to get at and it looks fancy [Music]
literally can't see anything through the front window it literally looks
like we're in the night time yeah let me open the window show you how dark this is
check this place out shall we good job thank you you made it and survived [Music]
before we turned into this car I missed the turning and it added
about a half an hour to the journey just because of the traffic. I don't think its open yet.
what time is it 10:54 okay six minutes
we found the entrance did we no I don't think we did we were
following them and they just turned around so let's follow them this way
it's the place that we're walking to that everyone's told us to go to to have a look
at is called Venice Piazza it's meant to look like Venice the building itself actually looks
a little bit I wouldn't say Venetian necessarily but it looks like French Spanish Italian yeah kind
of style from the outside it's it's really pretty but I didn't realize how many shops they actually
had in here because when everyone was recommending it I was looking at her and it looked like it just
had a few restaurants and that was about it and I was like well this we can't really go shopping
here yeah there's definitely shops there's one yeah oh is it going to be as good as people make
out to be I'm excited I think Blue Waters just makes anything look more beautiful already but
we'll see are you sure it was the Piazza that we're meant to be going to nope
Piazza just means like square right maybe I was wrong okay we haven't found it yet bear with us
I reckon this is it
oh yeah [Music]
there's icebergs and like penguins and a little seal they're decorated with for Christmas it is
way too hot to have those things here yeah and also in Venice so a little bit out of place but
super cute it reminds me a little bit of Dubai yeah the mall's just circling Dubai Fountain
except that this seems very much more themed I've never been to Venice neither have I but
I don't think it looks this tidy yeah I don't think the water's blue in Venice is it I think
the water is a bit green or even Brown yeah this is definitely a nicer yeah but we haven't actually
had our coffees yet I think this strip looks like the perfect place to find one what do you think
I agree yeah as you can imagine this is like a central Masterpiece probably of Venice mall
and there's just circled by cafes restaurants so if you are coming to this place if you're coming
to see this thing don't go to Venice Piazza even though it's only about two minutes yeah you could
probably do this whole Mall in a short while you check out the rest of it yeah [Music] foreign
this is the main photo op nice Christmas tree in the middle it's very Christmasy
here in Manila it's insane I've actually never seen anything like it no in our first video in
Manila we were really surprised actually how Christmasy each mall was we're like oh
they can't all be like them they all were all the ones that we've been to
anyway my hometown sometimes has some lights going down the high streets yeah here it's
like Christmas songs everywhere everyone's saying Merry Christmas oh it's really sweet
right by the water surely this one yeah perfect thank you
iced caramel macchiatos please and pistachio cheesecake this place that we're in right now the Venice
mall is such a contrast from where we're staying right now which is in malate but it is kind of
nice to see both sides of Manila this place it doesn't feel like you're in Philippines because
we want to see more areas of Manila today we're kind of staying around the center a little bit
and doing some things that we couldn't do before we had the car but then tomorrow we're heading
to a place called Tagaytay and then the following day we're heading a little bit further out and
seeing some other beautiful sights and then after that we are heading more towards the islands so
the first island for sure is Boracay we've never been to the Philippines before so it's the first
time that we're getting that like serious Island Vibe of the Philippines. yeah I'm
looking for water like that but it's not in a mall I can't wait so excited then we're heading
smooth City and then there's loads of other places that we're not 100 sure which one we should go to
I feel like we don't have enough time so if you have recommendations please pop them down below
I swear we don't always start our days with dessert but we're in Venice you obviously have
to have something with pistachios and look at this so pretty it's gonna be sweet it's
got cream on top didn't know it came with that I don't really have a problem with it
this is perfect this is so hot it's so cold it's sweet we've sat ourselves right next to the photo
op point it feels like everyone's like taking photos of us but they're just taking photos of the
tree but we were so early but there's literally no one else eating here either it's just us
okay oh yeah that's good that's really good perfect way to start the day [Music]
hello back in the darkness it's about 4 4 30 now we didn't actually spend like
five hours walking around that mall we did sit down and do some work and Dyl
was doing some editing but it did look like towards the end there was a sort
of night markets building up there and it's really busy lots of people there
as well and lots of people going around on those uh gondolas and even like swans yeah
it looks super fun but we worked up quite the appetite now I am
very hungry and the next place that we're going looks absolutely insane and it's a
place we've never been to before and seems very popular here so let's go
it's gonna be a rush hour traffic now isn't it yes bye Venice [Music]
we are coming up to the first place that we're going to tonight which is a drive-through it's
not just any drive-through it's a Jollibee drive-through which is I would say probably
arguably the most popular fast food chain in the Philippines and it's from the Philippines so I can
see why it's popular oh is that it oh that's cute better than any drive-through I've seen in the UK
there is music oh my goodness where do we order the food wait there's a menu oh we don't need a
menu we've already prepared what are we going to be eating Hi how are you can we get a royal
float peach mango pie tuna pie one piece chicken Joy solo chicken sandwich with fries and drink
and a bucco pie that sounded like a lot of food I think it is a lot of food thank you so much
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas everyone is so Christmassy everyone's saying Merry Christmas I
can see why they're working here in basically Winter Wonderland her name badge said Keith
I find that quite funny Keith we don't have in Sweden but in the UK Keith is a man's name okay
um okay all hands need to be on deck that was only 563 pesos eight pounds for all that thank
you thank you okay we'll we'll need to park up somewhere to to eat this yeah that's the mascot
oh he's wearing a Christmas hat I don't know why we're so excited by Jollibee because we
have actually seen it in many other countries it seems to be worldwide and yet we have never tried
it yeah I'm kind of excited starting to think this drive-through thing was a bad idea now we
can't find anywhere to park to eat this stuff I don't know no it's a bus station we've tried
stopping twice then police is there straight away to say no come back to you in a bit I found some
form of packing I think in a shopping mall I think that's why we have to revert to thanks thank you
the classiest taste test ever done in this parking lot anyway come on I'm so hungry I know let's just
try this the park attendant's gonna be like what are they doing they're just parked in here to eat
yeah okay I'm gonna pass you a chicken sandwich thank you oh wow that's so pretty solid brioche
bun now this is not going to be a food review it's just gonna be me you're holding it upside down
there you go you're covered in sauce no the other side how is it yeah nice I'm trying a spicy tuna pie
they don't have a lot of pescatarian options at Jollibee but I found something with fish so
it's been quite nice is it it's decent
kinda random if I was desperate I would eat that surprise I like fries they taste quite similar
to any other french fry that you get in any other fast food joints okay well there's two
to Mango pies in here yeah there's three pies in here okay three pies it is this thing is just the
Fried Chicken you wanna eat that like a sandwich dip it in the gravy that's just plain rice this is
just a boneless pot of chicken with some gravy that's what they're famous for though isn't it
it's good we got two drinks one straw one of the drinks is just Coke but this one is called a royal
float and it does look like an orange Fanta but the float part is that there's vanilla ice cream
on the Fanta I mean the bottom tastes like butter try it from like the top and then work your way
down I don't know if this would be like a dessert or a drink they've crossed out Buko pie so this
must be a peach and mango pie look how tiny it is it's bite size now this is the buko pie
it's definitely coconut yeah loads of people on TikTok said you have to go there and have
the peach and mango pie that is sweet I like it this one's gonna be messy careful careful
five minutes later we've now within the space of like five minutes managed to scoff hungry we
might be able to tell that we were kind of hungry I'm finishing off my buko pie we accidentally
ordered two I guess Cheers Cheers seven and a half out of ten maybe eight and a half if we
would have had it fresh that's our fault all I could have from the menu was a fish pie I think
if there's other things that maybe I'm being silly but the desserts are good I'll give it seven and
a half maybe an eight anyway that wasn't even the main drive-through thing from this evening
we are heading somewhere else now that looks like what we just did but kind of on steroids
yeah so I can't wait the traffic gonna be insane right now yeah at least we've got fuel let's go
you're just here for 10 minutes thank you thank you our Google Maps telling us that
the next place what six miles away it's gonna take 45 minutes and that's probably
a low estimate I think with this traffic this is what everyone was talking about
yeah yeah this is the traffic that everyone is like oh you're not gonna like that [Music]
about an hour later oh wow there's a Disney themed drive-through it looks insane I can hear it
oh this is so exciting oh already worth driving for like an hour
it says Disney princess
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don't hit anything
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it's all different Disney stories [Music]
slow down. otherwise we'll finish it way too fast
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I don't want it to be finished yet. is it already finished?
I used to love Toy Story when I was a kid
frozen
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that's it that was so fun my cheeks actually hurt
that was that was actually so intense I don't think I've ever been through one of those things
well I know I've never been through one of those things we don't have them in Sweden
from what I know I think that's the most amount of drive-through related things we've ever done
because we don't have a car so once we get one it's like all the drive-through stuff
we can do Manila really does Christmas well that was fun even though it was meant to be
for children that was uh really fun I think we're blocking the road here so we're gonna have to do
uh sign off and see you tomorrow yeah the actual road trip where we leave Central Manila bye bye