Clark (Manila) to real Manila

Well, back on the Itouch so we will see how it goes... Yesterday we took a budget plane to Manila. What we didn't realize was that their idea of Manila is to fly you into this skeezy town 2hrs outside of Manila. When we looked in the guide book, it recommended that unless we wanted to spend the night with a woman of ill repute, then we should get out of Clark as fast as possible (no, Brent had no hand in this...I made the flight booking all on my own). Anyway, we landed and started to search for a way out of Clark but the last bus was 20 min before we arrived and taxis wanted to charge us over $100. we almost decided to bite the bullet with the taxi when we overheard two aussies having the same discussion. We decided to join forces and with two more Brits on board, we were finally off to Manila. We got in around midnight, followed the Brits to their hostel since they were the only ones who had booked ahead of time and grabbed dinner and a beer with the Aussie couple (the Brits declined). The next morning we were surprised to discover a few things about Manila: 1) it's about on par with Indian cities as far as dirtiness goes 2) we no longer had firm stool We were a bit perplexed bc Brent had booked us a ferry trip over to Corrigidor, an island off Manila that was very influential during WWII to solve problem #1,but it was a 1.5hr ferry ride so we were worried about problem #2. luckily it worked itself out for both of us and we were able to enjoy learning about Corrigidor. The tour guide was very one sided about the Japanese occupation of the island and the Phillipines and it's hard to believe Japanese tourists still come to the island. However, in all 6000 Japanese and prob twice that many Americans and Filipinos died fighting for Corrigidor and the Phillipines during the war. Once we got back to mainland Manila we headed to Intramuros, the old walled city from the time of the Spanish occupation. It was very beautiful and well maintained. We then ended the night with dinner and drinks at the Manila Hotel, one of the oldest and fanciest hotels in Manila before heading back to our hostel for the night. We had another early morning the next day flying out to Bohol where we are while I write this...more to come, I must give my thumb a rest!