Thanks folks...and to continue:

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After a brief stay at the Sogo, I decided it would be more convenient to move to a hotel nearer the hospital where Merly would be staying with/visiting her sister, which was in the Ermita/Malate area. Had a quick wander around and found myself a very nice room in a lovely old hotel in Malate called the Adriatico Arms Hotel. Lovely clean place, comfy bed, friendly staff, and (what had become a priority)...good wi-fi in the room. All for p1600 a night.

Merly seemed to have a thing about taking pictures of beds during our holiday, so here it is.

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Here's the very nice restaurant...though we actually ate at the local canteen around the corner.



I had arranged for one of my nieces to visit with us (and her boyfriend), and later we all trouped off to Robinsons, just down the road , for a bit of window-shopping and a Pizza.

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Meanwhile, (as an ex-male model ) Graham was asked to pose...in his personally hand-cut and stitched designer shorts.
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