点评:Was initially interested in the Chinese Cemetery Walk but it had no available date, so I reached out to them and they accommodated us. They also had the Binondo Food WOK earlier that day so we decided to avail of that as well.
What a fine decision that turned out to be!
The Binondo Food WOK was very interesting, educational, and delicious. Pacing was great, and the food selections were varied, had their own unique identities, and were absolute treats! To you reading this, do come on an empty stomach. Ivan was a marvel to be with, and the 2+ hours we spent together felt much, much shorter than that.
The Chinese Cemetery Walk was humbling as it allows you to put yourself in a contemplative mood, pondering on your mortality. The place itself is a pocket of pristine peace in an otherwise bustling urban landscape and Ivan doed a great job of contextualizing the appreciation of one's life through its commemoration by way of the unique structures put in place throughout the tour's route. Keep a sense of childlike wonder and curiosity as you traverse this walking tour as that perspective makes this 100% better. The whole experience was equal parts surreal, informative, and fantastic to say the least.
Taken as a whole, our day with Ivan was very much worth it when you consider the tour prices and the very high quality of the experience you get. The estimates for how long the tour will take are accurate, except they do feel much shorter than that because of how fun and interesting they are. As someone who has taken walking tours in Sydney, Melbourne, South Korea, and London, I rate the ones we took with Old Manila Walks among the top.
翻译:最初对华人墓地漫步很感兴趣,但没有时间,所以我联系了他们,他们为我们安排了行程。当天早些时候,他们还有 Binondo Food WOK,所以我们决定也去体验一下。
这真是一个不错的决定!
Binondo Food WOK 非常有趣、有教育意义,而且很美味。节奏很好,食物选择多种多样,各有特色,绝对让人享受!对于阅读本文的你来说,一定要空着肚子来。和 Ivan 在一起真是太棒了,我们在一起度过的 2 多个小时感觉比这要短得多。
华人墓地漫步令人感到谦卑,因为它让你沉浸在沉思的情绪中,思考你的死亡。这个地方本身就是繁华的城市景观中的一小块原始宁静之地,Ivan 通过在旅游路线上建立的独特建筑,通过纪念生命,很好地将对生命的欣赏融入其中。在您徒步游览时,请保持童真和好奇心,因为这种视角会让整个旅程更加美好。整个体验既超现实,又信息丰富,而且至少可以说是奇妙。
总的来说,考虑到旅游价格和您获得的体验质量,我们与 Ivan 一起度过的一天非常值得。对游览时间的估计是准确的,只是感觉比实际时间短得多,因为游览非常有趣。作为参加过悉尼、墨尔本、韩国和伦敦徒步游览的人,我认为我们参加的 Old Manila Walks 徒步游览是最佳选择。