Memory for Keeps: Off to Binondo via Pasig River Ferry cruise

Disclaimer: We planned this trip prior to watching John Lloyd and Bea's Miss you like crazy :)

I wanted to do something out of the box, something that not a normal couple would do.. Hmm, the original plan was to to go to La Mesa Ecopark, pero ang ordinary pa din.. normal na pinupuntahan na un..

Two days later, while I was riding the MRT, I spotted a boat like thingy stopping at a small pier-like structure along the Pasig River, my curiosity got the best of me and as soon as I arrived in the office I hooked up with Mr. Google and searched for the boat trips along Pasig River. A few clicks later, I found what I was looking for, I called the number on the site and asked for specifics about the trip and the rest is history. hehe

The big question was what station should we go off, different blogs helped me realize that the best station to go down for "tourists" (yes, that's us hehe) would be Intramuros or Escolta.. I opted for Escolta because I wanted to try authentic Chinese food.. Google here and there and I found out that the original Savory Restaurant was located right there at Binondo! Yey, so the trip was planned,

Last Monday - March 15, 2010, after a lunchout with my team, I went off to Chicco's office then off we went to the Guadalupe Station of the Pasig River Ferry. We got there a around 3:40pm and realized that we missed the 3:36pm trip to Manila! The next trip was for another hour so we waited in the station. Good thing the station was airconditioned :)

Finally, the boat arrived ..

According to the people there, the entire boat trip is supposed to take around 45 minutes. Below are the shots I took during the boat ride, it was beautiful in an iteresting way. The boat ride was serene and you can feel when the boat is in the deep part of the water or not. You'll see places you've never seen before plus there's no traffic! For Php45 pesos a person, it was worth it! And contrary to what most peolpe think, the river is not at all stinky..  

Finally, we arrived at Escolta station a little after 5:00pm, I asked Chicco to trust my instincts and just follow me, I was feeling a bit adventurous that day. The frist thing we need to do was find an ATM machine because we are low on cash. After withdrawing cash, we started walking and looking for the Eng BeeTin shop - Finally nahanap din namin! we bought Php500 pesos worh of hopia - yeah panic buying hahaha touristang tourista dating namin! hehehe

After Eng BeeTin we went to Savory Restaurant to sample their uber-famous chicken! It was really an old restaurant but once you enter the place you feel the chinese vibe there. Feeling ko pagpasok ko naging singkit nako hehe

It was a different date, a new entry is added to my memory bank. I would definitely go back, balita ko madami pang nice places to eat sa Binondo e, plus madami pa kaming streets na hindi pa nae-explore :) 

'Til next time Binondo! :)