First we took a jeepney, which is the main type of transportation in the Philippines.... they are jeeps left by the American military after WWII and transformed into mini busses with 2 benches facing each other. They are often super colourful and unique.... anything from paintings of Jesus to a huge Vancouver Grizzly logo. This picture was taken up north in the mountains, but you get the idea....
As soon as we got in, Cody had a little meltdown because he wanted to sit on the bench SO badly but it was too full and he had to be on my lap.
When some people exited, he got to sit beside his best friend, Ate Reg, and he was very happy :)
We soon squeezed our way out of the jeepney, made our way through crazy crowds and traffic, carried the boys up a big flight of stairs, bought our tickets and waited for the train. Here's what we saw looking down...
And once we got on the train we couldn't move.... we both stood there with a little boy in each of our arms and braced ourselves for the ride. Darnell often rides the MRT but this was our first time with the boys. I couldn't even bend my body to put Cody down- SO crowded!
Here's the crowds as we exited...
And that concludes our trip. We took a taxi on the way home :)
Sounds super crowded, but totally fun! How did Cody like the train? Was it too crowded for him?
ReplyDeletehe loved it! ...wasn't scared or overwhelmed at all. after a while the train cleared out a little and he got to stand and see out the window. he's still telling everyone about going on a train and naming all of us who went with him :)
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