The Smokey Mountain slum tour provides a clear, yet somewhat confronting insight in the lives of hundreds of people living in the slum. The local tour guide knew to explain their way of living and, more importantly, gave me a feeling of gratitude for what I have and for contributing to this community by doing the tour. At the end of the tour we visited St Martins, where slum children receive education, food and a place to stay if needed. All the happy children saying "welcome, visitors" made my eyes run wet for a moment.
In the afternoon, we did the bicycle tour through Manila. What a way to go! We saw all the highlights of Manila (Intramuros, Rizal Park, Manila Bay, Remedios square, and several other places; 20 stops in total), but the best part must be the small streets and the daily life we saw. In just one afternoon you can see all of Manila, something that is not possible if you go by other types of transport.