So last May 07, we MRT'd and taxied to McKinley hill in Makati to check out the Venetian-inspired settlement there ( so I can have a 'deja vu' moment when I get to the real Venice, when I get there...in the meantime I'll settle for whatever is available,locally). So, well, the finds :
... a sort of dining mall with a Venetian-inspired facade ...
... and a similarly Venetian-inspired mini-park ...
--- and tadah - the ubiquitous glass-walled buildings just across ( great for work&play) ...
So, had lunch at the Venetian-inspired dining mall (nice place, by the way), at where-else KFC, where we had a nice view of the 'old world - new world' dichotomy.
The settlement is obviously at its initial phases ... farther up a hilly terrain, I could see some homey-looking Mediterranean inspired high-rises, possibly residences ... looks inviting ... but with the Philippine summer noon-day sun, it was too hot to go exploring ... And no gelato around ...
And so, for dessert and coffee , we taxied to the nearby Serendra settlement at FBGC.
Looks settled-in already... lunch-crowd already up.
...Before --- Mocha Motion, Red Velvet Vixen (beneficiary - Red Cross), Peanut-Butter Filled --- aaahhhh, heavenly, sinful, mouth candies ... with good piping hot strong coffee to balance off ...
--- Almost after, had to have a little respite from the sweetness of it all ..
--- Curio inside the shop ...
--- Curio outside the shop ... loved the flowered table cloths and umbrella ...
