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Anyway, it was close to lunchtime and google maps shows a movenpick, which is a pretty fancy five star resort. It has a couple of restaurants and a security guard with a gun at the front gate. I asked if I could eat lunch there and they escorted me in. I guess not many guest just walk up to the front gate!<\/div>\n
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It was quite fancy. I had fish that was fished today and everything was very fresh, but it was very pricey for a lunch in the Philippines.<\/div>\n
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Before the main course, they served bread and a small appetizer. Everything was well presented.<\/div>\n
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Lunch ran in at 750 pesos, which is about 18$ Canadian. From a western perspective it’s not that bad, but to put it in perspective here, I can usually eat lunch for 100 – 200 pesos ( 2.50$ – 5.00$).<\/div>\n
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The place was pretty quiet with a mixture of westerners and well dressed Filipinos. The resorts clocks in at 200$ US per night which seems crazy expensive here!<\/div>\n
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I took a jeepeny back into town which got some smiles from the staff and some odd looks from westerners staying at the resort.<\/div>\n
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Other than the Mactan shrine there is not much else to see on Lapu Lapu island. After the shrine, if you continue along the road you reach a bunch of high end resorts. These seem like the kind of places … Continue reading