rem,<br><br>i don't need to bring my gps there, even one of my phones, dress down is always the name of the game in places like this...my years of scouring quiapo, sta cruz and Recto U during college days (while living in sampaloc) made me remember their locations and now with hi-res Bing it's quite easy. I only added favorite/popular stores i frequent including some good, cheap eats in that part of town (like the still popular Globe lumpia even if globe theater is no longer extant). there are stores also there selling authentic second hand items (e.g. CDs and DVDs) tucked somewhere near the bike shops<br>
<br>quiapo is like a mall, downtown area that's vanishing due to the economic suction created by gigantic malls.<br>at least it has retained the "shopping" streets that still attract hordes of people<br><br>
-- <br>---<br>I explore, therefore I blog.<br><br><a href="http://www.backpackingphilippines.com">http://www.backpackingphilippines.com</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:13 AM, rem zamora <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pompyang@gmail.com">pompyang@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">just be careful with your gps there tutubi :) can get really crowded some time there.<div><br></div><div>i like quiapo just because it is a "well-planned" area. there are designated cluster places for photography, electronics, optical shops, generators, bike shops, videoke stores, places that sell tranceivers, watch stores (along avenida where you get big big discounts), and ofcourse the dibidi places. :)</div>
<div><br></div><div>rem</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></blockquote></div><br><br>