Enchanted Kingdom

We went to Enchanted Kingdom last Oct 18 with a group of elementary students from a foundation that our employer supports. It was probably my 3rd or 4th time in there and even if it fails in comparison to other theme parks I have been, I still had a great time. Here are some pics:

Manila Ocean Park

The following photos were taken at Manila Ocean Park which had a soft opening earlier this year. I'm glad to say that the oceanarium is comparable to the ones I have seen in Sentosa and San Francisco. However, it does not compare to the one in Ocean Adventure in HongKong, although Manila Ocean Park has the potential to come close. We will see how it goes in the following months once all ongoing contructions are done.












You'd think these pictures do not give justice to the sharks found in the oceanarium. They actually do! The sharks are really very small and do not look threatening at all. Hopefully, they grow in the coming months.

Yuyuantan Park

While looking for a place to stay for free while waiting for the night train back to Shanhai, we ended up in Yuyuantan Park. It was a good choice for us to take a break and relax while enjoying the nice view around the park that is centered around a lake. It was here where I finally was able to make use of apperture setting of my camera and actually saw a difference to my pictures. I tried using the setting before, aiming for a shallow depth of field for my picture, but to no avail. Apparently, for my non-SLR camera, the setting only works for close-up shots, like the ones I took below: