We traveled to Iloilo with Felvir, the manager of the Family History Center at the area office. He is from the Philippines, is well traveled and speaks at least 4 languages so he's good to have around as we travel to new places. I think we will travel with him often so if I mention him, you'll know who he is. We arrived in the early afternoon and our meetings weren't until the next morning. Felvir got a taxi and showed us around the city a little. We went to a small museum, to the city esplanade along the river, to get Batchoy for dinner, and to a fish spa, Yes,Dad and I (as well as Felvir), went to the fish spa. I've heard about them before and have seen some small fish but this place had a variety of sizes of fish. It took some getting used to and I'm not convinced it was all that, but it was fun to try once.
Felvir tells us what foods each place we go to is known for. In Guimaras it is the mangoes, in Iloilo it it the batchoy, and in Cebu it is the Lechon. He tries to make sure we get to taste the famous local food in each area. I must say that we have liked some of it better than others. :) First of all, what's not to like about a sweet ripe mango? -we can't say too much about that deliciousness. Batchoy is a soup with noodles and meat, a bit like Japanese ramen. The kind we had had some kind of fish broth. Our favorite is still the Japanese ramen. Finally, the lechon is roasted pig and it is delicious. I say roast pig because they literally roast and eat the whole pig (we could have even ordered the pig feet!) - the meat is much like pulled pork in the US. Today at the office, our friends gave us pain de coco - a small roll with a sweetened coconut filling. It was pretty good. So that was your food tour for this week.
We love you all, think of you often and pray for you always.
Love,
Dad and Mom
XXXO
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