European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse City sights Manil jewelry shops herbalists movie houses and curio shops. The Temple of ten thousand Buddhas on Narras Street is Worth .a"vis.it. A , horse drawn carnage Are still found Here and be Avoil Able Lor rental. Ii you decide to treat your self to a ride bargain arid establish a Price with the Driver in fore setting out. Nearby is Quiapo District where Quiapo Church Home of the venerated Black a Arene is found. Under the nearby que on Bridge is Quinta mar Ket a great place for poking about and digging up bargains. The Campus of the University of Santo Tomas built in kill lies North of Quiapo. Its museum of arts and sciences is located in the Hisil Sinif. South of the and the Quality of these items has improved tremendously in past years. Embroidery and cutwork on native fabrics such As Jusi banana cloth and Anna pineapple cloth Are enjoying a Renais Sance particularly the Art of Colado in which the threads of a cloth Are pulled and twisted to create a design. Some of the Best Quality handicrafts Are found in Mesoros and at Susan crafts. Mesoros is located on Mabini Street in the Ermila District with a Branch in the Makati District. Susan crafts is located in the Park Square building in front of the hotel Nikko Manila Graden in Makati. Prices Are fixed but discounts usually 10 percent Are possible if you pay in Cash. If you like to bargain try Pintang colourful water fountains Light up Rizal Park the City s favorite gathering place. Philippines visit Silahic arts and Arti facts showroom on general Luna Street in intr Muros. The Quality is outstand ing and the prices Are Good. If you re interested in shopping in air conditioned Comfort in an atmosphere that reminds you of Back Home metro Manila has Many modern shopping malls. There s the new North Edsa shopping Center in que on City. The Makati com Mercial Center offers the largest variety As one shopping Complex blends other. Harrison Plaza near die Sheraton hotel is Small but expanding daily As new stores open. Ali mall and the Araneta shopping Center in Cuba offer All the major department stores plus More shoe stores than you will find anywhere. Greenhills commercial Center is the elec tronic Wiard s idea of heaven. Here you vill find everything you want in the Way of stereos and computers although not at prices As attractive As you la find in the naval Exchange. Metro Manila s two major depart ment stores have branches in most shopping centers. Rustan s offers luxury shopping at its Best Here you will find designer fashions from the Philippines and abroad. Names like Bill Blass Galvin Klein and Pierre Cardin can1 be found along with those of Eva Rusty in be and Jean Goul Boum. Designer shoes Are a till Able for a fraction of what you would pay in the states. For the budget conscious there is shoe Mart a Chain of department stores offering g xxx Quality merchandise at reasonable prices. Mothers from All Over the Region come to shoe Mart to outfit their apr Iii far East two Pacific place suite 1212 88 site Answay Central place stamp Here postage = 50 cent3 first class
