"JUNEONE" <六月一@myrealbox.com> wrote in message ...
>
> "Chris Blunt" wrote in message ...
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 01:34:20 +0800, "JUNEONE" wrote:
> > >
> > >"Chris Blunt" wrote in message ...
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 00:10:35 +0800, "JUNEONE" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >I will have a 5 hours transit in Manila on my way back home
> > >> >(Arriving MNL at 1540, Departing at 2025),
> > >> >and I am thinking about going to Makati during the transit.
> > >> >
> > >> >What kind of transportation should I take, and how long it'll take?
> > >> >How worse can the traffic be during that time?
> > >> >Do you think I should give up the idea of going out to Makati?
> > >>
> > >> Which day of the week will this be? You can take a pre-paid taxi from
> > >> outside the arrivals area, but your big problem during weekdays will
> > >> be the risk of heavy traffic. I live in Makati and although the
> > >> distance is short, it can take up to an hour to get to the airport
> > >> from there at busy times. If traffic is bad you may have a problem
> > >> even finding a taxi willing to take you back to the airport at all.
> > >>
> > >> If your transit is on a weekend (especially a Sunday) you'll have
> > >> much less of a problem.
> > >
> > >Tuesday.
> > >Seems like it's not a good idea spending the time in Makati?
> > >
> > >What hours are the bad traffic hours on such a weekday?
> >
> > It starts building up when people leave work after about 4pm and can
> > stay bad until around 8 or even 9pm. Not good timing for you.
> >
> > 5 hours would be as boring as hell inside the airport, so you could go
> > for a couple of hours, but keep a close eye on the traffic and leave
> > PLENTY of time to get back. A new flyover has recently opened which
> > makes getting to the airport from Makati a bit easier than it used to
> > be.
>
> If the worst is one hour, I can spend no more than 1.5-2 hours
> after deducting all the necessary time for traffic & left luggage.
>
> Pretty rush and risky.
>
> But still, thanks for the info.
BTW, any other suggestions for shopping malls that's closer
(better within walking distance) to the airport?
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JUNE
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