Weekday Whimsy Diaries: City of Manila Photo Tour, Purple Oven, and My Curated Food Purchases

 We continue our Weekday Whimsy Diaries featuring the City of Manila.

This is the National Museum again, but from a different angle. 

Luneta

Philippine General Hospital

University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital

De La Salle University Bro Andrew Hall

La Salle has 3 buildings in this area plus the Benilde Campus.

La Salle Main

I took a lot of photos of La Salle because my godson studies at La Salle in the province. 

 I showed these to him. 

This is the 3rd building. I think this is for the arts.

Purple Oven

On the way home, we passed by Purple Oven. My sister said we should stop. 

We almost missed it because they have a tiny sign! 

This is the first branch of Purple Oven. 

I always take a moment to appreciate art. 

Here's what they have that day. It was still early in the afternoon, but their wares were almost sold out. 

Their brownies are their bestseller 

Running out of cakes! 

The Great Buddha Lunch at Home

I ordered siomai and hakaw for takeaway from Great Buddha, the restaurant on the second floor of Eng Bee Tin. 

I really liked the hakaw. It didn't have big bits of ginger, which I can't eat. It had 1.5 shrimps inside. I also got a frozen version of this. I'm really glad I did! 

I wasn't able to taste the siomai as my son ate everything! Next time, I'll be sure to order extra. 😆

Curated Eng Bee Tin and Purple Oven Purchases

Here's what I got on my second trip to Eng Bee Tin:

Egg Pandesal, Asado Roll, Chocolate and Lemon Chiffon Rolls, Mango Tart, Fortune Cookies, Floss

Here's what I got from Purple Oven: 

Half a box of brownies and sourdough bread

That's it for this Weekday Whimsy Diary entry. Please visit my food blog if you want to read my thoughts on the food featured here. 

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