Just a peek into the city of the dead

The Chinese Cemetery is a popular tourist attraction in Manila, but what I really wanted to see was the North Cemetery. Very much like Cairo's Northern Cemetery people have moved into the tombs here (not surprising considering they are nicer than some peoples houses). This place is definitely not a tourist attraction but rather an embarassment and I was turned away at the gate, told I needed a "permit" from "city hall" to be allowed to visit.



I might have been able to hop the wall, that's how the residents get in and out (the kids anyway) but I decided to settle for a few peeks inside.