点评:We decided to visit Newport Mall on our last night in Manila—easily accomplished as we were staying at nearby Belmont Hotel. We walked the short distance (450m) from the hotel and had to go through airport-style security screening (walk-through scanner and x-ray scanner for personal belongings) outside the mall entrance doors. This four-level shopping mall is quite stunning inside with so many photo-worthy spots to delight both ordinary visitors and selfie seekers. We were here in June and the entrance lobby was decorated with flowering plants with Wizard of Oz-like curved grey path in the middle. Even the long escalators were picture-perfect, with beautiful plants on either side. Didn’t check if they were real or not, either way, lovely interior landscaping.
Our plan was to have dinner at BB.Q Chicken then do a bit of mall sightseeing. We did an online search before coming here and knew the Korean restaurant is somewhere on the 4th floor. On our way, we passed several retail shops and restaurants, some of which offer hallway seating. This mall even has a performing arts theatre on the 2nd floor. We encountered some pushy sales people while strolling an upper floor hallway and found it annoying. We weren’t expecting it here of all places. Newport Mall is supposed to be upscale, right?
After dinner, we returned to The Plaza, that lovely skylight-covered courtyard on the 2nd floor, with the fountain, pergola, big wall clock and an assortment of well-maintained and strategically placed plants and trees. It’s almost like being in a park as there’s even plenty of seating (a lot of them occupied at the time), except there’s air conditioning and the ground is entirely covered in black and white tiles. Couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take photos with the lighted tree-like pillars and those curved slatted wooden benches on the 2nd floor. Mall interior is a pleasure to look at and super clean.
翻译:我们决定在马尼拉的最后一晚去纽波特购物中心——因为我们住在附近的贝尔蒙特酒店,所以很容易就去了。我们从酒店步行一小段距离(450 米),在购物中心入口处经过机场式的安全检查(安检扫描仪和用于检查个人物品的 X 射线扫描仪)。这个四层的购物中心内部非常漂亮,有很多值得拍照的地方,让普通游客和自拍爱好者都感到满意。我们六月份来到这里,入口大厅装饰着开花植物,中间有一条像绿野仙踪一样弯曲的灰色小径。即使是长长的自动扶梯也非常完美,两边都有美丽的植物。我没有检查它们是否真实,无论如何,室内景观非常漂亮。
我们的计划是在 BB.Q Chicken 吃晚餐,然后参观一下购物中心。来这里之前我们在网上搜索了一下,知道这家韩国餐厅在四楼的某个地方。在路上,我们经过了几家零售店和餐馆,其中一些提供走廊座位。这个商场的二楼甚至还有一个表演艺术剧院。我们在楼上的走廊上散步时遇到了一些咄咄逼人的推销员,觉得很烦人。我们没想到这里居然会有这种人。纽波特购物中心应该是高档的,对吧?
晚餐后,我们回到了广场,二楼那个美丽的天窗覆盖的庭院,有喷泉、凉亭、大挂钟和各种维护良好、位置合理的植物和树木。这里几乎就像在公园里一样,甚至有很多座位(当时很多座位都坐满了人),只是有空调,地面完全铺着黑白瓷砖。不能错过与二楼的灯光树状柱子和弯曲的板条木凳合影的机会。商场内部看起来很赏心悦目,而且非常干净。