MANILA -- They say reading, through one’s broad imagination, takes you places. But what if you could walk through the very streets imagined by our national hero? What if the fictional world of “Noli ...

In pre-war times before the construction of the LRT, Taft Avenue was a wide, gracious boulevard shaded by a canopy of trees.

So, you’ve finally booked that flight and are visiting Manila for the first time. You’ve explored plenty of cities before and have come across some unique quirks in each one, but Manila’s streets?