On any given day, many Filipinos tend to enjoy the Baywalk, which is a pedestrian walkway that is sandwiched between Manila Bay and the western edge of the main thoroughfare known as Roxas Boulevard.
Manila Bay: Sunday Morning Photograph
Despite the stagnant and odoriferous waters of Manila Bay, the breezes are welcomed on those stifling hot and humid days in the largest city in the Philippines. I know I truly appreciated them after being a passenger in a Jeepney from the airport at the crack of dawn before walking 5.4 kilometers along Taft Avenue while simultaneously feeling the sun pierce through the thick moisture which lingered in the air. I can tell you that the cold bottle of water that a member of the staff at the old Hyatt Regency Hotel & Casino Manila property — which has since become the New Coast Hotel Manila — gave to me was sorely needed before I headed on over to the Intramuros and visited the Manila Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica.
People of all ages tend to enjoy walking, eating, sitting, sleeping, or simply relaxing under the palm trees on the many walls and crumbling concrete benches along the Baywalk as they enjoy the views of the bay. Clouds in the sky can add another dimension to potentially spectacular sunsets during the late afternoon or early evening.
Final Boarding Call
No admission is charged to view Manila Bay from many locations along Roxas Boulevard and the area west of the Mall of Asia — which is one of the plethora of reasons why many Filipinos are seen enjoying all that Manila Bay has to offer during most hours of the day.
Please click here for a complete list of the Sunday Morning Photograph series of articles at The Gate, which include photographs taken of nature and sights of interest in many countries and territories around the world — including but not limited to:
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All photographs ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
