Sunday in Manila

Saturday was a non-event. I slept most of the day. I got up at 7pm, ordered some room service and then went back to bed at 11pm. I slept until almost dawn. I had a long leisurely breakfast at the hotel before heading out for a walk to explore the city.

Unlike last Sunday, this day was more kind to me and my walking tour. It was fairly cool with a light breeze, but very very humid. I was dripping wet by the time I got to the office a few blocks away. I went there to make a few calls home and, my luck being what it is, no one took my calls. Saturday night back home is not a good time to call, I guess. I’ll give it another try in a day or two.

I took some videos while I was walking. The city is so quiet on a Sunday morning. The vids were taken around 9-9:30am. Almost nothing was open. It was a bit odd seeing a major city all closed up at that time of day. Thankfully there was a Starbucks open near the hotel. I was able to get a frappuccino (with jelly aka tapioca). I’m posting the videos today-of my walk, not the coffee.

I came back to post this and cool off before I head off for more sight-seeing. I’ll share more when I return.

By the way; the date stamps of these posts may be confusing compared to the times and days I reference in the posts. Manila is 13 ahead of us in the Central Time Zone. For example when I was trying call earlier this Sunday morning, it was early Saturday evening back in the US.