Broad spaces and butterflies Downtown Manila shows the marks of American civil design. To see more broad spaces than this, one must consider rear ends at the Iowa State fair. We began our walking tour at Rizal Park, near Manila Bay. We went south, toward the U.S. Embassy and the Army and Navy Club. The water s edge attracted many people artists and students and foreigners.
Many workers seem to break along the grassy stretches.
We turned north and passed the grandstand on Parade Avenue. We stopped at the famed Manila Hotel. We passed through a security check at the front door and spent a few minutes wandering the lobby. As big stately hotels do, the Manila Hotel hosts conferences and important meetings. Down the hall a bunch of wheeler-dealers were mixing near the coffee and muffins and bodyguards.