April 10, 2010

Leisurely breakfast

I've already shown you the striking spiral sculpture and staircase of Sofitel Manila's Spiral restaurant. We are looking inside from its outdoor dining deck, which is perfect for an early morning breakfast when it's not the rainy season. The sound of falling water from this ornamental reflecting pool and from the waterfall of the lagoon-shaped swimming pool is very soothing.

outdoor dining deck of Sofitel Manila's Spiral restaurant


See what's reflecting what at James' Weekend Reflections.
Weekend Reflections

29 comments:

  1. LowellApril 10, 2010 at 6:53 AM

    I would love to eat anything out there...(when it's not raining.) Gorgeous place!

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  2. WoodyApril 10, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    What an interesting waterfall!

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  3. Louis la VacheApril 10, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Hilda, you come up with some good ones for the Weekend Reflections!

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  4. KaoriApril 10, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    Looks like a great place to just relax!

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  5. Leif HagenApril 10, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    A great reflective window photo! We have a lovely Hotel Sofitel here in the Twin Cities, too.

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  6. Regina April 10, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    Great reflections Hilda.
    One of my favorite hotel in the city.

    Enjoy the weekend.

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  7. EdenApril 10, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Love to visit the place someday. Great reflection shot, Hilda. Have a great weekend.

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  8. Verna LugaApril 10, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    Hi Hilds, i love the flowing water underneath ... great shot ..
    Fishing Village

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  9. JulieApril 10, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    Oh, yes. This looks like a lovely place to spend a morning, sipping and reading and mumbling in response to interruptions. I could cope, I think.

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  10. GattinaApril 10, 2010 at 8:10 PM

    Very clear reflections in the window !

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  11. MalyssApril 10, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    I like the game of reflections, between the windows and the pool..Nice place!

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  12. AnonymousApril 10, 2010 at 11:33 PM

    Seems like a relaxing place to me, great shot! :)

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  13. MattyApril 11, 2010 at 12:41 AM

    The hotel scenes in all your links are stunning. It sounds and looks like a superb place to stay. The reflections in this picture are so lifelike.

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  14. SarettaApril 11, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    Nice reflections!

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  15. Rune EideApril 11, 2010 at 1:24 AM

    A nice place for breakfast :-)

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  16. cieldequimperApril 11, 2010 at 1:53 AM

    There's so much going on here Hilda, how can you concentrate on breakfast?!!

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  17. Kilauea PoetryApril 11, 2010 at 2:16 AM

    I don't think you could get a better shot..this is a perfect angle..I can see the pretty water flow-

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  18. VPApril 11, 2010 at 2:16 AM

    I agree with ciel, I would be very distracted and trying to pint my camera in every direction...

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  19. LoreeApril 11, 2010 at 4:18 AM

    Very interesting reflection. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  20. BirdmanApril 11, 2010 at 5:38 AM

    Nice photo... seems like the place to meet to break-fast!

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  21. EG CameraGirlApril 11, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    The sound of water is indeed soothing. And this is a lovely reflection in the windows.

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  22. JamesApril 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    This is a good one Hilda. I like reflections like this. I look at it and the reflection slowly gets clearer until it's the star of the show.

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  23. JTG (Misalyn)April 11, 2010 at 6:57 PM

    Cool. Nice reflection shot. No wonder Sofitel is so famous. The place looks great. Malamang kung ako ang nandyan, walang humpay ang camera ko sa kakaclick :)

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  24.  gmirageApril 11, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    I enjoy the sound of water...always...i get lost in thought listening to it or just watching them fall like that in your photo...samahan mo ng breakfast...ay perfect!

    P.S. I really laughed hard when I read your comment "I suspect that in our government, there's a direct correlation about how many security guards a person has and his/her level of corruption." Let's start counting!

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  25. jaydubblahApril 11, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    Clever photo, more to see than you realise at first

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  26. ClytieApril 11, 2010 at 11:10 PM

    I agree - one really has to look for a while to catch all of what's in this picture. I especially love the water - very soothing!

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  27. GeorgeApril 12, 2010 at 12:14 AM

    I agree this would be a wonderful place to enjoy a leisurely breakfast.

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  28. Manhattan Daily PhotoApril 12, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    Ah… so serene. Very different from where I am. It is definitely possible to find a relaxing place for breakfast in Manhattan, but serene… no, haven’t seen one yet. Of course it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. Beautiful and very informative blog, Hilda!
    Blue.

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  29. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪April 12, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    having coffee among the trees would be more interesting. Great photo.

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