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No Problem, Zamboanga

Paseo del Mar is Zamboanga's fast-break play towards ball breaking those who assume this city is all about kidnappings and throwing grenades. This place takes my breath away, except of course the many people who manger to stick it back in.







View from the boulevard.

This place is leaps and bounds beyond its time. Perhaps the only thing that holds it back is the sheer volume of the people who like to come here and inhale the view.. There's just too many of them! But if you just catch the view at the right time, or if you're into large crowds, you'd love it here. I'm not against people, I just find it such a travesty when there's too much of them. Like putting too much cheese on a pasta, it's counter productive. But since this place is a novelty to the Zamboangenyos, it's all good in the chavacano hood.






Lights seem familiar? Well it is. I think they've become the recent trend when it comes to putting up attractions in the Philippines. I'm guessing that the age-old torch just lost its glow. But anyway, it's just sad that my camera cannot capture the magic of the moonlight bouncing off the sea.






Can't say I didn't try though.

This place is a strip full of kambingans, coffee shops, barbecue stations and PEOPLE. The food is relatively good but it could get better. Somehow being by the sea, you kind of expect that there be more seafood joints..but there's not. In fact, seafood isn't really a big deal here. It's like the LRT in Manila or Randy Santiago in a bar...you just can't push yourself to care.





But damn, is it romantic.

So if you're in Zamboanga City, this is probably the first stop you should make. Preferably before the sunset. Just chill by the edge of the ledge, going to town on Palmera's knickerbockers, while reeling in the sunset.








No problem, Zamboanga. :)



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Location:Paseo del Mar, Zamboanga City


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  1. Kia LedesmaJanuary 8, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Nice place! Reminds me of when SS was in Manila (2006) for the visa interview, we went to Baywalk. hehe :)

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