Ilocos Trip Part 4: Day 2 - Back to Laoag and Paoay

Early in the morning of day 2, we headed back to Laoag and Paoay. This arrangement, listing Vigan last in the itinerary, was made so that the travel back to Manila would be shorter.

Ilocos Norte is the land of the Marcoses. It would be a shame if we missed the Malacañang of the North (Malacañang ti Amianan), one of the rest houses of the former president and is now a museum.

my friends having their pictures taken

Paoay Lake

Sen. Bongbong Marcos' room

the office

I had to take pictures of the books. Above this shelf are copies of the Hardy Boys series.

I love the windows! Hayahay kaayo diri. (It's very breezy here.)

The master's bedroom

Several of the rooms have exhibits like this.

room of the sisters

After Malacañang ti Amianan, we headed to the famous Paoay Church.

if you notice the ceiling is already made of metal sheets

bricks made of corals

Last stop before going to Ilocos Sur is the Ferdinand Marcos Presidential Center in Batac City. We were lucky enough to arrive before the mausoleum closed. I was one of the last ones to enter because I thought people carrying cameras were not allowed inside. So I tried to go back to the van, but was stopped because of the time. You can have your camera with you as long as you don't take any pictures inside the mausoleum.

Ancestral house inside the center.
This is beside the Museum and Mausoleum.