Ilocos Trip Part 5: Day 2 - Vigan

This is my last post for this trip so I'll be cramming in all the photos. We had five stops in Bantay/Vigan area. The first one, in Bantay, is the old Bell Tower of St. Augustine Church.

Then we stopped at a jar factory in Vigan for some pasalubong shopping.

The next one, my favorite place here, is the Crisologo Museum, which you can visit for free, although there is a donation box at the entrance. I strongly encourage visitors to donate because this place needs to stay for a long, long time.

The collections here are amazing! It took Tere and me a long time to completely tour the place and see everything.

Great leaders, yo!

I love the look of this old kitchen. Very creepy!

Next stop, Baluarte, the zoo developed by Singson. I just stayed near the gate.

Last one, the famous Calle Crisologo, a street lined with well-preserved Spanish-era structures. Honestly, I had high expectations for this one, so was a bit disappointed.

They say this street was saved from bombings during WWII because of one Japanese General who married a Filipina.

The only mode of transportation allowed to pass are kalesas, or horse-drawn carriages (and we've seen bikes, too, in one of the photos above).

Empanadas of Ilocos

One thing's for sure though, Calle Crisologo looks wonderful at night!

Here in Vigan, even new buildings follow old Spanish architecture, like this McDo branch.

Before we had our dinner, we watched and got splashed by a 30-minute dancing fountain presentation, which happens every day, we're told. It's more fun in Ilocos! But it's still funnier in Davao. :)