ILOCOS NORTE, my grandmother lives here. It didn't cross my mind to visit the tourist spots, when we were younger, until now. It's a good thing that we had a long weekend to visit.
So we just reserved our seats for a long bus ride. Which took like 8-9hours.
Well, by plane it will only be 1hour.
When we arrived, we just rest for 2hours and went straight to Fort Ilocandia
our plan is to see the dessert in Ilocandia, well, I didn't know that it is too far from where we are. So changed of plans. We just roam around Fort Ilocandia Resort and of course picture, picture.
2nd day ... Vigan.
We should've left early to Vigan, but we took our time, resting, preparing...
The ordinary mini bus fee is Php100 per person. The travel time from Laoag to Vigan was 2.5hours.
We walked around Vigan Plaza first. You can ride "Kalesa" (vehicle being pulled by horse), cost Php150 per hour. We went to Father Burgos Museum, ancient tools are available here.
The bell tower ... we didn't climb the stairs. I think you will need a guide going to the top (not entirely sure)
Vigan Plaza, where you can buy souvenirs, food etc. and a place for vintage picture :P
Before going to Batac, we had our lunch first and needed to buy some "longanisa of Vigan" in the market. Longanisa is a sweet pork dish but in Vigan, their longanisa is made of pork and garlic. Which is really good.
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| wow, I loved the penmanship |
Batac ... where you will see the Marcos Mausoleum. Marcos is one of the former President of the Philippines.
We were so tired ... good thing we found the orange patty (empanada) in Vigan. That has longanisa in. And with a vineger as your sauce 😋
Labels: bell tower, Fort Ilocandia, Ilocos, Marcos Mausoleum, Philippines, Vigan Plaza
