Wednesday, May 20, 2009

North Luzon Day 1 / May 16 - Viva Vigan


We left Tarlac City a little past 5:00am. For this 300 kilometer journey, our ETA Vigan was 11am but we were there almost 1pm because of traffic in some parts, bad roads and multiple call of nature breaks.

We had lunch at Cafe Uno resto which was recommended by my officemates. Next up was we checked in at Vigan Plaza Hotel whose location was just perfect. It's along Calle Crisologo which is the main tourist destination in this Unesco acclaimed city. We had empanada at okoy at the empanadahan. I wonder why they didn't call the place okoyan. We rode the calesa (horse drawn carriage) in a tour around the city. We went to Jose Burgos' birthplace, pottery making plant, souvenir shops and calle crisologo. Dinner was in Cafe Leonora then we called it a night.

Calle Crisologo in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (daytime)

Empanadahan in Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Cathedral of Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Pottery Making in Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Riding a Calesa in Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Calle Crisologo in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (night time)

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