Vigan City: In The Streets of Old
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Philippines
can and will offer you so, so much. But out of all the places and things that
it can offer, Vigan City is the location that I really wanted to visit ever
since my passion for traveling started. Maybe because most of it is made up of
old.
I
know I can see and experience old heritage stuff anywhere, just head on over to
National Museum then you’ll see artifacts and old paintings. But there is still something
different for me when I was in Vigan. As a person that really and truly appreciates
and adores design and architecture, being in Vigan was happiness. Every snap
and every shot can be portrayed from modern to old, or maybe old to modern.
I’m
telling you this now, you cannot leave Vigan without riding they’re Kalesa. I
know that we can ride Kalesa here in Metro Manila, but it’s different there.
The manong driver of your Kalesa is
your personal tour guide of Vigan, so you will see just by then how progressive
their tourism aspect is.
Calle
Crisologo is the most famous place/street in Vigan because it is the most well
preserved part of the town with all the heritage and design of the houses. One
major stop that we did while we were in Vigan was visit the famous Syquia
Mansion. The Syquia Mansion was originally owned by a proud Chinese Family –
the Sy Ki Ah. The mansion was even more famous because half of its history was
mostly composed of the lifetime of the 6th President of the
Philippines – Elpidio Quirino.
And guys, you should also try
their homemade Empanadas. You can
actually find them all around the city. And I promise you they are so worth the
30 – 55 pesos range. They are served piping hot and freshly cooked, paired with
their Sukang Ilocos.
Vigan
City is a town you should and will watch out for in the future. I recommend it
to anyone who wants to have a dose of old Filipino heritage. I promise myself
to comeback, maybe with some friends in mind.
|Travel| Philippines can and will offer you so, so much. But out of all the places and things that it can offer, Vigan Ci...