Vigan is a two-hour commute from Laoag. After checking-out the hotel in Laoag, we rode a tricycle to the Partas terminal and rode a bus going to Vigan.
We stayed at Casa Rica, an ancestral home converted into a cozy hotel. The Heritage Village--the tourist magnet--is a 10-minute walk away from Casa Rica.
After freshening up at the hotel, we went for a walk towards Museo Crisologo. The streets were quiet. Tricycles are the most common type of transportation here, with a minimum fare of P15 per person.
Museo Crisologo is an old mansion turned into a museum that showcases various memorabilia of Floro Crisologo and his family. There were lots of personal items from Crisologo's military and political life. The clothes he wore when he was assassinated was even on display.
Fun fact: Crisologo authored the law which established the country's Social Security System or SSS.
Next stop, we strolled along Heritage Village and dropped by Irene's Empanada.
As we were walking along the cobblestone streets of Calle Crisologo, we saw an ice cream vendor and bought an avocado, and cheese ice cream. The avocado ice cream was refreshing and tasted like real avocado.
There were many tourists in Calle Crisologo. Taking gazilion of photos in between checking out the ancestral structures and numerous souvenir shops along the street.
Calesas are popular in this area. Tourists usually hire one to tour them around but we did not ride one. I felt that the horses were tired after a long day of carrying tourists. I even saw one calesa with three passengers inside and the horse was struggling to walk because of the weight! You could see that his knees were wobbly. Poor horse. :(
Around 8 pm, we finished dinner and went to Plaza Salcedo to watch the Dancing Fountain. We were too late! It turns out that the there's only one show during weekdays. Huhuhuhu!
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