Vigan- Where Past is a Powerful Presence

We board a Dominion bus going to Vigan. It was approximately a 8 to 9 hour travel. We left Cubao at around 11:30 PM to 12 Midnight. We arrived in Vigan before 9:00 AM. 

Before entering Vigan City you will see this bridge. 

We stayed at Grandpa's Inn. The staff were very accomodating. They even let us check in earlier without extra charge. You'll see a lot of antique pieces at their reception area. I think 80% of their furnitures and things at the reception and at the second floor lobby were antiques.

 The creepy painting...

 Their antique piano.

The staff of the hotel was nice enough to get us a calesa for our tour later that afternoon. 
Kalesa tour costs Php 150.00 per hour. 
Don't forget to ask the Kutsero a map, they always have this for the tourists (for free).

It took us 4 hours to finish the trip. Manong patiently waited for us while we were taking pictures.

Here are the places that we visited:

Bantay Church and Bell Tower

 Burgos Museum

 The large map inside Burgos Museum

 The old telephone

 The miniatures

Pagburnayan
They will teach and demonstrate to you how to make a burnay.

 Syquia Mansion Museum

 An old carriage

 Living room

 Dining room

 Hidden Garden

Our last stop is in Baluarte. The place was owned by Chavit Singson. There is no entrance free.

 Yellow Submarine

 McDonald's Vigan

Don't forget to visit Calle Crisologo at night. You will feel goosebumps as if you were standing in a place where our great grandfather and great grandmother lived. 

We had dinner at Uno Grille just located in front of Granpa's Inn. The food was affordable. We ate their special rice, Vigan longganisa and poqui poqui. Poqui poqui is a viand which is made of eggplant, tomatoes and egg.

The next morning we got our  breakfast from Kusina Felicita's.

At around 11:00 AM we check out at Grandpa's Inn. We bought the famous Irene's Vigan Empanada and went to Partas Terminal and board a bus going to Laoag.

Overall we had a nice trip. Riding a kalesa was exciting. You will definitely have time to look at the surroundings  The food was at a very low price but definitely satisfying. My advice? Skip Vigan on Monday's because most of the museums are closed. I would definitely recommend this place to friends and family who wanted to travel going North.