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25 May 2009

Even though we woke up early, brother and I still left the house a little later than the original plan. It was still okay, though, for the bus arrived just a few minutes after we got into the bus stop.

First itinerary for the day was the church in Candon City. Whenever we go to Vigan City, we always just pass by this place, so I thought, why not visit the church before going to Vigan? Brother and I had a hard time with all the bags and things we were carrying, but glad we were able to manage. There was a funeral the time we reached the church, so it kind of delayed the flow of our schedule. Well, I'd rather wait for long hours rather than take pictures of the church with coffins and crying people.

The church was simple, but what made the church remarkable was the mural in its ceiling. I forgot who painted the mural, but it features all the mysteries in the rosary. Very amazing!


Brother and I then had breakfast in Jollibee. We don't know the time Viron Transit arrives, and we waited an awfully long time before we were able to get the bus going to Vigan. I had a pleasurable trip, but all the waiting really ate up much of the time. We ate lunch in Jollibee again (this time in Vigan), and we proceeded to the list of Vigan things to do.

This was Nth time to visit Vigan, and I have blogged many things in the area, so I felt as if I really didn't have to take much pictures. But, while on the bus going to Vigan, I thought of doing a "Vigan in Sepia" theme, to give the visit a much different atmosphere. First on the list was the National Museum (Padre Burgos House), but sadly, the museum was closed every Mondays. Awww...

I then thought of going to Syquia Mansion (former Philippine President Elpidio Quirino's residence). Brother and I walked to Calle Crisologo and rested for a while and did some posings with Bernie the Dog. Back in November when I last visited Vigan with my friend K, I already saw the dog, but was afraid he might bark or bite, so I didn't hope to have pictures with the dog. When I saw one of my Hanson friends have a picture taken near the dog, I said to myself I will have a picture as well, so happy was I to see the dog. This is the kind of dog I want to own!

After that, we went to Syquia Mansion, but the front door was closed. The mansion is open, but we were a bit hesitant to ring the bell. I asked brother if he wanted to visit the mansion and he said he didn't like anymore, so okay...


On to the next stop in the list: Baluarte. My scrapbooking friend Raissa, who hailed in Vigan City recently posted an album of butterflies from Baluarte, so I thought maybe the butterflies were still there. Last time I visited there was only two kinds of butterflies in the butterfly farm. Happy that this visit was different - there were many kinds of butterflies! It was difficult to photograph the butterflies, so most of my shots needed to be trashed, but still, I had enough for an album. =)

We enjoyed this time's visit in Baluarte for there was a white deer that was roaming around (somehow the deer managed to leave the area where most animals were). Very gentle deer.. although he didn't want his antelope touched. =)


We took the tricycle back to Calle Crisologo where we bought some gifts. I bought some chichacorn for my sister, a keychain for myself, and a shirt for my friend Halie. And like what we always do while in Vigan, we just chillaxed in Calle Crisologo waiting for night time!

At about 7PM, I went to take out foods in McDonald's then we went to the bus station. The bus left at 9:30PM, and I just slept majority of the trip. We arrived in their Cubao station at 7:30AM (one hour delayed) of the next day.

A very tiring, yet fulfilling trip. Sad that my "Vigan in Sepia" theme didn't really push through, but there are a lot of next times.

... July?

*** Jenn ***