...cont
1:00PM Went to Marcos Museum. There are about 10 buses on a field trip so you can imagine sobrang crowded. Ayaw na nga mgpapasok, good thing mag isa lang ako nakasiksik ako sa loob. Didn't stay long though.
2:00PM Took the jeep bound for Paoay. Went to Paoay Church.
2:30PM Hired a tricycle to take me to Malacanang of the North. Make sure you ask the driver to wait for you because there are no transpo going out of here. Ask the driver to drop me off at the highway where buses going to Vigan passed by.
4:00PM Took the bus going to Vigan
5:30PM Arrived at Vigan. Try to look for my hotel. Because I'm just stubborn naglakad lang ako and for the first time naligaw. Called my hotel and told the receptionist naliligaw ako ahahaha. Good thing lumampas lang pala ako nakita agad ako ni kuya nung lumabas sya. Checked in (stayed at HEM Apartelle)
6:00PM Went to Vigan Cathedral, it's closed so I went straight to Plaza Salcedo to wait for the Dancing Fountain show. I thought it would start at 7pm but turns out it's at 7:30 so I had to wait for an hour and half freezing. It's so darn cold good thing I remember to grab my jacket before I left the hotel. I'm also getting hungry but I don't dare leave my seat because the plaza is getting full with all those buses again carrying school children on field trips. So I waste time away facebooking and listening to music and eating whatever the vendors that passes by are selling.
7:30PM Start of the Dancing Fountain show. With the cold and water spray from the fountain, it's worth it though, the show was great. After the dancing fountain, I decided to check out Calle Crisologo and look for a place to have dinner. All the restos are full though, I pass by the Burgos Empanadahan but my hungry tummy is craving for rice so I gave up and went to Jolibee
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9:00PM Went back to my hotel. Took a shower and went straight to bed.
Day 3 5:30AM I set up my alarm at this hour because I wanted to see Calle Crisologo at sunrise but my tired body won't allow it.
7:00AM Forced myself to get up. Had breakfast at Kusina Felicitas. Walked along Calle Crisologo, Capitol, Vigan Cathedral, Burgos and Salcedo Plaza.
8:00AM Hired a calesa to take me to Bantay Church and Bell Tower.
9:00 AM Went to Burgos Museum but they're still closed. Manong guard told me they open at 10AM so I went to Syquia Mansion.
10:00AM Walked to Vigan Public Market to buy pasalubong.
My original plan is to check out late so I can go to Baluarte and Crisologo Museum and get back to Burgos Museum then go back to Laoag late in the afternoon so I can take the 10PM Deluxe bus bound to Cubao. But I finally admitted to myself that I've reach my limit and have to let go. After grabbing a couple of empanadas from Irene's, I checked out at 11:30AM, grab a tricycle and asked to be dropped off at Partas Terminal. Fortunately, there's a Deluxe bus from Laoag that arrived at 12NN. Unfortunately, the trip back home is not as smooth, it took me a grueling 11 hours trip from Vigan to Cubao. Good thing my brother took pity on me and fetch me at the terminal at 12:30AM.
So there you go. My first solo trip ever.
