Vigan é uma das cidades mais antigas do país. Establecida no século XVI pelos espanhóis, é muito bem preservada e há ainda muitos edifícios no estilo não apenas castelhano mas também oriental. É também património histórico da UNESCO.
Agora é uma cidade progressiva e continua sendo um centro comercial ao norte das Filipinas.
Para ir aí, eu apanhei um voo da Cebu Pacific de Manila rumo a Laoag e peguei autocarro com destino Vigan cuja viagem dura 2 horas. Vale mesmo a pena!
Abra é uma provincia nas Filipinas que é muito montanhosa. Mas há vales também que sobre tudo em Maio a paisagem é muito bonita porque já chuva muito (é unica coisa que gosto da chuva; faz a paisagem muito verde!)
Main destination was La Union but instead of going there the conventional way (that is through the eastern part of Pangasinan), I thought of having a side trip to the western part of the said province. I took the bus at around 2AM going to Alaminos from Cubao. It was a fast ride because it was at dawn and not to many passengers. We arrived in Alaminos at around 7AM and went to McDonald's for breakfast and then headed off to the famous Hundred Islands National Park. I chose to visit only 3 islands and paid 800 pesos. But it's worth it and we got to pass by other islands as well so it was OK. At around 9AM, I tok the bus going to Dagupan and from Dagupan, another bus ride to San Fernando, La Union. Arrived in San fernando at around 12 noon. Tired but content with my experience...and my photos as well!
I have been to Baguio all my life but this visit is special because I am going to take photos of one of my favourite trees: the pine tree! And sure Baguio City is famous as the city of pines! It was a quick trip, I think for only 2 hours in Baguio and then I had to head up north. So below pictures are not the typical images of this mountainous urban area. Instead, these pictures show Baguio as a city within a park (and not the other way around) with the pine trees as the protagonists. Love it!
I was really surprised how beautiful this part of the Philippines is! I went there without too many expectations but I was delighted by what I saw. It's really beautiful.
And sure, I am quite content of the pictures I made here! I am only using a simple digital camera but I've got nothing to complain about!
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