Tag: Ilocos Norte
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ILOCOS NORTE: MALACANANG OF THE NORTH
There’s more to see in Paoay than just the famous Paoay Church. On the way back to Manila we had to make a last stop at one of many houses of the late Ferdinand Marcos that was built or maintained during his 20 year reign in power, the “Malacanang ti Amianan” or the Malacanang of…
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ILOCOS NORTE: LA PRECIOSA RESTAURANT
Still in Laoag. It was almost noon when we left the market. We decided to have lunch before going back to the hotel. We drove around for a couple of minutes not knowing where we were going to eat. We drove past the emapanada stalls in the city but everyone was still sweating after the…
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ILOCOS NORTE: LAOAG PUBLIC MARKET
On our last day, we headed off to the market to buy pasulubong. The market was clean… but after two days of hiking and walking around Ilocos, I wasn’t so happy to find more stairs. Their market actually have several floors. so we went up to flights of stairs and found the meat section… on…
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ILOCOS NORTE: SUNSET AT CAPE BOJEADOR
We waited for the sun to set at Bangui wind farm for as long as we could. Was dreaming of the windmills against a red-orange washed sky. It seemed to take forever. By six in the afternoon the sun was still lingering high over us. We decided to call it the day and head back…
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ILOCOS NORTE: THE WINDMILLS OF BANGUI
Standing along the coast of Bangui, Ilocos Norte are what looks like 20 “giant electric fans.” While driving along the highway, one could see the blades of the windmills slowly spinning. Travelers often content themselves with this distant view. From the Patapat Viaduct in Pagudpod, we decided to skip going to Saud beach… opting…
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ILOCOS NORTE: PATAPAT VIADUCT
We purposely drove to the farthest end of Ilocos to see a bridge. The Patapat Viaduct is the 4th longest bridge in the Philippines. It is elevated 31 meters over sea level, is 1.3 km concrete coastal bridge. It rises along the town’s coastal mountains, which is the starting point of the Cordillera Mountain Range that snakes…
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ILOCOS NORTE: BERGBLICK RESTAURANT
Dead tired, sweating, aching limbs, sunburnt… we climb back to our vehicle and drove off somewhere for lunch — rather late lunch. I wasn’t really hungry since I’ve been downing bottles after bottles of liquid after the trek from the rocks. I was just happy to be enjoying the cool air conditioning inside car and…
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ILOCOS NORTE: KAPURPURAWAN ROCK FORMATION
The word kapurpurawan means kaputian or whiteness in Ilokano. The place was named as such due to the different majestic white lime stone formations in the area. Located in the town of Burgos, Ilocos Norte, the unusual rock formations are a sight straight out of a sci fi movie… Tantooinish somehow. It was a short…
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ILOCOS NORTE: CAPE BOJEADOR LIGHTHOUSE
Managed to wake up in time to watch the dawn break over Laoag. But between taking turns in the bathroom and the conversation over breakfast, it was past nine in the morning when we left the hotel to head out to Burgos, Ilocos Norte. This was the second day of our tour. Everyone has managed…
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ILOCOS NORTE: HERENCIA RESTAURANT
Home of Pinakbet Pizza., it said on the signe. We were not going to pass upon the chance to sample that. My friends will not let me get away with this one either. They all knew that I’m not fond of vegggies, so Pinakbet pizza it was. Though we ordered half and half — pinakbet…
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ILOCOS NORTE: PAOAY CHURCH
Our 6th stop for the trip was the town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte. Another church! I told myself. Every town we have passed had an old church — at least one. We have managed to visit two. I’ve seen photos of the church of Paoay. It’s probably, the most famous of the old churches…
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