Alia, Ellen, Joseph, and I ventured into the historical world of Vigan, without knowing anything much about it. Nova, whose originally from Candon, was suppose to be with us, but she was left in Manila still doing some production work. 

As soon as the 4 of us got off the bus, we commissioned a tricycle driver to roam around Vigan so we can look for a place to stay. Since we arrived in Vigan on a Maundy Thursday, naturally, most of the accommodations were already occupied. There were some that were still vacant but we couldn't afford the rate. Good thing our tricycle driver was sympathetic to us and continued driving all over Vigan until we can find a place to stay. He finally brought us to La Fernandina Hotel that had one last room available near the basement. It fitted our budget.

The rest of the day was spent at the Plaza Burgos, pigging out. 

The next day, we decided to look into the antique shops and houses along Plaridel Street. After that, we went to the belfry of St. Paul's Metropolitan Cathedral, which was about 15 meters away from the church. From the belfry, we could see the white tombstones in the Vigan Cemetery. We decided to drop by the cemetery for some picture taking. By late afternoon, we were back at the Plaza Burgos, pigging ourselves out with Chicken Empanada with egg after hearing the Good Friday Mass in the Cathedral.

Black Saturday was spent roaming throughout Vigan. We went to different hotels and inns and inquired about their rates, for future references. We also went to the Aniceto Mansion, Arzobispado and back to the St. Paul's Metropolitan Cathedral for picture taking. Next, we boarded a local bus bound for Sta. Maria to go to the Pinsal Falls. 

In Sta. Maria, we saw an old church atop a hill with a stone stairway leading to it. It was such a great sight, we decided to go inside the church and up to the belfry. We also went to the ruins of the old church which was several meters away from the back of the Sta. Maria Church. By the time we got back to the plaza, we were so tired, we rested for awhile near a sari-sari store.

We asked the lady from the sari-sari store for the directions going to Pinsal Falls. We were disappointed when she told us that it might take an hour or two for us to get there. We still had to trek in the forest before we can reach the falls. It was also not advisable to go there during that time (it was late afternoon) as we might not be able to find our way back to the plaza. It would be dark soon, she said. With nothing else to do, we went back to to Vigan gravely disappointed.

The next day, we finally went back to Manila.