Ilocos Tour - Day 1 - Baluarte ni Chavit and Burnayan
Also known as Fortress of Vigan, is where Gov. Chavit Singson's house is located and it is also a home to a lot of animal species. Okay, it's an interactive mini-zoo which doesn't require the visitors to pay any entrance fees yet the animals and the place itself are well taken care of.
Lots of people and fieltrippers sure visit the place. |
Since the photo-op for this tiger isn't open yet, this would suffice. |
Ang maangas na tigre. Ang gwapo lungz! |
Sweater sweater din. Tiis sa pawis kasi sobrang mainit talaga. A butterfly from the butterfly garden. |
You'd just be told to give donations for a closer encounter with birds. I gave P 20.00 for a kiss in the head. :)) |
Gosh as if I'm his owner whom he has been waiting to see. |
Bye, Vans. Thank you for the welcome hug and failed attempts to kiss/lick me in the face. hahaha. |
Mr. Craftsman while doing miniature versions of Burnay jars. |
And I am posting his face too 'cause he was like, (to my friend) "Ayoko na nga gumawa, kamay ko lang naman kinukuhanan mo ng litrato!" Here you go, sir. Hindi lang picture, andito pa 'yung mukha mo. |
Huge ground kiln where jars are baked. |
The guys there told us that it is safe to enter the "oven" so we could take better pictures, but I was kinda scared to do so. A picture near the kiln's entrance was enough. ILOCOS TOUR ITINERARY |
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I really hope the management of Baluarte, as well as the tourists, come to realize that they should be more sensitive to the plight of the dwarf horses. The Baluarte offers free carriage rides by the dwarf horses to their detriment. Today, I witnessed a sight of exhausted and wounded dwarfed horses being whipped every 3 seconds so as to carry a load of an average of 3 adults at a quicker pace. Animals are not machines and people should be more aware of this. Attached is a photo of one of the wounded and very exhausted dwarf horses.
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