THE 7 CHURCHES OF ILOCOS – VISITA IGLESIA 2010

For our Visita Iglesia Ilocos road trip, we visited 5 churches in Ilocos Norte and 2 churches in Ilocos Sur as follows:

Ilocos Norte | St. Andrew Parish of Bacarra and the Bowing Belltower where according to history; the leaning position was caused by an earthquake and was preserved by the supports placed in the remaining structure of the walls until another earthquake finally destroyed the tower leaving the present look of a flattened top.

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ILOCOS ROADTRIP (Day 2 at ILOCOS NORTE)

ILOCOS ROADTRIP (Day 2 at ILOCOS NORTE)

For the second day of our Ilocos-Visita Iglesia 3-day roadtrip, the hang-over from the previous nights’ karaoke “socials” delayed our supposed to be early trip.  The group decided to stay to shake-off the booze and regain grace for the Visita Iglesia.  We cooked seafood pasta, sautéed shrimp, and other local foods for our meal.  Some enjoyed the water while the others had a nap.  It was finally at 12noon that we’re on the road again revitalized for our mission.

On our way to Laoag City, we passed by Bacarra’s St. Andrew Parish and the Bowing Belltower.   According to history, the leaning position was caused by an earthquake and was preserved by the supports placed in the remaining structure of the walls.  It was another earthquake that finally destroyed the tower leaving the present look of a flattened top.

 

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ILOCOS ROADTRIP (Day 1 at ILOCOS NORTE)

We left the Metro before 11pm for our Ilocos-Visita Iglesia 3-day roadtrip.   Our first stop was at Vigan around 8:45am for a quick late breakfast.  Then from Vigan we headed straight to Ilocos Norte as the start point of our ILOCOS ROADTRIP with the following itinerary:  

Region 1 and 2 boundary marker (Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte) – we arrived at this marker at 2:45pm through the Patapat Viaduct or Patapat Bridge.  The small platform hanging by the edge serves as viewdeck overlooking the Pasaleng Bay.  At the bridge, we had a glimpse of Pagudpud Beaches and a shipwreck from the Japanese occupation.  I admired how the zigzagged viaduct was architecturally structured beside the coastal mountains of Pagudpud. 

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