our rendezvous with ilocos...

since i was envious when kusum talked about her Goa trip...i better post about our ilocos tour too...this is long overdue...i planned to post this weeks ago...and here it is...

day 1 -friday afternoon of Apr 28

happy faces boarded the bus...t'was a long drive...12 hours to be exact...but who cares about the long drive if we are having fun? the long drive was an opportunity to bond with officemates...we were restless and sleepless on the way...most of the time we were laughing over nothing...we simply had fun...

Day 2 - April 29

Our first stop was the patapat bridge...i forgot why we stopped there!...hehehe...i hardly heard the tour guide mumbling about the history of the bridge...i guess it has a significance in our history...

then we hit pagudpod...the famous boracay of the north... we played beach volleyball and simply enjoy the summer heat and white sand! Since i want to be different...i put on sun tan oil instead of sun block!...i want to have tan lines...my boss was wondering why because im already dark...i just told him i want to be darker! i want to get those tan lines to let people know that i went to the beach! hehehe...sensya na nagpapapansin ako!

in the afternoon we proceed to Fort ilocandia an hour drive from pagudpod. it is one if not the best hotel in ilocos region...again we enjoyed the pool and the beach...what the heck if it wasnt white sand...beach is beach! Fort ilocandia is a garden hotel...there are lots of flowers and grass...they have a mini zoo too! the food was sumptous enough to make me forget that im on a perpetual diet!... too bad we just stayed there for a night!

Day 3 - April 30

The breakfast was great!!!...not just because the food was delicious...but also because there were a lot of good looking males there...my stomach and eyes were full!

Then we toured the historical places and museums in ilocos prior going to the famous street in vigan (maybe its not at all famous because i forgot the name of the street!)...where the old houses are seen...though most of the houses were converted to stores selling vigan delicacies and antiques...

after the long day...we headed back to manila...another 8 hours drive...we drank tequilas and sang old songs on our way back to manila!!!

it was indeed tiring but fun!!!