Revisionism Tourism

Nov 01, 2007 23:58

I had the chance to visit Vigan last month, and I made a trip to Calle Crisologo to see the famous Spanish era street. Did the the touristy thing and took pics ( Read more... )

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details_later November 2 2007, 06:38:17 UTC
Can this picture get any sadder?

Someone should have Restoration powers in Heroes. How about that?! Way more interesting than having a mirror identity who beats up people for sure.

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agabot November 2 2007, 10:35:20 UTC
Yeah, Karen. Damn depressing. Vigan itself is like a regular town, with one single, solitary strip of tourist bait, that street. And it was run-down like anything. And there are heaps of commercial establishments all over in Laoag now - Max's, Jollibee, McDonald's, Red Ribbon, etc. - all dressed in faux 19th century Spanish archi. I was disappointed.

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agabot November 2 2007, 10:37:11 UTC
Oops. I mean Vigan. Laoag is two hours away, and another world entirely. Sowee.

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wasabi1me November 6 2007, 18:22:28 UTC
so sad! i haven't been to vigan and this post makes me not want to go anymore. magpapabili nalang ako ng famous longanisa nila!

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anonymous November 7 2007, 10:15:51 UTC
Hi Adel! Is it the exact same building? Some structures there are worse off than And then again, it has been years since I saw them. But I wouldn't be surprised if there's actually no real restoration or preservation effort going on. Hay naku. Maybe if Tom Cruise visits and makes pansin the deterioration of Calle Crisologo, biglang umikot ang puwet ng local government (baka pati national - kaninong puwet ba umikot noon tungkol sa cobblestoned street?).

imogen
http://imogenagerie.blogspot.com/

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Subject2 anonymous November 25 2007, 16:14:52 UTC
Hi all!

G'night

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Idetrorce anonymous December 15 2007, 16:44:49 UTC
very interesting, but I don't agree with you
Idetrorce

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