"vigan if i can ..." a Vigan Travel Page by ukirsari

it's about 10 pm whenever partas deluxe bus is ready to bring me back to pasay
then to manila and finally home again
into reality
emie [vt member edachsund] just left about minutes ago to el juliana hotel
i take my ilocano [vigan] blanket
and my small-baby hitam mp3 player with "isabel" [il divo] whispering my ears
the bus passes through plaza burgos
a sentimental night
white lights around the plaza
from the monument of padre jose burgos to saint paul's metropolitan cathedral and the bell tower
and the alleys with cobblestones, slowly left behind
my tears just falling
i left part of my heart here
lady of the north
a lovely small old city in the northern part of luzon

volar
caer
al fondo el dolor
sonar
perder
imperios de ilusion
hoy no tengo nada
si no estas
mi corazon se apaga

isabel
si te vas
tu dios se enfadara
no dejes que este amor
muera asi
llorare
iloraras
sufriendo en soledad
vuelve a mi y yo te hare
feliz
isabel

buscar
sentir
la gran pasion de amar
tratar
de huir
a ese tiempo que vendra
escapando del pasado

tu y yo
siempre enamorados

hoy no tengo nada
si no estas
mi corazon se apage

isabel
a donde iras sin mi
yo no sabre vivir
sin ti

isabel
a donde iras si mi
yo no sabre vivir
sin ti

isabel
si te vas
tu dios se enfadara
no dejes que este amor
muera asi
llorare
iloraras
sufriendo en soledad
tu vuelve a mi y yo te haré
feliz
isabel

* performed by il divo in their album: ancora *

hard to believe .... took a long journey about 405 km one way or means 810 km round trip of cubao [metro manila] - vigan - pasay [metro manila] just for this "lady from the north" [address by my own, since vigan was so enchanted me :)]. but it's a worth trip.
i feel the time has frozen. and i was so glad to be here in vigan, at least once in the lifetime. i love all her old buildings, ruins and oldies things.
start thinking about vigan since a year ago and everytime i remember about this planning trip i always write down in my diary "vigan if i can". and finally can make it. thanks for deepa and mike who companied to catch partas bus from cubao and also attended vt dinner arranged by aida [asianbelle], support and encouragement words from aida, lili [lmc2626], phoebe [godslove], penn [boljakool], judith [juds], noreen, aimees [moonlighting] and my tiny-skinny-but funny companion travel emie [edachsund] who meet me up in manila.