Shocked by VIGAN (UNESCO Spanish Colonial City in the heart of Asia) | Philippines Travel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ย. 2019
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Today we toured the beautiful UNESCO world heritage city of VIGAN. The old Spanish-style buildings and plazas were stunning. We visited the top attractions in Vigan before hopping in the car and heading to the nearby beach.
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If WW2 never happened, Intramuros Manila would've been one of the most beautifully preserved Spanish colonial architecture in Asia.
I am proud to be a mestizo Peruvian, I am half Spanish and half Inca indigenous
I like how manilla looks like in 1940
this is actually an excuse that filipinos tell themselves about the failure of their successive governments to reconstruct intramuros. go to japan, taiwan, korea, these countries have also been ravaged and ruined by wars but their societies have decided to reconstruct, rebuild and value their historic architecture, whether for legacy, history, or tourism's sake. everything can be rebuilt. building codes can be stricter such that architectural heritage is maintained, and preserved.
@@enoshima6699 read your history properly, Manila was the second most destroyed city during world war II after Warsaw, Poland
@@teodulocardinal3754 so warsaw doesnt have a preserved historic architecture?
Such a beautiful city in the Philippines. Would totally thought it to be somewhere in Europe
Us too! Shame we couldn't stay the whole day
totoo bang maganda kahit on site?
Europe? This is identical to many Latin American colonial cities.
thewatcher which were inspired by European cities.
This more looks nice and fancy at night they should stayed overnight.
Amo a Filipinas saludos y abrazos desde Venezuela
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The Spanish used these large cathedrals as temporary forts to protect the locals from Moro pirates from the south and/or from Dutch and British incursions.
Yeah its strategic and conventional against to MoroFilipino Pirates, and mixed Filipino Chinese, Japanese Intrugers too
fucking awesome.. but no it's used for corruption of mind and money of the people
@@fandiaries61 do some studies
I love how you guys dig a little deeper into the culture of the Philippines. Much appreciated :)
Thanks for the kind comment! We try and experience whatever we can :)
Love these two! Most british vloggers and travelers are living in bali,indonesia but you guys chose Philippines! Thanks for the lovely Vigan Tour🥰🥰🥰
Reminds me of the Spanish missions here in California. Of course Vigan looks much more historical and beautiful as it has an entire city around the church! I would really love to travel there someday.
Thanks for visiting my favorite city in the Philippines. Not a lot of foreign tourists visit Vigan. Most of them go to Boracay and Palawan. Filipino tourists who love history often visit Vigan. Been there thrice. Will visit again next year.
We noticed there were not many foreigners! Really don't know why. 😀
@@RobandJenny Visit also my hometown, STA, MARIA, ILOCOS SUR 30 minutes ride from Vigan, where you can see UN HERITAGE CHURCH...
During WWII, the Americans wanted to bomb Vigan because of the presence of the Japanese. But the bombing was aborted and redirected to another place because Fr. Joseph Klecamf, SVD, then parish priest of Vigan, told the Americans that there were no more Japanese soldiers in the area.
King added that Klecamf was requested by two Japanese officers, Majors Fujiro Takahashi and Sakae Narioka, not to allow Vigan to be bombed as the families of Japanese soldiers were living there.
Takahashi was married to Filipina Adela Tolentino, also from Vigan.
The Americans heeded the call of Fr. Klecamf not to bomb Vigan, thus the town was saved from total destruction.
That is very good news for vigan! 😀😀🙏🙏
Unfortunately Manila used to look like this even better than Vigan before the war, bombed between the Japanese and Americans 😪
@@AllezThierryHenry because of the war the original spanish buildings were gone
AquilrionsNous
Well, they could have made an effort to rebuild Manila properly. They just kind of built on top of the ruins without keeping the old aesthetics. They were able to rebuild Intramuros and retain its architectural integrity.
Thanks be to God Vigan is safe from its possible destruction
Philippines is such a beautiful country! Thanks for sharing us this travel vlog and I feel like I’m the one in there.♥️👏
Te quiero mi patria natal!
Yo soy Filipino, Juro mi lealtad
A la bandera de Filipinas
Y al pais que esta representa
Con honor, justicia y libertad
Puesta en movimiento por un pueblo
Por Dios, Por el Pueblo,
Por la la Naturaleza Y Por el Pais.
Oh Hispania!
¡oh dulce idioma español
el del arcipreste de Hita
el de Lope y Calderón
el de Juan Mena y Cervantes
de Pereda y de Galdós!
¡Oh dulce lengua que irradias
tu latina irisación
y encierras la amplia eufonía
de toda una selva en flor
Mi raza adoró la gloria
del bello idioma español
que parlan aún los Quijotes
de esta malaya región
donde quieren nuevos Sanchos
que parlemos en sajón.
España es el mejor país del mundo duela a quién le duela 😎🤙🇪🇦
Hi!Im from Ilocos Sur but not in Vigan.Im from where u can find the historical mountain in the Philippines which is Tirad Pass where the youngest General Gregorio Del Pilar died.Hope you'll visit some time.
Anyways,Vigan really is a great place.We also have this Kannawidan Festival in Vigan every end of January to February.Hope you'll come to celebrate with us(if everything's already settled and fine).
Hope you'd enjoy your visit.
amazing, a true historic vlog.
👍 thank you!
It's great you took the "kalesa" horse carriage. Nice vlog.. Will be sad to see you guys leave Philippines but all good things must to come an end... just glad you had a great time.
Thanks! We e had a great time. Still a few more days of vlogs! 😀 We will be back! 😀
My new Beautiful Couple Vlogger.. Thank you for loving our country and embracing our culture.. Keep it up road to 10k ☺
punta ka din sa channel ko para naman sa Pinoy traveling the world :)
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Best ever Vigan City coverage by a vlogger, good job guys! Love love love this video!
Thanks very kind, thank you ☺️
It s more beautiful when you visited that area at night
We did sneak out the night before, but sad we didn't get a proper look around in the evening
❤❤❤Welcome bro and sister spanish god bless all
Thank you for featuring our Beloved City💗God Bless You Both😇
-Watching from Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
Thank you too! Your city is lovely!
OUR HERO Philippine national hero Jose Rizal stayed in London for 10 months from May 1888 to March 1889, according to accounts by some historians. He lived in an apartment at 37 Chalcot Crescent in a genteel neighborhood near the British Museum.
Oh how interesting!
@@RobandJenny Yep....there's a blue plaque in London as well :) Enjoy guys!
This is an amazing video. Looking forward to watch videos like this.. hugs hugs
Congratulations for your subscribers nearly Ten Thousand, you deserve the it with all your hard work you put into your vlogs. ~❤~
That's so kind of you 😁😁
Rizal our national Hero during the Spanish era.
I've been there since once. Just this year recently. It's beautiful!
It really is! Thanks for watching! 😀
@@RobandJenny Your welcome. I'm also a new subscriber! 😊
If you want to find out about Jose Rizal. the national hero of the Philippines...just visit Intramuros in Manila
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In Calamba, Laguna too, his native hometown..
Thanks for sharing your travel, some new things i see in your vlog from the others which is nice
Glad to hear it!
puede ka rin bang invite sa channel ko :)
New subscriber here a native filipino. I still remember when i was a young boy that horse carriage is the only transportation we use when we are going to market and visiting the church with my grandmother.There is no tricycle that time and only few jeepneys.And the mass is the church is in Latin.Then buy some native snacks back home.
Wow that's crazy!
Amazing!
Beautiful..& nice vlogz
Thanks. ☺️
if old manila is still exist for sure it will be very famous like like before.. before the ww2
that would have definitely been interesting to see!
Merry Christmas Rob & Jenny! ✌😁
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Even if I’m sick it wouldn’t stop me for watching your vlog nice exploring vigan guys
Aw thanks ☺️☺️
Great vid I enjoy watching it. Thanks guys 👍
Thanks for watching. 😀 Welcome to the channel! 😀
@@RobandJenny You're welcome 😁👌
there is a nice long hiking trails somewhere in zambales which also has a volcano nearby.
saan yun?
@@NoliPugay botolan
Oohh 🙂🙂
@@JEgkt nice, thanks 😊
I always watch your vlogs, very interesting
Thanks for watching! Means a lot! 😀🙏
Watching your vlogs is now my daily routine🤗🇺🇸👍
Aw yay!! That's awesome to hear 😁
Manila is known as the Paris of Asia but during World War 2 all Spanish building was destroyed by the Japanese and a few of those buildings are still standing right now like Churches, Post Office, and others
You should also visit Intramuros in Manila and also Historical Sites in Cebu.
I like the way you share things in you blog 👍🏼‼️🇵🇭
Thank you!
I've never been there but that beautiful place is so orderly clean and peaceful. Perhaps, next year, I'll try to go there. Thanks for sharing.
Definitely worth a visit ☺️☺️
Nice video thanks for sharing!👍🇵🇭
Thanks for watching! 😁
This vigan city is so beautiful Spanish city in ilocos sur province, philippines
road to 10k congratulation.... if you had time just drop by a few days in manila for christmas vibes....
We hear that Philippines is awesome at Christmas time! 😀
Rob Jenny that ending is wicked!👍😀😁😄love you guys😍😘
Hehe thanks!
after vigan you can visit Batanes island and Baller Aurora
Thank u guys for promoting vigan
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Hi guys, just subscribed. But wow the old houses of vigan. Enjoy blogging 🤠
Woohoo! Thanks ☺️
I like you guys giving info about the place. Philippines has a lot of history, it excites us even fellow filipino. Thanks a lot
Nice to watch, stay safe and God Bless ❤️
Go to Malacanang of the North, Fort Ilocandia Hotel,
ALWAYS STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY AND GOD BLESS US ALL
Thankyouu for the informative vlog, really apprreciated, i hope that you will also visit the intramuros in manila and near of them is the luneta park, the museums and port santiago :))
So many places to see!
Love you guys!
Thanks for traveling in our country!!!!!
Thanks for watching our videos! 😃
Its not crazy we love Christmas. We can't wait for Christmas to arrive.
I can believe this! But its amazing how long it goes on for! Its so much fun.
More cultural visits please. You can do Banaue Rice Terraces, Las Casas De Acuzar, Batangas, Baguio, Batanes and Iloilo
nice vlog guys vigan is a great place
Thanks. It really is nice! 😀😀
Vigan Is The 7TH WONDER CITY OF THE WORLD.
its pretty cool place!
@@RobandJenny I AGREE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING 🇵🇭 .... HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON IDOL!!!!
WE ARE PROUD SPANISH-FILIPINO
I wish I had known and seen you vlog sooner. But wonderful coverage though you need to learn and then be able to give more information about the places and especially the historical places. But hope to see you again.
Visit the new Jones Bridge 😍
Watch tower, bell tower. It functioned as both. Back in the day, the watchman will ring the bells to alert the community when pirates are spotted in the bay.
Ahh I see. Very cool nonetheless! 😀
I agree they should have put signs and informations of stuffs inside the the museums.
Watching this is in July, 2020! Wish you could go back for more. You could have explored more of the food there. I think there is also a pub that makes their own craft beer there in Vigan (oh, if you happen to be beer drinkers ^^) By the way, that beach in Vigan has awesome sunset. Had you stayed longer, you could have witnessed a spectacle. Thanks for the visit! Till next time.
Here you are again. Nice place
Here we are! 😀😀
@@RobandJenny HAHAHAAA
Very nice
thanks :)
Pinoy proud😍😍
Don’t miss to try the Ilocos empanada, bagnet, pakbet and longganisa (google it first so you’ll have an idea what they are made from). Drive all the way to Pagudpud Beach where you’ll see one of the best beaches up north of the Philippines. Enjoy the adventure.
Thanks for the info 😁
Vigan is pronounced Vee-gahn. And bantay is pronouced bahn-tie(like bow tie)
. Wow, that place looks beautifully. Can't wait to visit.
I love that ilocos impanada, it's so yummy and delicious 😋
You can visit Clark City. Pampanga and the stadium and aquatic center where the SEA Games is being held
We drove by here, looked cool!
Watch thefountain near the church. Ride the kalesa. Visit Paoay Church
Yes, that's indeed the Philippines. The old Philippines. The root of the Philippines. The original identity of the Philippines.
Enjoy take care always God bless couples
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Try pinakbet, dinengdeng, vigan longganiza. Go to Luna Hotel
Always pray anywhere you go guys for safe, good weather and healthy trip 🙂
That's so kind!
@@RobandJenny watch the 2019 SEA games opening ceremony now 🙂
Spaniard should come and visit vigan for them to see more spain influence in our country❤
Hallo .ever came was to Jakarta Batavia Indonesia? Come to batavia, there much built old similiar with Amsterdam town. And batavia Jakarta was stadhuis Batavia built by VOC nederlands since 17s century. similiar with stadhuis van Amsterdam and many more
You go to Calamba,Laguna..i studied there before and there were many Spanish buildings and Churches and even very old Spanish Filipino houses...
You go and visit the house of Jose Rizal just beside an old Spanish Church which I used to go for Mass before...
Love all your vlogs. I truly enjoy watching them. Jenny, I love that white with stripes dress you're wearing. So lovely. Mind showing me the link where I could buy that dress? Thanks and enjoy your adventures.
Aw thanks! I actually got it in a market in Thailand but it's a knock off Old Navy dress so maybe there is a similar one on their website 😁
@@RobandJenny thank you. I appreciate the reply.
my daily dose of R&J. ..1:16pm in london on a metropolitan line watching you ...
Aw that brings back so many tube memories for us!☺️☺️
Are you British or Filipino? It's good to see other Nationalities that are interested in Filipino History.
@@lenardregencia Heya! Born and raised in Cumbria. will be visiting the Philippines soon, your vlogs really do help me decide where to go, I also love the fact that you guys are quite full of positive energy, no drama just pure fun.
The town's architecture (as well as horse drawn carriages) reminds me of Havanna, which was also a Spanish colony. Although it's more dilapidated in Havanna for obvious reasons. Then the 'mass' amount of people going to church/cathedral reminded me of Mexico (also a former Spanish colony) where the churches/cathedrals were also packed with people. I've never been to Spain, but from what I know the churches/cathedrals don't get as 'packed' and so it's a little 'strange' that their people from the former colonies attend/visit churches/cathedrals relatively more. I wonder why.
Hello again guys! I think it would be more interesting to visit Vigan at night with all the lights especially that it is Christmas season.
OMG YOU GUYS ARE HERE! 😱😭😍
We are!
Yes, the Philippines is a very very Catholic country hehe
Such a busy cathedral !
@@RobandJenny that's why Christmas is so big here in Philippines haha
My hometown😍
So nice! 😀
isang araw... Pinas naman ang aking i e-explore. abangan!
you should visit ilocos norte where you can find most tourists spot like bangui wind mill tha paoay sanddune ,tha pagudpud white beach and many more
we heard about these places! They sound awesome! :)
Try to go bangui windmill farm in ilocos norte 🙂
Shout out from vigan city ilocos sur philippines 🙂🙂🙂
Thanks!
I hope you visit also villa escudero waterfall in laguna
Go to Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bataan. It’s Hispano-Filipino site in the middle of farms & next to the ocean.
wow Vigan' new friend joined' see you around
Thanks. 😀
You can go also to small town of taal a small town in the south province of batangas it has also old spanish stone houses not much but it had also a history and it had also the biggest church in southeast asia!
Thanks. One day we'll be back.
If you have time and ask the locals about trinidad valley where plantations of vegetables strawberry flowers .
I agree with your observation that there are more people going to church in the Philippines especially Sundays than in the UK cos in the UK there are more people that goes to the pub than in the church( according to life in the UK test or exam).
Haha. Yeah. That's the British way. 😂😂
When you see the letter a in a Filipino word, it is always pronounced in the short a version as in apple and not acorn so bantay will be bun tai. Cheers
Thanks for the tip! Doesn't come naturally to us, but we will keep trying 😀
My goodness… you two know better on the Vigan history than I am a Filipino .. muah muah muah
Haha, well we did use Google to help us so we can't take credit really 😜
Hi Rob and Jenny, you can also visit Intramuros and Taal in Batangas. Love lots from the Philippines ❣️
Thanks a lot - there are so many more places to visit in PH, can't wait to go back once the world returns to normal
That's one of my destinations maybe 2021... and zamboanga... just don't know how to connect them together lol
I live in vigan and already visited zamboanga. Two have different cultures and languages. Zamboanga have major mindanao culture with spanish creole language, ilocanos have mixed spanish architecture and culture with austronesian language.
I wonder what you would say if you ever visit the Quiapo Church in Manila on a Sunday... or any day, really. It's HUGE and always packed.