"The Capitol's Christmas decoration this year is toy factory-inspired—that's basically the highlight."

[VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES] ► Here I am again, featuring and writing stories about Vigan. Well, you know, I basically want to do an encyclopedia-type article in the future about Vigan in general and its festivals, important events, historical spots and structures. To do this, I need to continually document the happenings and sights in Vigan from season to season. So for example, in five years time, I could create an article about a certain place or event based on the facts and materials I have gathered for that span of 5 years. On the other hand, doing this means I'm contributing to Vigan's written history.

[VIGAN] ▬ ILOCOS SUR CAPITOL CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS AND DECORATIONS 2016 Photos taken by Edmar Guquib on 06-December-2016 in Vigan, Ilocos Sur Province, Ilocos Region, Luzon Island, Philippines Camera: Canon 1200D

[VIGAN] ► HELLO! WELCOME TO VIGAN!

Christmas season has come and like any other cities in the world that celebrate Christmas, my city Vigan has its way to celebrate the season and one of those is decorating public buildings or structures.

The Ilocos Sur Capitol is a good example for this. Every year, the provincial government of Ilocos Sur decorate it with Christmas lights and displays. The past years, the Ilocos Sur Capitol has always emphasized a giant Christmas tree. This year, it seems that the LGU is following a local trend like what happened in Vigan City Hall wherein the city government opted to .

For this year, the Ilocos Sur capitol still has the Christmas tree but unlike the past years, it's no longer the highlight. It's no longer as grand and big as the previous years and I don't see any problem with that—better than spending thousands/millions of pesos for a giant Christmas tree that stays there for few weeks without contributing any positive change to the society.

Check out the photos below and see how our Capitol transformed this 2016 Christmas season.

ILOCOS SUR CAPITOL CHRISTMAS TREE, DECORATIONS

[VIGAN] ► THE ILOCOS SUR CAPITOL

[VIGAN] ► CURIOUS VISITORS

[VIGAN] ► LOVERS IN FRONT OF THE ILOCOS SUR CAPITOL

[VIGAN] ► DECORATIONS IN FRONT OF THE ILOCOS SUR CAPITOL

[VIGAN] ► THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS TREE IS RELATIVELY SMALLER AND LESS GRAND COMPARED WITH THE PAST YEARS' VERSIONS.

[VIGAN] ► THE 'TREE OF LIGHT'

[VIGAN] ► A CHRISTMAS DECORATION IN FRONT OF ELPIDIO QURININO'S MONUMENT

[VIGAN] ► THE ILOCOS SUR CAPITOL AS SEEN FROM THE PLAZA SALCEDO

The Capitol's Christmas decoration this year is toy factory-inspired—that's basically the highlight. If you can't seem to see the toy-factory concept on the photos, better yet, pay Vigan a visit if you're just living nearby and see it for yourself. To my fellow Ilocano readers, what do you think of the Capitol's Christmas decorations this year? Any thoughts?

(I would also love to hear the thoughts of non-Ilocano friends out there.) | end |

06 DECEMBER 2016: ILOCOS SUR CAPITOL
VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
[VIGAN] ► HELLO! WELCOME TO VIGAN!

► FOOTNOTES, DISCLAIMERS, ACKNOWLEDGMENT, ETC

[1] This post was filed under the category "Night Exploration." There is a section below where you can see other related posts from this category.

[2] All maps I used on this post are from maps.google.com.ph.

[3] All photos are mine.

[4] The insights, condition and name of places or properties I mentioned here are based on the facts and situation on the day of my visit. Take note that you may have a different experience when you try or see the properties or places mentioned here. Names of places and properties may also change by time so it's not my responsibility to update all the information on this blog because once published, I already consider it an archive and I won't update my narratives because I want them to become my references of what have happened in the past. I'm very particular of the dates because I want my amazing readers to understand that I am writing stories based on my perspective and insights on the day of my visit. You can see dates almost everywhere on this blog. Exempted from this rule are my travel guide posts that need to be updated.