A Quick visit at St. Augustine Church and Bell Tower, Bantay, Ilocos Sur
St Augustine Parish Church... From Vigan City comes the next place to see, the Bantay, Ilocos Sur's St Augustine's Church and it's surprisingly quite distant Bell Tower as compared to the usual tandem which they dubbed as the Sinking Bell Tower. *** The Church's entrance. *** *** The shrine of our lady of charity. *** Our lady of charity. *** *** Looks like a castle in the air but this is a bell tower... *** Getting on top of the tower is rewarding as the Ilocos breeze is refreshingly felt in contrast to the heat outside. This must be dubbed as sinking considering the structure is inside is just supported by planks and and the way up is by the installed wooden stairs... I can see the prominent cracks. In years time, the visitors may not be allowed to go up given this condition of the tower. *** There are many steps to take before going inside the bell tower. *** Well, missing the Ilocos breeze s...