THE MAJESTIC LIGHTHOUSE IN THE SKY.....

The Plaque On The Wall.....






A Few Steps Over.....






From The Courtyard.....







BOO!!!!!






Shadow Markings.....






Rooftop.....






Picture! Picture!






Iron Circle.....






Down Below The Lighthouse.....









The first lighthouse that I have been into was the one on Capones Island, Zambales. Lighthouses provide an unrestricted view of the area and is great to take aerial shots of the surroundings. It also provides a sense of history, as one begins to know of tales that a lighthouse played during a certain time in its past. And I also noticed that a lighthouse's "age" can be ascertained by its appearance, i.e. is it modern or old; is the paint on the walls peeling off or freshly coated; are there any junk parts laying around its quadrangle or are the old parts still in use?

The lighthouse of Cape Bojeador in Burgos, Ilocos Sur was built during the Spanish era. It was first lit on March 30, 1892. It sits majestically on top of a hill named Vigea de Nagparitan and can be seen as far as the town of Pasuquin on the southern end and Bangui at its eastern side. It stands 65 foot tall and has an octagonal stone tower. The lighthouse was put up by the Spaniards to serve as a guide for those galleon ships that entered the country from its homeland of Spain. Up to the present, the lighthouse continues to do so.

Today, it is now one of the tourist attractions of the town of Burgos and the structure itself has been declared a National Historical Landmark on august 13, 2004 and a National Cultural Treasure on June 20, 2005 by the Philippine Government.

Now I have also heard stories about ghosts that supposedly hunt the lighthouse. And these stories were not from the average Joe but from local television shows. It seems that the caretaker of the lighthouse has been a witness to these paranormal sightings. I spoke to him about it and he was noncommittal. I guess he just did not want to scare the people around us by affirming my querry. The line was so long when we went there that it took as about 30 minutes to wait for our turn to go up. Perhaps this is just my imagination working overtime but the window that I took a picture of and posted gave me the shivers while doing so! Creepy!