From Makassar

Just got back from my trip to my hometown - Makassar. Arrived in Sultan Hasanuddin Airport on 20.02.2011 afternoon, went straight from the airport to a place that has an awesome waterfall, Bantimurung. The trip to Bantimurung was lovely, greenery on both sides, great hills, the river, combined with some traditional houses.
In Bantimurung, you can also see butterfly museum, as it is also well known for their butterfly conservation. So, you can easily spotted some butterfly souvenirs sellers in there. Too bad I didn't get the chance to see the museum as we were running late.

Went to visit the fish market called Paotere because it's actually very close to the Paotere Dock. In this area you can also see the traditional ships called Pinisi. The market was so smelly and dirty, but the fishes were so fresh and cheap.

The next day I went to visit Galesong, Takalar, small cities in Makassar, the trip view was kind of similar to the trip when I visited Bantimurung, lovely with its traditional villages.
Went to visit the famous Fort Rotterdam, the buildings had been restored on 1974, but we could still catch the old ambience, specially when we entered the Museum. This Fort turns to a hip place at night, lots of people (mostly young) hang out in front of this Fort. Right across the street you could find Popsa - the culinary village - as they say, where you can enjoy dinner while watching the sunset, or just hang out with your friends enjoying the beach, although the food are kind of expensive here.
And last but not least, went to Trans Studio. A huge mall combined with huge indoor amusement theme park, the entrance fee was so expensive and you can only play with 15 games, but if you wanna play with all available games, they offer a package, still it's expensive. :-)

The trip this time was an awesome journey. Met families and relatives, lost a dearest uncle at the same time...... happy and sad were mixed up. But I loved every moment of it, the people, the food, the view. I couldn't ask for more. Thanks to all my families that made everything was so beautiful.

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