Day 35 – Friday 15 March

Cruise Day 9

Ujung Padang (Makassar), Sulawesi, Indonesia

As we disembarked, we past the local dancers.

We hired Hosea, to drive us around his city (Hosea is one of the harbour pilots, and lacked driving skills and local knowledge, but added to the experience!).

Paotere Harbour (phinisi boats)

 Graveyard of King Tallo

 Makassar from above

 Xiam Ma Temple (Buddhist)

 Vihara Ibu Agung Bahari Temple (Buddhist)

 Fort Rotterdam

 Mandala Monument – commemorates integration of Irian Jaya in 1962

 Al Markas Al Islami (Moslem)

 Mosque under construction

 sculptures on Losari Beach Esplanade

Masjid Amirul Mukminim (floating mosque – Moslem)

 Trans Studio World Shopping Mall 

Farewell Makassar