The First Journey

Hallo.. this is our second blog! The first blog is abandoned... I'm sorry... Chuljae's Cookie World has abandoned.. hiks...

Hahaha.. the 2009 Christmas is the most wonderful Christmas ever in my life. Guess what? I have visited Manado! Yay!!! So, my Christmas journey began in 28th of December... yes, I know is too late. Even Christmas have passed.

The first day, we arrived in Sam-Ratulangi Airport at noon, because before we arrive in Manado, we must take transite in Makassar. Oh my gosh! Manado city is soooo clean, 180 degrees opposite from Jakarta! On this day, we just have a rest in hotel, watching TV and of course, have dinner >.<... we stay at Novotel Hotel, long way from city. But this is a vacation, you know! So we must release the stress, one way from many way is to take a hotel that far away from city.

The second day, we ignored the alarm (hehehe...), awake at 9:00 morning, from the first schedule (actually, we HAD to woke up in 6:00 morning). Then we take a breakfast at hotel, and take a ride to Bitung City! We visited the small zoo (actually that is a taman nasional; margasatwa), and saw a very-cute-small-monkey called.. TARSIUS!!! Oh, so cute!!
After that, we visited Citraland, and took a photo of Jesus Memberkati Monument. Wow, It's so high!! For lunch, we ate a fried-cuttlefish (nyum... yummy!). And, we back to hotel.

The third day, we went to Bukit Kasih at high-land city, Tomohon. Bukit Kasih is a mounted park, there we can saw the five-holy place of five religions in Indonesia, Christian, Catholic, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Moslem. But before we can reach that place, we must took a... 2040 (up & down) non-aspalt stairs!!! WHAT?! Yeah, is sooooo tiring... After take a breakmeal (fried corn, soft drink... hihi), we went to the most wonderful place that I have visited in INDONESIA: Danau Linow!!! Yeah!! The lake is soooooooo beautiful! Imagine the lake that can change its color!! Amazing, right?! Here, we take a cup of tea and pisang goreng.
The third place we visited in the third day was Bukit Doa, a hill of Catholic religion. The Bukit Doa is so amazing...!! We can also Jalan Salib (or Cross-Walk.., maybe? I cannot speak English much) here... after that, we visited Bukit Inspirasi for watching TOMOHON TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, with kolintang and some-traditional music...

The fourth day, in morning we visited Makam Waruga (or Waruga Graveyard), an ancient-style of burrying people in Minahasa. After that, we visited Lake Tondano, beautiful, but not much as Lake Linow.
Guess what, we walk a far far far away to Manado, but we got a same meal as in Jakarta: KFC. WHAT?! Yeah, because this is a 31st of December, and tomorrow is a New Year, many restaurants closed. But KFC stay open. Hahaha...
The night, we woke up still till' 12.00 a.m, praying for a new year..., this is my family traditional, because we are Batak people... hihi...

The fifth day...

HAPPY NEW YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!
Wow, this is 2010?! I can't imagine! It feel, yesterday was a year I'm born..., but now it's 2010?! WOOOOOW!! On this day, we just stay at hotel.

The sixth day... we woke up early in the morning, 5.15 a.m..., and rush to a small-bay and take a boat to Bunaken Island. Half on the way, we saw the very BEAUTIFUL panorama of deep-ocean from glassy-bottom boat. The fish really cute!! Arrived, we take a break-meal (pisang goreng, nasi uduk, and coconut). Here we shopping (hihihi)..., then take a lunch, some fried fish... DELICIOUS!! And then we went to hotel.

The seventh day... actually, we want to go to the church, but I don't know, that we don't. This day we just stay in hotel..., watching TV.

The eighth day... we bought some buah tangan (gifts), like t-shirt, cakes, foods..., at Merciful Building. Lunch we have some seafood, DELICIOUS! Night, we all pack up our things, because tomorrow we want to go back to Jakarta.

I'm sorry that I can't attach some images... but I promise I will posts it...