Gorontalo

Gorontalo

3 – 6 August 2014

Rita. Yadhi. Shinta. Tiwi. Mas Ian. Ganesh. Yayuk.

After Togean, now it’s Gorontalo’s turn to be explored..

For Day 1 to Day 5, please click HERE

This is Day 6

Exploring Gorontalo..

We were more than satisfied with our 3-day non stop snorkeling at Togean, so we decided not to do anymore water activity in Gorontalo. Maybe someday I’ll come back to Gorontalo to visit Taman Laut Olele and Saronde Island, but for now, let’s just skip it.

Our first stop today is Benteng Otanaha. And then we went to the house of our driver’s brother to eat some ketupat. It’s the 7th day after Hari Raya Idul Fitri, the Gorontalo people call it Lebaran Ketupat day. Many houses open their doors for guests and serve food with ketupat. Lucky for us, our driver is kind enough to invite us to have a Lebaran Ketupat experience :D

There are also many events during the Lebaran Ketupat day. We went to a horse race and a bull race event. It was so crowded, so unorganized, so dusty, and so hot. Interesting! Haha..

In the afternoon, we went to see Menara Keagungan. Too bad we couldn’t go in because it’s under construction.

Day 7

Start from Hotel New Melati at 8am.

Desa Wisata Religi Bubohu. Masjid Walima Emas. Governor’s office. Rumah Makan Intan. Pasar Sentral. Warung Kopi Ceria. Pentadio Resort. Tempat pendaratan amfibi Ir. Soekarno. Rumah Adat Dulohupa. Maharani (souvenir shop). 

this cute little family lives at new melati hotel

desa wisata religi bubohu

Day 8

Time to go back to Jakarta with a tan, a big smile and a happy soul :D

For pictures of my trip to Togean, please see traveling.. food for my soul: Togean (ritaaza.blogspot.com)