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PALOPO Rp500
from Rantepao by bus. On this 62 km road pass over a mountain pine forest.
During the rains there could be more than 20 landslides blocking your
way. Stay in the pasangrahan at Battang which overlooks the deep gorge
down to the plain on which Palopo is located; Rp400 per night. Exotic
butterflies in Battang sell for Rp150-1000. Good meals in Warung Puncak,
Rp150. Look for brown sugar candy. Palopo is Muslim, another 'Hellow mister!'
town. The streets are filled with becaks with the drivers sleeping in
them, and at midday a cop dozes on the porch of the police station. The
view from the end of the 2 km long pier is stupendous. stay and eat: A
cheap town to stay in with good seafood. Losmen Marlia, JI. Kartini, is
a fun place; Rp300 without a window, Rp350 with a window. There are many
losmens such as Peng. Muncul (Rp350), Pang. Lima lRp350), and Rismaria
(Rp350). Rumah Makan Bambooden, JI. Kartini, has alright food. A cozier
place is right opposite it at Chinese-run Kios Mini Indah; try the sate
and es buah. vicinity of Palopo: Climb G. Balandai, 5 km from town, a
one hour's walk. Songka Beach is 5 km or Rp200 by becak. Plywood Beach
is 11 km from Palopo or Rpl00 by bemo. from Palopo by boat: There are
two shipping companies in Palopo, P.T. Ramanyaga, JI. Pelita 1; and P.M.
Aman Jaya, close to the harbor. They each have boats leaving for Malili
nightly, Rpl1001250 deck class. Passenger cabins cost extra Rp500-1000.
Sometimes it's a very rough trip. There are also boats to Kolaka from
where you can go overland to Kendari. by bus: Take a bus to Wotu, Rp750,
then do the walk up to Tomini Bay. Catch Liman or Damri Express from Palopo,
to: Ujung Pandang, Rp1650, leaving daily at 7 am; Sengkang, Rp1250; Pare
Pare, Rp1500. The Rantepao buses leave from out of town a bit but you
can easily walk to the depot. The charge to Rantepao is Rp600 because
it's a high climb. Most buses for Rantepao leave in the morning, the last
bus leaves at around 6 pm. to the Bay of Tomini and beyond: Take the bus
from Palopo Rp600 to Masamba. Then walk from Masamba to Lake Poso in 3
days through a mountain pass and forest; quite easy, goes slowly up and
slowly down. You might get a lift on trucks with roadbuilders. From the
south end of Lake Poso to the north end of the lake, it's Rp500 by boat.
From Tentena, on top of the lake, to Poso it's Rp750 by minibus. From
Poso to Parigi, 7 hours by boat, Rp2000, leaving every2-3 days. From Parigi
to to Palu, take a bus Rp1500. From Palu to Donggala, Rp200-250 by minibus.
From Donggala get a kapal motor over to East Kalimantan or by ship down
to Ujung Pandang or to Pare Pare. From Poso to Manado there are boats
for Rp13,000, but not that regular. You might have to take up to 3 different
boats to reach Manado. Or catch a boat just over to Gorontalo, then go
overland and by coaster up the west coast of the northern peninsula to
Manado, or take a boat or ship from Poso up to Bitung on the east coast
of Sulawesi Utara, then by van across the peninsula to Manado, Rp300. |
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we must point out a very important distinction which the Balinese make between
two clearly separate groups of ancestors. The first of these groups consists
of the dead who are riot yet completely purified. This group is in turn subdivided
in pirata, those riot yet cremated, and pitara, those already cremated. The
former are still completely impure; the latter have been purified, but are still
considered as distinct, individual souls. The second group consists of the completely
purified ancestors who are considered as divine. Everything Bali Indonesia |
