Yes, I was not actually very surprised about the backpack, given the size of the mikrolets. But there are no people riding on the roofs of the trucks in Manado, unlike around Medan! Everyone gets inside. And the mikrolets are soooo small! Maybe they were the same in Medan, just I became less flexible.
Of course there was ground coffee somewhere, we got it for breakfast all right, but I could not find it by just plain shopping, and I don't speak enough Bahasa Indonesia to explain what I need. And at my fist steps back in Makassar, there were Indomaret and Alfamart opposite one another, with gas and coffee and everything.
Happily there was no extreme heat in Manado, and I cope well with tropical climate, so I was not actually suffering, just amused how people are indifferent to what kind of service they offer. In Kotamobagu, a much smaller town, there were new small fans in old rooms, at the 15.000Rp price difference per night, on request, and the fans still had their price tag of 175.000Rp. In Manado, such thing is considred unnecessary luxury. Curious difference.
Re: Love This!ext_1063831November 11 2013, 06:25:23 UTC
Hahahaha.... A fan with price tag on!!
Yeah, I'm curious also. What a difference. And... what an experience you have had in my country. I love reading your stories and staring at your photos. Awesome.
Of course there was ground coffee somewhere, we got it for breakfast all right, but I could not find it by just plain shopping, and I don't speak enough Bahasa Indonesia to explain what I need. And at my fist steps back in Makassar, there were Indomaret and Alfamart opposite one another, with gas and coffee and everything.
Happily there was no extreme heat in Manado, and I cope well with tropical climate, so I was not actually suffering, just amused how people are indifferent to what kind of service they offer. In Kotamobagu, a much smaller town, there were new small fans in old rooms, at the 15.000Rp price difference per night, on request, and the fans still had their price tag of 175.000Rp. In Manado, such thing is considred unnecessary luxury. Curious difference.
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Yeah, I'm curious also. What a difference. And... what an experience you have had in my country. I love reading your stories and staring at your photos. Awesome.
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