The 3-12 May Bugis-Makassar trip stories compiled

Peace be upon you all. A few days ago I've completed making the last few articles on my trip with the family to Makassar 3rd April 2013, in the Indonesia island of Sulawesi or Celebes. This also saw us venturing into districts which were once old Bugis kingdoms. The trip ended 12th April. And then I started storytelling with articles distributed over my three blogspots. Here are links for all the articles compiled...

1. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Satu pengenalan pagi Jumaat

2. Flight to Makassar

3. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Sampai ke Makassar setelah 2 tahun menyimpan hajat

4. A look at the University of Hasanuddin, Makassar

5. On to Makassar city

6. Fort Rotterdam

7. Muzium (Museum of) La Galigo

8. Muzium La Galigo lagi (More of La Galigo Museum)

9. Masjid 'terapung' ('Floating' mosque of) Losari

10. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Fort Rotterdam dan 'gegaran' Muzium La Galigo

11. Muzium (Museum of) Balla Lompoa

12. Makam (Tomb of) Sheikh Yusuf Makassar

13. Makam (Tomb of) Sultan Hasanuddin

14. Makam raja-raja Gowa (Tombs of the rulers of Gowa

15. Masjid tua (Old mosque of) Katangka

16. Makam keluarga keturunan raja Gowa (Tombs of families of descendants of the rulers of Gowa)

17. Makam (Tomb of) Arung Palakka

18. Makam (Tomb of) Karaeng Pattingalloang

19. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Sheikh Yusuf dan pertentangan antara Sultan Hasanuddin dengan Arung Palakka

20. Leang Leang prehistoric park

21. The waterfall of Bantimurung

22. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Keluar dari Makassar selepas 3 hari berehat

23. Makam (Tomb of) Datu We Tenri Olle

24. Makam (Tomb) of Datu Pancai Tana

25. The road from Tanete to Wajo

26. The lake called Danau Tempe

27. Tempat bernama (The place called) Saoraja Mallangga

28. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Akhirnya, sampai ke Wajo, kerajaan leluhurku belah Bugis

29. Makam (Tomb of) Sayyid Jamaluddin Kubro

30. Makam-makam di sekeliling makam Sayyid Jamaluddin Kubro (Tombs around that of Sayyid Jamaluddin Kubro)

31. Tinggalan masjid lama Tosora (remains of the old mosque of Tosora)

32. Lagi makam-makam bertanda meriam (More tombs marked with cannons)

33. Benteng (Fort of) Tosora

34. Makam (Tomb of) La Madukelleng

35. Going back to Makassar via Bone

36. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Dari Sayyid Jamaluddin Kubro ke La Madukelleng meluruskan beberapa aspek sejarah

37. Makam (Tomb of) Pangeran Diponegoro

38. A resort of Bugis and Makassar traditional houses

39. Terhencot-hencot ke Tanah Bugis - Pengeran Diponegoro dan Makassar hari akhir

A resort of Bugis and Makassar traditional houses

Peace be upon you all. On to the last day of the Bugis-Makassar trip 3-12 May.

Sunday 12th May 2013 is the day we would return to Malaysia. But before that we visited a few places in Makassar city.

One of it is a seaside resort...

It boats of units made with Bugis-Makassar traditional architecture set on water.

You can get some nice views including that of a nearby small island...

Going back to Makassar via Bone

On to the 9th day of the Makassar-Bugis trip...

Saturday afternoon 11th May 2013. After spending a night at Sengkang visiting some places around it's time to go back to Makassar.

This time we would be using a different route.

We did went through Soppeng using the same road to get to Sengkang on Friday. Refer The road from Tanete to Wajo, But after 27 km or so we took another road heading south.

The road would brought us through the district of Bone, once a powerful Bugis kingdom.

At this juncture we should be in Lamuru, a sub-district which was once a small kingdom under Bone.

We passed through some tight turnings as the road meandered through hills and highlands.

These seemed to alternate with plains...

Now I can't remember where this is. But I do know after some time we entered the district of Maros.

We made stop for a late lunch. View from the restaurant where we had our fill.

More beautiful countryside views beckon as the journey continues.

Soon it was too dark to take clear pictures.

Suffice to say we arrived in Makassar after 6 hours or so on the road...

The lake called Danau Tempe

Continued from The road from Tanete to Wajo.

Later that we day we went up a hill just outside town.

From the summit one can have a good look around.

Below lies the town of Sengkang.

But I was more interested in the background.

For a closer looks shows a rather vast body of water.

It is the lake called Danau (lake of) Tempe, a proud natural landmark of Wajo'.

The road from Tanete to Wajo

On to the following day of the 3-12 May Makassar-Bugis trip. Continued from The waterfall of Bantimurung.

After Bantimurung we went to Barru about 110 km north of Makassar and spent the night there. The next day, Friday 10th May 2013 we started another long trip taking a small road from a small town a few kilometres south of Barru.

I can't remember the name of the town. What I do know it lies within a sub-district called Tanete.

Tanete used to be a small Bugis kingdom. We took the road ascending towards a mountain range to the east.

In fact we went climbed up high enough to get close to the summit of a mountain. 

I think the ridge of the mountain marks the border of Tenate as we descended into the district of Soppeng which used to be a bigger kingdom.

After some time descending the road became practically straight.

Soon we entered another district which also used to be a kingdom, the more prominent state of Wajo'. That's when I started to notice a rather distinct architecture. While the traditional houses have similar shapes to that in Makassar and other places, it is the wood carvings jutting out of the corners of the roof that shows local flavour.

Ah. The gate to the town of Sengkang, capital of Wajo'. The sub-district around use to be a sub-kingdom of Wajo'.

A certain warm feeling started to swell inside me upon entering the town and district. What can I say? It is said a Bugis ancestor of mine used to rule Sengkang before he was made the paramount ruler of Wajo'.

The waterfall of Bantimurung

Continuing from Leang Leang prehistoric park.

From Leang Leang we went to another side of the limestone hills, to a place called Bantimurung.

This area is practically besides Leang Leang if one can cut through the hills. But by road one have to go around it...

It seems this place attracts many visitors.

Once you see the waters you can understand why.

For this place is practically a waterpark.

That is the Bantimurung waterfall.

With waters rushing from limestone hills I wish I could enjoy it too.

But with my foot injury all I can do was sit and watch...