Crazy day. Travelling a lot today to get to Makassar and down to Flores the morning after. We had breakfast by the garden and caught, by chance, a shared car on the road to Manado, just in front of the church. Much more of a comfortable choice than public buses. Once in Manado we killed some time with a massage in front of Minahasa hotel. We picked our backpack and laundry and head to the airport via microlet this time, two of them in town and a third one running all the way to the airport.Lunch at the airport was surprisingly good. We both had fish, rice and vegies which were very tasty. Lion Air flight was alright.
Arriving in Makassar, we took a shuttle bus to town which took around 1hr to get to the city due to intense traffic. We checked in at Pondok Suada Indah Hotel, which is "ok" for a transit night, don't expect too much. Out for dinner and get some money. We were in the idea that the "warungs" (food stands) by the water were a good option for seafood dining. Unfortunately reality was different and we were a little disappointed with the food and had to bear some harassment from the several stands packed together. We decided to head back to bed and get some sleep. A taxi is picking us up at 4:30 am.
Price Reference
Shared car Tomohon-Mando: 6K IDR, 40 min.
Microlets: 2K IDR (in city), 2.5K IDR (to airport)
Lunch: 25K IDR
Lion Air. Manado-Makassar: 325K IDR
Makassar Airport Shuttle Bus: 15K IDR
Pondok Suada Indah Hotel: 250K IDR
