Indonesia - Ambon (Maluku)

Here's some translation in case you're like wtf:

pulau = island
pantai = beach
kota = city
kampung = village
tante = aunty
oom = uncle
oma = grandmother
opa = grandfather

Ambon Map


Taken from the plane from Makassar to pulau Ambon.


Arrival at Pattimura Airport.




On our way to the family, this is the army excercising.


Fields.


Pantai Namalatu.


Some oom cutting up coconuts.


Forest.


The women washing their clothes in Kampung Waai.


Pantai Ilang. Sigh...


Kota Ambon. (capitol of pulau Ambon.)


Kota Ambon at night.




The girls next door checking out a Kusu-kusu that my tante Ache had brought over to the house for us to see.


Tante Ache, one of my infamous tantes.


The girls next door who were shy at first but soon started calling me tante Oya. There's some military people strolling past.


Haha yup, a muslim internet cafe.


Sitting in a becak when it was raining.


The end of the main road.


Me feeding the holy fish at kampung Waai.


Becak drivers.


Kampung Natsepa. A tante washing her hair while 2 little boys are laughing really hard at me trying to take photos of them.


Kampung Natsepa.


A tante preparing a really tasty dish at pantai Natsepa.


Pantai Natsepa.


The girls nextdoor at my godchild's baptims partay.


Chickens about to get eaten. Oh and some really big boots.


There was a war on pulau Ambon between 1999 and 2004, some buildings have not yet been restored.




Benteng Duurstede, an old Dutch fort.


People chilling at graves. Without wanting to sound like a total goth; this is seriously how it should be - eating, drinking, smoking, laughing and chilling with a deceased loved one.


People chilling.


People waiting for the bus.