Medan Trip - A Culinary Day at Medan Kota

I forget to mention that we had the privilege to stay at Anam's place throughout our stay in Medan. His house is located in one of the high class housing complexes in Deli Serdang, a bit outskirt of Medan.

The location of Medan City, Komplek Cemara Asri, and Kualanamu International Airport

Before reaching Anam's house, he brought us to a vihara (Buddhist temple) around his house. The vihara is called Vihara Mahavira Graha Medan. When I googled it, I found out that this vihara was under Mahavira Graha Pusat and there were quite a numbers of this vihara all over Indonesia.

The front look of the vihara

Pardon me if the photos of this vihara are not appealing. There was a huge sign stating that no photography was allowed. Moreover, the security guard followed us throughout our visit to make sure no one violated the regulation.

In order to keep the memory, I stole some moments and snapped a few pictures.

Behind the main building, there is a huge square and such corridors surrounding it

The vihara looked very Chinese, a bit like China Great Wall and a bit like Tian An Men. The corridor is full with China ornaments and the wall is full with dhamma stories. The square behind the main building has a great numbers of Buddha statues.

After walking one round and pray for a while, we finished our visit here and headed to Anam's mansion!

View of Vihara Mahavira Graha Medan from the car

When the car entered the housing complex, I was amazed by how big the houses were. And I couldn't help but to wonder when I could afford to have mansions like this. :(

Oh well, let's focus on the holiday. We were welcomed warmly by Anam's mom. Since I was the only girl in the trip, I had my own room with attached bathroom. Yeay! The guys (six of them) were to sleep in Anam's super big room.

We officially started our culinary day with fresh mangoes eventhough we already had butter cake from Manado and bika ambon in the car.

Slices of mangga harum manis and tiny mangga prapat

We also had lalampa from Hari-Hari Bakery, specially brought by Erland from Manado. Wow!

Lalampa, speciality from Manado. Ho ciak!

After resting for a while, Anam and his mom brought us out to Medan Kota. Our first stop was Kedai Kopi Bun (Bun Coffee Shop) at Jalan Yoserizal with its speciality, tau kua he ci.

The famous London Sumatera Utara Building while we were on the way

We finally reached Kedai Kopi Bun!

A modest coffee shop

So, again, this coffee shop's speciality is tau kua he ci. What is tau kua he ci? Tau kua he ci is a so called 'snack' of Medanese consists of fried tofu block (tau kua), morning glory (kangkung), bean sprouts (taoge), chunks of fried soft shell crabs and prawn-flour cracker (rempeyek udang) with sweet red sauce. It cost IDR 23000 (SGD 2.4) per portion.

Tau kua he ci before and after being messed up!

Other than that, we also ordered some desserts like bubur pulut hitam, ucece, and skotheng. These desserts cost IDR 13000 (SGD 1.4) each.

Bubur Pulut Hitam is basically black sticky rice and mung bean with coconut milk 

Ucece. In Singapore we call it bobo chacha. In my hometown, this is kolak.

Skotheng in Medan is not like those in Java with ginger broth. It is just sugar syrup with jelly, atap seed, and sweet corn.

Then we went to Sun Plaza, one if not the biggest shopping mall in Medan. Since it was still Saturday noon, Medanese were still working thus the roads were quite free and it was quite easy to find parking lot. We reached Sun Plaza around 2:00 pm. I started my manicure and pedicure around 2:30 pm while the rest walked around the mall and had some bites.

I never thought that a manicure and pedicure session could last for 3 hours! Only at 5:30 pm I was released. This thing hit me for IDR 365000 (SGD 38) and my butt was so so so pain from sitting for that long.

Such a simple thing for 3 hours, seriously?????

After I have finished, we rushed back home. Anam's mom was so afraid that it's gonna jam along the road but thank God the road was quite clear. Only at an intersection, one motorcycle sped up, got caught by a pot hole, and fell in front of our eyes. The rider was unconcious and bleeding from his head.

By the look of their shirts, we knew that these people was from Pemuda Pancasila Medan. Pemuda Pancasila is a political gangster that has been founded since 1981. I don't understand what is the purpose of this community. By the news so far, they are quite radical in their acts.

When the other members of the gang helped the unconscious guy 

After reaching home, we rested for a while before heading out again for dinner. You see our day was completely filled with food!

Our destination for dinner was Jalan Semarang or we can say Medan Chinatown. Jalan Semarang is actually a normal road with rows of shops in the day time. After 6:00 pm the road side is occupied and the tables and chairs are set up to cater for the diners. At another road besides Jalan Semarang, there is Selat Panjang. Selat Panjang also offers similar experience to the visitors. However, according to Anam's parents, the foods in Jalan Semarang are better.

So there we were at Jalan Semarang. I could remember that I had been there before but I still felt amazed. A lot of roadside eateries. A lot. A lot. If you come here without bringing any Medanese, I am sure you will not know which one to buy.

Jalan Semarang. If only the road is closed for car, this place will be much nicer.

A very impressive system is practiced here. Eventhough there are so many eateries offering different culinary experiences, you need not worry. You don't need to walk along the road nor to shift from one to another food kiosk. What you need to do is to find a seat. The waiter will find you and take order.

You can imagine that you are dining in fanciful restaurant even though you are just sitting at the roadside. There is a centralized management of these eateries thus you can order anything from the waiters and you just pay once. What a convenient. I really salute that all the food sellers are so secure in their fortune they do not try to compete in each and every way.

This system provides convenience and tends to make the customers to over order.

Just like us.

Namyo's mom helped us order the foods. And she ordered a lot. A lot. A Lot. A LOt. A LOT.

Other than ordering from the waiters, she also went to other places to buy some other things for us to try.

So these are what we ate that night:

Bihun Bebek Atak (Duck Vermicelli Atak). My favourite for the night. Tender duck breast, al dente vermicelli, clear and refreshing soup.

Wanton Mee (Dumpling Noodle) without dumplings. Due to the customs in Medan, every noodle is called wanton mee. In my hometown, this is bakmie. :)

Hokkien Mee (Hokkien Noodle). Another noodle dish with clear glass noodle, prawns, fish cakes, fish balls, and veggies. Pour the broth over, add some chilli, and enjoy it!

Medan Hor Fun (Medan Flat Rice Noodle) is basically hor fun poured with flour-water mixture and pork, meat balls, and veggies.

Char Kway Teow (Fried Kway Teow). A long order list caused this dish to be delivered the last. To be honest I could not recall how it tasted now. Maybe I have eaten too much when I tasted this.

Medan Popiah (Medan Spring Roll) is not like any popiah in Singapore. Refreshing taste of carrots, cucumbers, and crabs filling. My saliva is running while I type this.

Crispy Popiah. In Singapore people call it kueh pie tie. The filling is exactly the same as popiah but the skin is different. 

Fish Ball. Initially I thought it was just an ordinary fish ball but I was wrong, it was a bowl of fish balls with minced meat fillings.

Char Siew (Cantonese Barbecued Pork). Lotsa fats. I could not stomach it.

Roasted Pork. I dared not eat because it basically consist of fat and skin. Euhhhh. However everyone in the group praised it and I tried to taste the bone and to be honest, it was nice.

Sate Padang (Padang Style Satay) is not really my food.

Kerang Rebus (Boiled Cockle). The best thing of this thing is the sauce: chilli sauce, grounded peanuts, and pineapple.

But be careful you may find small crab inside. Don't eat it! It's not a buy-one-get-one-free thing.

We were so very full after all the foods! We were thankful for the foods and decided to call it a day.

Happy face and happy tummy

But we were wrong. Anam's parents went to Selat Panjang to buy some sweet stuffs for us.

Martabak Piring (Plate Pancake) in front of Selat Panjang. Crispy and nice!

I can't recall the name but it tastes like kue dadar (Update: the bride told me that this was called APUNG)

Only after we finished everything, the bride-to-be reached Jalan Semarang. We had a fun chat for a while before calling it a day and driving back home.

However, when we reached the housing complex, it was completely dark. Only then we knew that Medan was facing blackout every single day for three hours a day. Terrible. So, instead of going home, Anam brought us to another vihara. This time is a super big vihara called Maha Maitreya Vihara.

It was so dark I could not take any better shot. This is just the front porch of the first floor of the vihara

Another dark shot.

Everybody was so tired after the whole day. All of us fell asleep just in seconds with almost exploding tummy.

Next Post - Winding Roads for Danau Toba

Love is in the air,
Little Feet

Medan Trip - The Prologue

21 June 2014 to 25 June 2014.

Another blocked dates for holiday. Yes. Another holiday. Less than two months after the last one.

Say that I am a travel freak and I will proudly declare that I am indeed one.

The story started a few months ago when one of my course mates declared in our whatsapp chat group that she was getting married and invited us to attend the wedding in her hometown in Medan, North Sumatera.

I have visited Medan back then in 2007 and I was not impressed with the city or even the famous Lake Toba. However, my buddy was getting married so I should support her, right?

So there I was, checking the websites of various airlines to search for Singapore-Medan flights. Basically there are a few airlines that fly directly between the two cities.

Silk Air, Valuair, Air Asia

I happened to look at Jetstar website and it offered SGD 72 for return flight. And of course I grabbed the chance! We bought five tickets for me, bf, Anam, Awan, and Ahin.

So again, let's visit Medan in the net before we visit it in the real world.

Medan is the capital of North Sumatera province. It is located in Sumatera island besides Malacca Strait. This city is the third largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya. Hokkien people and Batak people live in this city as the majority.

Medan is about 1 hour flight from Singapore

Long long long time ago, Medan was a port town, known as Haru or Deli. The inhabitants of Deli came from Malay Peninsula, Mandailing Regency, and Karo Highlands. It was also said that Deli was under the Kingdom of Aceh.

The Chinese came to Medan for trading. They occupied an area outside of Medan called Medan Labuhan to carry out their daily trading activities. Only after a natural disaster that destroyed the town, the Chinese moved to other places.

So much for the history. This holiday was a bit different since I did not plan the itinerary. You may wonder. Why? Yeah, why?

Anam is a Medanese. He was the one settling the programme of the trip, transportation, and accomodation. I was not doing anything except begging him to include Sipiso-piso Waterfall in the itinerary.

To be honest, I am a planning freak. Not to be involved in planning took a big chunk of flavour in the trip itself. I was not too excited, I felt insecure not knowing anything, I thought I was in the dark.

I started packing only a day before the trip, which was so NOT ME!

As a result, I slept only 3 hours before getting up and rushing to Changi Airport.

The flight to Medan was operated by Valuair. Our flight schedule was at 08:50 am (GMT +8) and we reached there around 07:30 am (GMT +8). After clearing the document verification and immigration, we sat at Starbucks for breakfast.

A heart to start a good trip

And we met another friend here, Chee. Chee was our classmate in university and he was travelling to Medan for the same purpose as we did. After chit-chatting for awhile, we proceeded to the boarding gate. There was slight delay in the take off, but who cared!

Sleeping throughout the flight

We reached Kualanamu Airport around 9:00am local time (GMT +7). The flight only took 1 hour due to the short distance between Medan and Singapore. I got a window seat and I felt quite surprised of the sight of the airport from afar.

That's Kualanamu International Airport. So WOW!

The airport looked like Svarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok at the first glance. Don't you think so?

Right? Right? Right?

Kualanamu International Airport started its operation for Medan and the surrounding since July 2013. The purpose of constructing Kualanamu International Airport was to replace Polonia International Airport which has reached its 85th year of service.

Kualanamu International Airport is currently the second largest airport in Indonesia after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng. Kualanamu International Airport is located 38 km out of Medan city, in Deli Serdang.

After the plane has completely stopped, we strolled towards the immigration counter and queued for our chops. The officer that cleared my immigration was also from Palembang and he joked with me for a while before let me go.

Queueing for immigration clearance

When we walked out of the airport, Anam and Erland were already there waiting for us. After exchanging greetings with each other, we walked to the car. Then I noticed something: there was an integrated train station in the airport!

Stasiun Kereta Api Bandara a.k.a Airport Train Station

Therefore, when you reached Kualanamu International Airport, you can straight away take the train to go to the city centre, a.k.a Stasiun Medan (Medan Station). The train ticket costs IDR 80000 (SGD 8.3) one way and the train is brand-new, imported from Korea, and equipped with wifi.

I think this is the coolest train in Indonesia (Photo Source: flights.indonesiamatters.com)

I was quite sad that we did not have the chance to experience the first airport train in Indonesia. But well, life must go on. So, here we were, ready for our Medan journey!

Next Post - A Culinary Day in Medan Kota

Love is in the air,
Little Feet

Jakarta, Not Just a City

My short trip this weekend was only to meet my parents and do a so called 'field trip' for my future big dream. Yes, I was going to attend a wedding and see how the wedding organizer operated during the wedding. :)

I was scheduled to fly to Jakarta on 09:50 pm (GMT +8) and touched down on 10:50 pm (GMT +7). That was the fastest boarding time I experienced. The flight was almost full but I don't know why there was no queue at the air bridge nor the aisle. And surprisingly, we touched down Jakarta 16 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

On Saturday, we lazed around at home till 11:00 am and headed to my dentist for a routine check-up at Taman Ratu, West Jakarta. After that, we proceeded to mom's skin doctor at Senopati, Central Jakarta for her routine check-up. A visit to Central Park was to close the afternoon before we went to the wedding reception at night at Aryaduta Hotel.

Our last day in Jakarta was filled with gathering with dad's friends. His friend then sent us to the airport for my flight back to Singapore and my parents' flight to Palembang.

In Singapore, I already had someone waiting for me. And I also had my next days waiting. :)

So what should I tell today besides my itinerary?

For me, Jakarta is boring. A city full of people, vehicles, and dust. The giant skyscrapers eating the tiny dirty houses. The branded bags versus the ragged clothes. The traffic jam and the angered people. The hot polluted weather. The overly priced land plots and houses.

Don't take my opinions for a truth. Jakarta still has its own beauty. As the capital of Indonesia, it acts as the center of political and economic activities. The hope to get better life in Jakarta brings almost everybody to migrate there. The hope that Jakarta offers is its unique beauty brings everyone together.

Just like Singapore, you can see a lot of houses, apartments, office towers, and shopping malls. However, Jakarta is far bigger than Singapore. And Jakarta has much longer history than Singapore.

Long before Indonesia was formed, Jakarta was part of Kerajaan Sunda (Sunda Kingdom) in 669 to 1579 AD. Back then, Jakarta was named Sunda Kelapa.

Portuguese was the first one to land in Sunda Kelapa. In 1522, Kerajaan Sunda and Portuguese signed a trading agreement. Sunda Kelapa should provide spices for Portuguese and let them build storage and fortress but Portuguese should help Sunda in fighting Kerajaan Demak in return.

In 1527, Fatahillah from Kerajaan Demak managed to defeat Portuguese and chase them away from Sunda Kelapa. Since then, Sunda Kelapa was renamed to Jayakarta. Long after that, a number of historical experts interpreted the date of this occurence as 22 June 1527. This date was then used as the birthday of this city.

In end May 1619, The Dutch finally reached and conquered Jayakarta after landed in Banten in 1596. They change Jayakarta's name to be Batavia in 1621. The Dutch used  Batavia as the centre of their legacy. Batavia's geographical condition was similar to Netherlands: a lot of swamps, the ground level below the sea level. Therefore, they started to build canals, buildings, train station, etc by using the manpowers from Madura, Sulawesi, Maluku, China, and India. They also extend the boundary of this city more to the south. Their objective was to dominate the market of spices trading.

The people that were forced to work as builders for this city then resided in certain parts of Batavia. That's why until today you still can find Kampung Cina (Chinatown), Kampung Melayu (Malay Town), Kampung Bali (Bali Town), etc.

To cut the story short, people started to fight The Dutch only after a riot in 1740. However, no attempt was successful to chase The Dutch away.

Only during World War II when The Dutch was in the losing end, Japanese managed to take Batavia from their hands in 1942. Japanese then changed the name again to Jakarta Toko Betsu Shi. Due to the bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Indonesia, led by Soekarno, managed to defeat The Japanese and declare the independence of Indonesia on 17 August 1945. Jakarta was also declared as the capital of Indonesia.

In September 1945, The Dutch came back to dominate Jakarta. But the spirit of independence created different effect. A lot fights, a lot of battles, a lot of mediations, and in the end, The Dutch recognised Indonesia's independence in 1949.

Jakarta faced a booming in the number of residents since then after that due to its role as the centre of politics and economy. And it stays like that until now. Everybody thinks that Jakarta can offer good salary, good lives, everything.

Since the independence of Indonesia, Jakarta has faced two times of major riots, in 1965 and 1998. The former caused Soekarno to step down from his presidential chair while the latter caused Soeharto to do the same.

Jakarta has also gone through a lot of flooding cycles, a ton of criminal records, and more than a number of mass demonstrations. However, since 2012, two saviours were sent to mend Jakarta. They are the Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor and vice governor of DKI Jakarta Province (since 1961).

They have done wonders to Jakarta. I can't say that Jakarta is not messy or flooding or jam anymore now. But at least, there are improvements, a significant one.

1. The construction of Jakarta MRT was finally executed by them although the progress looks very very slow. I believe baby steps are needed.

What Jakarta MRT will look like in Year 2XXX (Photo Source: jakartabaruindonesiabaru.blogspot.com)

2. They managed to relocate the poor residents around reservoirs in North Jakarta and revamp the areas. There are more city parks in Jakarta now.

Waduk Pluit Before (bottom) and After (top) (Photo Source: www.merdeka.com)

3. Some other ongoing works in Jakarta: conservation and revitalization of Kota Tua Jakarta (Jakarta Old Town), construction of Kampung Deret, rent-free scheme for small and medium enterprises in Pekan Raya Jakarta Monas (Monas Jakarta Expo), etc.

Sooooo, I am looking forward to the new face of Jakarta in years to come. Who knows Jakarta can be a heritage city like Penang?

I am still hoping and dreaming. And when the dreams come true I can proudly recommend you to travel to Jakarta. :)

Love is in the air,
Little Feet

Manado Trip - Special Thanks to Hari Hari Mini Market & Bakery

Our trip in Manado would not be that happening if it was not for Erland and his shop. So, I decide to express my gratitude by dedicating one special post for Hari-Hari Minimarket & Bakery.

A little bit about Erland.

He was born in Ternate and when we was little, his family moved to Manado. For me, he is a Manado person but keeps saying that he is from Ternate. His family run a mini market and a bakery in front of their house. And he went back from Singapore to pour his whole heart into the business and helped his family.

It's Hari Hari Mini Market & Bakery.

Hari-Hari Mini Market & Bakery is located in Jalan Daan Mogot No. 48, Tikala Baru, Manado. It is somewhere near Kantor Walikota Lapangan Tikala (Town Square).

Our days in Manado were much easier because of Hari Hari Mini Market & Bakery:
1. We stocked our mineral water from this shop and the price was apparently much cheaper than other places.
2. Our daily snacks were provided by Hari Hari Bakery. All were finger-licking good!
3. When we suffered from heavy itchiness due to sunburn and excessive sweat, we bought the skin powder talc here.
4. The bakery also sold quite a number of iconic Manado snacks for us to pack home. Erland's parents helped us to contain them nicely inside boxes for our convenience.

It was really a five-star service!

When you park your car at the car park in front of the shop, you shall see the big mini market. I think that shop should not be called mini market due to the huge size and the extensive products carried. From my observation, you can practically buy any of your daily needs here: mineral waters, biscuits, instant noodles, milks, detergents, note books, simple toys, etc. You can name it and they have it.

If you turn to the left, you shall see a small door leading to the bakery. The space is not too big but there are two tables with a few chairs followed by two racks facing each other to display their products and a cashier at the end of the room.

The front of Hari Hari Mini Market & Bakery

The door that you MUST go through when you visit Hari Hari Mini Market

The rack that I am talking about

The cashier

I did not take photos on the interior, so please, go and have a look yourself. :)

I would review whatever things that we have eaten:

1. Angka Durian
This is a traditional cake made of glutinous rice flour, sugar, coconut milk, and durian. It tastes just nice, not too sweet and not too bland with durian sensation. This is everyone's favorite!

Angka Durian. The green color comes from real pandan essence.

2. Nasi Jaha
Nasi jaha is glutinous rice that is spiced with ginger and soaked in coconut milk before getting stuffed into a bamboo and barbecued. For people who do not really like ginger, this food may not be so edible. But for me, it is nice!

Nasi jaha. It can be eaten without any complementary dish, but feel free if you want to do so!!!

How to make nasi jaha. Photo credit to http://wisatakulinernusantaraku.blogspot.sg

3. Makao
I tried to google this food to search for its origin and other related history, but it turned nothing out. I do not really know what this food is, but let me tell you that this is one of the foods that made us 'wow' and 'umm' and 'uhh' and 'I want more'. I should say that this is some kind of fried bun with mixed vegetable stuffing. Do not fret when you hear vegetable because the veggies have been cooked in such a way that they all taste nice. While eating makao, please use the sweet and sour sauce. It will create richer taste.

Makao. It is like calzone of Manado. Yayyy.

4. Panada
Panada is a fried bun stuffed with spiced skipjack tuna. It is best to be eaten piping hot just when it is out of the frying pot. The shape is similar to Singapore curry puff but the skin is not crispy, there is certain thickness to the dough. The dough tastes savoury and it blends well with the filling. It is almost heaven. :)

Panada. It was originated from Spanish who conquered Manado way back then.

5. Puding Cokelat
This is one of the modern creations of Hari Hari Bakery. The pudding comes in a plastic cup and what you need to do is just scoop it and put it into your mouth. The bitterness of the chocolate pudding and the sweetness of the custard will melt in your mouth. You can also taste that there is rum used for this pudding.

Puding Cokelat dalam Cup ala Hari Hari Bakery

6. Roti Panggang Kenari Mini
Those who have been to Java must have known bagelan and this is it! The only difference is the topping. Instead of having butter spreaded on top of the bread, it is canary nuts. It comes in bite size and super crispy! I am a big fan of nuts so don't ask me to review.

Bagelan Kenari. By the look you know how crispy this thing is.

7. Halua Kenari
This is my personal favorite. Please imagine nougat and this is made using the same concept. It is basically caramelized sugar and canary nuts. I love the bitter and sweet taste of the caramel! Yoohoo. How I love this thing.

Halua kenari. One pack comes in ten small pieces.

8. Bagea Kenari
This is another snack made using canary nut. However this one is sort of savoury version. Bagea kenari is made of flour, canary nut, and a lot of garlic. The taste is too garlic for me. If you are a vampire, don't dare to touch this thing!

Bagea Kenari. So garlic. I can't really stomach this.

9. Keripik Pisang
Keripik pisang or banana chip can be found everywhere around the world. EVERYWHERE, yes. But the chips that we ate here were quite different. I don't whether it's the standard banana chips in Manado or it is just here. Anyway, it did not matter at all. We enjoyed that. We tasted two types of banana chips, sweet and savoury. The sweet one is unique due to the caramelized brown sugar covering the banana chip. The savoury one is very thin and crispy. I think the banana slices are soaked in salt water to create that kind of smooth saltiness.

Keripik Pisang Asin

Keripik Pisang Manis

10. Keripik Keladi
Keladi is yam. Keripik is chip. Keripik keladi is yam chip. Yes. And for me, this is special too! Hari Hari Bakery provides two flavors: original and spicy. We did not by the original flavor because original is too mainstream. We bought spicy yam chip and it made us fall in love!

Keripik Keladi. Original (left) and spicy (right).

11. Pia Saronde
Pia Saronde comes from Gorontalo. It tastes similar to bakpia pathok from Yogyakarta although less crispy. I can feel that the dough is slightly thicker. Hari Hari Bakery sells pia saronde in chocolate and cheese flavor. I bought cheese flavor and I noticed that there was slight taste of peanut in the cheese filling.

Pia Saronde. From Gorontalo. Actually there are a lot of flavors but when I went there I only saw chocolate and cheese flavors.

Other than what I have described above, Hari Hari Bakery has a lot more to offer! Below are some of them to let your saliva run wild.

Biapong Unti. Fried bun with coconut and brown sugar filling.

Kue Cucur. Caramel cake with hole-y texture.

Mocha cake

Lumpia. Spring roll.

Panekuk. Rolled pancake with coconut and brown sugar filling.

Risoles. Rissole in English. This is a famoush snack, I believe.

Roti Daging Sapi. Beef Bun

Roti Kasur Cokelat Keju. Chocolate Cheese Bread.

Susen. Custard cream puff.

Wajik. Glutinous rice + coconut milk + sugar. 

Es Kacang Tanah. Peanut Shaved Ice

Es Cendol Susu. Chendol + Grass Jelly + Jelly + Milk.

Throughout our journey in North Sulawesi, our tummies were kept full by Hari Hari Bakery. This is the least I can do to say my thanks. So, if you visit Manado, ensure that you come to this mini market and bakery. You won't be disappointed.

Can you see our boxes there? Those were to be brought back to our places so we could share the delicacies!

Love is in the air,
Little Feet