Enjoy!!!

Enjoy!!!

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Maluku - Saparua (non cave)

Saparua is a small island off the coast of Ambon, in Maluku (The Moluccas), Indonesia. Known as the Spice Islands, you can still see spices such as nutmeg and clove growing in Maluku.

This was our speedboat from Ambon
 church at Saparua harbour

 Saparua’s Harai port

 We went straight to Pattimura’s house (museum)
 these are his clothes
 Typical Saparua house -



 Saparua main market
 Fort Duurstede


 jail


 Saparua map
Christian sign 
Sirisori Islam 
house
 pottery at Ouw

 houses at Ouw

We then went to see Ouw Cave.

Ouw fortress
 1 church
 2nd church
 3rd church


 Christian sculpture

house
 Mosque and church side by side, and Muslims and Christians help each other with the building work


We went on to Noloth Church -









 me in the king's pew -

Noloth house

 another Christian sculpture
 rumah adat, no nails were used




 Ihamahu

 pandan


 Ihamahu


We then drove across the island, passing sago and nutmeg trees
 sago
nutmeg


 We visited some more caves.
Sunrise over Saparua -
 on the ferry




porters waiting at Ambon harbour


 crowded ferry
 more crowds
 clear water in the harbour
 overcrowded !


See also my other albums on Saparua caves and Ambon and Seram and Sawai and Akohi Cave and parrot rehabilitation centre.

© Liz Price
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