Showing posts with label gemstone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gemstone. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Manado City North Sulawesi Indonesia 2015

Manado is the capital city of North Sulawesi. We made from Kima Bajo an 1h30 bus ride to visit this city.




Impressing bridge in Manado.


Still some Dutch influence in Indonesia.




Statue of a Coelacanth, long time scientist were convinced that the Coelacanth was extinct, until fishermen found one in their nets in 1974, its a very rare old specimen fish, on the verge of extinction, probably this statue is here because this type of Coelacanth is only found in Indonesia.





Gemstone vendors on the street, I put my ring from Sangihe on, so I can make some impression.



"Di mana rumah makan" is the only sentence you have to learn to survive Indonesia, Were is the local restaurant?




The owners of the Rumah makan want to be in the picture.










Glenda has an religious experience, in the Chinese temple.





Glenda gave only change money, so she get only a few sticks to burn.








The supermarket, always nice cool.


Vendor on the small local market, were we pick up some veggies before going "home".



Sunset in the bay of Kima Bajo.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Sangihe gem stone festival 2015

Sangihe gemstone festival 2015.


This year there was a gem stone festival organized in Tahuna. The gemstone became in short time very popular in all of Indonesia. Most men and women carrying big rings on their fingers, beautiful made by master grinders, you can buy a ready made, but another way is, buy an insert (ring), buy a piece of stone, let it make by one of the many grinders/polishers, in one to two hours he will make your desired ring, you can wait and see the whole process if you like.