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A Week in Manado - Part 5

We took it easy on the 5th day. Started the day later, and without any big trips anywhere. Check out this blue sky that greeted us in the morning. For anyone outside Jakarta this may not be anything special, but for us, this is a huge treat compared to Jakarta smog.


For breakfast we went to none other than Rumah Kopi Billy for coffee, eggs, and toast. This time my mom's older sister and her eldest daughter and grandson came too. It was a big group! We talked about travelling somewhere together sometime this year or next. That should be a hoot!











At this point the kids got a hold of my Ricoh and went to town with it. You can tell by the faces everyone was making.








From there we drove to Manado Town Square. DH and I took the opportunity to take pictures on the parking lot. Check it out...



Photos taken by my cousin, my only male cousin from my mom's side actually. He didn't want a picture of him there because he sees it everyday he said. Hah! :P

Unable to decide what to do afterwards, we went and sat at Excelso.




For lunch we went to the Food Village at ManToS. 








Then we walked around the mall a bit while DH ventured out to see the surrounding area. He made a stop at Flinders Ln Cafe.






Tuna House was what we had for dinner. Their specialty was Tuna steak. They have the 30 thousand Rupiah set and 40 thousand Rupiah set. Very good Tuna and very good value! The set comes with Tuna of course, rice, sauce, and veggies. If you don't want rice, you can substitute it with boiled cassava.







Yum yum.......



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