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1253  Our LandCruiser starts its sea journey from

Seram to Ambon in the hull of the “KMP Dolosi”

ferry. Its neighbors are mainly motorbikes

1254  A ship's passenger leans relaxed at the

railing of our ferry “KMP Dolosi” and enjoys

the coastal scenery of Seram passing by

1255  Emil tracks the GPS course of our 4½-

hour crossing from Masohi/Amahai on Seram

to Ambon on his tablet, accompanied by

3 hours of deafening karaoke din

Tiny villages with dominating mosques and churches crouch at the foot of steeply sloping forested mountains.

Its residents are connected with the outside world partly only by boats

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1259  The fisherman just can let him drift. He

has installed a small living space on his boat

1260  One of the little floating “bird-houses” on

the Seram Sea that are used for special earmarks

1261  The eastern tip of the Island of Ambon is

in sight.The little pavilions in the turquoise shining

sea at the Liang beach of Hunimua look inviting

1262  We approach the ferry port of Hunimua

on the Island of Ambon – beside of it the Liang

beach. It is situated about 22 miles [35km]

from the center of Ambon City

1263  The impressive Merah Putih bridge over

the Ambon Bay connects the city of Ambon with

northern villages. It is 3'740 ft. long [1’140m]

long and was inaugurated on April 4, 2016

1264  The attractive two-storey mosque Raya

(Al-Ukhuwah Kapaha) with its silver dome near

the Commonwealth War Cemetary adorns

together with many others the bay of Ambon City

1265  The main Raya Al-Fatah Mosque with

its golden dome stands side by side with the

green “Masjid Jame” (left), the old “Friday”

Mosque in Ambon City

1266  Ambon’s facade of Saint Francis Xavier

Cathedral, also called Ambon Cathedral, shows

many fine Saint statues

1267  Cycle rickshaw owners are waiting

for customers in Ambon’s city center. It is

amazing how they manage to maneuver

safely through the heavy traffic

View across the sprawling city of Ambon from the 7th floor roof terrace of the City Hotel. Ambon with its barely 400'000 inhabitants is the capital

of the Indonesian province of Maluku, consisting of the Central and South Moluccas. The North Moluccas with Ternate as the biggest city and Sofifi on

Halmahera as its capital is a separate province. The Moluccas (also called Spice Islands) with its sectarian war (Muslims 50.8% - Christians 48.4%)

from January 1999 to 2002 have been split up in October 1999

1268  Towards the Jenderal Sudirman Street

1269  Towards the bazaar

Samping Puskesmas Rijali

1270  In the background, opposite of the city,

lies the northern forested part of the island

with the 22 miles [35km] distant airport

1271  “Happy Birthday Emil”! Emil beams in front

of his burger, French fries and coleslaw salad at the

rooftop terrace of the City Hotel in Ambon. He is

not particularly fond of Indonesian food; therefore

already a burger makes him happy! We toast with

an Indonesian Bintang beer

1272  On the menu card of the City Hotel

is also the appetizing sandwich. Just looking

at it is mouthwatering .....

1273  ….. it is Emil’s next choice. We wonder

how long Bintang will be available in Indonesia

when looking at the noticeably Islamization

1274  Nice encounter with Swiss Maggie and

Dani who follow us on our website already since

quite some time. Themselves travelers (with blog

in Italian) they are now on a three months’ tour

through the Spice Islands and spotted our

parked LandCruiser and phoned us

1275  At our “Everbright” Hotel in Ambon City

meteorologists are having a seminar. A couple

of them gather around our LandCruiser for a

picture. It's amazing how many seminars are

constantly held in a lot of hotels!

1276  Rickshaw owners in front of our

“Everbright Hotel” are seeking their own shade

while waiting for guests (from the hotel)

1277  A nice way to draw the attention to a

restaurant with a roof of colorful umbrellas

1278  Liliana is pausing a moment for a

picture in front of the governor’s office at

Ambon's Merdeka Square

1279  A typical kiosk at Merdeka Square

crammed full of snacks and drinks. The square

is used for everything imaginable, but also

for soccer games and running

1280  On the open field in front of the

Governor’s Office at Merdeka Square the

festive seating for the Music Festival is set

in yellow and white

1281  A quiet pole in the hustle and bustle of

Ambon City: The Maranatha church at the west

end of Merdeka Square, a “gift” in 1954 from

President Sukarno to the people of Ambon, to-

gether with Mosque Raya Al-Fatah (pic #1265)

1282  This is how it looks the morning after

the Music Festival at Merdeka Square. Plastic,

plastic and plastic again! Even if there are rubbish

bins, things are just thrown to the ground – a

huge problem, if not the biggest in Indonesia

1283  The “Pattimura Monument” at Merdeka

Square commemorates the national hero

Thomas Matulessi, known also as “Pattimura”

– a freedom fighter against Dutch occupancy

1284  One of the impressing reliefs on the

“Pattimura Monument” at the Merdeka Square

1285  The fruits literally grow into one’s

mouth right on the doorstep: A jackfruit tree

fully loaded with fruits in the center of Ambon

The “Perdamaian Gong” or World Peace Gong in the city of Ambon is the 35th in the world.

Among others there are such in China, Colombia, Croatia, Hungary, India, Laos, Mozambique,

Switzerland and the Ukraine

1288  Where does it end? Not only the

Ambon City center is crammed with motor-

cycles – they are all over! Woe, if those

all are going to change to cars

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1289  At the port of Ambon City: The ferry

“KM Doro Londa” of the Pelni Line is discharging.

Container and bunches of red bags with tiny onions

from Surabaya are lowered by the ferry's crane

from the upper deck. They pile up on the ground

1290  A dockworker insists to have his

picture taken from Liliana. As thank you

he shakes hands with her

1291  Our LandCruiser is waiting for our

ferry, the “KM Dobonsolo” in the port of

Ambon City. It will carry us to the port of Serai

on the island of Yapen in the Indonesian Papua

Province. Sailing time: 2 nights

1292  The building of the Port of Ambon.

The unloaded bags with tiny onions from

Surabaya are waiting to be carried away.

The air is filled with onion aroma

1293  Our “KM Dobonsolo” arrives brightly

lit in the port of Ambon City, freshly from

the drydock in Jakarta

1294  At the port of Ambon City heavily

armed police are watching the arrival of the

ferry. One of the guys happily poses for

a picture with Emil

1295  After brand new cars and dozens of

new motorcycles from Jakarta have been un-

loaded, Emil drives our LandCruiser into the hull

of the ferry “KM Dobonsolo” of the Pelni Line

1296  Watched by guys of our 6-bunkbed

cabin, Emil is eating our own cheese and avocado.

He leaves the food of the Pelni box behind. For

our taste, it is unsuitable and will be now the

same three times a day: Plain rice, fish and a

little bit of vegetables

1297  With the sparkling lights of Ambon City,

we not only bid farewell to the island of Ambon,

but also to Central Maluku. The island of Yapen

in the Indonesian Province of Papua is waiting

to be explored. It's a rather unknown place

in the former Irian Jaya region

More websites from the "Borneo-Sulawesi-Moluccas-Papua" trip:

Part 1: Pictures from Sarawak-Kalimantan-North Sulawesi – Miri/Malaysia via Kuching and Balikpapan to North Sulawesi from Aug. to Oct. 2017

Part 2: Pictures from the second part of North Sulawesi – Tomohon and surroundings, Tangkoko NP in October 2017

Part 3: Pictures from the North Moluccas Part 1 – Ternate and Tidore in November/December 2017

Part 4: Pictures from the North Moluccas Part 2 – Halmahera in November/December 2017

Part 5: Pictures from West Papua Part 1 (Irian Jaya) – Sorong and westerly ‘Trans Papua Road’ in December 2017-February 2018

Part 6: Pictures from the Moluccas Part 1 (Central) – Seram in February 2018

Part 8: Pictures from Papua Part 1 – Yapen in March 2018

Part 9: Pictures from Papua Part 2 – Biak in April 2018

Part 10: Pictures from West Papua Part 2 (Irian Jaya) – Manokwari and easterly ‘Trans Papua Road’ in April 2018

Part 11: Pictures from South Sulawesi-Kalimantan-Sarawak Part 2 – South Sulawesi via Kalimantan to Kuching and Miri/Malaysia from May to July 2018

More websites from Indonesia and Timor-Leste:

• Pictures and report from the first part of our Indonesian trip in Java and Sumatra from November to December 2006
• Pictures from the second part of our Indonesian trip in Bali from January to March 2007
• Pictures from the third part of our Indonesian trip in Lombok, Sumbawa and Flores in April 2007
• Pictures from the fourth part of our Indonesian trip in Sumba and West-Timor in May and June 2007
• Report and pictures from Timor-Leste (Oecussi and Mainland) in May 2007
• Pictures from the fifth part of our Indonesian trip in Southern Sulawesi before and after Toraja Land in June and July 2007
• Pictures from Tana Toraja (Toraja-Land) in South-Sulawesi in June and July 2007
• Pictures of the sixth part of our Indonesia trip in Kalimantan (Borneo) in July 2007
• Pictures and report from our 2010-Indonesian trip in North Sumatra from March to April 2010
• Pictures and report from our 2010-Indonesian trip in West Sumatra in May and June 2010
• Pictures and report from our 2010-Indonesian trip in Southern Sumatra in June 2010

More websites from East Malaysia und Brunei:

• Report from Brunei in September 2006
• Report from Sabah in October 2006
• Report from Sarawak, Part 1: Northeast (Miri) from June to August 2006
• Report from Sarawak, Part 2: South (Kuching) in November 2006
• Pictures from our Borneo trip through Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and Kalimantan from August to November 2006
• 1st Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak/East Malaysia from 6/15/2006 - 8/26/2006 + 9/17/2007 - 9/24/2007
• 2nd Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser at the same place from 7/30/2012 - 10/4/2012
• 3rd Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser at the same place from 2/6/2017 - 5/3/2017 + 7/16/2018 -