Tana Toraja Day One

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Tana Toraja
Tau tau.

In the morning, we got picked up from our hotel by Mr. Arru and our driver, Tono, for our first day of exploring the Toraja Highlands. We first drove out to the Kete Kesu Village to see some old versions of the traditional Toraja houses (called tongkonans) with their characteristic boat shaped roofs and the nearby “hanging graves” or chambers hewed out of vertical rock walls (place is called Londa).

Photos

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Views of the rice paddies in front of our hotel; a fantastic and a very comfortable place (for the price of a low end Motel 6 in US; Nov. 2023).
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Water and snack shopping (Nov. 2023).
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Shirley at the old Kete Kesu village (Nov. 2023).
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More of Kete Kesu (Nov. 2023).
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A close up of the traditional paint job on the tongkonan (Nov. 2023).
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At Kete Kesu village (Nov. 2023).
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A farmer in a rice paddy (Nov. 2023).
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Kuburan Batu Lemo rock graves (Nov. 2023).
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Tau tau at Kuburan Batu Lemo graves (Nov. 2023).
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A closer look (Nov. 2023).
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As you traverse the wall, the graves become simpler (Nov. 2023).
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Tau tau for sale (Nov. 2023).
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Local craftsman (Nov. 2023).
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Wanna buy one for your living room?
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Shirley providing scale (Nov. 2023).
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Bintang time (Nov. 2023).
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Some traditional Toraja dishes on display. The dark stuff is pantollo duku (pork made with a black spice made from a kluwak fruit) and the stuff coming out of the rolled up bamboo is pa’piong (chicken). Pretty good stuff (Nov. 2023).
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On the way to see the baby grave tree (Nov. 2023).
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Lovely weather (Nov. 2023).
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Baby grave tree (Nov. 2023).
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Infant graves in a tree (Nov. 2023).
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A modern tongkonan (Nov. 2023).
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A modern tomb (Nov. 2023).
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Shirley and Arru at the ancient graves, hiding from the rain (Nov. 2023).
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Ancient graves (Nov. 2023).
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Peekaboo (Nov. 2023).
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We’re watching you (Nov. 2023).
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Want another cig?
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Ancient tombs (Nov. 2023).
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Coffins and tau tau (Nov. 2023).
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Tau tau in the ancient graves (Nov. 2023).
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Tau tau (Nov. 2023).
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Tau tau (Nov. 2023).
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Tana Toraja (Nov. 2023).

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