Tondano

Back when i was about 7 to 10 years old and i was still living in Manado,me and my father liked to travel and go to the surrounding places and landmarks.While there was many places and cities that we've gone to,the city or more accurately region that have stuck on to me the most was

Tondano.

Tondano,a region that is located in northern sulawesi,in the minahasa regency and south of manado.The region of Tondano is known for its mountainous landscape and also for its abundance of natural landmarks such as waterfalls,lakes,hot springs,forests and many more.Tondano also has the city of tondano in it of course,which is also the capital city of the minahasa regency.The majority of the people that live there is of Minahasa etnicity and they have there own language,the language of Minahasa.The name Tondano itself came from the Minahasa language which means the "water people" referencing the indiegenous people who once lived there that migrated from the seashore to live near lake Tondano in ancient times.Because of the avarage altitude of the region was higher than usual and also because of its humid climate,the temparature of the whole place was really cold and freezing.

The adventure of me and my father in Tondano.

For almost every weekend that i lived in Manado,my Father went out to go explore the surounding regions and he always wanted to brought me along his adventures and travels,and everytime he asked me to come along i always said yes too because i really love traveling.The sensation of discovering a new place and seeing beautiful landscapes and views was so so amazing and fascinating but also making memorys that i will have for the rest of my life was also something that i aimed for in my travels.

I remember us having a sort of habit or preparations that me and my father do before every time we go out and that is first,filling the gas tank,second make sure we have enough money for the time we are out and third coffe and some food,this itself can happen while we are still at home or even at the road.Everytime me and my father go to Tondano the third step always happen in one small family owned foodplace in the city of Tondano,and the food we ate was always the same which was bubur Manado,a local delicacy that originated from Manado as the name suggest.That was kind of a must stop everytime we came to Tondano and then from there we start making our way to our actual destination.Our destinations varied from waterfalls,hot springs,mountains,museums and much much more.

There were many places that weve gone to.One time me and my father went to a hot spring turned waterpool,and for this place particularly me and my father kept coming back to it because not only was it comfortable and clean,it also had really good fried banana which me and my father kept devouring.Another reason that we kept coming back was because of how relaxing it is,and how comfy it felt,especially because of the cold climate there and when you go in the warm water it feels so relaxing.

There was also a waterfall that we went to,the waterfall was located in a cavern so to go there we had to go down like 300 to 400 steps of stairs

And when we got there the waterfall was so beautiful and majestic and really really loud,so loud in fact that it of scared me to the point of me really wanting to go up and not spend any more time there.

Tondano always had special place in my heart because of just how beautiful the place was and how mesmerising the places that i went to.Now i live in a different city and different region and a different island entierly,and because of that i cant go to Tondano anymore,but i hope that one day in the future i can go to the place again so that i will be able to experience everything again.But it will probably not feel the same because in the future i will go alone and not with my father,the main and foremost reason that all my adventures feel special and exciting was because i did it with my father and thats why with the little amount of time i have left with my dad,i hope i can make more memories with him.