Fort Rotterdam

You can see that the government had put some effort to make Makassar a tourist destination. However, the tourist sites are now very rundown if not closed completely. Fort Rotterdam was the centre of Dutch authority over Sulawesi. But now it needs a revamp. Particularly, some signage and maps in different languages.
Then I went to Balla Lompoa Museum, which was the palace of the 9th Raja , Sultan Hasanuddin who " lost " the war to the Dutch. It was supposed to hold the history of the Bugis Raja Gowa kingdom. It looked like a great building. But, again it was rundown and completely closed. Shame.
Budi would like to see a maritime museum to celebrate their amazing maritime history.Read more