Second-Try Tirade Against Sightseeing (Get It Right Jerry!)
Sorry if my previous Tirade Against Sightseeing didn’t satisfy you. Don’t worry, no more about Juliet’s breast or balcony or Verona. This time we’ll make it a story, true of course. And to be on the safe side we’ll set it in Indonesia. In Sulawesi, that crazy shaped island, a few decades back called “Celebes,” and known for Celebes coffee. But that was then. (Peet’s still sells “Sulawesi-Kalosi” coffee, which in fact is my favorite blend.)
My late wife Grace and I have arrived from Jakarta at Makassar, a city which in that period was known as Ujung Pandang, and knocked around a few days. This is on the west coast of the southwest corner of the island, and not to be confused with the Bugis-dominated area (with their famous huge cargo-heavy sailboats plying the region) on the east coast of this southwest arm.