(photos by Diah R. Sulistiowati)
Desa Takpala is every tourist’s imagination comes true. If they want some authentic things to see in Alor, then this village is what they want to see. It is located up in the hill, overlooking the sea. I could see Mali Airport and Sikka Island from up here.
How
do you feel to wake up in the morning and see the beauty? I asked one
of the residents, referring to the great view of the sea.
He
just smiled broadly. I can see whales from here, he answered, much to
my envy.
Whales?!
I was shocked—and envious.
If
they leap above the water, it means rain is coming, he said. And if
they raise their tails, it means, we could plow our lands.
How
could that be?
Our
fathers said so, and I think it’s true, he said.
And
who am I to argue?
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