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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Cruises find the tomb of the ancestors

Roderick Adrian marque Lamont Dixon | A. Wisnubrata | Sunday, January 29, 2012 | 19: 42

AMBON Rückkehr of the cruise ship MV discovery with foreign tourists in the attraction of the week (29.01.2012) morning in the town of Ambon. After sails 21 days visit some countries in Asia such as Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore, anchored the vessel in Ambon.

More than 300 tourists was, that the average age of 50 Menjejakan walk in the city of Ambon. Dance and WaSP TIFA, welcome Lenso it. Last but not least these tourists take pictures along with the dancers or the music player. A warm smile graced face her wrinkled, but also the spirit of the age not you enjoy the beauty of the exotic and the hospitality of the people of the city of Ambon.

After warmly welcomes the boards then to visit a bus for tourists to a number of tourist attractions in the city of Ambon. But Ken young (70) from the Group share voted and went better in the tomb of the known as the Garden Tomb hero Tantui Kapaha.

It is especially Allied soldiers buried, in Ambon during the second world war against Japan died. "I want to go to many places, I am old and my feet hurt." I would like to go only to my grave, I'm looking for my ancestors tomb ", said the man from New Zealand."

Ken have in addition to cross, a further mission. He tried the graves of his ancestors came from New Zealand. Then he decided himself into the grave to go.

Upon arrival on Tantui Kapaha Ken so excited was the cemetery of heroes. Step stalled advised only if he wanted to photograph and to read the name as the words on the gravestone were engraved.

Ken met then with grave guard, Syamsudin (65). He asked whether the Syamsudin are soldiers from New Zealand, which buried here. Syamsudin then nodded and increases the index finger to indicate that the direction of the place of New Zealand was buried soldiers. "Please show me", says Ken.

Syamsudin then ascended Ken a part of the Tomb area a gravestone there. On one of the tombs, it is clear from New Zealand. Ken then check out the Tomb, but it turns out, that is not the tomb of his ancestors. But Ken quietly for a moment at the grave, folded their hands and give due respect to the soldiers.

In the last five years, Ken went to a number of countries where the allies it had fought. More or less ten the grave he had tried to visit. But he has still ancient graves to find he was looking for.

After some time around the grave Ken then Ziarahnya ended. "Very quiet, I hope you continue to the beauty of this grave", Ken to Syamsudin said.

Ken go not too many places in Ambon. However, the tomb of the hero of Tantui Kapaha in Ambon, nostalgia create, offered with the story of Ken in Ambon. "Excellent", says Ken.


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