Dinsdag 28 juni 2005
BAUCAU : 2de stad in East Timor
The second largest town of East Timor, Baucau is 123 km east of Dili and sits at an altitude of 330 m where the seabreeze make it noticebly cooler than the coast.This charmingly raffish colonial town has many Portuguese buildings.
...As you approach Baucau from Dili the big airport is 7 km before the town.Past the airport a statue marks where the road forks : turning left takes you directly to the colonial-era Old Town, while turning right will take you first to the New Town before dropping down to the Old Town.
Dili to Bacau is a 3-hour bus trip ( US $2 ) along the coast. ( see : L.P.)
Sleeping and Eating :
Pousada de Baucau : this establishment is also known as the Hotel Flamboyant, its Portuguese -era name - and an appropriate one, since it's painted a flamboyant shade of pink.
Recently,it has had a major renovation, and although it's not going to win any design awards, it's probably the most interesting and certainly the most CHARMING place to stay in the country. Th 10 new rooms are in a newer block beside the original old pousada building.The new rooms have balconies, an attached bathroom, satellite TV, a fridge and other mod coms....
http://www.virtualtourist.com/hotels/Asia/East-Timor/Baucau
http://www.discoverdili.com/featuretrip.html
...As you approach Baucau from Dili the big airport is 7 km before the town.Past the airport a statue marks where the road forks : turning left takes you directly to the colonial-era Old Town, while turning right will take you first to the New Town before dropping down to the Old Town.
Dili to Bacau is a 3-hour bus trip ( US $2 ) along the coast. ( see : L.P.)
Sleeping and Eating :
Pousada de Baucau : this establishment is also known as the Hotel Flamboyant, its Portuguese -era name - and an appropriate one, since it's painted a flamboyant shade of pink.
Recently,it has had a major renovation, and although it's not going to win any design awards, it's probably the most interesting and certainly the most CHARMING place to stay in the country. Th 10 new rooms are in a newer block beside the original old pousada building.The new rooms have balconies, an attached bathroom, satellite TV, a fridge and other mod coms....
http://www.virtualtourist.com/hotels/Asia/East-Timor/Baucau
http://www.discoverdili.com/featuretrip.html

