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The president's official residence is only for representative purposes. President Ramos-Horta lives in a private home built in traditional style. This reminded us of Ho Chi-Minh who also had a traditional house built for himself, which is now a pilgrimage site in Hanoi.
The house lies on a turnoff from the road to Christo Rei. The turnoff is guarded by both Timor-Leste and UN military. When they have convinced themselves that you are innocent tourists, they let you through. When we were talking to the guards at the house, the president's brother came out and invited us for a cup of coffee!
Written Aug 28, 2009
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When we were driving up the road from Dili to Aileu and Maubisse our driver stopped at a vantage point to show us the official residence of Timor Leste's president. Used mainly for representative purposes, because Ramos Horta has a private home which he prefers.
What our driver did not say, was that this same mansion was once the residence of "the most hated man in East Timor" (as Groverdean puts it), viz. the Indonesian administrator. And that it was throughly destroyed on the eve of Timor-Leste's independence, see Groverdean's picture.
Updated Aug 13, 2009
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It's really fun to stroll around thismarket, where you can find pretty much everything...
From 2nd hand clothes to meat, passing by all the vegetables there are in ET...
It's really worth the visit...
To make it a more unique experience, in the return take a mikrolet, the 8 is very good choice if you live in the area of the Government Palace, Kolmera or Vila Verde.
Written Jun 23, 2005
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Tis temple built by the indonesian is now a bit abandoned, but it's still worth the visit...
Remember ET is a country with around 99% catholic... So a Hindhu temple here is a bit strange...
It's located near the Taibessi Market
Written Jun 23, 2005
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It is hard to believe this is the capital of the new nation. There is hardly anything, and this was before a lot was destroyed by the Indonesian army which was controlling the territory it had annexed forcefully.
Written Mar 8, 2003
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A petrol tanker and a wooden pinisi were pretty much all there was to see weeks before the referendum. The passage of our PELNI boat and the presence of UN cars was pretty much the only animation - calm before the unleashed violence following the vote for independence.
Written Mar 8, 2003
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A petrol tanker and a wooden pinisi were pretty much all there was to see weeks before the referendum. The passage of our PELNI boat and the presence of UN cars...
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Q: My Friend now in Dili East Timor, she is looking for cheap Flight coming back to Manila Philippines. Can you Please Help what are...
A: I doubt you will find cheap flights. As there is hardly any competition, fares are high. AustAsia Airlines (http://www.austasiaairlines.com/) have flights to Singapore...
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This is Dili, the capital of East Timor. It's a small a peaceful town, trapped in a small plain between the mountains and the sea...
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With the Pope on one side and Christ on the other
Dili, nestled in a small coastal valley, is protected by the mountains to the South, the large Cristo Rei ("Christ the King" statue) to the East, and if the lighthouse was not enough, there is a...
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Dili, from colonial capital to ???
It hard to say how Dili will develop after its destruction in 1999 and formal independence in 2002. U.N administration days are over, most foreigners left as well so the Timorese have to struggle now...
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I work as a photojournalist with News Ltd and I first went to East Timor a couple of months after the Militia uprising.At that stage the country was still in turmoil with most of the buildings in...
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