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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Looking north from the mainland towards Samosir. There are some high moiuntains around Danau Toba.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Danau Toba. Bell tower, the Batak's are mostly Christian.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Toba. View of the Toba Lake from the mainland, Parapat side looking south. Danau Toba occupy an old caldera of a supervolcano that erupted 100.000 years ago.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Looking east, with Parapat in the background.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Batak dance performance.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Remboken. Remboken is a small village near Lake Tondano in the Minahasa highlands. The speciality craft here is pottery.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Batak dance performance.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Batak dance performance.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Royal graves. The museum in Simanindo were originally the home of the Batak king Rajah Simalungun and his 14 wives.
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  • Bali, Tabanan, Bratan. Woman bringing offerings to the temple gods. Ulun Danu temple.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. These houses are built on stilts above the water.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. These houses are built on stilts above the water.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. These houses are built on stilts above the water.
    Indonesia-Sulawesi-Tondano-3310.jpg
  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. This house is built on stilts above the water, with a long walkway.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. The shallow lake is a popular resort area.
    Indonesia-Sulawesi-Tondano-3308.jpg
  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Toba landscape from Tuk Tuk, looking south.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. A traditional Batak style building, not far from Simanindo.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Batak dance performance.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The south end of the channel that separates Samosir and the mainland.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Linow. Linow Lake is a volcanic crater, with hot springs lining the crater walls. The changing mix of chemicals in the gases causes the lake to change colors, from red to deep green to blue.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Linow. Linow Lake is a volcanic crater, with hot springs lining the crater walls.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Linow. Linow Lake is a volcanic crater, with hot springs lining the crater walls.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Linow. Linow Lake is a volcanic crater, with hot springs lining the crater walls.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The grave of King Sidabatu in Tomok. The tombstone has the kings image carved on the front, along with his bodyguard and the woman he loved, Anteng Melila Senega.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Ambarita village. Unfortunately most of the Batak buildings these days are roofed with rusting corrugated iron, but they are still interesting to look at. The space under the house is used for domestic animals, the living area is large with no fixed walls, often inhabited by a dozen families.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. A Batak church not far from Simanindo, north Samosir.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Every day there is a display of different Batak dances here. Quite touristy, but still interesting.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Banana tree at Lake Toba. Tuk Tuk looking east.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Farming on Tuk Tuk. Tourism is an important industry here, but also farming employs a large number of people.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The southern bay of Tuk Tuk with Samosir in the background. Tuk Tuk is a small peninsula, and part of Samosir island.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Parapat. Parapat is a popular resort town for Indonesians.  It is the primary ferry port to Samosir Island. You will pass this gate if you come from Medan.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Toba. View of the Toba Lake from the mainland, Parapat side looking south. Parapat is located at the bottom of the bay to the left.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. The shallow lake is a popular resort area. A small boat and fisherman.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Rurukan. Lake Tondano seen from the Rurukan area not far from Tomohon in the Minahasa highland.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. This unique grave chamber close to Simanindo is inspired by traditional Batak architecture.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Traditional Batak building.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Samosir Island channel, looking north. This channel is all that separates Samosir from the mainland.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Mata air panas hot springs is a volcanic landscape on the mainland of Sumatra, just across Samosir Island.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Liberta Home Stay in the southern bay of Tuk Tuk. There is a large number of cheap accommodation on Tuk Tuk, and the quality is generally good.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Parapat. Surrounded by hills on one side and the blue lake on the other, Parapat is a popular resort area for rich Indonesians.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Toba. View of the Toba Lake from the mainland, Parapat side. It is blue, it is green, it is a travellers dream! The Tuk Tuk peninsula can be seen to the right in the photo, as a dark, small line in front of Samosir island. This is the main destination for most of the travellers that come here.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. The shallow lake is a popular resort area.
    Indonesia-Sulawesi-Tondano-3305.jpg
  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. The shallow lake is a popular resort area.
    Indonesia-Sulawesi-Tondano-3303.jpg
  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Rurukan. Lake Tondano seen from the Rurukan area not far from Tomohon in the Minahasa highland.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Remboken. Remboken is a small village near Lake Tondano in the Minahasa highlands. The speciality craft here is pottery.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Remboken. Remboken is a small village near Lake Tondano in the Minahasa highlands. A rice field.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Linow. Linow Lake is a volcanic crater, with hot springs lining the crater walls.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Tomok, a circle of stone figures. These stone figures are close to the grave of King Sidabatu in Tomok.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Ambarita stone chairs. A prisoner with a death penalty were led to these stones were the medicine man drove out evil spirits with his staff. After the body was beheaded the King drank some of the blood to receive magical powers, while the meat was mixed with other kinds of meat and eaten by the people. The bones were thrown in the lake, where swimming and fishing was forbidden for a week.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. A Batak house is built on stilts, made of wood (without nails) and roofed with sugar palm fibre, or unfortunately today more often rusting corrugated iron. The style vary from region to region, but the basics are the same.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Traditional Batak building.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Batak dance performance.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. A majority of Toba Bataks are protestant Christians, and signs of this is seen everywhere. This is close to Simanindo, on the north-east side of Samosir.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Samosir Island channel, looking south. This channel is all that separates Samosir from the mainland.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Looking north from the mainland towards Samosir. Close to the channel that seperates Samosir and the mainland. There are some pools here where you can take a bath in the hot water from the hotsprings.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Mata air panas hot springs is a volcanic landscape on the mainland of Sumatra, just across Samosir Island.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Red flowers on Tuk Tuk, name unknown.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Papaya tree at Lake Toba.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Purple flowers at Lake Toba.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Toba landscape from TukTuk, Girls doing the laundry. South Tuk Tuk looking east.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Batak kids in Tuk Tuk. Tuk Tuk is today full of hotels and restaurants, and a good base to explore the rest of Samosir.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Parapat. Parapat is a popular resort town for Indonesians, especially among rich people from Medan. It is the primary ferry port to Samosir Island.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Parapat. The market in Parapat. Yes, it is messy!
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Parapat. The market in Parapat is located close to the harbour where the ferries to Samosir depart. Notice the pregnant, smoking woman.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Toba. View of the Toba Lake from the mainland, Parapat side looking north-west. Samosir to the left, this island was created around 30-75.000 years ago.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Ambarita is located just north of Tuk Tuk. The famous stone chairs in Ambarita where village matters were discussed and justice for criminals decided.
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  • Bali, Tabanan, Bedugul. Visitors on the Bratan lake, a popular resort area.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. This house is built on stilts above the water.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Remboken. Remboken is a small village near Lake Tondano in the Minahasa highlands. The speciality craft here is pottery. Children playing in the street.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The famous stone chairs in Ambarita. Criminals were also tried here, and on numerous occasions got a death penalty. Both the King and the medicine man was then present, the people gathered in the background.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. A Batak house is built on stilts, made of wood (without nails) and roofed with sugar palm fibre, or unfortunately today more often rusting corrugated iron. The style vary from region to region, but the basics are the same.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. This is the bridge that connect Samosir and the mainland, looking towards the mainland.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Coconuts on the north side of Tuk Tuk
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Water buffalo in mud close to Tuk Tuk.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Parapat. The ferry to Tuk Tuk and Samosir Island depart roughly every hour.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Parapat. Parapat is a popular resort town for Indonesians, especially among rich people from Medan. Westerners normally prefer to head directly to Samosir.
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  • Bali, Tabanan, Bratan. There is a nice garden at Ulun Danu, a very peaceful and tranquil place.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Rurukan. Lake Tondano seen from the Rurukan area not far from Tomohon in the Minahasa highland.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Linow. Linow Lake is a volcanic crater, with hot springs lining the crater walls.
    Indonesia-Sulawesi-Linow-3290.jpg
  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Simanindo on the northern tip of Samosir is the cultural center of Samosir, with a museum. Batak dance performance. Batak dancer wearing traditional Batak textiles.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Buildings at the water. Tuk Tuk.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The southern bay of Tuk Tuk with Samosir in the background. Tuk Tuk is a small peninsula, and part of Samosir island.
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  • Bali, Tabanan, Bedugul. Fishing on the Bratan lake.
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  • Bali, Tabanan, Bedugul. A Buddhist stupa at the Ulun Danu temple, close to the Bratan lake.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. Lake Tondano is a large lake along the side of an ancient volcanic caldera. The shallow lake is a popular resort area. A small boat with a fisherman. Fish farming is common here.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tondano. The Japanese occupied this area during World War II. The locals were forced to dig extensive caves near Lake Tondano where they stored food, water and holed up during air raids. Some of the caves are open for tourists.
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  • Indonesia, Sulawesi, Linow. Linow Lake is a volcanic crater, with hot springs lining the crater walls.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Toba landscape from Tuk Tuk, looking south.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The grave of King Sidabatu in Tomok. King Sidabatu was one of the last Batak animist kings. There are also other graves close to that of King Sidabatu.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The famous stone chairs in Ambarita. The house in the background belonged to the King. Under the house is the prison, where wrongdoers were put while they waited for the judgement.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. This unique grave chamber close to Simanindo is inspired by traditional Batak architecture. Small niches inside.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. This unique grave chamber close to Simanindo is inspired by traditional Batak architecture.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Mata air panas hot springs is a volcanic landscape on the mainland of Sumatra, just across Samosir Island.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. View from south Tuk Tuk towards Samosir.
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  • Bali, Tabanan, Bratan. The Ulun Danu temple is beautifully situated at the banks of Lake Bratan. A woman brings offerings.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. The famous stone chairs in Ambarita. The prisoner had to sit on the smallest chair while he received his penalty. If he received a death penalty he was led to another group of stones and beheaded.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Banana tree at Lake Toba.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Looking south from Tuk Tuk with Samosir Island to the right. A boat arrive to pick up people and return to Parapat.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. A mountain ridge cover most of Samosir from south to north, and gives many opportunities for trekking.
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  • Bali, Tabanan, Bedugul. Parts of the Ulun Danu temple is built on the shores of the Bratan lake. This is a meru dedicated to Shiva.
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