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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Toba landscape from Tuk Tuk, looking south.
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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. Medan. Istana Maimun Palace was built in 1888 by the sultan of Deli. His ancestors still occupy one wing of the building. A food stall.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Keep your walks in Medan as short as possible. The sidewalks are in bad shape, the traffic dense and noisy and the air thick.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. The Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906 in Moroccan style. The cemetery.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Kids doing acrobatics on a street in Medan center.
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  • West Sumatra, Padang. Hot stuff; a big pile of chili at Pasar Raya, the main food market in Padang.
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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 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. 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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  • 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. 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. Danau Toba. Bell tower, the Batak's are mostly Christian.
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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. Parapat. The market in Parapat. Yes, it is messy!
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. The old Medan Zoo, now moved to e new location. Sun bear, the smallest member in the bear family.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is found in Maluku, New Guinea and northern Australia. Medan Zoo.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Some of the many becaks in Medan, outside Maimoun Palace.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Tirtanadi Water Tower, a huge water tower in the center of Medan.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. The Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906 in Moroccan style.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. The Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906 in Moroccan style. After dark.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Kids doing acrobatics on a street in Medan center.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National park. Red flowers hanging over the river.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National Park. The orangutan sanctuary of Bukit Lawang is located inside the park.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Coming from Gunung Leuser national park, Bohorok river flows through Bukit Lawang and is the nerve of the town.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. There are several bridges like this one which you have to use to cross the river.
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  • West Sumatra, Padang. Padang port, Teluk Bayur. Fishing boat on the way to sea for a nights work. Notice the large number of lanterns all around the boat.
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  • West Sumatra, Padang. Small fish for sale. Padang market, Pasar Raya.
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  • West Sumatra, Bukittinggi-Padang. Along the road between Bukittinggi and Padang. Steep terrain, humid and green.
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  • West Sumatra, Bukittinggi. Sianok canyon (Ngarai Sianok) is a steep valley (ravine) located in Bukittinggi, about 15 km long.
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  • West Sumatra, Bukittinggi. Rumah gadang (Minangkabau: big house with horn-like roof). Traditional Minangkabau home at the museum.
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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. Looking north from the mainland towards Samosir. There are some high moiuntains around Danau Toba.
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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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  • 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. 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. Medan. The Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906 in Moroccan style.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser nasjonalpark. Typical orangutan territory, tropical rainforest.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National Park is one of the two remaining habitats for Sumatran Orangutans. Park entrance.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National Park. The orangutan sanctuary of Bukit Lawang is located inside the park. A young orangutan.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. There are no luxurious hotels here, but a large assortment of budget rooms.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. A mosque. People in this area are mostly Muslim.
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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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  • West Sumatra, Padang. Padang port, Teluk Bayur. Fishing boat on the way to sea for a nights work. Notice the large number of lanterns all around the boat.
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  • West Sumatra, Bukittinggi. Sianok canyon (Ngarai Sianok) is a steep valley (ravine) located in Bukittinggi, about 15 km long.
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  • West Sumatra. Bukittinggi means high hills, and is a popular destination for travellers.
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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. This is the bridge that connect Samosir and the mainland, looking towards the mainland.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Water buffalo in mud close to Tuk Tuk.
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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. 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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  • 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. Medan. Istana Maimun Palace was built in 1888 by the sultan of Deli. His ancestors still occupy one wing of the building.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. The Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906 in Moroccan style.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National Park. The orangutan sanctuary of Bukit Lawang is located inside the park. At the feeding platform.
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  • West Sumatra, Padang. The stoneship on Air Manis. According to old myths this is the remains of Malin Kundang and his ship. After making a fortune he rejected his mother, and as punishment he and his ship were transformed into stone. Some of the stone look mysteriously like concrete though...
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  • West Sumatra, Padang. Air Manis beach outside Padang. At low water you can walk out to the nearest of these two small islands.
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  • West Sumatra, Bukittinggi. Krupuk or kerupuk are crackers made from starch and other ingredients that usually give the taste. A local variant of crackers, Karupuak sanjai, is very popular in Bukittinggi.
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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. 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 unique grave chamber close to Simanindo is inspired by traditional Batak architecture. Small niches inside.
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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. Every day there is a display of different Batak dances here. Quite touristy, but still interesting.
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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. 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. Coconuts on the north side of Tuk Tuk
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. Banana tree at Lake Toba. Tuk Tuk looking east.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Samosir. View from south Tuk Tuk towards 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. 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, 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. Medan. The old Medan Zoo, now moved to e new location. Sun bear, the smallest member in the bear family.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. The old Medan Zoo, now moved to e new location. Orangutan.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. The old Medan Zoo, now moved to e new location. Orangutan.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Istana Maimun Palace was built in 1888 by the sultan of Deli. His ancestors still occupy one wing of the building. Children playing outside the palace.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. A colourful becak in front of Mesjid Raya.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Medan. Taman Makam Pahlawan Bukit Barisan Medan, Hero Monument.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser nasjonalpark. A nice pool to swim and cool down after the jungle trek. The water may look clean, but is not drinkable.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser nasjonalpark, the Bohorok river. From here it is possible to float down the river on a rafting tube. A perfect way to end a hard day of jungle trekking.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser nasjonalpark. The Bohorok river continue further down through Bukit Lawang.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser nasjonalpark. Panorama view of the rainforest.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National Park. The river crossng from Bukit Lawang to the park entrance.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National Park. Termites are popular among the orangutans as supplementary food.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Gunung Leuser National Park. The orangutan sanctuary of Bukit Lawang is located inside the park. Orangutans can be seen high up in the trees.
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  • Indonesia, Sumatra. Bukit Lawang. Bukit Lawang is a small tourist village at the bank of Bahorok River.
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  • West Sumatra. South of Padang. Water buffaloes, (Kerbau) are still used in traditional farming.
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  • West Sumatra. South of Padang. Water buffaloes, (Kerbau) are still used in traditional farming.
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  • West Sumatra. South of Padang. Lighthouse marking the route to Teluk Bayur, Padang port.
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  • West Sumatra, Padang. Sumatra, Padang. Air Manis beach outside Padang. At low water you can walk out to the nearest of these two small islands.
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  • West Sumatra, Padang. Air manis outside Padang. A fisherman proudly presents some of the days catch, which he caught on the reef at low tide.
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