INDONESIA - Sumatra

Location - South East Asia; Capital - Jakarta; Population - 233 million; Currency - Rupiah MORE INDONESIA

I had to return to Penang in Malaysia in order to catch a boat to Medan, a city in north east Sumatra, in December 1999.

1000 Indonesian Rupiahs

Masjid Raya mosque, Medan

McDonald's 'veiled' for Ramadan, Medan

Samosir Island on Lake Toba, home of the Batak people, most of whom are Christians

Samosir Island on Lake Toba.
It's a place to stay days, weeks, months...

This area is known as Tuk Tuk village on Samosir Island, Lake Toba

Working the fields at Tuk Tuk village, Lake Toba

Taking the livestock for a walk, Tuk Tuk village, Lake Toba

Singing traditional songs in a restaurant, Tuk Tuk village, Lake Toba

Traditional Batak homes at Simanindo on Samosir Island, Lake Toba

The town of Bukittinggi

Sianok Canyon, Bukittinggi

Typical Minangkabau building, Bukittinggi

Krakatoa Monument at Bandarlampung.
Following the Krakatoa eruption in 1883, the resulting tidal wave forced this maritime buoy up the hillside to its present position

Taking the ferry from Sumatra to Java

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LINKS

www.indonesia-tourism.com

www.indonesiatourisminfo.com - Indonesia tourist board

www.sumateratourism.com

www.kotamedan.com - Medan is a city in northern Sumatra close to Lake Toba

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