Killing time at the airport
October 15, 2018 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Traditionally, ou school organizes fieldtrips for all grade during the week before the autumn holidays. Grade 12 usually goes to Sumatra to see the Orang Utans. Unfortunately we learned only uponRead more
Medan
October 15, 2018 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Upon our arrival at Medan airport we met our guide Denis. We then got onto the bus and went as fast as we could safely go to Bukit Lawang. Unfortunately, the weather was getting worse and worse - theRead more
Bukit Lawang
October 16, 2018 in Indonesia
The next morning we woke up at 6, had breakfast by the river and then hiked back to Bukit Lawang where our bus was waiting. Since we lost a lot of time on the way due to never ending selfie takingRead more
Rafting
October 16, 2018 in Indonesia
Once back on the bus it took us about two hours to get to the starting point of our rafting trip. It took about 3 hours and for most of us, it was probably the highlight of the trip.
On the road from Medan to Lake Toba
October 17, 2018 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On our way from Medan to Lake Toba we first stopped at a Replica of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, which was built by the small Buddhist minority of Sumatra.
Stopping on the way to Lake Toba
October 17, 2018 in Indonesia
We made several stops on the way to the Lake, e.g. at a local fruit market and at a village
Picture stops
October 17, 2018 in Indonesia
Further along the road, we stopped at a traditional village where we were allowed to look into one of the houses which is still shared by several families. We later had lunch and the students tookRead more
Cruising Lake Toba
October 18, 2018 in Indonesia
After many hours on the bus we finally arrived at Lake Toba. We took a boat across to our hotel on the peninsula. The place itself was really nice as you'll be able to see in one of the next entries.Read more
Traditional Batak Dance
October 18, 2018 in Indonesia
On our boat trip around Pulau Samosir we stopped in various places to learn about the traditions of the Batak people - a tribe living in the area of Lake Toba. The first thing we saw was a traditionalRead more
Visiting a traditional Batak Village
October 18, 2018 in Indonesia
On Pulau Samosir you still find a lot of old houses built in the traditional Batak style. The traditional court, which we also visited, is not used any more - fortunately, since it was a very bloddyRead more
Visiting a traditional Batak graveyard
October 18, 2018 in Indonesia
We also got to see a traditional graveyard and our guide explained to us the rituals around the funerals.
Local Life on Lake Toba
October 18, 2018 in Indonesia
Just some random impressions of local life.
Relaxing at our hotel
October 18, 2018 in Indonesia
Our hotel was quite nice once the sun was shining. We were lucky to have some hours to ourselves to relax before we had to head back the next day.
The way back to Medan
October 19, 2018 in Indonesia
On our last day, we got up very early and took the ferry back to the main land and then got back onto our bus. We stopped at a caoutchouc plantation, where our guide explained to us how the caoutchoucRead more
