Killing time at the airport

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 uponBaca lagi
Medan

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 - theBaca lagi
Bukit Lawang

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 takingBaca lagi
Rafting

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

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

We made several stops on the way to the Lake, e.g. at a local fruit market and at a village
Picture stops

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 tookBaca lagi
Cruising Lake Toba

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.Baca lagi
Traditional Batak Dance

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 traditionalBaca lagi
Visiting a traditional Batak Village

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 bloddyBaca lagi
Visiting a traditional Batak graveyard

We also got to see a traditional graveyard and our guide explained to us the rituals around the funerals.
Local Life on Lake Toba

Just some random impressions of local life.
Relaxing at our hotel

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

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 caoutchoucBaca lagi