IndonesiaRawabagolSoekarno–Hatta International Airport6°7’39” S 106°39’13” E
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
IndonesiaNorth SumatraMedanBohorok Orangutan Center3°35’43” N 98°40’20” E IndonesiaNorth SumatraPondok Atas3°33’19” N 98°8’41” E 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
IndonesiaNorth SumatraPondok Atas3°33’19” N 98°8’41” E
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.
IndonesiaNorth SumatraMedanBohorok Orangutan Center3°35’43” N 98°40’20” E
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.
IndonesiaNorth SumatraSibaganding3°2’58” N 99°3’59” E
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
IndonesiaNorth SumatraTigapanah3°4’28” N 98°31’2” E 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
IndonesiaNorth SumatraSimarin Dolok2°40’25” N 98°49’19” E 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
IndonesiaNorth SumatraSimarin Dolok2°40’25” N 98°49’19” E
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
IndonesiaNorth SumatraLumban NabolakBinanga Galung Nabolon2°40’45” N 98°50’11” E
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
