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The Slaughter Pole
A Boratan - or slaughter pole - stands at the heart of a Batak village on Samosir.
© L. Birch 2007
From: Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Lake Toba
The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... [read more]
The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... [read more] Blog: In Sumatra's Volcanic Highlands
Date: June 24th 2007
You had to love Indonesian hotels. Though they tried, the Indonesians just couldn't seem to get it quite right. Shabby and frequently bed bug-ridden, there were often times when we felt that someone ought to be paying us to stay in them - not the other way around. And despite our best efforts to find something that would redeem our hotel in Bukit Lawang, it was the bed bugs and smelly toilet (that ... read more
Date: June 24th 2007
You had to love Indonesian hotels. Though they tried, the Indonesians just couldn't seem to get it quite right. Shabby and frequently bed bug-ridden, there were often times when we felt that someone ought to be paying us to stay in them - not the other way around. And despite our best efforts to find something that would redeem our hotel in Bukit Lawang, it was the bed bugs and smelly toilet (that ... read more
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