The "Monkey" plantation

You probably are guessing why I call this excursion The "Monkey" plantation? Well, simply: this monkey, is trained by the owner and the guide to climb in the tree, search some ripe coconut and throws it out of the tree. That's easy! And cute as well.

Day 5 & 6: The Road to Bukittinggi

July 22nd 2015
Yesterday, we enjoyed the culture of the Toba Batak, on the island Samosir at Lake Toba. Today is the day, that we leave Samosir and drive in two days to the city of Bukittinggi. During these days, we will drive though the jungle and it’s mountains, we pass a lot of small towns and a lot of rice fields. However, we had also some small excursions. During two trips we found out about the plantatio ... read more

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