Heaven and Hell

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The Lonely Planet describes Berastagi as a "Grotty Town". I loved it. As soon as I arrived I could feel that this was a place which was actually lived in, wandering round the market, seeing the people, I was in heaven.
The next day I went for a trek up Gunung Sibayak, and active volcano 2094 meters. One of the highlights was riding on the roof of the bus to the base of the mountain. At the top there were vents spewing sulphurous air into the air, I felt like Dante as I wandered around the vents, holding my breath to get a closer look, and getting a sulphuric burning in my throat when the wind changed!
That night I hang out with my guide and his friends as they played guitar and unmercifully thrashed all the retro songs.

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Photos

The Crater
At the top of Sibayak

Head in the Clouds
At the top of Sibayak

No Safety Barriers!!!
No, it wasn't the curry from the previous night.

Jamming
Anto and his mates

Horses and Bunnys
I thought about buying a bunny, but I thought it might object to being crammed at the bottom of my pack!