Arrival in Lake Toba

Lake Toba Indonesia :)

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September 2nd 2009
Time flows fast having fun We get a two month visa in Penang - Malaysia, take a boat to Medan - Indonesia and a local bus to Parapat, lake Toba. On this bus we have life karaoke on volume ten! My knee's are forced in between the seats but the theatre of people getting on and of the bus with all there goods makes the five hour trip worth while. We arrive in the middle of the Saturday market, the a ... read more

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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