Semarang, Java, Indonesia
February 23rd 2010 We arrived in the Semarang harbor at Tanjung Emas late in the night. It is about 1.5 miles from the city center. Semarang is nestled into a deep curve along Java’s northeastern coast. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million people and has a blend of intriguing historic sites: crumbling fortress walls, colorful Chinese temples, lattice-front cottages and gleaming mosques.
Chinese troops
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