Sumatra

Out of the bus, we had some great views of the rivers, the jungle and the rice fields. Very enjoyable to drive though these roads.

««
«
...
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
...
»
»»

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

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Bukittinggi

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

««
«
...
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
...
»
»»

Joined	January 23rd 2013	Trips	6
Last Login	July 5th 2017	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	1
Blogs	48	Guestbook	8
Photos	828	Forum Posts	5