Patra Parapat Lake Resort
Jl Pertamina Siuhan, Danau Toba Parapat, Sumatra, 21 174, Indonesia
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Final destination!
Penangista Medanin kautta Lake Toban
Samosir -saarelle! (Paljon paikannimiä yhdessä lauseessa :D )
Tässä nyt kirjottelen iltahämyssä
guesthousen terassilla, joka sijaitsee näin äkkiä katsottuna 2,5
metriä järvestä. Kyllä, 2.5 metriä, eli ei kovin pitkä matka
aamu-uinnille.
Lähdettiin Malesian Penangista eilen
18:30 lentäen Medaniin, Indonesian Sumatran saarelle. Penangin
lentokenttä oli erittäin pieni, muutamia kauppuja, mutta ehkä
puolessa ...
Death Bus ride
The last morning in KTM was well planned $400NPR for the taxi to the airport and $300NPR for breakfast. All went well and as the plane turned towards Singapore we were able to see the snow capped Himalaya clearly as opposed to the slightly grey appearance of the smog of KTM.
We arrived in Singapore quite late and booked into the Crown Plaza transit hotel in Terminal 2 as we had a very early flight to Indonesia the following morning and could not ...
On an island inland!
Danau Toba, which means Lake Toba, is one of the most famous touristic destinations in Sumatra. The lake is a massive 1707 square kilometre and the island Samosir island the main attraction and place to stay. The water of the lake is crystal clear and the scenery breathtaking with mountains all around, waterfalls and rice fields terraces. One of the best to see the island is by motorbike, but the almost 200km circumference doesn't make it a short drive but what a day ...
A Batak island par excellence!
... horizon. As we docked in Tuk Tuk harbour, it was evident that this island was very different from its neighbours. Red & yellow flags and every other kind of flower possible were in full bloom on the island – it was an absolute joy to see so much diversity of plants and flowers here! And if Tuk Tuk was the main village on the east coast, it brought a warm glow to know that everywhere else was going to be very quiet indeed!
Abla was waiting ...
Chilling out on Lake Toba
... up, meaning it was less of a tight squeeze, but a tight squeeze none the less. Ah to have Asian hips! The bus soon filled up with a group of teenage boys who were hell bent on showing how cool and grown up they were. (Oh my god I am at that age where I see cool wannabe's as idiotic!! Eeeek I'm OLD!!!)
Anyways, I digress. Being the only foreigners on the bus, we got the first round. The leader of the pack ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Patra


