QUOTE(stimix @ Dec 30 2011, 09:36 PM)
Yes I wanted too but i was told the entrance ticket already ~ 300K rupiah liao...We did saw abit of Tmn Simalem from the way [passing thru Telukbeua Volcano towards Sipiso-piso..I know it's nice but price & time...If I decided Tmn Simalem, I probably reaching Prapat almost nite liao & no need to eat lunch. Even without Tmn Simalem. I arrived at Prapat ~ 3pm and having super late lunch..damn hungry haha
Added on December 30, 2011, 10:07 pmOk add abit of my 5th -last nite b4 flying bck early on day 6..
We started early bcos already booked the taxi (Avanza) at Prapat for 525K negotiated kaw-kaw from 600K due to Christmas.. No choice, beh tahan after experiencing cheap-ken squeezed bus ride from Medan to Berastagi
On the way back, we passed by a famous Batu gantung very close to Prapat..well i just snapped that batu from far..seeing locals snapping like hell..me dunno anything..Only when I check wth my driver later, i was told of special legend behind that stone. it was actually a body of a girl committed suicide decades/century (?) ago due to family wanted her to marry her mentally sick cousin when she already havung affair wth her love one..After I zoomed closer..YEAH.. that small human sized hanging ock really look like a girl wth long hair hanging upside down
So, we took the taxi and we requested him to stop at that ting-ting-tong-tong-teng-teng shop...He actually din know where is this shop located but only know a famous chinese biscuit factory called "Paten"..So he did stop at this paten and yes..It's that Teng-teng=tong=tong shop ..Not cheap liao..1 box 17K..
Bcos we spent so long at the shop ~ 30-40 min, the driver getting restless and start his engine..damn from a well batak driver now became rempit...certain road can speed till 120km/hr wor..wth heavy 1 way traffic sumore...after another stop for him to take late brunch near bengkel - Sei Serdang...We arrived at our hotel ~ 4/5hr from where we started in Prapat..fuuuuuu....normal bus travel i remembered last time - 6-7hrs!!
My Swiss Bellin or formerly myhotel (The big dark buiding on left) - Darm..the int deco of the room is so nice really boutique quality...well worth the RM120 i paid for.. ..Too bad the hawker food at the back of the hotel is really cut throat - rp25K for a bakmi pangsit (Wantan mee0>.damn...Later that nite I got sick probably due to food poisoning
Nearby my hotel in Chinatown..The most iconic tower in Medan- the dutch water tank:
Also the famous Medan' Yap Ah Loy..ehh..Ah Fie house..The Kapitan who built Medan from a small town till his RIP. If not because of him, Medan will not be as it Today as the 3rd largest city in indon.. And also of him, Medan chinese still speak Penang Hokkien & also Mandarin (To my surprise0 till Today.. This is the only indonesian Chinese where i heard Penang Hokkien been widely used and even the locals Malays/Batak also can speak Hokkien to me
Also in Medan, is the only city i can see lotsa chinese..everywhere..I was told >20% of medan ppl are Chinese. And even the becak guy also confirmed to me medan is a huge chinatown--well dirty chinatown for sure haha
The largest Mall in Medan- Sun Plaza - This is the 1st time i saw a 4 storey ACE hardware- the largest ACE I ever seen .. The mall itself is reasonably huge - probably ~ Old wing of IOI Mall
The end
Nice collection of photos and stories. Hopefully the volcano won't erupt first.Added on December 30, 2011, 10:07 pmOk add abit of my 5th -last nite b4 flying bck early on day 6..
We started early bcos already booked the taxi (Avanza) at Prapat for 525K negotiated kaw-kaw from 600K due to Christmas.. No choice, beh tahan after experiencing cheap-ken squeezed bus ride from Medan to Berastagi
On the way back, we passed by a famous Batu gantung very close to Prapat..well i just snapped that batu from far..seeing locals snapping like hell..me dunno anything..Only when I check wth my driver later, i was told of special legend behind that stone. it was actually a body of a girl committed suicide decades/century (?) ago due to family wanted her to marry her mentally sick cousin when she already havung affair wth her love one..After I zoomed closer..YEAH.. that small human sized hanging ock really look like a girl wth long hair hanging upside down
So, we took the taxi and we requested him to stop at that ting-ting-tong-tong-teng-teng shop...He actually din know where is this shop located but only know a famous chinese biscuit factory called "Paten"..So he did stop at this paten and yes..It's that Teng-teng=tong=tong shop ..Not cheap liao..1 box 17K..
Bcos we spent so long at the shop ~ 30-40 min, the driver getting restless and start his engine..damn from a well batak driver now became rempit...certain road can speed till 120km/hr wor..wth heavy 1 way traffic sumore...after another stop for him to take late brunch near bengkel - Sei Serdang...We arrived at our hotel ~ 4/5hr from where we started in Prapat..fuuuuuu....normal bus travel i remembered last time - 6-7hrs!!
My Swiss Bellin or formerly myhotel (The big dark buiding on left) - Darm..the int deco of the room is so nice really boutique quality...well worth the RM120 i paid for.. ..Too bad the hawker food at the back of the hotel is really cut throat - rp25K for a bakmi pangsit (Wantan mee0>.damn...Later that nite I got sick probably due to food poisoning
Nearby my hotel in Chinatown..The most iconic tower in Medan- the dutch water tank:
Also the famous Medan' Yap Ah Loy..ehh..Ah Fie house..The Kapitan who built Medan from a small town till his RIP. If not because of him, Medan will not be as it Today as the 3rd largest city in indon.. And also of him, Medan chinese still speak Penang Hokkien & also Mandarin (To my surprise0 till Today.. This is the only indonesian Chinese where i heard Penang Hokkien been widely used and even the locals Malays/Batak also can speak Hokkien to me
Also in Medan, is the only city i can see lotsa chinese..everywhere..I was told >20% of medan ppl are Chinese. And even the becak guy also confirmed to me medan is a huge chinatown--well dirty chinatown for sure haha
The largest Mall in Medan- Sun Plaza - This is the 1st time i saw a 4 storey ACE hardware- the largest ACE I ever seen .. The mall itself is reasonably huge - probably ~ Old wing of IOI Mall
The end