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Medan Indonesia: A very graphic monument celebrating
the struggle for independence.
Medan Indonesia: A very graphic monument celebrating the struggle for
independence.
Medan Indonesia: Everywhere in town vendors were selling fireworks for the
celebration of the end of Ramadan (Hari Raya in Malaysia).
Medan Indonesia: This is an urban land mine found all over Medan.
Medan Indonesia: This is another urban land mine found all over Medan.
Medan Indonesia: One of the Hindu Temples in the city.
Medan Indonesia: A closer shot of the cemetary adjoining the largest Mosque
in town.
Medan Indonesia: Minerette at the largest Mosque in town.
Medan Indonesia: A sculpture of a grain pounder in the front of the Hotel
Danau Toba where I stayed.
Medan Indonesia: Not sure, but I think this is the logo for one of the local
beers. I liked the design.
Medan Indonesia: I saw many grand opening congratulation displays
like this. The manner of construction interested me. Notice the
detail. |
 
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November 2002Hello from Medan Indonesia on the island of Sumatra.
Five nights here in Medan Indonesia on the island of
Sumatra. The $20 Semarak Hotel served as my first nighter. A quick
survey of the hotel market soon revealed the $25 Hotel Danau Toba to be
a far superior value for my remaining four nights. Many anecdotes to
relate as time permits.
MORE TO WRITE
FROM JOURNAL NOTES.
Peace
Fred L Bellomy
Medan Indonesia: A very graphic monument
celebrating Indonesia's struggle for independence.
Medan Indonesia: A very graphic monument celebrating the struggle
for independence from the Dutch.
Medan Indonesia: A very graphic monument celebrating the struggle
for independence: another side.
Medan Indonesia: A very graphic monument celebrating the struggle
for independence.
Medan Indonesia: This is the bird seller which showed up every
morning at the gate of a Buddhist temple next door to the hotel with
a fresh supply of captured wild birds for the devout to buy and
release.
Medan Indonesia: This is the bird seller which showed up every
morning at the gate of a Buddhist temple next door to the hotel with
a fresh supply of captured wild birds for the devout to buy and
release. The evening I took this picture some guy had just paid the
boy to release the entire cage full of birds.
Medan Indonesia: A river runs through the town. This shot shows the
view from one of the crossing bridges.
Medan Indonesia: This is part of the cemetary adjoining the largest
Mosque in town.
Medan Indonesia: A bas relief mural on the front wall of the Hotel
Danau Toba where I stayed.
Medan Indonesia: I saw many grand opening congratulation displays
like this. The manner of construction interested me.
Medan Indonesia: Sunset in Medan Indonesia.
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Medan Indonesia: A mosque visible from the window of my
hotel.
Medan Indonesia: A mosque visible from the window of my hotel, closer.
Medan Indonesia: The tall minaret of a mosque visible from the window
of my hotel, closer.
Medan Indonesia: Another view of the minaret.
Medan Indonesia: A monument erected in front of the war museum.
Medan Indonesia: A monument erected in front of the war museum.
Medan Indonesia: Notice the sign on the Buddhist temple: "Help ever. Hurt
never."
Medan Indonesia: Urban land mines like this are found all over Medan.
Medan Indonesia: Big open sewer access holes occur every so often in what
passes for a sidewalk in Medan.
Medan Indonesia: Dome of the largest Mosque in town.
Medan Indonesia: View through the entrance to the largest Mosque in town.
Medan Indonesia: A sculpture of a grain pounder in the front of the Hotel
Danau Toba where I stayed.
Medan Indonesia: One of the public buses running around town.
Medan Indonesia: I saw many grand opening congratulation displays like this.
The manner of construction interested me. Notice the detail. |
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