I reached Medan after an hour flight and the airport looks like the mini market behind my house. The living standard is very low as i still can see rumah atap in the town. Small children begging for money and a lot of stranger offering luggage carrying service for 5000 Rp. This makes me feel like a millionaire. Yes i am a millionaire there. I change 1 juta Rp with RM 320. HAHAH but the washroom cost me 1000 Rp.
The tour guide told me that we gonna take a bus to Lake Toba for 4 hours if there isn't traffic jam. OMG!!! I met these kids on the way to the lake. They are paying 5000 Rp to the lorry driver to get to the football field. hardly you find a taxi in the town because is not an affordable service by the locals.
I reached Lake Toba at 9pm night and i had these food for my dinner. No difference between the Malaysia's Malay food. No matter how i still tambah "nasi"s because my previous meal is wan tan mee at 10 am. i has been fasting for whole day.
After dinner, i check-in at the highest class hotel on the mountain. (Lake Toba is an inactive volcano on a mountain). So called 4 star by the locals but i think 3 star for Malaysian or lower because they don't supply hot water !!!!!!!. the whole trip i spend around 20000 Rp for mineral water. One thing good about the hotel is their staffs are friendly and hardworking. This is the way they clean the chair. stick by stick they clean. Good Job.
The next destination is an island in the center of Lake Toba. I sat on a boat and sail thru the lake to the island to view some graveyard and rumah atap. So boring. While on the way, i saw the local is swimming and rowing boat. They build divider beside the lake to make "swimming pool".
We reached the island after 30min sailing and visit the rumah ataps and grave. Surprisingly, their satellite receiver is bigger than our Astro and they receive Astro programs as well. Their tombstone is some kind of building which can fit a few person and most of them are christian.
My father could have forgotten his eldest son. (half head at the bottom)
The 2nd morning, i traveled to another mountain for other scene and ginger tea. The tea really sucks or maybe it doesn't suit me. But i think the Malaysia tongkat ali taste better. After tea, i went to the waterfall which filled the Lake Toba. It was so tiring to climb down the hill around 20min just to take some photos.
I saw the crafting hang on the wall and realize that most of the statue and craft art is with the male special part "steam".
The last day i went to Medan's Istana and have lunch at the hotel nearby.
While having lunch i found this sign in the toilet. "Do not squat while you pee or shit".
Its time to fly back to Malaysia after 4 dayz trip and this is my tour guide Joey. Special thanks to Joey, Ali(driver) and Budi(co-driver)for guiding me and drive recklessly to save time spend on the bus.
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