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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Medan Day 4 - Samosir Island

Today is a chillax day. woke up had breakfast. lazed at the pavilion. went back to our rooms to nap. waked up for lunch, walk around the area. Back to the resort for a beer. Went back to our rooms to catch some telly. Showered. Went back to the resort cafe for dinner. Another bottle of beer.

The End.

not sure why they have our singapore merlions here. 
Are the resort owners from Singapore?




 no WIFI here. hubs not sure what to do.
not sure what to do?
i just start taking pictures!

 Double storey pavilions for us to chill. Faces Lake Toba

in case you are wondering how our rooms look like. This is it.
spartan!











 hubs is trying some poses to make his face look slimmer....






 our short walk around the area. we didn't get far as the dark clouds were approaching.



i was intrigued by this sign that reads "inexpensive beer" !!! 
but it wasn't opened yet.










Hubs purposefully ordered a burger with cheese. can you imagine the look on his face when the burger came and the cheese was like scattered all over his plate? Not convinced and deflated.

 hubs not satisfied with his burger that he had to have a magnum black to cheer himself up.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Medan Day 3 - Getting to Lake Toba --> Samosir Island

 After a hearty breakfast, we checked out and headed towards Brastagi.

 whole canister of keropok at the breakfast buffet counter


 There are outdoor stations for dim sums and eggs.




 onto the roads.
 heavy traffic. look at all the motorcyclists in front of us!


 The weather was hot, but when we reached Brastagi, it was much cooler. The fruits and the flowers are thriving very well here!


strawberries! not in season yet.


This little one has turned red!




Then there's horse riding if you are game enough. Think kids will love the ride.



And here I am, at Gundaling Hill. To look at other hills across from here. 
So what do I see?


Next stop was Sipiso Piso Waterfall




Here we can see lake toba already. But it's still a long way to go!
After about 2 hours drive, we reached parapet and got our ferry tickets. 
It's $151,000 Rp per car.


here's how the car went onto the boat, one by one. Took about half an hour to load all the cars in. Including 3 trucks.


hubs was pretty amused. so was i! 
it's our first time driving a car up a boat!
here's how the boat deck looked like after we got up.
And the cars start coming in, one by one till the whole deck was full.
Local boys love going skinny dipping, jumping off the boat.

set sail. Ahoy!




nights.