Bus station
We were mobbed at the bus station in Bukkittingi, Indonesia. Everybody wanted to help us buy tickets to Medan. Yet nobody knew when… where or even if a bus would be leaving in that direction.
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Harangaol market
Every Friday villagers from around the lake sail to Haranggaol for the weekly market. After a day of shopping, they… return with food, beer, and the latest news. As for us, we were able to catch a lift to Samosir Island.
Chess in Sumatra
The ‘Kasparov’ chess computer was to be ‘put to the test’. Chess masters were summoned to the local café for… the match. The final result; ‘Kasparov’ was defeated in just under 2 minutes.
Cycling – Sumatra
The scenery alongside the Trans-Sumatra highway gave us a new definition of the word ‘green’. Green is overwhelming, multi-hued and… Tropical. So it’s also dreaming of a cool shower at the end of a long, hot day.