medan - Day 2

it takes me a month to actually update. Okay i apologized but ohgod the whole october is such a busyyyyyyyy month and nov is coming and i will very very very busy so i decide to write this while i can. so yes second day!


Wake up to beautiful scenery of lake toba is an understatement. the fog the view and verything! Subhanallah. I would stay and just stare for days. But no work no money no travel then hahha.

morning!

my art pointt of view

view from the breakfast place. vast!

serumpun katanya. i like the fried rice very much i have to resist my urge to actually add more 

of course coffeeeeeee and dessert for a kick start in the morning!

 wake up and having breakfast with heaven like view is not everyday routine while we at it. Enjoy as much as u can. They served buffet in place we stay so yesssssss! 

From fried rice to kuew teow? I think they have a big range of food. No western k. Asian k. hahahhaha

so after  breakfast we finally head out to our first big destination. 

Danau Toba.

market beside the jetty.

jetty!

 its kind scary to board the ferry due to few reasons like scary staircase and everythinng but i managed to board anyway.

The view is amazing! Actually from where we board we can already see the place we are going but yes still need to take ferry keh or you can swim kut?

approaching

first stop. : Danau toba

so as we go on, i will told uolss a little bit la history about this place which i learn from our supir Afaan.

So this lake actually made up of volcanic eruption like ages ago and as you can see its a a very large largeeeeeeeee lake that actually circle a very big portion of medan. 

the blue portion is the lakeeee. very big is it?

Its very deep and kinda scary hahha nope. okay nope it's safe okay.

welcome!

where to visit here on the lake!

the traditional house. Rumabuloh

like back in Malaysia we have so many ethnics so do here. So the one who has been living in this place is called batak Toba ethnic and we visit and see how the house here looks like. Looks like minang to me kan?

they have like dolls in front of the house. History said that people here used to ( Ages ago) like use black magic to make the doll dance but nowadays the use strings like puppets.

sounds interesting there.

history learning time!

Gentongan raksasa! sorry but i dont really rmmber about this place. 

Makan diraja

We visited makam raja and you know kings name they are very long but the story behind it is very interesting. You gotta ask more.

And reminder : here u have to wear something like sarong on yout shoulder. No worries you didnt have to buy they provide it for you. It's like a symbol of respecting the dead.

this is the most yeah girls and shopping. Our supir recommend few shops and i did buy few keychains.  Here is the trick.

Buy here lols not in the main city because the price will actually double up or even triple in the city especially at the airport. ( i regret this so many times because i keep hesitating because of my budget) 

You can see many souviners here ;like dream catchers ( we bought some for a very nice price) , t shirts, key chains or fridge madgets and even their own traditional songket.

and say horas horas pls for more nice prices! Its like greeting their language

I would say i'm very lucky to walk with my brilliant friend so we got the best deal!

bargain time!

and bye bye toba it was very exciting i will surely come again with my kids if the highway is done haha!

Next to berastagi! before that of course, we went for lunch! happy time!

i dont remember the place name. biyane it has been a month and half.  but the lunch as usual was a bless.

love! bye toba!

The ride to Berastagi was very very challenging. I think with my motion sickness i barely sleep and the road was rough and everything. It took like five hours also.

but stops make life better is it.

Second stop :  the thing is my memory is blur right now. now we just called this teh halia place okay!

Good way to stop your nausea or anything like headache.

The view!

the ingredients for the tea. quite massive right!

 so here the recipe for the tea!

Serai + gula melaka?+ halia (the main) + cinnamon stick + rempah ratus

Tada!

Warning : it's dem spicy i almost choked and definitely force the wayyy to finish this. Okay just order one cup for all lah. Except you love the way it burns your throat.

fried banana for every cup of tea! sedappppp!

So the journey keeps going on after a cup of tea anddddddd yes long way there and the cloud began to darken. 

but we stopped again for the famous waterfall stop.

Third stop, Air terjun Sipisopiso

there you goes.

if i were seventeen, i would like to go the waterfall and dive and yes have some shower. But my feet are aching and i cant hahha.

Okay, but truly it is beautiful but yes our rizki was like five minutes only because it started raining heavily after that.

until we reached Berastagi.

Berastagi. as i remmber it means like delicious rice?

it's like high land, and it's very cold, you dont need aircond and im frozen already like annaaaaaa.

fourth stop : Green Garden Hotel Berastagi.

Ohgod its raining or else i would dive into the pool. Pics later keh haha.

It was like very welcoming and yes sleeeeeeep until dinner. cold and sleep is a great combo after all.

Fifth stop : Resto Puncak

i'm not going to lie this is like haaaaa the most refreshing dinner like what u need on rainy day. perfect taste!

my fav egg soup!

more more

and moreeeeee food coming

delicously!

we were thinking of ordering hotel dinner because of the weather and we kind so tired because of the long ride but thanks god our supir brought us here.

I'm definitely a happy girl that night.

laaaaaaaaaa.

till next post.

#sorryforgrammarmistakewhatsoeverbecauseirush

#prayforme

medan 2017 : Day 1

hi hi hi.

Okay day 1. It's start very early since we have very early flight at 7 something in the morning, so to avoid morning rush or we are being rushed to go over processes for international flight at airports, so yes we went out at like 2 am, and being kl, of course there are still many cars on the road. Chill! lena dalam kereta la kerjaanya. but the excitedness ( is that word even exist) keeps me awake?

Arrived barely at 3 am kut at KLIA2 and went straight to Old Town because four girls are hungryhhh!

Then straight to immigration, check in and all that. Thanks god semua lepas gracefully oiii we aint bad people but it's normal to be nervous okay okay.

 Stuck for a while before the last immigration check in because we are way to early katanya. 4.30 am baru bukak.

p/s : Im so gonna use manglish so sorry for yalls.

children nowadays ;)

To muslims with concerns like is there surau or musolla in the waiting area. NO WORRIES LOVELIES, There is, quite big, comfortable but frickin' cold, lol don't stay too long. and toilets are everywhere no worries peeps. Actuually this is my first time flying from KLIA2 so skip it if you're wayyyy familiar. to newbies hi!

this is more like acah2 kabin crew pics

we spent the morning like sleep, solat subuh then wait till we're boarding.

Yes, i'm excited to be in sky again. 

this is where the fun stories begin. As we are trying to sleep, suddenly the caption already announcing the arrival like in few minutes. arghhh later let's take longer flight to sleep k girls? hahahha.

Estimate time for the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Namu, Medan is 45 minutes. huih macam nak balik kg je gaya. 

A new experience again, going out of the plan by the back door and walking down on the airport lanes to the main gate. with such a cold weather. Medan welcomes us with rain!!!!!!!1

Departure time : 7.45 am

arrival time : 7.30 am

it's weird, like going to the past. ( check on the gmt fact k)

Upon arrival as usual, immigration and customs check.  Alhamdulillah.

checklist to do when you arrive :

1. make sure your passport is with you to ensure the smooth process of entering the country

2. Calm down

3. Fill in the declaration forms ( details and everything ), and hands them to the immigration people

4. Be safe

And for us, we're searching for our guide. My bad i basically have little photos at the airport while arriving because we're too busy adapting lulz eventho it just one hour ago.

muka separuh tido.

Luckily he's there and after some time w finally settled in the Innova car to start our journey to Lake Toba. One of my dream place. Have been listening to stories since i was in high school and i'm finally going. Guess what i'm estatic there!

First stop. Cinderalaras.

Near to airport, i think few kilo metres away. Impression : oh god this is what we are searching for.

Tbh, when the guide said we're going for a light breakfast, we're imagining, like toast or like boiled eggs or something. but here we are.

dem nasi ayam penyet for breakfast! Heaven in your riceeeee!

we settled down for 4 sets of ayam penyet + teh manis. ( 25000 rupiah for a set)

Manis gila k. Mohon mintak air suam kalau jenis tak minum manis.

For a group of people who really enjoyed ayam penyet since our uni years, this is really a welcoming present. and the boss of the tour guide even specially treats us as a token of apologize since he cannot personally bring us to the places, and replacing him with one of his workers. No sweat mas, we're okay tho!

the sambal just RIGHT!

sampai harini teringat tau.

Cindelaras has it own story of princess turning into chicken. Okay not funny but you can search online i think.

The journey to Lake Toba takes about five hours. Guess what? Sleep and eating is fun while it's raining outside.

another surprise. Since they have no like specific rest area like in Malaysia, we only stops at petrol station called PERTAMINA for toilets and such.

We are smiling. The toilets are just clean and guess what. They dont even have flush but clean. Something we need to learn from peeps!

I'm a happy tourist since i'm very picky when it comes to toilet.

indo's petrol station.

I don't really remember things before that. (I slept okay.)

Second stop. Paten.

it's like a traditional peanut based crackers store. 

25000 rupiah per box. ( if you want to buy pls buy here because it costs double at other places like airport)

Sedap la buat mengunyah. Cheapskate me only buy one after choosing.

Continue on the road while learning words differences between indo and mas. It's fun history learning too.

the view 

Wonderful view eventho the roas is small and with traffic jem, but still manageable.

 don't be startled like me when the supir trying to cut the lanes, that's their routines.

Third stop.

i apologize i didnt remember the rumah makan names. 

okay the called restaurant as rumah makan here.

portion is like for ten people. No worries. Just eat!

comments : so so, but sambal on point as usual

sleep. awake. sleep awake.

finally almost there.

rainy season, i didnt even bother to check before going. serve u right.

thanks ja for entertaining the supir lulz.

Arrived at the Danau toba international cottage.

view is amazing from our cottage.

kalau tahuu besar ni boleh sumbat empat orang sekali. 

okay boring right?

hahha sleeppppppp again. It's evening tho but the tiredness and the weather didn't help.

rate accomodation : 3/5

Dinner : RM Islam Murni

food is happiness

end note : Ayam penyet day. penat but the view of the lake is amazing.