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The National Museum, Jakarta

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One of the gems of Jakarta is the National Museum, located in Central Jakarta, opposite the MONAS (National Monument) in Merdeka Square. The museum is focused on what is important in Indonesian culture and history. The inner courtyard is full, too full, of stone sculptures with a Hindu/Buddhist origin, from the largely Javanese and Balinese [...]
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Labuanbaju to Larantuka (3)

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From Ende land inwards, to Moni and the Kelimutu crater lakes, and then on to the north coast beaches, and the towns of Maumere and Larantuka
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Labuanbaju to Larantuka (2)

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From Ruteng to Bajawa, the next inland town, and the Ngada traditional villages, and then to Ende and Wolotope on the south coast
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Berestagi to Bukittinggi (3)

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Entering Minangkabau country on the way to the hill resort of Bukittinggi, also stopping in the steep Harau Canyon, the traditional village of Sumgayang, and the spectacular Danau Minajau crater lake, before descending to Padang on the coast
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Berestagi to Bukittinggi (2)

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Via the village of Dokan and a Batak palace to Samosir in Lake Toba, with its stone sculptures and sarcophagi, and then on to the market of Balige and the fishing communities of Sibolga
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Berestagi to Bukittinggi (1)

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From Medan, Sumatra's largest city, to the Orang Utan sanctuary in Bukit Lawang and on to Berestagi, the domain of the Karo Batak and their traditional wooden houses
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Padang

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Large coastal town with little to do on a Sunday, except beach front and market entertainment
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Danau Maninjau

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Beautiful crater lake has become a popular tourist hang-out, although fishing seems an equally important business
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Sumgayang

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Minangkabau village near Bukittinggi, with a range of traditional houses
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Bukittinggi

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Tourist town in the hills above Padang is the perfect base for exploring the surrounding attractions, and has a fabulous market
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