Some of the junior children at Lake Tekapo School, in the South Island of New Zealand, have sent their Flat Stanley’s on an adventure to Indonesia. Their class is learning about different cultures and their Stanleys are going to help out by sharing their experiences in Indonesia and maybe other destinations.
Medan is the largest city in Sumatra. From the airport the, Stanleys and I, took a train into the city.
It was not very far to my hotel from the train station. Google maps told me it was a 15 minute walk, so I decided to walk. It was a very interesting 15 minutes which felt much longer.. All of the locals were in cars, buses, becak (motorbike with a side cart) or on motorbikes. Have a look at the video below to see what the roads and footpaths are like in Medan.
There wasn't very much room left to walk on the footpath because they were crowded with motorbikes, food stands, building supplies, rubbish and so many other things.
The parking area beside a market.
The Stanleys and I only stayed Medan for two nights. It was too busy, loud and dirty for us and the locals weren't very friendly.
