Bill and Sue-On Hillman: A 50-Year Travel Odyssey

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HILLMAN INDONESIA ADVENTURE
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4. Leaving Medan

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Aerial Photo of Central Medan

Medan is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. It is the largest city in Sumatra and the fifth-most populous city proper in Indonesia with a 2016 estimated population at 2,229,408 within its city limits. 

The Medan metropolitan area, known officially as Mebidangro, is home to 4.6 million people, making it the fifth most populous metropolitan area in the country and the largest outside of Java. Medan is a multicultural metropolis and a busy trading city bordered by the Strait of Malacca. 

A gateway to the western part of Indonesia, Medan is supported by the Port of Belawan and Kualanamu International Airport, both of which are connected to the city centre via toll road and railway. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main central cities of Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar.


A mix of the old and the new
Street Art
Military statues at intersections
Mosques everywhere
Schools ~ Businesses ~ Offices
Umbrella Trees along the streets
Character and S.T.E.A.M. schools
Store Fronts with Residences Above
Government buildings
High rise apartments
Billboards
Motor Bikes ~ Motor Bikes ~ Motor Bikes

Stopped at a restaurant half-way to our destination.
Bill was quite intrigued by this "orchestra pit". Appears to be a series of bells and gongs?
Robin Hillman would likes these, but no room in our backpacks!


Sue-On had Gado-Gado, which is a stir-fried assortment of vgetables,
topped what we thought was to have been crushed peanuts, but it was a spicy peanut sauce.


Lunch was noodles topped by a fried egg. This is often the case with many dishes.


This is a home owned by Chinese family. There is quite a contrast in quality of homes.
Assume this is some investor or businessman who did well in trade, oil?

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