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Becak (pedicab) is a common local transport in Indonesia. Location: Kepahiang, Bengkulu province - Indonesia.

#becak #pedicab #trishaw #Sumatra #LetsGuide

Location: Tapak Pederi beach, Bengkulu - Indonesia.

 

#tapakpaderi #Bengkulu

On our Wales tour we came to Pembroke Castle on a rainy morning and were greeted by the local guide with the words “Sorry for the bad weather. Please come back when the sun shines again ”. She had the laughs on your side.

Bengkulu Coast Guard patrol boats anchored in the Pulau Baai harbor at sunset.

Location: Bengkulu - Indonesia

Read more about the city of Bengkulu - Indonesia at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.co.id/2013/06/bengkulu-small-relax...

#sungaijenggalu

A Dutch VOC cannon made in 1838 on one of the bastions at fort Marlborough, Bengkulu - Indonesia

 

Read more about the British fort "fort Marlborough" at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-impressive-fort-ma...

 

#cannon #LetsGuide

A Dutch VOC cannon made in 1838 on one of the Fort Marlborough bastions.

 

Read more about the British fort - Fort Marlborough at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-impressive-fort-ma...

Location: North Bengkulu - Indonesia

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This Amphitheater is carved right out of the mountain rock. It's a little different from the other ancient theaters in Jordan because of its (grand) setting and the pinkish-red color. Surrounded by a lot of small Nabataean tombs, affirming that it's a part of Petra. The panoramic views from this place, along the trek to the Treasury viewpoint, are also spectacular.

 

Description influenced by (Ankur Panchbudhe, a Google Maps local guide)

Location: Panjang beach, Bengkulu - Indonesia

Read more about Panjang beach at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.co.id/2013/04/panjang-beach.html

 

#pantaipanjang

This lovely area is a good place to relax and use as a base for hiking around the clean small river and surrounding hills.

Location: North Bengkulu - Indonesia

 

Read more about Palak Siring at virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/04/palak-siring-waterfall...

This lake is located near quiet little mountain town Curup, Sumatra - Indonesia. Read more at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2015/10/lake-mas-bestari.html

#danaumasbestari #curup

The graves in the British Cemetery in Bengkulu - Indonesia are pieces of history that will tell us about bitter conditions and experiences linked to the British East India Company and deaths of hundreds of British Bencoolen inhabitants who were affected by the Bencoolen resistance movements and fatal diseases during the British colonial period (1685 – 1824). Read more at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2014/07/looking-back-to-past-b...

#britishcolonialcemetery #makaminggris #LetsGuide

This is the front gate of Fort Marlborough at Sunset.

 

Fort Marlborough was established to secure the British quest for spices and interests on the West Coast of Sumatra. Joseph Collet who served as the Governor of British Bencoolen named this fortification "Fort Marlborough" in honor of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough. The Construction on this star-shaped fort with a triangular-shaped bastion on each corner began in 1714 using convict, local and Indian labor.

Read more about Fort Marlborough at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-impressive-fort-ma...

#fortmarlborough #bentengmarlborough

Kepahiang is a cool relaxed district located in Bengkulu province - Indonesia. It has an ocean of green topography that dominates every extensive view. The Bukit Barisan mountain range is Kepahiang’s backbone which runs most of the length of Kepahiang territory.

Location: Bengkulu - #Kepahiang road.

Kepahiang is located in Bengkulu province - Indonesia. It has an ocean of green topography that dominates every extensive view, and fills the land of Rejang Kepahiang with marvelous flora and fauna. Read more about Kepahiang at virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/10/kepahiang-ocean-of-gre...

Fort Marlborough, the seat of the British power and influence in parts of the west coast of Sumatra from 1714 to 1824.

 

Location: Bengkulu - Indonesia

#fortmarlborough #bentengmarlborough #bengkulu

Kaba volcano (locally known as Bukit Kaba), a beautiful and natural panorama with moderate temperature, for those who love trekking or mountain climbing to catch a view of a unique and spectacular sulfuric crater. Read more at virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/03/bukit-kaba-beautiful-v...

 

Location: Rejang Lebong district, Bengkulu province, Indonesia

Curup is a small cool hill town in Bengkulu province famous for its beautiful mountain scenery and coffee growing areas. Coffees from Curup are famous for their rich, full bodied coffees with "earthy flavors".

#coffee

With a small piece of metal, he scratched a message on the cell wall,

"“DIE DIT KOMPASS AANZIET

BERISP DEN KNOEIJER NIET

BEDENK DAT LEEGEN TIJD

TOT KNOEIERIJEN MIJ LEIDT

EN DAT VOOR TIJDVERDRIJF

IK DIT HIER NEDERSCHRIJF”

 

“TO THE ONE WHO SEES THIS COMPASS

DON’T REPRIMAND THE SCRIBBLER

THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT EMPTY TIME

LEADS TO SCRIBBLING

AND THAT FOR PASTIME

I WROTE THIS HERE DOWN”

(Translation by Nilca van Leyen)

 

He wanted to express what he felt. After that, he awaited his fate...

Read more about this old Dutch inscription at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-wall-of-boredom.html

 

A special thanks to [https://www.flickr.com/photos/126683315@N06] who has helped to transcribe and translate the Dutch inscription.

 

Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) the world's tallest flower and possibly the smelliest flower. More informally it is also called Corpse flower. It can stand over 2 m (6.5 feet) high. Photographed in the village of Tebat Monok, Kepahiang - Indonesia. Read more about this weird plant at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/03/kibut-worlds-tallest-f...

 

#titanarum #kibut #bungabangkai #carrionflower #corpseflower #Amorphophallustitanum #LestGuide

I always think hyenas are ugly and bad "guys" simply by having watched "The Lion King". The local guide said I was biased by Disney' unfair influence, and hyenas are actually very smart and loyal.

Location: The village of Air Putih, Lebong - Indonesia.

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