almost a year ago i went and witnessed something that made me realised how insignificant i am in the grand scheme of things. anak krakatau, sunda strait january 2011.

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intricate boat shaped and upsweeping roof ridges of the rich batak architecture‘s toba batak at parapat town, north sumatra. december 2011.

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lake toba taken from parapat looking northwest. december 2011.

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views of lake toba and samosir island adorned with angel’s trumpets trying very hard to block the hot sun. pic was taken from parapat town in december 2011.

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lake toba, parapat town and the looming mountains/caldera taken from danau toba cottage. north sumatra december 2011.

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a prominent spire of the batak christian protestant church juts out above the canopy of trees on the slope of samosir island near tomok town, lake toba december 2011.

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a handsome male wreathed hornbill intelligently posed for the camera inside a wired enclosure within a spherical cage bird park at taman mini indonesia indah, east jakarta. january 2011.

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the landscape of the mountaineous terrain while crossing lake toba from parapat to tomok town on samosir island, the world’s largest island within an island. on an open ferry deck looking south december 2011.

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mt. sibayak, at 2,084m is the most easily accessed stratovolcano in indonesia, stands overlooking the town of berastagi and only 5km from where i captured this photo. mt. sinabung is only 15km southwest from this beast. december 2011.

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a highly decorative and unique interior design of the ceiling inside the main hall of maimun palace in medan, the fourth largest city in indonesia. december 2011.

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