North Sumatera Trip : Hotel Carolina

Hotel Carolina, Tuk Tuk
15-17 Juni 2015



Kita menginap di Hotel Carolina di Tuk Tuk, Pulau Samosir, di pinggir Danau Toba.  Menurut Tante Susan, dulu waktu dia kecil tinggal di Padang, kalau berlibur ke Tuk Tuk, menginapnya di Hotel Carolina.  Wah .. tahun berapa tuh, 60-an, 70-an ?  Hotel ini sudah tua, tapi cukup terpelihara sebab direnovasi dari waktu ke waktu.  Pantesan banyak orang familiar dengan hotel ini.







Bagunan Hotel Carolina di desain seperti rumah khas Batak.  Karena bagunan lama, maka kamarnya cukup besar.  Pemandangan di sekitar kamar kita langsung menghadap ke Danau Toba.  Berikut ini foto-foto yg saya ambil di sekitar Hotel.

In the morning ...

Bisa puas memandang Danau Toba



Banyak burung-burung terbang dan hinggap di dermaga, asal kita enggak berisik, bisa mendekat utk foto





Banyak perahu lewat, motor boat, banana boat etc





Dan tak lupa memotret bunga.  Alamanda, Seruni / Chrysantemum, Zinia, etc





Sore hari warna-warna di sekitar Danau Toba lebih dramatis.

In the afternoon ....







Bisa berenang di Danau Toba



Atau bird watching seperti saya ...











Banyak yg bisa dipotret.

More photos : Album North Sumatera Trip

Next posting : Danau Toba dan Air Terjun Binangalum

rgds,
Lucy

Java Trip : Kopeng di suatu pagi

Kopeng, Getasan Kab. Semarang
19 Februari 2015

Malas bangun pagi, kelewatan sunrise deh ...
Tapi dapat foto-foto bunga dan binatang.

Di penginapan ...


Rhododendron


Heliconia


Ayam Hutan


Burung Perkutut

Di Restaurant "Waroeng Nggoenoeng"










Rhododendron


Medinilla



Kaktus


Anthurium

more photos Java Trip Album

Next posting : Waroeng Nggoenoeng

to be continued

rgds,
Lucy

Jurong Bird Park - South East Asia Birds

Jurong Bird Park, Singapore

October 8, 2011

South East Asia Birds

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Lucy

Jurong Bird Park - Owls In The World Of Darkness

Jurong Bird Park, Singapore

October 8, 2011

Owls In The World Of Darkness

Solitary and nocturnal birds

Snow Owl

Burung Hantu jenis ini dipakai untuk simbol pendidikan, maksudnya supaya murid-murid sekolah pada rajin belajar hingga larut malam ... bukan main games dan nonton film :)

Merengut aja nih ... burhan ...

rgds,
Lucy

Jurong Bird Park - Penguins

Jurong Bird Park, Singapore

October 8, 2011

Penguins

Most of birds can fly.  Penguins can't -- they walk and swim. However, they are classified as birds.

Penguins are cute aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.

Swimming Penguin

Magellanic Penguins

King Penguins

Walking Penguin -- walk like a man

rgds,
Lucy

Jurong Bird Park - Mandarin Duck

Jurong Bird Park, Singapore

October 8, 2011

Mandarin Duck

In the world of animal, the male is always good looking while the female is unfortunately ugly.  See the pictures of  Mandarin Duck below.

rgds,
Lucy