Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


March 8, 2009: Tour of Penyengat Island

What a trio: Ellen, Josh and Santi. Next visit, Santi will be the photo queen

mar 08 4870 mom josh santi

We wanted Josh to see Penyangat Island - so we left for Tanjung Pinang early - here is the view of the International Terminal from the domestic water taxi terminal.

mar 08 4871 tanjung pinang ferry terminal

Where you board the water taxi

mar 08 4872 on ferry

Backing up

mar 08 4873 backup

Morning traffic

mar 08 4885 traffic

Incoming Falcon 3 from Singapore

mar 08 4887 falcon 3 from singapore

A water taxi

mar 08 4893 water taxi

A sail boat of sorts

mar 08 4904 sail boat

Another view

mar 08 4910 sailboat

Approaching Penyengat Island

mar 08 4934 penyengat island

Welcome to Penyengat Island

mar 08 4953 welcome

The Mosque

mar 08 4958 mosque

A drum

mar 08 4956 drum

Another view of the mosque

mar 08 4959 mosque sign

The royal cemetary

mar 08 4961 grave place

Another burial place

mar 08 4967 grave place

The meeting hall - at least that is what Jenny said it was

mar 08 4972 meeting hall

We climbed a hill to the top where Dutch cannons are pointed out - guarding Tanjung Pinang

mar 08 4986 dutch canons

Mr. Guitar man

mar 08 5001 guitar man

The wedding palace - with a spring of magic water

mar 08 5008 spring marriage house

Jenny washing her face in the magic water

mar 08 5011 good luck water

The marriage chair inside the wedding palace

mar 08 5019 marriage chair

Boarding the water taxi back to Tanjung Pinang

mar 08 5034 return taxi

Tanjung Pinang ferry terminal

mar 08 5097 tanjung pinang ferry terminal

Back to where we started

mar 08 5122 taxi place

Taking the ferry back - a village along the edge of Bintan Island

mar 08 5178 bintan village

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C. Frank Starmer

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