Location : Kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia.

Came in from Pangkalan Bun by Avanza taxi and arrived at Sampit without having much in mind of what to do or expect. Checked into Meridian Hotel, rate-Rp150,000. Had a quick shower and started hitting the streets by 2.30pm. adventure, bike ride, Borneo, Central Kalimantan Tengah, Confucius Temple, Indonesia, kotawaringin timur, Masjid Raya Mosque, Obyek wisata, outdoor, Sampit river, Wisata Alam Danau Salju, Dayak Culture Center,

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At Sampit port
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Sampit river
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Travel agent
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Lunch with fellow communters from Surubaya & Semarang

We had to think fast as we had just a couple hours of daylight and having to leave for Palangkaraya early next morning. Enquired from the first ojek we met on the street but he did not have the slightest clue where to bring us. Let him go and quickly moved on until another ojek came running after us offering to bring us to a certain Wisata Alam Salju which was an artificial lake. At that point in time any suggestion was acceptable. We agreed on the ojek price of Rp60,000 per pax and off we went to God knows where place.
Somewhere along the way as our ojeks stopped to refuel at a gas station, we noticed a Chinese temple on the opposite side of the road. We crossed the road to check it out and discovered it was a Confucius temple, the second we came across. The first one was at Ketapang. We had a quick chat with the guru Mr Tan Hoat Seng. He informed us that Confucianism had finally been officially accepted in Indonesia as the 6th religion of the country. I wished we had more time to allow him to go into details as he showed as his collection of Confucius books, the Analects, but translated into the Indonesian language. With heavy hearts we bade a quick farewell to a gentleman who had not only reestablished his roots but struggled to perpetuate the wisdom of the most famous 5th century Chinese sage. adventure, bike ride, Borneo, Central Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, kotawaringin timur, Masjid Raya Mosque, Obyek wisata, outdoor, Sampit river, Wisata Alam Danau Salju, Dayak Culture Center, adventure, bike ride, Borneo, Central Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, kotawaringin timur, Masjid Raya Mosque, Obyek wisata, outdoor, Sampit river, Wisata Alam Danau Salju, Dayak Culture Center, adventure, bike ride, Borneo, Central Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, kotawaringin timur, Masjid Raya Mosque, Obyek wisata, outdoor, Sampit river, Wisata Alam Danau Salju, Dayak Culture Center,

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The Guru Mr Tan Hoat Seng who teaches Confucianism in Sampit temple

Along the way we stopped by a newly completed mosque and opposite it was the Dayak cultural garden. Had a quick shoot before running again.

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Masjid Raya (Mosque)
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At the dayak culture center

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Entrance fee
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At Taman Wisata Alam Salju

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The only consolation from the smog

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Nangka

Perhaps the most memorable part of our stop at Sampit was realised the next morning at 6am when we went in search of breakfast. We had almost lost hope of ever finding it with most of the town still asleep. Finally, in one corner of a small lane we found this warung without a name of Pak Abdul Hamid who had been running the business with his wife for 25 years. The friendliest couple we ever met on this trip. Mrs Abdul was so generous as to invite Mei Er into her kitchen to take photos and offered fried fish as a treat. We apologised for being vegetarians. MUST visit warung.

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The Boss with his wife-Pak Abdul Hamid has been running this shop for 25 years.
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Breakfast at a coffeeshop with no name
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Hottest item here – soft boiled eggs.
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This shop sells 500 soft boiled eggs a day!
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Nasi kuning a popular breakfast dish

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