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Sultan Suleiman's fabulous Lair:
This palace is just outside Bukit Tinggi. It is included in a cheap, 1...
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The fantastic rural scenery:
- The palace is nestled by splendid rural greeneries & surrounding hills.
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More on Sultan Suleiman:
- The costume I'm wearing is rented cheaply [only $1] inside the palace.
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More splendid rural scenery:
- I can't remember how much the tour cost but it must've been around...
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The palace itself:
- Indonesia used to be divided into different kingdoms per islands. And since...
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"East meets West"
- Sultan Suleiman hosting a lovely Brit couple:)
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Closer view of the lovely couple:
- They're actually in a big group (a different van) since...
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"East meets West II"
- The Sultan of Britain meets the Sultan of the Philippines he, he, he:) *The...
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Minagkabau women:
- This photo (& the next pic) are a children's book pics which I...
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A Minangkabau couple:
- The Minangkabau's attires are so splendid!
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"The last Sultan of Sumatra"
- The Dutch put an end to the sultanates of the Indonesian archipelago...
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"Posing with my grandpa:)"
- The fine colors of the palace interior is just majestic!
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More on the fine interior:
With the unfortunate event of Sept. 11, I can only imagine that...
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"Suleiman the magnificent"
- Had to put a beard & mustache to be more Islamic, he, he, he:) But nice...
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"My local subject"
- Indonesians are so friendly that they're quick to approach...
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Suleiman the magnificent once again:
- Ah, this is a better-looking beard! *This is the typical sultan gesture:...
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The 2nd floor:
- This wooden palace is really big that there are actually 3 floors....
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Closer view of Sultan Suleiman:
*Suleiman "the magnificent" was actually not a Malay. Rather,...
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The Sultan's bedroom [2nd floor]:
- Nice place for some lovey-dovey, he, he, he:) "There are stories...
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View from the bedroom [2nd floor]:
"Take a look at oh-so-many cases, you will find love has been wrecked. By...
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The Sultan's fine estate:
"Now I've got things to do, you have to. I got to be me,...
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The palace front entrance:
- The 3rd floor is prohibited for tourists.
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The estate's mosque:
Walking around this fine estate while wearing a traditional attire not...
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Closer view of the white mosque:
- Beautiful white dome & tall minaret!
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Closer view of me, he, he, he:)
As I mentioned awhile back, Suleiman "the magnificent" was...
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![The Sultan's bedroom [2nd floor]:](http://thumbs.worldisround.com/pphotos/0/88/387_t.jpg)
![View from the bedroom [2nd floor]:](http://thumbs.worldisround.com/pphotos/0/105/609_t.jpg)
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