Parapat downtown is included as a safe place for travelers. We were free to have a night walk without worrying the trouble such as robbery, thief or anything that could disturb us. So, feeling this safe, I decided to have little night walk with my friend to Parapat downtown, not really far. You can reach this place around 20 minutes. During the night walk, you can see the dark view of Toba lake, and the building lights came out from the buildings along the lake. It is a firm town that serves you variety of souvenirs.
When you arrive in this city. It is quite easy to find a hotel, it got many suite hotels for you. If you don't have enough money to book a hotel room, there are some cheap guest houses around the town that is easy to book. Considering, I had a short trip, I preferred to stay in affordable guest house. Small town, calm street, only few buses and private cars passed this street. I walked through the path slowly while watching people were in and out from the hotel. Most of them were visitors who wanted to go to Parapat market.
The town of Parapat was built on lakeside with shops and restaurants, houses, hotels, and guest houses all piled up on top of each other with a series of interlocking alleyways and a single narrow street zigzagging all the way down to the center of the town below. There were lights everywhere. This vacation season drew me to experience the sense of this town, but the place was still crowded with people determined to enjoy the unique souvenirs that were being offered.
Most of the people in Parapat market were so excited to find the unique kinds of stuff, such as the clothes, mini-statues, necklaces and other traditional accessories. It took me twenty minutes to reach the town center, a melting spot that had grown into a dense and cluttered town. The buildings were simple in different styles: wooden shops, concrete building and a field for local concert. From the marketplace I could hear the beat from the stage, the school event was held on that night. In the coolness of the night was regarded as of no more important than the cracked sidewalk or the chipped lamp-posts. Indeed the shoppers wished to buy a handful souvenir as the proved that they had been to this town.
Even so, I still loved exploring this market, finding a shopper was selecting a suit long dress while the others bought some clothes for their family. These kinds of stuff were affordable, and you can ask for a discount, most of them were given away if they suit with the price. I was so tempted to collect the souvenirs that were displayed at the front store, and I decided to buy some. The cheap price was either way to buy the unique clothes and other necessary stuff.
More than an hour I spent in the marketplace, tired, hungry killed me. I wish I could find the cafe around this spot and as new in town, I was blind to find a cozy coffee shop. We returned to the guest house and in next couple minutes, we decided to go to another part of town. We turned right to find the right cafe so we could experience the culinary in this island. Apparently, we still have a night walk, less 1 kilometer, we managed to walk thru the glimpse of city light. Anyway, it was not a coffee shop, but fine to have some food. A narrow shop that served people with the variety of food. I ordered a ginger drink instead of coffee and a plate of chocolate cheese canai, a delicate food.
This food was good for me, a ginger drink that could kill my weariness, plus a plateful roti canai. As far as I walked, I just found out this kind of shop located close to the main road of Parapat city. I did not expect more, all I wanted was, I could taste the real food in this town. The clock ticked so fast and time to go back to the guest house had come. That how I ended my night walk in Parapat downtown.
Nice post,,, upvoted...
Pemandangan prapat dimalam hari tetap bergeming,nice your post in travel..siang harinya seakan sunyi dari pengunjung..tetapi agak susah cari makanan halal ya @abduhawab ?
ya...harus berjalan ke pusat kota untuk menemukan makanan seperti di atas.
oo..begitu..karena di hotel yang pernah saya nginap juga sulit..
a very fun trip once a friend, the city parapat a beautiful tourist city
Beautiful city, want to feel there,,,, :)
Suasana malam dan kuliner yg patut di coba kalau berkunjung ke Parapat bg @abduhhawab.., jangan lupa bawa pulang oleh2 nya bg y.... hahahaha
hehe....O2nya tertahan disana..
Over bagasi bg @abduhawab ya... hehehe
You tak ajak2 saya ya bang asal pergi. :(
you pun tak ajak2 saya, ketemu si persik tu,hahah
Selamat beristirahat bg.
jangan lupa bahagia 😎
Tiap daerah memang selalu ada tempat yang indah, tapi dari yang saya simak jalan ceritanya pak @abduhawab sepertinya kangen akan kopi kafe langganan bapak. Sukses selalu ya pak.
Saat melihat hotelnya, rasanya seperti di Dubai, bangunannya begitu mewah, semoga kelak saya pergi kesana, keliling kota prapat, singgah sambil mencoba minuman jahe tersebut
yep, jahenya cukup menghangatkan tubuh dan menghilang lelah selama berjalan. Ya, semoga suatu hari bisa kesini.
Semoga saja, nanti bisa jadi kenyataan saya berkunjung kesitu 😃
Perjalanan yang sempurna mulai dari awal sampai endingnya, menikmati sisi lain kota prapat yang penuh sensasi, di tiap perjalanan dan persinggahan bapak memang selalu berbeda,baik dari sensasinya, kuliner, alam wisata dan sebagainya. Namun disebalik semua itu saya dapat menangkap sisi lain dari bapak @abduhawab yaitu sebuah ketulusan hati dalam menikmati beragam kehidupan masyarakat sebagai bentuk kesyukuran kepada sang khaliq yang telah menciptakan keberagaman ini, sungguh saya hanya bisa berterimakasih atas semua yang telah bapak berikan pada kami, ini adalah mamfa'at terbesar bagi saya yang mempunyai keterbatasan dalam menikmati dilema hidup tiap masyarakat di tiap daerah. Terimakasih gure, semoga bapak selalu dalam rahmat NYA
Terima aris, atas doanya....
woow nikmat juga mandret disitu bang...jangan lupa beli tas dari tempurung, unik dan bagus
kerajinannya bagus-bagus tapi sayang, dompet kian menipis,heheh
hahaha, takot hantroeh woe u aceh menyoe tabloe kerajinan...haha, SBD pun gak bisa cair disitu...haha
Kiban dengan udara di saat malam, apa masih dingin ?
lumayan bang, suasana yang cocok untuk night walk
Berarti tidak sedingin di takengon bang ya...
lagi keliling sumatra ya bang...
foto nya bagus2.
Perjalan seorang Cek gu, menuntun dan menjadi teladan bagi murid-muridnya. Hari ini memberi nantinya akan mendapatkan kembali tanpa mengharapkan kembali. Perjalanan menarik brother @abduhawab
that was awesome reportage bro @abduhawab, thank you for sharing the night walk experience while in parapat
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