2. Circumnavigation of Sumatra

Banda Aceh

tsunami damage, colourful welcome ceremonies, Aceh traditional dress, Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, traditional wedding ceremony, moslem school girls, traditional drum dance
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Remnants-of-the-Dec-26,-2004-tsunami-are-still-visible<br /> <br /> These twelve photos commemerate the 8th anniversary of the devastating Banda Aceh tsunami. This photo shows the path the tsunami took from the bay, which is located near the mountains seen on the horizon in the far distance
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These twelve photos commemerate the 8th anniversary of the devastating Banda Aceh tsunami. This photo shows the path the tsunami took from the bay, which is located near the mountains seen on the horizon in the far distance

  • Remnants-of-the-Dec-26,-2004-tsunami-are-still-visible<br /> <br /> These twelve photos commemerate the 8th anniversary of the devastating Banda Aceh tsunami. This photo shows the path the tsunami took from the bay, which is located near the mountains seen on the horizon in the far distance
  • Tsunami-debris,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • House-and-boat-tsunami-remains-3-km-inland,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • 'Apung-1'-electrical-generating-ship-that-was-flung-3-km-inland-by-the-tsunami,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra<br /> <br /> The barge flattened two houses, which are still under the hull. Several people's lives were saved by clinging to the barge
  • New-housing-(blue-roofs)-build-by-aid-agencies,-seen-from-'Apung-1',-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Photo-from-the-tsunami-museum-showing-the-boat-that-landed-on-the-house,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra<br /> <br /> This is probably one of the most iconic images from the tsunami
  • The-frames-of-the-hospital-building-survived-the-tsunami,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra<br /> <br /> The sturdily built hospital was in the direct path of the tsunami, but the skeltons of the building remained standing. It is now the site of a mass grave for unidentified victims. The latest estimate is that approximately 220,000 people lost their lives in the tsunami.
  • Stairs-inside-hospital-building,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Tsunami-damaged-hospital-buildings,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Hospital-building-showing-tsunami-damage,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • 'Thanks-to-the-World'-Memorial,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Canada-plaque-at-'Thanks-to-the-World'-memorial,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Welcoming-committee,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra<br /> <br /> We received the warmest of welcomes from the people of Banda Aceh, who got out their fabulous traditional dresses and performed traditional dances and a wedding ceremony
  • Acehnese-dancers-at-welcoming-ceremony,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Portrait-of-an-Acehnese-dancer-1,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Portrait-of-an-Acehnese-dancer-2,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Portrait-of-three-Acehnese-beauties,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Baiturrahman-Grand-Mosque,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra<br /> <br /> The original Mosque, which dated to the 12 C, was destroyed in the Aceh war and rebuilt around 1875. Because it was further inland, it survived the 2004 tsunami.
  • Banda-Aceh-mayor-in-front-of-Baiturrahman-Grand-Mosque,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
  • Woman-cooking-street-food,-Banda-Aceh,-Sumatra
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