I Gave This Becak Driver $3 and Said Drive! 🇮🇩

[@lorettaamstad591]

Believe it or not, I’ve been to their house as a child. It was more beautiful then. I’m not Chinese though. I’m a Manadonese and Dutch. Medan was a very elite town 40 years ago. Thank u for these Medan vlog. Can’t wait for Danau Toba

[@NickKTravel]

I would have loved to have seen it back then too! now it gets the nickname of Gotham City apparently because there is a lot of crime nowadays, something i didn't know before i went, but i never felt in danger

[@lorettaamstad591]

@@NickKTravel wow, yes I could imagine. The whole Medan was kind of pristine back then. Lots of expats and super rich Chinese families. Lots of Mercedeses ☺️ most schools were private Catholic schools. I was privileged maybe 🤔 definitely soo different than now

[@lorettaamstad591]

@@NickKTravel you should go to Brastagi as well btw. Not sure if it’s still clean and popular though. Toba n Brastagi were my childhood’s favourite weekend getaways

[@johnytakdeep4839]

@@NickKTravel man you are right. Medan is Indonesian's Gotham City. A lot of Crime Lords there too just like the original gotham itself hahahah. Medan is either Third or Second most developed city in Indonesia.

[@ronalnapitupulu6156]

@@NickKTravel when are you coming to Medan again Mr.?

[@muhammadabyzard7970]

Bentor (Becak Montor): Motorized Rickshaw/Rickshaw with engine Oh yeah, I do kinda appreciate the bentor rider for the price and all the places that he took you into. In Jakarta, the price could've been inflated higher by the same kind of rider. $3.21 seems like a good bargain.

[@lomie]

Im one of Tjong A Fie’s Family. but even i've never been there. because I was born in Jakarta and live here. I'm the fourth generation i think. Enjoy Medan Nick!

[@NickKTravel]

haha are you serious? I guess your father is one of his 29 grandchildren, so no telling how many great grandchildren he has.

[@lomie]

@@NickKTravel yes. I saw his name there. But i cant tell it . And he passed away alrdy before i born.

[@popular102001]

I agree, this is the best tour you had among any historical places around Indonesia...... And as usual, great package of story delivered by you through the video. Appreciate it

[@NickKTravel]

yess.. the bandung conference and sunda kelapa tours were two of my other favorites

[@devarabevan]

Horas Nick! Welcome to Medan, North Sumatra. I hope you enjoy our diverse culture. If I may suggest, I recommend you to eat Saksang, BPK(Babi Panggang Karo), Lontong Sayur, Mie Gomak, Roti Bohong, Godok-godok, Chinese Fried Rice, Chinese Pangsit Noodle. And one more thing, you can explore other places such as mall, beautiful buildings, park, chinese temple, and other great places in the next video. Thank you Nick for exposing our places and culture! God bless you and the people you love.

[@NickKTravel]

Thanks for the tips!

[@sssGiRLl]

🥰🥰

[@kilanspeaks]

Yeah, the members of the royal family still reside there. That’s the difference between Indonesia and Malaysia. Malaysia is still a monarchy and the sultans live lavishly, while Indonesia is a republic: all the former royalties are now considered commoners just like the rest of us. Aside from Yogyakarta, where the king is also the governor.

[@NickKTravel]

they certainly do, so different from Indonesia

[@latifbudiarto3003]

Almost all tourist attractions in Medan are explored in this vlog. What a fascinating vlog in Tjong A Fie Mansion this time 👍🏻.

[@fiansonline2498]

Remember me dale philip when he visit there

[@ankushsamant3592]

Thats the area where I live. Im so happy heheh There in one church in Medan call "Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni". Its a must must visit Church in Medan.

[@TiniAgustin]

Thank you nick for exploring medan now i know the some history of medan I've been following you since then, keep it up yeah

[@travelme3233]

hey i remember, Dale philip was there on the istana couple years ago

[@matthewh8921]

As a chinese myself i often see the chinese historical building is in good condition maybe because alot of chinese was or still taught the confusion way (paying respect to our ancestors). We like to preserve this kinds of things to remind ourselves where we came from and not forget our roots.

[@V-S-]

Confucius?

[@賢治金澤]

unfortunately, in indonesia especially in java, a lot of chinese buildings (house, shophouse) were demolished by the owner, even the owners are chinese, they don't care about their culture and heritage. I think chinese buildings in java are more beatifull than outside java. for example : chandra naya building in jakarta, tjie lam tjay building in semarang, darussalam hotel in pasuruan and old houses in lasem.

[@matthewh8921]

@@賢治金澤 yeah i think in java there's alot more demolished chinese building because of the thing we had in 98 or even further than that where our kind was slaughtered. It's really unfortunate but it is what it is right now.

[@IkutaRanger]

Confucian way is really a good way to take care of ancestors

[@賢治金澤]

@@matthewh8921 even after 1998, they still do that demolishing their house, change to "a bad and tasteless building"..

[@mamunarifin7684]

Kapan main ke kota *singkawang* nick!? Salam dari kalimantan barat🇮🇩🙌

[@zubarca8233]

thanks Nick for make this video, im soooo miss this city, hope u stay more there, next month i’ll take a leave for coming home 😅

[@jejakedwin]

Since I often watch Nick's KZbin channel, my English listening skills have improved, and many new vocabulary words that I remember without having to memorize them. thank you nick, if you have time and you can, make content video culure shock.

[@NickKTravel]

awesome Edwin, keep practicing!

[@jejakedwin]

@@NickKTravel oke

[@liongkienfai104]

You're right Nick. This is one of the better preserved kapitan homes in Indonesia. I own a book titled "Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia" by Ronald G. Knapp, A. Chester Ong, and Wang Gungwu that I highly recommend if you're into this kind of architecture. The book features almost a dozen Chinese Indonesian homes. Of those shown, the ones I believe to be the best preserved are Tjong A Fie Mansion - Medan, Siek Family Home (Prasada Mandala Dharma) - Parakan, and Khouw Family Manor - Jakarta. Others shown were Oey Djie San Plantation Home - Tangerang, Tjioe Family Residence (St Maria De Fatima Catholic Church) - Jakarta, Tan Tiong Ie Home - Semarang, Kwik Djoen Eng Mansion (Institut Roncalli) - Salatiga, Liem Compound - Lasem, Han Family Ancestral Hall - Surabaya, and Han and Thalib Residence Pasaruan. These homes tend to draw inspiration from European styles, Chinese styles, and Indonesian styles, reflecting the different people groups officer/kapitan families had to interact with. The book also features some homes in China built by returnees from Indonesia. My only critique of the book is that its Indonesian section is evidently Java-centric. Being descended from transmigrants to Java, I know for a fact that Chinese officer homes outside Java were just as beautiful at their peak as those in Java. But after centralisation of the economy and polity in Java following Indonesian independence, the emigration from the outer islands to Java and overseas was just too great. As someone descended from Chinese officers outside Java, my own ancestral homes couldn't be maintained. The land was either sectioned off or sold off entirely. Few relatives visit the homes regularly, and even fewer still live in the vicinity. I hope to revitalise my ancestral homes one day. But it's a daunting undertaking. It requires a lot of skilled efforts to revitalise old structures, and also difficult to make profitable when you take into account the regions they're in. Unfortunately not many of my relatives are passionate enough to pour money into what they see as a bygone era.

[@ericleonardiliong688]

Amazing info. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@indragunawan-if4jq]

I been in istana maimun medan 2019 really a nice actually i was born at aceh tamiang but i m growing up in jakarta but i live in Texas USA now so i don't even know much a bout my own country after i watching your channel i m really appreciate what you been done to explore indonesia i love it Nick Thanks

[@metalextras]

Nice tour Nick! everywhere in Indonesia historical place should be used, open and respected, unlike Jakarta and the rest where those old building are left to rot and their descendants did not have the means to restore them.

[@roypurba2689]

But nick,actually when you decided to have a lunch,on your right side,there is one of the oldest church of medan city,which is build on dutch colonial in medan. There is a lot of colonial architecture inside of the church

[@IkutaRanger]

It's weird that the old Sultan's palace seems less grandeur than the businessman house. Probably with all the souvenirs shop at the palace. While the businessman mansion feels tidy and clean. Nevertheless, I really hoped the Istana Maimun will thrive to be better in the future. A palace should looked and felt like a palace. Let's hope the authorities will try to repair the place 🙏🙏

[@HabsariAstuti567]

Yang saya pernah dengar, Istana Maimun itu masih di kuasai oleh keluarga keturunan sultan.. Bangunan itu tidak diserahkan ke pemerintah setempat jadi bayangkan mereka butuh dana yg tidak sedikit untuk pemeliharaan, memang miris lihat kondisinya yg kotor dan banyak yg jualan & penyewaan baju di dalam istana... Mungkin dari situ dan tiket kunjungan yg menopang biaya operasional & pemeliharaan

[@king9096]

Muslim seharusnya tidak melarang non muslim memasuki masjid.. dengan membolehkan non muslim masuk masjid selama tidak melanggar peraturan dalam islam, ini bisa menjadi cara dakwah, bahkan di negara barat mereka mengundang non muslim untuk mengunjungi masjid dan berdiskusi didalam masjid, Satu hal lagi orang indonesia menganggap semua bule non muslim, kesalahan fatal...

[@nurulnadif3150]

Itu bukan melarang, tapi krn waktu sholat akan tiba" jadi di suruh datang beberapa mnt lagi"

[@king9096]

@@nurulnadif3150 bagaimana kalo nick ternyata muslim?

[@nurulnadif3150]

@@king9096 NonIs"

[@IkutaRanger]

Engga kok bang ga dilarang, lebih karena lagi mau shalat aja. Maka disuruh balik ba'da ashar. Aku pun Kristen pernah masuk Masjid Raya tapi cuma sampe halaman depan aja foto2 bentar

[@bangregar83]

Hi Sir, Thank you very much for coming to the city of Medan 🙏🏼. Good luck for U💪🏼💪🏼 God always bless you🤲🏻. Hope we can meet another time😁😁

[@tatiameutia3243]

Tuh pak Edy good man ..di Medan byk begal Nick be carefull.. Makasih pak Edy mewakili masy Medan 🙏🙏

[@duniakheyla2375]

Senang nya mengunjungi medan indonesia sambil naik becak.sukses selalu ya

[@ZhouRicky07]

Medan is a beautiful city, but as the guy at the mosque warned you, you gotta be careful holding your phone while walking at the sidewalk or even using your phone while riding Becak, not only Medan, but any cities basically. Robbery crime rate still considered high at some areas. Stay safe nick!

[@NickKTravel]

noted, thank you!

[@egogreen2045]

Islam is Rahmatan lil Alamin Don't be surprise if they let you come in at other mosque. Because Islam is not only for moslem

[@rajafaisaldalimunthe9031]

thank you very much, for introducing my homeland, you have introduced all the destinations of Medan city, thank you very much once again, my message is that you must visit Lake Toba, Indonesia's favorite destination, thank you🙏

[@janesiachannel82]

Istana maimun sepertinya sudah menjadi toko souvenir, tdk terlihat seperti istana pada umumnya, terlihat kotor dan kurang perawatan. Padahal ikonnya kota medan. Sayang banget ..

[@alzwarlis1719]

Very interesting video Nick and thanks for sharing the detail inside of Istana Maimun which i should have visited when i came to medan city few years ago👍 Stay safe n stay healthy✌💪

[@NickKTravel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alzwarlis1719]

@@NickKTravel i did👍😊

[@janubi6977]

Yup Nick, Sultan Deli XIV Mahmud Lamanjiji Perkasa Alamsyah reign to be Sultan when his child, becaus his Father Sultan Otteman III Mahmud Ma'amun Padrap Perkasa Alam Shah died in airplane crash in Aceh, and he was a Lieutenant colonel in the army.

[@nitasrisetianingsih3224]

Nice share Nick ❤️ Jalan jalan and take care ya ! Awaiting the next video ✌️

[@mesavemydream341]

This is a very interesting trip! Keep it up Nick! So happy to follow your jalan-jalan vlog

[@NickKTravel]

Thanks so much!

[@harismuda139]

My brother in law is from Medan. Me and my sister are from Batavia (Betawi). Alhamdulillah for being muslims. Take care of your self, Nick.

[@davidivory3234]

Arab

[@angelflow3330]

Nick kamu harus ke penang jg .di sana banyak history jg .only 30 minute flight.

[@tlobatch3501]

Go to Toba Lake but before you have to stay @siantar for the culinary experience. Try the coffee and bakery. also the special srikaya jam. Also try the 3 wheels "Becak" that use old 500cc BSA (British) old army motorcycle.

[@ramadhanisiregar2981]

"Never mind you bro, I'm a local person, the rate is that much, it's commonplace. Sorry,,, if the cheap ones take public transportation. And I make sure you are not deceived. Just understand bro. The cost of living in Medan is like that. Different places, different cultures, different lives, and different ways of working. It's the same if I go to your country, I have to be able to accept life there. And I'm sure the cost of living in your country is greater than mine. Good job bro

[@homegirl85]

He made an offer, and he accepted the higher price without bargaining. It was a win-win situation, wasn't it?

[@ramadhanisiregar2981]

@@homegirl85 " sorry brooo I live in Medan. What I know, to make a bargain, you have to know the price first, after that we bid. But since Nik's brother doesn't know the area, So Nik decides to make an offer first. There's nothing wrong with my first comment. I said above, the rates are appropriate. I made the comments above like that so that no one would have a misunderstanding about the Medan community. "don't let anyone say tourists are deceived in Medan City"

[@azhari7968]

it has been a while since you have a nice historical building tour, I kinda forgot that you do this type of content too. you should do this more often It made me thinking about how about go explore Java again? There's still many things you haven't done. You haven't visit Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Indonesia Miniature Park), Monas, and the renewed Kota Tua! Kota Tua is all nicer now

[@NickKTravel]

yesss, ill be back in Java eventually

[@ronachannel85]

Welcome tu Sumatra island Nick . I like watching videos of you visiting Samosir , s hometown

[@estmanis8998]

Coba singgah wisata ke bukit lawang bro.

[@artiatampubolon4505]

Visit lake toba too

[@rickyp6815]

The tour guide did a good job. That area is probably one of the most interesting in the city, as a few old buildings survive, but unfortunately Medan didn't do a great job of preserving its architectural heritage. Yeah you aren't going to have much luck trying to get off the trail by asking a becak driver to take you around as they will just assume a tourist wants to see all the usual spots. Even if you were fluent in Indonesian they probably wouldn't get why you want to see that kind of thing. You need to poke about by yourself for that which you probably don't have time for. I don't think you'll find any hidden gems, but you might stumble across a few things of some interest. Good to have wheels - even just a push bike - but then again, it is rainy season. Good luck.

[@NickKTravel]

right, i should have known they were going to drive me those places.. still a good adventure though!

[@juenyu9080]

Nick, you can go taman kebun bunga/ yong hian at jalan kejaksaan. The garden very unique because the only one garden have china culture. Or you can go taman buaya asam kumbang. So many crocodile.

[@masecco9460]

If you like adventure, you should visit lake toba broww

[@KhoirulArifin]

ya. we have something in common. I have things originally from china too.

[@mandy3303]

Hi Nick, what i like about you is that you take your time and ask questions to get details while others race through historical places just for instagramable shots. Again amazing video and nice editing.

[@Goodbye_Eri]

4:50 is that the same place that dale philip visit?

[@panjimahesa]

wow this istana means castle in buckingham or keraton in java island

[@theomandey5501]

go to siantar, there are many bentor with an old bike like harley davidson

[@petebarrett9719]

Beat you to the sultan’s palace by about 10 years Nick. Lovely place.

[@bintara_bibin2471]

Saya orang medan...selamat datang di kota Medan

[@MendezClvin]

if you want to eat eat try to go to jalan halat there are lots of delicious food

[@EsangabdeJesusChrist]

Great tour again from you Nick, I just found out about a place I've never been to in Medan. Excuse me to ask you if Nick had ever found out where the place of The Greatest King of the Batak people who name is King Sisingamangaraja XII?

[@zeuscorpuz9339]

Very nice old mansion

[@nurliani3439]

Please request lake Toba

[@m.alicandra.451]

You tuber nick.jangan lupa kunjungi kediaman guburnur atau walikota..karna kamu kota Medan di kenal di seluruh dunia..👍👍👍

[@indonesiabeautiful6884]

Welcome to medan mr.nick 👍👍

[@listonpanjaitan5097]

Jangann lupa ke lake toba

[@janubi6977]

Many Indonesian called it BETOR = BECAK MOTOR but, In Medan, we called it BECAK MESIN, coz MOTOR is CAR in Medan

[@ajiabrarikoto4076]

Thanks for explore Medan sir

[@babblekopi5467]

Horasss...welcome to history city (medan),,,

[@Ms.Dear9690]

Horassss mr nick!!! Pls come to LAKE TOBA

[@AriKokok]

oh iya nick jangan lupa ke berastagi kabanjahe di sana ada rumah tempat pengasingan Ir.Sukarno Presiden Pertama Republik Indonesia.selamat datang di medan.

[@m.alicandra.451]

Horas Mr Nick..senang Sy kamu jalan2 ke kota Medan..salam dari Mandala Medan..

[@rinasiregar5629]

Hai Nick_ where are you now ??,, Are you still in Medan ??

[@edhyhandrinata6714]

Beda bgt antara mansion tjong afie dengan istana maimun, rumah tjong afie lebih tertata untuk sejarahnya di mana tempat tidur anak2,cucunya ruangan nya bahkan ada tempat tidurnya, kamar, dapur, wkt nick pengen tau di mana kamar sultan eh dia malah nemu kamar yg di buat jualan sayang sekali, seharus bisa di buat lbh bersejarah aja😃

[@adeninprayogo7075]

Horas Nick.. Next trip to danau toba 👍

[@moelkhan4513]

Nice... Wellcome to Medan

[@darwin870]

Beside of mosque is pool , where princess bathing.

[@Ozinchanel]

AWESOME.. Istana Maimun Sangat Bersejarah.

[@rosalina8432]

Welcome to Medan Nick....im from Medan

[@omaronnyoutube]

Nampaknya beca di Medan direkabentuk mirip dengan Malaysia. Pemandu beca berada di tepi dan bukan di belakang.

[@anandafernando666]

Bro nick? You still on medan? Cause your homestay near to my office.i always looking the hotel when i go home.i wish iam seeing you 🤣🤣

[@desparlente5174]

Little India, people local called Kampung Keling

[@heriyansyah5953]

Amaziing pak bule

[@Ms.Dear9690]

Come to lake toba… u will enjoy with us 🎸🎧🎬

[@RosihanAji]

Mudah2an dapat kesempatan ke Medan lagi

[@suithian2112]

Next nick must try to go borneo island the big island in indonesia and so many nice island in indonesia such as riau island

[@Julie_Music_Channel]

Success and take care always Nick 🎶

[@handlenone09]

Alhamdulillah you are a good person. may Allah take care of you wherever you are and always make all your affairs easy and keep all difficulties away from you and give you abundant sustenance Amen Amen Amen Amen Ya Robbal Alamin 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼😎😎😎

[@luckystrike4916]

nice journey..with betor (becak motor)..enjoy the city..cheers !

[@josepwillis687]

Good

[@MariaHappyVlog]

Anda berkunjung disitu, sudah dekat lagi menuju perjalanan dari Mesjid Raya ke ke jalan sisingamaraja ,simpang pelangi dekat Pizza hut,,dan berdekatan UISU menuju alamat saya hahaha ,, sungguh di sayangkan kita tidak bisa collab, belum rezeki saya 😁😁😁

[@rudirinaldirinaldi5924]

Horas Nick ,selamat datang di kota Medan 😀😀👍👍

[@andiwandi8724]

Don't forget to go to TOBA lake nick

[@WIRANAT4]

COBA PERGI KE DANAU TOBA BRO

[@francesshodgkins8306]

I’m gonna have to agree with others who commented. This was an incredible vlog. The layout and design of that house was pretty sick! 👍 Stay safe out there bud, and thanks for sharing.

[@NickKTravel]

Thanks so much!!

[@bumblebee5442]

6:16 Dale Philip Scottishman with 2 strong legs approve this chair 😂😂

[@armanlubis6095]

kapan anda ke danau toba kawan ??

[@nobithanamirah8126]

Hello from Medan 👋👋

[@luddeluring]

I’m just curious, you have been in Indonesia for like what? 7 months? What kind of visa did you use?

[@ridhosafna9154]

Actually that was not Sultan of Medan, but Sultan of Deli Maimun. And 25 headfamilies live there

[@elisabetjuliwati803]

Hahhhaaaaa....aku jadi orang Medan ...ga pernah kepikirna buat video gini

[@seffanyamaudinia9736]

Ouw Nick,,across Tjong Afie house you can visit to TIP TOP Restaurant,,they have very delicious foods & ice cream. The restaurant since the Dutch stay in Indonesia.

[@LilikAmin]

Mantap bang Nick ... Horaaas

[@fit2154]

"Becak" in Medan are more like motorbikes. So it can be used for speeding too..(Gaaassss..)😬✌

[@ronaldosiahaan5112]

Nick...don't forget to lake toba.

[@xdtomz3702]

Nick, I live in Samosir Let me know if you are going to visit Samosir Island in North Sumatra I hope to treat you to some traditional Batak dishes here

[@Mat-yr5yx]

Every Where BECAK..

[@Paries918]

Nickk.... Are you still in Medan city?

[@masterrendratv7975]

Surabaya No2 city Indonesia