Shopping in Sumatra
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Aladdin
Souvenir shops line Jl Ahmad Yani. Poke your head into Tanjung Raya Art Shop and Aladdin. Box collectors can look out for a couple of Minangkabau versions. Salapah panjang (long boxes) are brass boxes used for storing lime and tobacco; salapah padusi are silver boxes for storing betel nut and lime.
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Tanjung Raya Art Shop
Souvenir shops line Jl Ahmad Yani. Poke your head into Tanjung Raya Art Shop and Aladdin. Box collectors can look out for a couple of Minangkabau versions. Salapah panjang (long boxes) are brass boxes used for storing lime and tobacco; salapah padusi are silver boxes for storing betel nut and lime.
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Gramedia Bookshop
Finding English reading material in Sumatra is a hassle and Medan's slim pickings is a bumper crop compared to other stops on the road. Gramedia bookshop, Medan Mall; is good for maps and paperbacks. There is another branch in the Sun Plaza.
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Jl Ahmad Yani Crafts Shops
Medan has a number of interesting arts and crafts shops, particularly along Jl Ahmad Yani. Toko Asli (No 62), Toko Rufino (No 56) and Toko Bali Arts (No 68) all have selections of antique weaving, Dutch pottery and carvings.
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Gokhon Library
Better load up on reading material in Toba, because the rest of Sumatra is a desert for the printed word. Gokhon Library and several other sundries shops nearby have used and rental books.
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Sunshine Beauty & Wellness
In Tuk Tuk, Sunshine Beauty & Wellness will turn beasts into beauties with affordable haircuts, facials, after-sun treatment and traditional massages.
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Pasar Ramai
The main fruit market, next to Thamrin Plaza, is a profusion of colour and smells, and has an impressive selection of local and imported tropical fruit.
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Pasar Buah Berastagi
An upmarket, air-con shop more conveniently located to fruit lovers.
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Sunshine Beauty & Wellness
In Tuk Tuk, Sunshine Beauty & Wellness will turn beasts into beauties with affordable haircuts, facials, after-sun treatment and traditional massages.
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Pasar Ramai
The main fruit market, next to Thamrin Plaza, is a profusion of colour and smells, and has an impressive selection of local and imported tropical fruit.
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Aladdin
Souvenir shops line Jl Ahmad Yani. Poke your head into Tanjung Raya Art Shop and Aladdin. Box collectors can look out for a couple of Minangkabau versions. Salapah panjang (long boxes) are brass boxes used for storing lime and tobacco; salapah padusi are silver boxes for storing betel nut and lime.
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