UN car~ reviving Banda Aceh5

We could see UN or Official cars around the street in Banda Aceh.

Baturrachman Mosque ~ reviving Banda Aceh 4

Hi, I came back to my room. Today, I had to attend the union meeting and reception after that. It worries me if I can wake up in time next morning.....

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Today, I upload the picture of the Mosque in Banda Aceh.

We touched down safely on the ground of Banda Aceh, and directly went to field tour around the city to grasp the current situation after the Tsunami disaster.

This mosque, named Baturrachman Mosque is in central area of the city. Its architecture is very famous as one of the most beautiful mosque in South East Asia.

However, this mosque was also damaged by Tsunami in 2004. When I visited there, I saw the damage had been repaired completely. For your reference, I introduce one picture found by the URL below. You can see how destructive the Tsunami was.

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/Newsweek/Components/Photos/041228_050103/041229_TsunamiRebels_hd.hmedium.jpg

In next topic, I will show you the picture in Banda Aceh city.

final approach ~ reviving Banda Aceh 3

B-737 Garuda Indonesia was smoothly approaching the final destination, Banda Aceh, after a few hours departed from Jakarta domestic terminal.

It might be long way there, from Japan, via Singapore and Jakarta. I reminded what is the purpose of this trip in the seat feeling a little fatigue . I was dispatched for attending International Conference there, however, I was really interested in the situation of people who had suffered from civil war against the government, and tremendous natural disaster, Tsunami.

After a few minutes I took this picture, we touched down Banda Aceh Airport safely.

In next topic, I wonder if I could show you a picture in Banda Aceh city.

One night stay in Jakarta~ reviving Banda Aceh 2

I wanna go on the story of the trip to Banda Aceh.

I departed from KIX, and arrived at Jakarta, via Singapore in a day. This picture is which I stay in Jakarta, Pan Pacific Hotel.

When I arrived there, the reception staff offered "up grade" of my room. I really surprised once I entered the room,

"This is Semi-suite room, isn't it!!??"

Of course this is my first time to stay such a high-class room. And this is also the first time that I make the school bear the expenses for stay,,,

I was so excited and almost forgot the purpose of this trip (^_^;

In next topic, I will report and show you a picture reaching Banda Aceh.

Reopen!!

I am very sorry that I have not update this blog because of my business situation. This season, I have been very busy(^^;

However, I am just glad to try to restart this blog from now.
I am looking forward to uploading pictures and writing some topics.
See you soon(^^)/

KIX ~ reviving Banda Aceh 1

Here is Kansai International Airport.

In the first week of December 2006, I still belonged to the school in Kobe, I visited my professor to get some advice for the thesis.

When I came into the room, he unexpectedly told me,

' You are to go to Indonesia, next week.'

'What..., sir??' (^_^;

'And your destination is Banda Aceh, not Jakarta, you know.'

......never I know, sir......

Actually, the recovery assistance team had been dispatched to Banda Aceh in our school. I was told to accompany with them for the International conference aimed to enhance international cooperation for rehabilitation there.

I suppose Banda Aceh would not have been so famous town, if tsunami did not come over there.

Anyway, I started up on the trip to Banda Aceh via Singapore and Jakarta.

What on earth.......!!?

Hi, I hope you, visitors to enjoy the weekend.
I also enjoyed these 2 days to meet my friends and drinking with my friends and...... so on. (^_^;

Now for today's main topic.

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I was on the beach facing the Indian Ocean. I saw a ship which had gone aground. I remember that it was very hot and a warm breeze came up. The sea in front of mine, was very calm. I imagined how destructive the disaster, which surged over there, was.

I would like to begin new series of pictures. I took this picture in Banda Aceh, Indonesia where damaged and destructed fatally by Tsunami in 2004.

Actually, I got a chance to go there in December 2006. Though about 2 years had passed at that time, rehabilitation there seemed to take long time because of some difficult situations.

However, I had not found only appalling damage, but the power and possibility to recover there. (^_^; I would like to show you some pictures using next a few article!