foreign tourists remain keen to visit the cool weathered Karo regency in North sumatra,despite the continued eruption of mount sinabung. Tourist Tan Sin kok of malaysia said that when Mount sinabung started erupting five years ago it was initially deferred home from visiting the region
'Frankly speaking i was afraid to come here. Yet after reading up I come to karo and found out that weather here was still cool and clean,' Tan said on sunday
Tan has been visiting karo alone since Saturday and said he had enjoyed witnessing the eruption with Mount Sinabung spewing pyroclastic flows.
it was the first tim i'd seen a volcano erupting. the scenery was very beautiful. i saw it from the place i'm staying at, taman simalem resort," Tan said.
aother malaysian tourist lee guat chun, ahared the admiration of mount sinabung's beauty both during its normal condition and while it was erupting.
"mount sinabung is a beautiful volcano. whan it stops erupting. i will come back to climb it" he said. meanwhile, singaporean tourist chan mei yin said that she had visited karo several times since Mount Sinabung started erupting. this time, she said