Our travel route.
Accommodation list.
Agenda: Day 1 - 9.
MAR 2 - Maarten brings us to the Schiphol Airport (as always).
The famous going away picture.
MAR 3 - Almost there (after 14 hours).
MAR 4 - Jakarta traffic.
Minaret of Istiqlal Mosque.
In the tour bus (very comfortable).
First selfie.
Taman Fatahillah - Restored water pump.
Bogor Botanical garden 1.
Bogor Botanical garden 2.
Bogor Botanical garden 3.
Bogor Botanical garden 4.
Bogor Botanical garden 5.
Bogor Botanical garden 6.
Bogor Botanical garden 7.
Where we had lunch
MAR 5 - Bogor - Primitive living conditions.
Ancol war cemetery 1 (1500+ graves)
Ancol war cemetery 2.
Ancol war cemetery 3.
Ancol war cemetery 4.
Fun lunch with the group.
MAR 6 - Bandung - Getting off of the bus.
Bandung - Some famous government officials.
Bandung - Taman Gedung Sate (Dutch colonial building).
Bandung - City center from the highway 1.
Bandung - Historical Museum - .Suddarto.
Bandung - Busy street.
Bandung - Prison call of Suddarto.
Bandung - Another busy street.
Bandung - Millions of telephone wires entwined everywhere.
Bandung - Another view.
My hands were pretty swollen due to the heat.
Thea enjoying a special treat famous for Bandung.
Bandung - city center from the highway 2.
MAR 7 - Celebrating Ramadan.
Semarang - Gedung Batu Temple (Chinese).
Semarang - Selfie in front of the Gedung Batu Temple.
MAR 8 - Travelling to Semarang (captitol of East Java).
Semarung - Fancy lunch with a beautiful view.
Semarung - Flower market.
Semarung - More flowers.
Semarung - Thea enjoying the town tour.
Semarung - Old town center.
Semarung - Lawang Sewu Train Museum.
Semarung - Group picture.
Semarung - Glass windows.
Semarung - Old-fashioned steam train.
Semarung - Old city district (Dutch architecture).
Semarung - Old city district.
Semarung - Old Marba building.
Semarung - Poverty 1.
Semarung - Poverty 2.
Semarung - Street worker.
MAR 9 - Travelling to Yogjakarta 1.
Travelling to Yogjakarta 2.
Travelling to Yogjakarta 3.
Travelling to Yogjakarta 4.
Travelling to Yogjakarta 5.
Borobudur - Largest Buddhist Temple in the world.
Borobudur - Lily pond.
Borobudur - Tree with hanging vines.
Borobudur - Park approach.
Borobudur - Front entrance view.
Borobudur - Happy couple.
Borobudur - Group photo.
Borobudur - First view from the entrance way.
Borobudur - Wall bas-reliefs 1.
Borobudur - Wall bas-reliefs 2.
Borobudur - Next to one of the many Buddha statues.
Borobudur - Various stupas.
Borobudur - Rhombus holed stupas.
Borobudur - View from the top.
Borobudur - View from the back.
Yogjakarta - Another fun lunch.
Yogjakarta - Another selfie.
Yogjakarta - Behind the restaurant where we had lunch.
Yogjakarta - Lily pond.
Yogjakarta - View from the bus..
MAR 10 - Yogjakarta Bike Tour 1.
Yogjakarta - Bike Tour 2.
Yogjakarta - .Jogjakarta - Bike Tour 3.
Yogjakarta - .Jogjakarta - Bike Tour 4.
Yogjakarta -Jogjakarta - Bike Tour 5 .
Yogjakarta - .Jogjakarta - Bike Tour 6.
Yogjakarta - Market 1.
Yogjakarta - Market 2.
Yogjakarta - Plaosan Temple 1.
Yogjakarta - Plaosan Temple 2.
Yogjakarta - Making kroepoek (pawn crackers) the traditional way.
Yogjakarta - Behind the kroepoek house .
Yogjakarta - Prambanan Temple 3.
Yogjakarta - Grinding and bagging rice.
Yogjakarta - A nice coffee break.
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 1.
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 2 - A nice couple.
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 3 - Thea climbs stairs.
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 4.
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 5 - Rubble (earthquake remains).
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 6 - More rubble.
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 7.
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 8 - (reversed nazi symbol).
Yogjakarta - Prambanan temples 9.
Yogjakarta - Noisy evenings at the hotel (Ramadam).
Yogjakarta - A traditional dance performance 1.
Yogjakarta - A traditional dance performance 2.
Yogjakarta - A traditional dance performance 3.
MAR 11 - Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 1 - (Hamengkubuwono I).
Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 2.
Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 3.
Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 4.
Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 5.
Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 6.
Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 7.
Yogjakarta - Sultanate palace 8.
Yogyakarta - Taman Sari Water Castle 1 - Entrance
Yogjakarta - Taman Sari Water Castle 2 - Inner pool.
Yogjakarta - Taman Sari Water Castle 3 - Archway.
Yogjakarta - Taman Sari Water Castle 4 - House at front.
Agenda: Day 10 - 23.
Solo - Shuttle bus.
Solo - Sheikh Zayed Mosque 1 - Covered out of respect.
Solo - Sheikh Zayed Mosque 2 - Women had to be covered from head to toe.
Solo - Sheikh Zayed Mosque 3 - Interior court area.
Solo - Sheikh Zayed Mosque 4 - Polished pillars.
Solo - Sheikh Zayed Mosque 5 - Extravagant interior
Solo - Sheikh Zayed Mosque 6 - Dome.
Solo - Sheikh Zayed Mosque 7 - Holy man (levitating).
Solo - Busy road.
Solo - Trying to make our own Batik artistic masterpiece.
MAR 12 - Train to Batu 1.
Train to Batu 2 - Railway Network Map.
Train to Batu 3 - Getting in the train.
Train to Batu 4 - Inside of the train.
Train to Batu 5 - Off we go!.
Train to Batu 6 - View of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
Train to Batu 7 - Countryside passing by.
Batu - Bus ride to hotel 1.
Batu - Bus ride to hotel 2.
Batu - Bus ride to hotel 3.
Batu - Bus ride to hotel 4.
Batu - Hotel pool.
Batu - Hotel cottages..
Batu - Hotel our cottage.
MAR 13 - Bromo Volcano 1 - Early morning breakfast in the hut (3am).
Bromo Volcano 2 - Waiting for the sunset huddled in the cold (4am).
Bromo Volcano 3 - Just before sunrise (5am).
Bromo Volcano 4 - Just before sunrise (5am).
Bromo Volcano 5 - The group anxiously waiting in the freezing cold.
Bromo Volcano 6 - First sunrise (5.30am).
Bromo Volcano 7 - Sunrise (6am).
Bromo Volcano 8 - Sunrise (6am).
Bromo Volcano 9 - The panoramic view was unbelievable.
Bromo Volcano 10 - Back to the hut for a tea break.
Bromo Volcano 11 - 7am.
Bromo Volcano 12 - 7am.
Bromo Volcano 13 - 7am.
Bromo Volcano 14 - Back to the jeeps.
Bromo Volcano 15 - Walking across the caldera to the rumbling volcano.
Bromo Volcano 16 - Steep hike up the side of the volcano.
Bromo Volcano 17 - Looking down into the mouth of the volcano.
Bromo Volcano 18 - Don't look down!
Bromo Volcano 19 - Selfie.
Bromo Volcano 20 - Be careful!!.
Bromo Volcano 21 - View of the steep climb and the caldera.
Bromo Volcano 22 - The Jeeps will take us back to the hiotel (4 hour drive).
MAR 14 - Kalibaru - Banana market 1.
Kalibaru - Banana market 2.
Kalibaru - Banana market 3.
Kalibaru - Folks sitting around.
Kalibaru - Yet another mosque (they were all over the place).
Kalibaru - Where we had lunch.
MAR 15 - Krikilan - Plantage 1 (Kebun Besar) - Family tour.
Krikilan - Plantage 2 - Introduction.
Krikilan - Plantage 3 - Ready to start the walk.
Krikilan - Plantage 4 - This place was amazing.
Krikilan - Plantage 5 - An exotic heavenly paradise.
Krikilan - Plantage 6 - Peaceful stream.
Krikilan - Plantage 7 - Beautiful flowers.
Krikilan - Plantage 8 - Exotic plants everywhere.
Krikilan - Plantage 9 - Coffee plant.
Krikilan - Plantage 10 - One of the natives.
Krikilan - Plantage 11 - Inspecting the rubber tree.
Krikilan - Plantage 12 - Drinking from a freshly opened coconut..
Krikilan - Plantage 13 - Climbing to the top of the palm tree.
Krikilan - Plantage 14 - Group picture.
Krikilan - Plantage 15 - Cocoa plants.
Krikilan - Plantage 16 - Crossing the bridge.
Krikilan - Plantage 17 - Peaceful stream again.
Krikilan - Plantage 18 - Another amazing view.
Krikilan - Plantage 19 - That native person again.
Krikilan - Plantage 20 - Parrots Beak.
Krikilan - Plantage 21 - Handmade crown and trinket for the men.
Krikilan - Plantage 22 - Handmade necklace and trinket for the women.
MAR 16 - Going to Bali via the ferry.
Bali - First siting of land.
Bali - Selfie from the ferry.
Bali - Bus ride to the hotel.
Bali - First lunch at some surfers paradise.
Bali - Lunch was fun.
Bali - Surfer's paradise nice waves.
Bali - Surfer's paradise beach.
MAR 17 - Bali - Hotel inner court was a mini tropical paradise.
Bali - Hotel inner court swimming pool 1.
Bali - Hotel inner court swimming pool 2.
Bali - Our hotel room patio.
Bali - Nice beach on the Indian Ocean.
Bali - Some kind of ancient looking gate..
Bali - Beach 1. Our favorite spot for relaxing.
Bali - Beach 2 - Thea profile picture..
Bali - .Beach 3 - Another selfie of the happy couple.
Bali - Beach 4 - We were the only ones.
Bali - Beach 5 - Pure solitude with no one around.
Bali - Beach 6 - Amazingly clean.
Bali - Beach 7 - Another boring selfie.
Bali - Beach 8 - Kiffin swimming in the nice warm water.
MAR 18 - Boat trip to Penida Island 1.
Penida Island 2 - Selfie.
Penida Island 3 - Time to go snorkling.
Penida Island 4 - Speed boat to the first spot.
Penida Island 5 - Snorkling.
Penida Island 6 - Snorkling.
Penida Island 7 - Snorkling.
Penida Island 8- Snorkling.
Penida Island 9 - Statue of Arjuna.
Penida Island 10 - Beach front promenade.
Penida Island 11 - Ganesha the Hindu elephant god.
Penida Island 12 - Beach view.
Penida Island 13 - Broken beach.
Penida Island 14 - Broken beach.
Penida Island 15 - Broken beach.
Penida Island 16 - Broken beach.
Penida Island 17 - Kelingking Beach.
MAR 19 - Bali - View from our hotel patio.
Bali - View from our hotel patio (rain storm).
Bali - Yet another sacred Hindu God.
Bali - Shrine with many offerings for the gods.
Bali - Little shrines in front of each house, store or cafe for good luck.
Bali - Entrance to the beach market.
Bali - Market (enter at your own risk).
Bali - Household shrines receive daily offerings.
Bali - We finally made it almost half way around the world!
Bali - View of the beach.
Bali - Drinks next to the beach (our favorite spot).
MAR 20 - Balinese dance drama 1 - Musicians.
Balinese dance drama 2 - An angry dragon.
Balinese dance drama 3 - Dragon and white monkey pulling tricks.
Balinese dance drama 4 - Two dancers making elegant flowing motions.
Ubud - So-called artist village was a disappointment - busy awful town.
Ubud - tourist trap with endless main street of many cheap souvenir shops - ugh.
Ubud jungle swing - where we had lunch with a nice view.
Ubud - Touring the countryside - More wonderful rice fields.
Pura Gunung Kawi 1 - Entrance to the temple
Pura Gunung Kawi 2 - Kiffin and the tour guide.
Pura Gunung Kawi 3 - Read to walk down the many stairs to the temple.
Pura Gunung Kawi 4 - View of the thick jungle.
Pura Gunung Kawi 5 - Rice fields.
Pura Gunung Kawi 6 - Pakerisan river.
Pura Gunung Kawi 7 - Bridge.
Pura Gunung Kawi 8 - The ten funeral shrines carved into the stone.
Pura Gunung Kawi 9 - Nice waterfall.
Pura Gunung Kawi 10 - Thick jungle.
Pura Gunung Kawi 11 - Masks and stuff.
Pura Gunung Kawi 12 - Thea waving from bridge.
Pura Gunung Kawi 13 - Nice view from above.
Pura Gunung Kawi 14 - Yet another junky street front stores as always.
MAR 21 - Scary sculpture of some other Hindu god in the hotel lobby.
Bali - Kiffin acting weird.
Bali - Thea acting weird.
MAR 22 - Bali - Our last day in Bali - Beach promenade back to the hotel.
Bali - A bit further.
Bali - View of the beach - say good-bye.
Bali - Final drink at the beach.
Bali - When it rains it pours.
Bali - Taking protective cover under the torrential rain.
First leg of the journey back home (18 hours).
MAR 23 - ALmost back home.