The second half of the day will be less of a pleasure, with the rain setting in quite brutally as we begin the climb into the mountains. We stop as best we can on the side of the road,
After having established a pre-defined route by studying the map the day before, we set off on our freshly rented scooter, heading towards the north of Bali. The idea is to go right through the middle, through the mountains. But before we
Gamelan is the name given to the orchestra accompanying traditional Balinese dances, or more precisely, it is a traditional Indonesian instrumental ensemble (especially specific to Java and Bali) composed mainly of percussion instruments: gongs, metallophones, xylophones, drums, etc.
First day on this famous island of Bali. Famous for the reasons already mentioned in the previous post, I was eager to visit, perhaps this blue sky like I haven't had the opportunity to see much of until now
To end this long and magnificent day from Kawah Ijen, we just have to go back down, put in quotation marks, because it is no easy task. The road is a real forest path, with holes everywhere, if any.
The descent into the crater took us a good 30 minutes, 20 minutes on site and another 30 minutes to go back up, so it was almost 1.5 hours for the porters to spend in the crater, but with
The fog clears almost suddenly, revealing the rim of the crater, which seems immense, and for good reason. It's a gaping hole, both beautiful and dangerous. Beautiful, because there's this beautiful blue sky of clouds.
Up early again (I'm starting to get used to it)
The day is not over yet. We begin the descent, the greenery reappears but the road is in a rather lamentable state, the pace is slow and the journey bumpy.
So at 1:30 we set off. Trying as best we could to sleep. Around 4:XNUMX the driver took a cigarette break in the middle of nowhere before the final climb, the dense night and the Olympic calm that reigned there gave
On this day of my birthday, it was a day more focused on rest than this 10th of the trip. On the agenda, "finding" an agency open to go to Mount Bromo. Done (with Bromo Holidays near the market)
The train journey went quite well as we were provided with blankets and being at the back of the carriage we had space behind our seats to put our luggage, so plenty of room for
More than a week has already passed, the results are, so far, mixed. More because of the capricious weather (and our big, somewhat bulky bags) than anything else, because so far, the kindness of the people has been exemplary and nothing but
I had arranged to meet the day before to get the scooter at 8am, which will be done, having just returned from my sunrise, things are going well, Jitima is ready, we leave after breakfast. But
And finally, I was feeling better! Because despite the "catastrophe" of the day before, I found the strength to get up again at 4 a.m. for a sunrise.
6th day already and we are starting the most westerly route where we will go to Java heading towards Dieng Plateau, especially known for the remains of its temple in the middle of the valley as well as these
After this "courtesy" stroll, we return to collect our luggage, heading for Wonosobo, an intermediate stop before Dieng Plateau. The journey lasts about 3 hours. We sit at the back of the bus, which is more practical for our luggage. There, a man dressed in traditional Muslim attire, with a small goatee and skullcap on
Following this beautiful day, we decided to meet the local population by returning to the villages around the temple, especially the pottery village. Always the same welcome and smiles, enough to spend a
On this morning of our 5th day, we motivated ourselves to wake up early, because I wanted to see the sunrise with the view of the valley. Normally, this is part of a package, because a guide