Mar 3, 2005 - Mt. Bromo

So many volcanoes to chose from in Indonesia and so little time!! Everywhere seems to boast a tour to do at sunrise, and we went for Mt. Bromo as it's meant to be one of the best, and was en-route to Denpasar, where we were due to fly out of. It took a 10hr bus ride to get up to our hostel, which was right up in the mountains above the clouds - time to get the warm clothes out!! We'd been plagued by a guy as soon as we got to the area, who was trying to sell us a sunrise tour package around the volcanoes for a very small sum of 250,000...

Feb 23, 2005 - Malang & Bromo

Zondag zijn we met onze privechauffeur vertrokken vanuit Yogyakarta naar Malang, het plaatsje waar Froukje's opa & oma vele jaren geleden hebben gewoond. Het was nog een flinke rit en we kwamen aan het begin van de avond aan in Malang. De volgende ochtend hebben we enkele plaatsen bezocht die een rol hebben gespeeld tijdens hun leven in Malang. Via Froukje's tante Gonnie hebben we enkele adressen doorgekregen die we hebben bezocht. Op een christelijke basisschool werden we ontvangen door het hoofd van de school en zij heeft ons rondgeleid...

Feb 6, 2005 - Bromo!

Hello all! Dad and I have been in Cerewo Lewang (Central Java) for the last few days. We were out of contact with the outside world with no internet access. Bromo is a volcano that blew its top several years ago. The area was beautiful! We were up in the hills around a few volcanoes and many terraced farms. We escaped the heat up there as the nights and mornings were cold. We rented a jeep and driver to go to the top of a peak that over looked the whole area for sunrise. Our driver also took us to the base of Bromo and we walked to the top...