TravBuddy.com: mypictures4u's Java + Bali (Indonesia) - 2001 ***NOW under construction *** travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/4572 We spent our honeymoon in Indonesia (Java and Bali) back in 2001. Friends of ours were living there at that time. I am working on this blog right now. en-us Wed, 25 Jul 2001 02:41:38 PST Borobudur http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Borobudur-Borobudur-32 Wed, 25 Jul 2001 02:41:38 PST Borobudur Borobudur, Indonesia, Jul 25, 2001

It was time for some more culture. The Yogya area is well known for being the starting point for two of the most fascinating archeological and reli...

]]> Yogyakarta - Sightseeing and the "restaurant incident" http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Yogyakarta-Sightseeing-and-the-restaurant-incident--Yogyakarta-31 Tue, 24 Jul 2001 07:08:07 PST Yogyakarta - Sightseeing and the "restaurant incident" Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Jul 24, 2001

Early morning saw us strolling along Jalan Malioboro again. Many becak drivers offered their support but we preferred to "jalan-jalan" (walk). Ou...

]]> Hiking Mt. Bromo http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Hiking-Mt-Bromo-Bromo-29 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST Hiking Mt. Bromo Bromo, Indonesia, Jul 23, 2001

A short night. We got up at 3:30 AM *shudder* to reach the crater in time for the sunrise. A ramp close to our hotel led down into the Caldera. Our...

]]> Yogyakarta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Yogyakarta-Yogyakarta-30 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:01 PST Yogyakarta Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Jul 23, 2001

We arrived in Yogyakarta in the late afternoon. The city has about 500,000 inhabitants and is well known for its art, batik etc. Since it is also...

]]> Taxi race from Probolinggo to Cemero Lawang (Bromo, Tengger caldera) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Taxi-race-from-Probolinggo-to-Cemero-Lawang-Bromo-Tengger-caldera-Bromo-28 Sun, 22 Jul 2001 04:29:15 PST Taxi race from Probolinggo to Cemero Lawang (Bromo, Tengger caldera) Bromo, Indonesia, Jul 22, 2001

As I have mentioned in my review about hiking Mt. Bromo getting from Probolinggo to Cemero Lawang, our basis for the trip, was kinda adventurous. A...

]]> Train to Probolinggo http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Train-to-Probolinggo-Probolinggo-27 Sun, 22 Jul 2001 04:27:59 PST Train to Probolinggo Probolinggo, Indonesia, Jul 22, 2001

What a morning! I had to recover from the ant attack - buah :-( And we were in a hurry because we wanted to get on a train to Probolinggo as soon a...

]]> Lowina (Bali) --> Ketapang (Java) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Lowina-Bali-Ketapang-Java-Ketapang-26 Sat, 21 Jul 2001 07:11:18 PST Lowina (Bali) --> Ketapang (Java) Ketapang, Indonesia, Jul 21, 2001

Although we loved our hotel room we decided not to stay but to go back to Java - since we did not know how long it would take us to visit all...

]]> Toya Bungkah --> Lovina Beach http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Toya-Bungkah-Lovina-Beach-Lowina-25 Fri, 20 Jul 2001 06:39:06 PST Toya Bungkah --> Lovina Beach Lowina, Indonesia, Jul 20, 2001

After having returned from Mt. Batur we checked out of our hotel and looked for a lift to the crater rim. At this point of time my right knee...

]]> Hiking Mt. Batur http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Hiking-Mt-Batur-Toya-Bungkah-24 Fri, 20 Jul 2001 05:55:04 PST Hiking Mt. Batur Toya Bungkah, Indonesia, Jul 20, 2001

Since our trip included a sunrise view rom the rim of the crater our alarmclock exploded at 2:45 am - shudder. 15 minutes later a car picked us...

]]> Ubud --> Penelokan --> Toya Bungkah http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Ubud-Penelokan-Toya-Bungkah-Toya-Bungkah-23 Thu, 19 Jul 2001 05:42:31 PST Ubud --> Penelokan --> Toya Bungkah Toya Bungkah, Indonesia, Jul 19, 2001

In the early morning we said "goodbye" to our friendly hosts at "Hai Homestay" and left for the bus station. Our next target was the Batur massiv...

]]> Ubud http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Ubud-Ubud-22 Wed, 18 Jul 2001 02:23:28 PST Ubud Ubud, Indonesia, Jul 18, 2001

I can't remember we had planned anything in particular for this day. We decided to enjoy the "Balinese atmosphere", watch the people, listen, smell...

]]> Kuta --> Ubud http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Kuta-Ubud-Ubud-21 Tue, 17 Jul 2001 01:22:16 PST Kuta --> Ubud Ubud, Indonesia, Jul 17, 2001

Ubud is the so called "cultural center" of Bali. This little city with about 8,000 inhabitants and many hostels is located about 20 miles northeast...

]]> Mengwi --> Kuta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Mengwi-Kuta-Kuta-20 Mon, 16 Jul 2001 06:19:35 PST Mengwi --> Kuta Kuta, Indonesia, Jul 16, 2001

Back to Kuta again. Strolled around again and had a nice dinner again in one of the restaurants at Jalan legian. Spotted another oblation there t...

]]> Pura Aman Ayun and more temples http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Pura-Aman-Ayun-and-more-temples-Mengwi-19 Mon, 16 Jul 2001 06:01:08 PST Pura Aman Ayun and more temples Mengwi, Indonesia, Jul 16, 2001

Ok, this entry is for all the other temples we visited. I m not even sure whether we visited all of them on one single day. Probably not. Since t...

]]> Kuta --> Pura Besakih (Mother Temple) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Kuta-Pura-Besakih-Mother-Temple-Pura-Besakih-18 Sun, 15 Jul 2001 05:51:42 PST Kuta --> Pura Besakih (Mother Temple) Pura Besakih, Indonesia, Jul 15, 2001

As I have said before I can not remember every temple we visited. Simply because there were so many of them. Unfortunately I lost the tour map (hop...

]]> Kuta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Kuta-Kuta-17 Sat, 14 Jul 2001 01:49:37 PST Kuta Kuta, Indonesia, Jul 14, 2001

After having travelled to this beautiful temple we decided to visit a "modern temple": the Hard Rock Café in Kuta. Since I had never visited one b...

]]> Temple tours I: Tanah Lot http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Temple-tours-I-Tanah-Lot-Pura-Tanah-Lot-16 Sat, 14 Jul 2001 05:41:12 PST Temple tours I: Tanah Lot Pura Tanah Lot, Indonesia, Jul 14, 2001

Since I haven't found my travel notes yet I can juzt give a short overview about the following days. Without naming the exact places we visit...

]]> Exploring Kuta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Exploring-Kuta-Kuta-15 Fri, 13 Jul 2001 00:15:38 PST Exploring Kuta Kuta, Indonesia, Jul 13, 2001

The next two days Katrin and I explored Kuta. Bali is totally different from Java. The main reason is that more than 90 percent of the inhabit...

]]> Malang --> Probolinggo --> BANJUWANGI --> Kuta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Malang-Probolinggo-BANJUWANGI-Kuta-Banjuwangi-13 Thu, 12 Jul 2001 05:54:33 PST Malang --> Probolinggo --> BANJUWANGI --> Kuta Banjuwangi, Indonesia, Jul 12, 2001

This entry answers the purpose of trueing up the itinery on the map.

]]> Malang --> PROBOLINGGO --> Banjuwangi --> Kuta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Malang-PROBOLINGGO-Banjuwangi-Kuta-Probolinggo-12 Thu, 12 Jul 2001 05:53:42 PST Malang --> PROBOLINGGO --> Banjuwangi --> Kuta Probolinggo, Indonesia, Jul 12, 2001

This entry answers the purpose of trueing up the itinery on the map.

]]> Malang --> Kuta (Bali) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Malang-Kuta-Bali-Kuta-14 Thu, 12 Jul 2001 06:01:33 PST Malang --> Kuta (Bali) Kuta, Indonesia, Jul 12, 2001

This was by far the most strenuous day of our trip. What did we do? Nothing. We just sat in the car the whole day long. Going to Kuta (Bali) by ca...

]]> Podjihardjo --> Malang http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Podjihardjo-Malang-Malang-11 Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:00:01 PST Podjihardjo --> Malang Malang, Indonesia, Jul 11, 2001

If it wasn't for the adventurous roads I would have crashed out immediately. But Michael cut every single curve at high speed! I cannot spontaneous...

]]> Malang --> Podjihardjo (southern coast) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Malang-Podjihardjo-southern-coast-Podjihardjo-10 Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST Malang --> Podjihardjo (southern coast) Podjihardjo, Indonesia, Jul 11, 2001

Michael's work led him to a small village at the southern coast on this day. Its name: Podjihardjo. (...have not find this one on any map so far)...

]]> Malang --> Batu --> Malang http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Malang-Batu-Malang-Batu-8 Tue, 10 Jul 2001 05:19:41 PST Malang --> Batu --> Malang Batu, Indonesia, Jul 10, 2001

The village of Batu is located some miles northwest of Malang on the slopes of the active volcano Mount Kelud. It hosts no principal touristical at...

]]> Malang http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Malang-Malang-9 Tue, 10 Jul 2001 05:49:58 PST Malang Malang, Indonesia, Jul 10, 2001

This entry answers the purpose of trueing up the itinery on the map.

]]> The doorkekper http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/The-doorkekper-Malang-7 Sun, 08 Jul 2001 05:00:37 PST The doorkekper Malang, Indonesia, Jul 08, 2001

We spent one week in Malang at Michael's and Doris's house. There is no need to go through all the details day or day. Somet things are not interes...

]]> Wedding party http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Wedding-party-Malang-6 Sat, 07 Jul 2001 03:36:12 PST Wedding party Malang, Indonesia, Jul 07, 2001

The next day brought me an unforgettable experience. In the evening I accidentally saw an Indonesian wedding party going on close to Michael's hou...

]]> Friday prayer http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Friday-prayer-Malang-5 Fri, 06 Jul 2001 03:01:54 PST Friday prayer Malang, Indonesia, Jul 06, 2001

Although Islam is not the state religion Indonesia is the state with the biggest muslim population worldwide. About 88 percent of all Indonesians...

]]> Malang http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Malang-Malang-4 Thu, 05 Jul 2001 02:53:39 PST Malang Malang, Indonesia, Jul 05, 2001

Michael's house was located within walking distance of Malang's "alun-alun" (Central plaza). Or at least what somebody from Western Europe call...

]]> Selamat Datang - Welcome to Indonesia http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Selamat-Datang-Welcome-to-Indonesia-Jakarta-1 Wed, 04 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST Selamat Datang - Welcome to Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia, Jul 04, 2001

Where should we spend our honeymoon? My wife and I had gone over this topic several times. Six months before our wedding took place  we re...

]]> Surabaya http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Surabaya-Surabaya-2 Wed, 04 Jul 2001 00:00:01 PST Surabaya Surabaya, Indonesia, Jul 04, 2001

This entry answers the purpose of trueing up the itinery on the map.

]]> Surabaya --> Malang http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/4572/Surabaya-Malang-Malang-3 Wed, 04 Jul 2001 00:00:02 PST Surabaya --> Malang Malang, Indonesia, Jul 04, 2001

Everything went smoothly. Our friend Michael picked us up there by car. On our 60-mile drive to Malang we received our first impressions o...

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