Sembalun

8 a.m. - I started the day with a good breakfast in the hostel. Afterward I took a shower because I only had cold water and yesterday in the evening it was way too cold, and I was too tired. 9 a.m. - I met up with Budi and Riza because Budi invited me to his home village, Sembalun. 12 p.m. - After quite a long scooter drive into the mountains, we arrived ad Budi's house. At first, we got lunch with his family there and talked about the culture and religion in Lombok. Afterwards his dad showed me the his fields in the mountains. Most of the people there are farmers. They grow different fruits and vegetables like strawberries, rice, water spinach, corn etc. He explained me a lot about the agriculture. About the different seasons, how they use the water from the mountains and how they work in generally. The village and the surroundings remembered me a lot of the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. His family was very kind and welcoming. Later that day we also visited his mom because his parents are divorced. Later we continued our journey further north and drove to the coast. On the way, we stopped at some local food stalls and we bought some fruits. Furthermore, he showed me the best dessert in Indonesia. Fried banana and I literally fell in love with that dish. The drive itself was amazing with the scenery and the nature. After a while we came to a local public swimming pool where a friend of Budi works and took a refreshing swim. Afterwards we continued to his Mom's place. There he introduced me to his other part of his family and I tried another local dish, but I don't remember the name anymore. Apparently, his Mom's house got damaged from the last earthquake. Altough she got money from the government to repair it, it still looked not really good. Later we drove home because it was quite a long drive and I wanted to be at home before it got dark. Unfortunately, it started to rain on the way. 7:30 p.m. - I got back to my accommodation, got some dinner and went to bed early.Läs mer