Mount Bromo, Java Island

But what mountain peak looms from our room? MOUNT BROMO! At 2.10AM the next morning, we awoke, ready to be driven to the viewpoint to watch the sunrise. And it did not disappoint, unlike Angkor Wat, nature was ready to deliver a flaming red horizon. It was beautiful. Mount Bromo is part of the Tengger masif in East Java and also belongs to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park and is surrounded by a sea of sand. The last major eruption was in 2011!  In the middle of the sea of sand, there is a lone Hindu temple called Luhur Poten. After watching the sunrise, we took a 4X4 jeep to the crater and climbed up the active volcano. It was our first time doing something like that, and it didn’t disappoint. While our throats were scratchy and our noises stung from the rotten egg smell, we made it to the top and listened to the raw force of nature. Taking some photos, we began our decent back down and drove back to our home-stay.Read more