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    Kuta on Bali, Indonesia

    16 septembre 2018, Indonésie ⋅ 30 °C

    Bali, we have arrived! Amidst the chaotic airport and numerous Hawaiian shirt dressed cab drivers asking for six times the normal price for the fare, we made it to our hotel in Kuta.
    We explored our surroundings first using a useful tool. Our feet!
    We came in late at night, and we were both hungry so we went for some Pho around the corner. It was good, but it’s often easy to be wary of restaurants without price tags! It worked out in the end, and we slept away.
    The next few days we walked towards the beach, watched the sunset together and went for fast food at a Japanese restaurant called Yoshinoya.
    The next day we went snorkeling, visited turtle island in Nasa Dua, another famous beach in Bali. We also spent an afternoon at Kuta beach. The waves were awesome, and you could walk as far as the eye could see because the water went shallow, deep, shallow, deep. You get the picture!    En savoir plus

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    Bali tour with visit to Besakih Temple

    20 septembre 2018, Indonésie

    Our busiest day involved taking a tour around Bali, and visiting three temples named: Goa Gajah, Pura Besakih and finally Gunung Kawi. The tour started with watching the famous Balinese dance. This involved a highly skilled dancers and theater performance, showcasing Rangda the witch and the beast Barong. We thought it was really funny, and especially enjoyed the hand and facial movement of the female dancers. After that we got stuck in traffic for almost two hours! The island is very busy, and there were lots of cars and scooters leaving Kuta with the same idea as us! Oh well, we found ourselves visiting the first temple Goa Gajah. A quick note, Goa Gajah was built in the 9th century, and it has a cave, that was supposedly used as a sanctuary. The main sculpture above the cave is the shape of an elephant, that is why they also call it the Elephant Cave. After the temple, we drove through dozens of sprawling rice fields, and visited a coffee plantation. We tried twelve different teas and coffees, and relaxed beside coffee plants. We visited, Gunung Kawi temple, and finally Pura Besakih, one of the most famous temples on Bali. Pura Besakih is located on the slopes of Mount Agung. It is cherished, and viewed as the holiest Hindu temple in all of Bali. We were told that the many different colours symbolize the deities in the Hindu religion. After a long day, we made it back to our hotel and slept away.

    One thing we admired, was that most, if not all Balinese had some form of a temple ingrained in their homes, and even their work! Even the corner stores, one called Circle K, had a temple on top of it. The designs are very beautiful, and in many places we could spot the national symbol of Indonesia, Garuda.    En savoir plus

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    Banyuwangi

    23 septembre 2018, Indonésie

    We decided to stay one night to rest up in what we called a ‘train stop room.’ While the home-stay was a little run down, the host picked us up from the ferry terminal and helped us with our bags, so we appreciated that!
    After staying one day, and doing more research for our trip, we were off again! Train travel has become our favourite method of transportation, and Indonesia is no different. Sure, economy was cramped, but it was cheap, and we made it to Probolinggo in about 5 hours.    En savoir plus

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    Probolinggo, Java Island

    24 septembre 2018, Indonésie

    Our home-stay picked us up from the train station, and we arrived at our rooms in a matter of minutes. The home-stay in Probolinggo was one of our favourites on the trip, and that was extended towards all facets of the stay. The staff was beyond helpful, the restaurant was amazing and the trip to Mount Bromo defied all our expectations. Probolinggo was a jewel of a town. We have never felt so welcome, from everyone smiling and saying hello, the level of intrigue from all the residents was at an all time high! Normally, Probolinggo is used as a stopover for seeing Mount Bromo, and many only stay for a day. But we just felt right at home and stayed for four days.
    During our walks in Probolinggo, we visited the museum (which was free, and we had a guide) and walked to the train station. We also bought ice coffee filled with worm shaped coffee jelly, and visited Central Park Bromo.    En savoir plus

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    Mount Bromo, Java Island

    25 septembre 2018, Indonésie

    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.En savoir plus

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    Yogyakarta, Java Island

    28 septembre 2018, Indonésie

    After what seemed like a ten hour train ride, we made it into Yogyakarta. Jogja is the nick name for Yogyakarta and most of the official street signs say Jogja. It is also quite interesting to note, that it is the only Indonesian city still ruled by monarchs. Also, Yogyakarta, like Jakarta is a designated special region on Java Island.
    After a short taxi ride we arrived at our guesthouse in the early evening.
    On our usual, ‘discovery walk’ we went out for street-side smoothies, breaded chicken on sticks, and found multiple fruit stands! Because our stay didn’t provide breakfast, we were on the hunt for a bakery and found one called ‘Essen.’ The dutch influence in Indonesia is everywhere, and Jogja was no different! We enjoyed testing out multiple delicacies at the bakery and found our breakfast spot for the remainder of the trip. For dinner, we found comfort in pizza, because who doesn’t like pizza? Like really?

    On day we trekked to the royal palace in Jogja, navigating small streets, similar to Europe, and found ourselves in underground tunnels listening to live bands. After snapping some photos with some locals, we made our way to the palace. The official name of the palace is: Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat. Whew! That is a mouthful, and in Javanese script it is : ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀. The palace was built in 1755-1756 for the first Sultan of Yogyakarta. We lucked out and made it in time for a traditional Javanese dance, held in front of the royal palace. After the dance, we walked around the royal palace, while most everything was in Indonesian, there was lots of pictures and items used by the Sultan’s during their reign.    En savoir plus

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    Borobudur Temple

    30 septembre 2018, Indonésie

    Another early start! But not so early this time, only 05:00! We visited Borobudur Temple first, arriving quite early and were surprised that the crowds were so small. Borobudur Temple is represented by Buddhist theory. It was built in the 9th century, stands 35m high and has a 118m square base. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991, and is one of the most famous temples in all of Indonesia. There were countless Buddhist sculptures inside the ‘stupas’ (Bell-shaped stones with diamond cut-outs). After our visit was done, we drove to Prambanan Temple. Prambanan Temple was also built in the 9th century,  has an inner and outer zone, and amazingly has 240 temples inside. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. After indulging in a sub-par buffet, we survived the glistening heat and took more photos of the Prambanan complex.En savoir plus

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    Bandung

    3 octobre 2018, Indonésie

    We arrived in Bandung by train and checked into a lovely family run hostel.
    The first day we went for a walk, and reached the Grand Mosque, unfortunately the minaret was closed so we couldn’t visit the top of the tower. But we did walk around and went bare feet on the green ‘fake’ (synthetic) grass, which nearly burned our feet. Oh well, we found out that the mosque was built in 1812, while it was very small. Throughout the years it was extended to its grand form. After the mosque we explored a shopping district, got lost a few times and headed for lunch. We learned about the famous Asian-African conference that was held in Bandung on April 18th-24th, 1955, and it was mostly states from the two continents that had recently went independent. The history in Bandung was impressive, and so was the influence from the Dutch. The bakeries, hotels, and street layouts were all influenced by the dutch.
    After another day of walking, we visited a coffee shop with three different types of pasta on one plate! Yummy! Afterwards, we rested and were ready to head to busy Jakarta by train!    En savoir plus

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    Jakarta

    5 octobre 2018, Indonésie ⋅ 34 °C

    Here we go! . . Oh, we are in Jakarta! It was a short train ride, only 3 hours from Bandung, that is a nice change.
    We only stayed for two days, we went to a mall called Dua Mangga which meant ‘2 Mangoes'. We discovered a part of Jakarta that is called ‘Chinatown’ and went for lunch there. Saw the crazy traffic, with scooters flying over the streets. And we noticed the influence of the recent 2018 Asia games that were held in Jakarta. There was lots of street art, and many painters applying their trade in beautiful ways.
    We are very sad to be leaving Indonesia, especially Java, as we found the people to be extremely lovely.    En savoir plus

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    Osaka

    9 octobre 2018, Japon ⋅ 25 °C

    From Jakarta to Osaka!
    JAPAN! Wow, who knew we would make it there, and as bad as we both wanted to go, we weren’t sure it would happen.
    Well, here we go! OSAKA! We were hopeful we had gotten off at the right train stop near our hotel, as it was late and a long travel day. But we did, and as confusing as the train terminal was, we made it out and found the hotel! The room was very small, but we didn’t mind!
    We spent three full days in Osaka, and we walked and walked and walked! Vending machines were spread out around the city, the train and subway system was top notch and the people were amazing! We ventured into small alleyways showcasing the traditional Japanese lanterns, and found ourselves beside a Japanese shrine without even knowing! And this was all on our first day! The temple we stumbled upon was the famous Hozenji Temple, which had a beautiful moss covered Buddha statue situated in the middle of the stone-paved streets. The malls were endless and you could spend days in them, bikers were abundant and the food, oh the food! Who knew that you could eat all your meals at a convenience store and not hate yourself after? In the night time we trekked to Dotonbori, a district in Osaka with hundreds of neon lights and sidewalks aglow with the colours and flashiness one can assume when visiting Japan! We sat in a rotating lift that elevated us high above Dotonbori and got to see the lights from above! After tiring ourselves out we ventured back to our hotel and slept away!
    The two main events of our trip was the Osaka castle and visiting Minoo park.
    First we visited was Osaka castle, and it was an amazing experience. The castle itself was built in 1583 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. it is a famous Japanese landmark and has hundreds of years of storied history. We ventured up the small walled stairs with a view of Osaka, and enjoyed the museum that was a part of the experience.
    The second main event was Minoo Park. We reached Minoo by taking three separate subway lines and walked past countless vendors supplying deep fried maple leafs. We knew we had to try some, but we waited until we came back down. The walk was peaceful, except for the giant baboon (monkey with pink butt) we saw, but thankfully it left us alone. The signs warning us of pit vipers kept us alert, but nonetheless we reached the waterfalls! After viewing them for a few moments we were on our way back and we sampled the fried maple leafs, they were sweet, and delicious, for a leaf that is!
    That is the jist of our Osaka trip, it was also our first experience into Japan, and it did not disappoint!    En savoir plus

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