Portuguese ChurchYou can tell the design was influenced by shipbuilders. It was built in 1890, everything is original. Amazing joinery on the large timbers.
Front Yard BurialThis grave was particularly nice, I like the way the man is leaning almost tenderly on his father's headstone
Mt. BromoIt is hard to capture the scale of this, if you look carefully you can see some people standing in front of the white fence on the right side of the photo
Sunrise at BromoI like the graduated hues from the horizon to the dark sky, and the rays of shadow over the hill
Tengger CraterThis was taken from the porch of our hostel - all three of these mountains are contained in the Tengger Crater, from left to right Kursi, Bromo and the perfect cone of Batok
Natural DyesUsing local plants to make dye, they soak the bundled threads which are tied off in patterns with small pieces of palm, creating bands of white and colored sections
The LoomHere the final weaving process is underway, with an example of the finished product draped over the loom
The MuseumWe visited the museum in Maumere, not much organization of the artifacts or protection, as evidenced by these human skulls sitting out in the open. It was a quiet, dusty place.
My GuideTeddy gave me a great tour of the area, afterward we had dinner at his house with his friends and went out to the local karaoke bar.
Fishing Village BoysThey went crazy when I pulled out the camera, clamoring to get their picture taken. When I turned to show them they almost knocked me over fighting to see themselves on the screen.
