view from the crater rim down to the hindu temple in the sea of sands

unfortunately we could not enter the temple - it was closed

Only us and 9 whale sharks - but hordes of people and 1 vulcano (Probolinggo and Mount Bromo)

December 25th 2019
We left Yogyakarta at 9am by train. Getting train tickets in Indonesia is pretty straightforward once you know how the system works. Kereta Api, the indonesia railway, has a website where you can easily book the train you want. However, many international credit cards are not accepted there. So we booked the train tickets easily on traveloka.com. You can chose between ekonomi class (lowest), bisni ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

16th February 2020

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Cool pic
That temple has a pretty stunning setting. I really love volcanoes and reading your blogs brings back some fond memories from my own trip many years ago. I have to brag a bit now. I have slept one night on Krakatau Volcano. /Ake

24th February 2020

holamundo
Nina+Markus

vulcano
wow, sleeping on a vulcano is surely quite an interesting experience.

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