Tankuban Perahu Volcano

Exploring around Bandung

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September 29th 2011
At 5am Dewi called us to make sure she had the address of our hotel. Our driver showed up an hour and a ½ early not realizing his watch was on Bali time. Dewi apparently gave him a pep talk before on to make sure he’s nice to us. His name was Abi and he was very knowledgeable about the surroundings. We first went to the train to purchase our ticket to Yogyakarta, then drove to Tangkuban Perahu, ... 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