Wayang Golek

It's Javanese wayang kulit (leather puppets) in Central Java, and Sundanese wayang golek (wooden puppets) in West Java. These go for IDR600k-1MM each, and each represent about two weeks labour for about 10-15 carvers/ painters.

Pangandaran (31 May - 3 Jun 12)

June 1st 2012
The longest journey by road yet, continuing my battle with Indonesia's local inter-city buses. This time was a three-leg journey, first from Wonosobo to Purwokerto (3h), then to Banjar (3h) and finally to my destination Pangandaran (2h). Including waiting time during the transfers, total journey time was almost 9.5h! Glad to have survived it, and I'm sure it'll be good training for mor ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Pangandaran

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

Joined	May 14th 2012	Trips	9
Last Login	February 23rd 2022	Followers	3
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	186	Guestbook	79
Photos	2,503	Forum Posts	0