Sulawesi // TOGIAN ISLANDS -MALENGE-

Our second Homestay

Our second Homestay with view on Gypsy-Village

 

Our second Homestay

 

 

 

 

Our second Homestay

Trip to Reef #5

 

Trip to Reef #5

Entering Gypsy-Village

Sulawesi // TOGIAN ISLANDS -KADIDIRI-

Our first Homestay

#1 All day reading #2 Charly the alcoholic chicken #3 Putin getting us fresh coconut for desert

Sulawesi // TOGIAN ISLANDS

 

Sulawesi // GORONTALO

Waiting 3 days in Gorontalo for the ferry to the Togian Islands

"Beautiful" Beach in Gorontalo

People of Gorontalo

Java // PROBOLINGGO

Rafting on the Pekalen River 26km from Probolinggo

Java // SURABAYA at night

#1 a band playing in the park #2 ...and suddenly everyone is dancing #3 magic tricks

For all those who wouldn't believe that the paparazzi are real

Java// Diving at SITUBONDO

#1 on the boat #2diving

#3 filling in the forms to apply for the international diver license

#4 enjoying a fresh coconut as reward for getting the diver license

Java // SURABAYA Diving Lessons

Jessy and me practicing in the Pool

Afterwards some delicious Nasi Pecel
(Rice, indefinable leaves with sprouts and green beans, meat and peanut-Krupuk/prawn crackers with peanuts)

& of course the obligatory picture with the 'bules' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bule)

Impression of Surabaya

The first rain. I guess the rainseason just began today....

Java // TAMAN SAFARI

Java // PEKALONGAN

Our International Business professor kindly organised a trip to the opening of the International Batik Center in Pekalongan, Capital of traditional Batik art on Java.

For us this meant: Traveling, Accomodation, Food & Dinks plus a Batik workshop for free.

  One of my favourite moments of this trip: finally a hotel with hot water. A real  blessing after 2 month of cold showering...

Batik Art 1# Melted Wax 2# Indonesian woman showing us how to handle the canting 3# cantings

Batik Workshop at the International Batik Center

The IBC Openingsgala

Dinner at the IBC-Openingsgala