Across the Green Jewel of Java

Jakarta is a megalopolis of 15+ million:


(which also has a strong military presence -- think back only a couple years to the violent repression of East Timor's bid for independence that left nearly a million people dead)


So make sure that you know the contents of your pack when clearing customs:


But in the midst of this there is truly some divine artwork, such as the following of Lord Krishna & Arjuna on his chariot:


Yogakarka is a city teeming with creativity -- a mecca for batik lovers:




Cute and excited kids:


My materials for the trains and busses:


Borobodur is the worlds largest Buddhist temple -- truly breathtaking and immense:






Mt Bromo, an active volcano on eastern Java island... there is a large crater that has a couple cones in the middle, and I arrived just at sunrise and the pink light was coming through the swirling mist that enveloped the crater floor. Horseman were galloping along the road, emerging suddenly from the mist, to meet the hordes of tourists that didn't want to have to walk up the active cone.