Indonesia 2007

The town hall of 17th-century Batavia in Jakarta

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Woman in Jakarta looking like an opera singer

Old housing in Kota Tua Jakarta

Wayang puppets in the museum in Jakarta

The black water is and smells like an open sewer

Kota Intan Bridge (1628)

Living on the rails in Jakarta

Sewing factory in Jakarta

Jakarta Cathedral

Jakarta Cathedral

Fountains at the Nasionaal Monumen

Glow stick stall at the Nasionaal Monumen

Row of rickshaws in Bogor

The Botanical gardens in Bogor, where it

Botanical gardens in Bogor

Orchid in the Botanical gardens of Bogor

Tropical tree in Bogor

Fluffy bunnies in Cibodas

Plant market in Cibodas

Mount Pangrango seen from Cibodas

Country side around Cibodas

Gede Pangrango national park in Cibodas

Girls playing in a stream in Cibodas Botanical Garden

Cibeureum Waterfall in Cibodas

Flower in Cibodas botanical garden

Kawah Putih, a crater lake full of sulphur near Bandung

Posing at Kawah Putih

Wedding pictures with clothes matching the crater lake

Fishermen seen from the train to Yogyakarta

Volcano seen from the train to Yogyakarta

Diaporama in the Yogyakarta Palace museum

Diaporama about the deportation of prisoners in 1946

Belgian gift to the sultan in the Kraton Yogyakarta Palace museum

The famous bird market in Yogyakarta

Boys admire the colorful birds at the bird market in Yogyakarta

Taman Sari, the water palace in Yogyakarta

One of the steps on the enormous Borobudur

Buddha is watching over you

The life of Buddha in stone

The whole Borobudur is covered with open stupas

There is a Buddha in each stupa

View on the Merapi volcano from the Borobudur

Local school kids all over the monument

Borobudur, the life of Buddha carved in stone

Greetings from the Borobudur

Sitting Buddha in the Mendut monastery

Water lily

The main Hindu temples in the Prambanan complex

View on the Merapi from Prambanan

The temples are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma

Posing in Prambanan

Decorations in Prambanan

The main temple dedicated to Shiva

The garden around Prambanan

Shadow puppets in the Sonobudoyo Heritage Museum

Ornament in the Sonobudoyo Heritage Museum, Yogyakarta

Sunrise on Mount Bromo

On the edge of the crater of Mt Bromo

The morning sun shines through the sulphur fume

Fumes in the crater

And the sun is up on the Bromo

View on the surroundings from the Bromo

Eruption on another volcano nearby

Mount Batok seen from the Bromo

Mount Batok seen from the Bromo

Bromo seen through the fog

The fertile landscape around Mt Bromo

Cultural festival on Lombok Island

One of the many bays on Lombok

Cruising on the north coast of Lombok

Rice paddies on Lombok

Fisher boats on Lombok

Farmer in the hot sun of Lombok

Agriculture on Lombok

Coconut palm plantation on a white beach, Lombok

Beach on Lombok

Right after sunset

Perama Island

Crater Lake, Satonda Island, Sumbawa, Indonesia

Dolphin swimming next to the boat near Sumbawa

Working on the tan on deck of the Perama boat off the coast of Sumbawa

With Thais, Oysten and Johannes

Swimming at sunset

3 Belgian girls on the Perama boat

Chilling out on Komodo Island

View on the Jetty of Komodo Island

Komodo island is even beautiful without the dragons

Meeting people along the road in Flores Island

Happy people in Flores

Nature on Flores

Rice paddies on Flores

Trying to sell oranges at a high price

Spider web shaped rice field near Ruteng, Flores

Lingko Spider Web Rice Fields (Cara)

Lingko Spider Web Rice Fields (Cara)

Posing with the rice fields: Eduard (FR), me, Thaïs (FR), Oysten(N) and Johannes (CH)

Arriving late at night in a village on Flores

The Inerie volcano looms over south west Flores

Traditional homes in Bena, Flores

Village square Bena

Upright stones in Bena

Umbrellas in Bena

Decorated umbrella pole in Bena

Posing with kids in the village of Bena, Flores

Typical architecture of the region

Weaving fabric in Bena

Vanilla beans

Sorting out the nuts

An altar in Bena

The whole team lined up

Grandmother and granddaughter collecting stones at

Happy kids on

Having a Bintang in the evening

Sunrise on Kelimutu Volcano

Jump for joy, Kelimutu

Team Korea giving me a heart: Joopil, Eun Jung, Hwa Sil and Jinhee

Black crater lake on the Kelimutu

Turquoise crater lake on the Kelimutu

Chocolate colored crater lake on the Kelimutu

Turquoise and chocolate lakes on mount Kelimutu, separated by a narrow rock wall

Pastry seller in Ende, Flores

Perfume for sale, Ende

Family in Ende posing for us

Spicy ingredients in Ende

The beach and Mount Iya in Ende

Cheering kids in Soa, Flores

The VIP places at the party

Big cooking pots to feed the whole community

We crashed a pre-wedding party near Soa

Obviously a Christian family

I didn

They chopped up a whole pig

The groom carries presents to his wife

Fooling around in the Mangeruda Hot Springs

Mangeruda Hot Springs

Posing with our van on Flores

A last view on Mount Inerie

Yellow wall in Ruteng

The old cathedral in Ruteng, Flores

Public transport in Ruteng

Going for a dive trip

Fisherman and his wife near Rinca Island

Snake on Rinca Island

Another Komodo dragon on Rinca Island

View on Rinca Island

A dolphin jumps out of the water to have a look at us, off the coast of Komodo

Kids playing in a boat on Moyo Island

Sunset on Moyo Island

Last picture on the Perama boat

Trying to surf on Kuta beach, Bali

Sunset on Kuta beach, Bali

Sunset on Kuta beach, Bali

Volcano in crater lake Batur, Bali

Procession in honor of deceased family members near Bangli, Bali

Besakih is the biggest temple complex on Bali

One of the many gates in Pura Besakih

View on the roof of Besakih

Two curious macaques in the Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud, Bali

Temple in the Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud, Bali

Offerings on the road in Bali