Papandayan Mountain October 2013

Papandayan Mountain 
is situated on the island of Java, at 7°32' S and 107°73'E, rising 2.665 m. Papandayan Mountain is one of the natural wonder in West-Java. Papandayan is a complex strata volcano with four large summit craters, the youngest of which was breached to the NE by collapse during a brief eruption in 1772 and contains active fumarole fields. This interesting place lies in the border of the Bandung and Garut regencies, about seventy kilometers south of Bandung and about 19,25 km from Garut. It is one if the most spectacular volcanoes in this province and the top of the mountain are easily reaches, because there are special road leading to the crater. Mount Papandayans crater is probably one of the most spectacular mountain scenes on Java Island. There is a Cangkuang temple situated by Cangkuang Lake, which was a major discovery of archaeological value as it was the first of its kind found in West Java, dating back to the 8th century. This volcano is situated 17 km from Garut or 50 km from Bandung......bla bla bla..
..anyway, I was there!!!

Every activities should start with warming up.... :p

And sure...take photo together.. :D

Here we go.....welcome to volcano!! Looks like Planet Furia of Riddick..

with HDR for sure.. :)

Just the two of them.....lost? ;p

And a macro flowers on the way up... :*

B e a u t i f u l........scenes!

Our tent location! ;o

Our Chef....so busy!!! :X

Late sunrise because the mist just wont go on time....but pretty enough..!! ;)

Edelweiss garden.... ;)

Beautiful background landscape...foreground, well...happy for sure! :p

See the white mountain at background above? Its not snows, its dead forest! As below...

Here is our trip maniac!!!

And see you again on my next photography says.... (^_^)

Jogjakarta Trip June 2013

I was in business trip in that day at Surabaya when my friend text me to Jogjakarta. Then I extend my days, get my butt to Jogjakarta via Bus. It was crazy, the speed of the bus just like rocket. No wonder too many accident in Java cross country road with bus. I will never take bus anymore.

Anyway, we travel few places in Jogjakarta. The main place to go is Borubudur Temple which in that time was biggest ceremony of Buddhist religion called Waisak. It is yearly annual with one waiting tradition is thousands lantern releases. But guess what? it was huge rain in the time and the lantern seems too long to wait in the cold night, so we leave it.

We also visiting the lava track of Merapi mountain, that recently eruptions. We can see some houses and stuff that burn instantly and turn to rock. It is such scary feeling to be here. But don't be so scary before the jeep driver playing with his skill between rocky off road...hahahaha

Enjoy the trip guys, I still want to comes again here, still many to see.

 Borubudur.

Merapi Mountain.

Malioboro Street