"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list."
Took the subway to Little India and made our way to the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple. Watched the Hindi devotees come to prayer. Wandered through the streets until we reached the Masjid Sultan (1824), the landmark Islamic house of worship in
7:30 am flight Wednesday to Singapore then bused to our hotel on Bencoolen Street. Great location for an easy walk to Chinatown. Checked out all the cool junk on Trengganu St then stopped for a lunch of Chinese dumplings and
Spent the morning poking around the antique shops in the Prawirotaman area of Yogya. Found several wooden carvings that we just couldn’t pass up. Of course, then we had to figure out how to get them home. Purchased a bag
Started the day seeing the sights of “Yogja”. Hired a becak (bicycle rickshaw) for the morning and toured the city. Started with the huge palace of the sultans of Yogya, the kraton. Next stop the Taman Sari, a splendid pleasure
Best laid plans went astray. 8pm flight turned into 11pm flight and we didn’t get into Borobudur until about 1:30 am. Had to be up and ready to go for the sunrise at Borobudur Temple by 4am, so not much
Took the Patagonia Express fast boat from Gili Air to Benoa Harbour on Bali. Seas were a bit rough so it was a slightly queasy ride (for Cindy). Checked in to our hotel on Jimbaran Beach and overhead folks talking
The feature image is of the eruption of Mount Agung that stranded us on Bali for a day and a half. Of course “stranded” meant hanging around the beautiful hotel pool and Kuta beach, and fine dining at Un’s Restaurant.
Arrived in Gili Air (Water Island) late afternoon from the Lombok mainland. Spent the next few days lazing around the island. Gorgeous hotel, the PinkCoco, in a stunning location with incredible sunsets and pool. Boated over to the island next
Fabulous 2 weeks in Perth with our daughter and our new granddaughter came to a tearful end. Flew to the Indonesian island of Lombok via Bali. Arrived late at night and woke up the next morning to explore Kuta beach.
We “Scoot”ed to Perth for a couple of weeks and arrived in Indonesia last night. Winter in Perth is OK but the beach on Lombok is better!
Visiting our granddaughter (our very first grandchild!) in Fremantle, then a couple of weeks on the islands of Lombok, Gili Air, Bali and Java, then Singapore, and a layover in HK.