tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50294190166990753202024-03-28T18:53:08.623-07:00Souvenir ChroniclesCollecting the gifts of travel one place at a time.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.comBlogger960125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-36676984787678612922024-03-04T20:57:00.000-08:002024-03-04T20:57:00.148-08:00GERMANY 2000: ULM, ROTHENBURG OB DE TAUBER, SPEYER<p> <i>December 20-21, 2000</i></p><p>We had taken the southern route near the Alps and the Austrian border on our way from Neuschwanstein to Salzburg, and on our way back into Germany we took the Autobahn from Salzburg to Ulm, bypassing Munich, which was a bit of a disappointment, but my mother said we were short on time and stopping in Munich would slow us down too much. We also would have liked to stop in Dachau, which was just a few miles off our route, but again, my mother said no--there wasn't much to see. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVAvSIzqisaNNadLh05Nve1nxhJNP84KBlhwjgq19O5A5doYaKmoGQxZ-yYgAucAXyKwEUUnQQHO3idP6qFBXq5ymjHl0H4C6zhB_rDIJIMhSdHli8YV5UVaFoTNUtRTcLHlRxCeNDRjAb5QwFQWY5Az1PyPpW1xP9jsiBQgTgvV2o97DGFh44G-sHHo/s1286/Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1286" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVAvSIzqisaNNadLh05Nve1nxhJNP84KBlhwjgq19O5A5doYaKmoGQxZ-yYgAucAXyKwEUUnQQHO3idP6qFBXq5ymjHl0H4C6zhB_rDIJIMhSdHli8YV5UVaFoTNUtRTcLHlRxCeNDRjAb5QwFQWY5Az1PyPpW1xP9jsiBQgTgvV2o97DGFh44G-sHHo/w640-h390/Map.jpg" width="640"></a></div><p>As far as I know, my mother never visited a Nazi concentration camp. If she did, it was one of the many things she didn't want to talk about.</p><p>Two of our most memorable experiences of the trip happened in <b>Ulm</b>, and I'll get to those later. Ulm is a city of about 126,000 situated on the Danube River. Founded in 850, it is noted primarily for two things: being the birthplace of Albert Einstein in 1879 and having a Gothic church with the tallest steeple in the world (530 feet).</p><p>Our hotel was right by the massive cathedral, which my mother said is the largest Protestant church building in the world, but it actually ranks 4th in the world and 2nd in Germany behind the Berlin Cathedral. Still, it is a massive 5,950 square meters (or over 64,000 square feet) inside, seats 2,000, and is, indeed, the tallest church (of any denomination) in the world.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadpBNix1JtlozY3herR8aCAINgYGIoPK99-90ZFZigJu9xCKJ-n_sgEHviHJJ5KG8Ext0itFatEL6_LJEwaNZReZ-FNU9IZp2Y_aekeLjHv3TBXDG9f_4vxaLK8GqaUaUJATlb606iYUZSGc_z6HL7lDVDMlIIUPjLODAcTqM7K3iLZnusxn28_ceCoQ/s1962/9891a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="1358" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadpBNix1JtlozY3herR8aCAINgYGIoPK99-90ZFZigJu9xCKJ-n_sgEHviHJJ5KG8Ext0itFatEL6_LJEwaNZReZ-FNU9IZp2Y_aekeLjHv3TBXDG9f_4vxaLK8GqaUaUJATlb606iYUZSGc_z6HL7lDVDMlIIUPjLODAcTqM7K3iLZnusxn28_ceCoQ/w276-h400/9891a.JPG" width="276"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGZpCBjFnVgnaYEM6KAgkBq_6pjxsp-6Nmh6RZQfm7_jjwGrGxKOTJb0Vw-pEdmX6KoOexQIYHZYSYwf5aTknzYns_fazGTEJM8DBFRtg0nuP58umk-zEmTYWl9KOSaWtQJagI_rI0oKdGujS4IXLCGNaY6ddX_u-aW7sMWjh4CrYgAYIRIARrwhxuJ4/s1817/IMG_9891b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="1288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGZpCBjFnVgnaYEM6KAgkBq_6pjxsp-6Nmh6RZQfm7_jjwGrGxKOTJb0Vw-pEdmX6KoOexQIYHZYSYwf5aTknzYns_fazGTEJM8DBFRtg0nuP58umk-zEmTYWl9KOSaWtQJagI_rI0oKdGujS4IXLCGNaY6ddX_u-aW7sMWjh4CrYgAYIRIARrwhxuJ4/w284-h400/IMG_9891b.JPG" width="284"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/03/germany-2000-ulm-rothenburg-ob-de.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-62535359003188773972024-02-28T20:56:00.000-08:002024-02-28T20:56:34.575-08:00AUSTRIA 2000: SALZBURG<p> <i>December 18-19, 2000</i></p><p>Mom was excited to take us to Salzburg, one of the cultural centers of Europe for centuries. The area has had inhabitants since the Neolithic Age (10,000 - 4,500 BCE), so even for Europe it is old. <i>Salz</i> means "salt," and the name "Salzburg" first showed up in the 8th century when the local economy focused on salt mining.</p><p>We arrived on a stormy, blustery evening, the only really bad weather of the trip. Outside our somewhat dingy hotel, Mom had us park the car on the sidewalk, which seemed strange to us then but more normal to us now that we've spent more time in Europe. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLBGmvcKldpm48E7Mxo_Z84kRJ9cd2scb1pAWU9UTC8tcoGBkSY1Qkb90eZ3lXH0oH6LF7Ociv-Hiqc_GxfzG5uq_chw9r6IBQFsj3NhG2YahWbgd0bbkCkA6_AaCFn03iUzLePYqf68eYtr7diVxkUCJHneGb_XdT-085JmcfS2cSd82t6BWCkBPpdY/s1207/IMG_9882a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1207" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLBGmvcKldpm48E7Mxo_Z84kRJ9cd2scb1pAWU9UTC8tcoGBkSY1Qkb90eZ3lXH0oH6LF7Ociv-Hiqc_GxfzG5uq_chw9r6IBQFsj3NhG2YahWbgd0bbkCkA6_AaCFn03iUzLePYqf68eYtr7diVxkUCJHneGb_XdT-085JmcfS2cSd82t6BWCkBPpdY/w400-h266/IMG_9882a.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div>I wish I had better photos of the beautiful Christmas decorations. This much-faded photo I took doesn't do them justice.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmExrHXLTdT416RBfbUMShyR4qEAcSEN1Kd_BYa8qdyBTZizvdsdSNfP4WAUzx4n7dn3kWJUSc3rd1e_Rd39hSvl2xc-1VuY4jNuVuAjfYYwrRr9MBZVBMTQJtoDGqz4bzU_t5WY0tc9m1q_NmMZJTBaZl4KlyBxlGbyFeBNp-Q0wSUBRolY2aMvmass/s1294/IMG_9882b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1294" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmExrHXLTdT416RBfbUMShyR4qEAcSEN1Kd_BYa8qdyBTZizvdsdSNfP4WAUzx4n7dn3kWJUSc3rd1e_Rd39hSvl2xc-1VuY4jNuVuAjfYYwrRr9MBZVBMTQJtoDGqz4bzU_t5WY0tc9m1q_NmMZJTBaZl4KlyBxlGbyFeBNp-Q0wSUBRolY2aMvmass/w400-h289/IMG_9882b.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But this nice picture of the city that I clipped from a brochure shows the city's elegance. The historic city center of Salzburg has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiGTVtjwoB4AHF703nJQlKKFAwYgUhYii6rMgWtAKMBLVw4GHd-0bJGtNsDx3oXc63PbFhI6mDBBUDViFyUIWMpIDHOqnW1qhKfhLMetpEdpbUEahSs8VKreLhUGSihPBeJs6Ijje4Gtw0iEmHl49iOyVjsDvICxorizNxr2HIec-6siiDS072_v1c9Y/s762/IMG_9882d.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="762" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiGTVtjwoB4AHF703nJQlKKFAwYgUhYii6rMgWtAKMBLVw4GHd-0bJGtNsDx3oXc63PbFhI6mDBBUDViFyUIWMpIDHOqnW1qhKfhLMetpEdpbUEahSs8VKreLhUGSihPBeJs6Ijje4Gtw0iEmHl49iOyVjsDvICxorizNxr2HIec-6siiDS072_v1c9Y/w400-h359/IMG_9882d.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div><span></span><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/02/austria-2000-salzburg_28.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-26252605736338798702024-02-23T18:19:00.000-08:002024-03-04T19:22:19.457-08:00GERMANY 2000: NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, FUSSEN, AND THE WEISKIRCHE<p> <i>December 18, 2000</i></p><p><b>Neuschwanstein Castle</b> is one of those places that everyone has seen, at least on postcards and calendars and in travel guides. With 1.5 million visitors a year, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in Europe. We were excited to visit and see it with our own eyes. It did not disappoint, at least on the outside. It is very photogenic. These are brochure clippings from my scrapbook:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdEUnUK8Uj3enX9TdLnZzisluOo-H-0GNFJGJHg53sx1zIzQHks2m8uBo9zTljgqqP0zdkyeqpgiV4fEcaPxaSxd4VNw6_PSzEakPuw7hrViSMxpvh_k5fwCIbESJWZRg89-Uc49NkDPDnCrOGr-BurFiy0J7KQVWufJbpVNhamXgpgjmoH2BWaZdF40/s1500/IMG_9871bb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1087" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdEUnUK8Uj3enX9TdLnZzisluOo-H-0GNFJGJHg53sx1zIzQHks2m8uBo9zTljgqqP0zdkyeqpgiV4fEcaPxaSxd4VNw6_PSzEakPuw7hrViSMxpvh_k5fwCIbESJWZRg89-Uc49NkDPDnCrOGr-BurFiy0J7KQVWufJbpVNhamXgpgjmoH2BWaZdF40/w290-h400/IMG_9871bb.JPG" width="290"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCHxX3MiWbFs3OqCYvP5-kOtdI-M_MK8AtX0s6aP7zUjGpyZYpSFJ2mFk55Kxxe8GcCsy_VTiUGzb4xsmBiB2gqdT4RgnnwrMarWxlxslgaFCa-e4PkW152hyd3RXHC2vspmjh9Fn-S6b98_pgOLlMKygYyXMbUO2AfZiFiZg1iS4XOVfGO9NyPPi-H0/s1842/IMG_9875c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="1307" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCHxX3MiWbFs3OqCYvP5-kOtdI-M_MK8AtX0s6aP7zUjGpyZYpSFJ2mFk55Kxxe8GcCsy_VTiUGzb4xsmBiB2gqdT4RgnnwrMarWxlxslgaFCa-e4PkW152hyd3RXHC2vspmjh9Fn-S6b98_pgOLlMKygYyXMbUO2AfZiFiZg1iS4XOVfGO9NyPPi-H0/w283-h399/IMG_9875c.JPG" width="283"></a></div><div><br></div>And this is information about King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who built it. It makes a great story!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQCQ0nuUvoOa2ta12cuSSiXPWTGbpk5BXgaEF1X6dF5XCvWFm5g9nANULmtyB3xXv3UsTv89YkmWl0SvvRIX_JHsTXKdEHRjBQ0Wa6srmqJ4NF3KRGWNc4WtmkmdegSZ2cNTvLW_vHWq1q8fN8jtkmJVXO7M2UyqCTSJZaHQRWKcHSD8XgZfnrOhBhww/s1368/IMG_9871bbb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1368" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQCQ0nuUvoOa2ta12cuSSiXPWTGbpk5BXgaEF1X6dF5XCvWFm5g9nANULmtyB3xXv3UsTv89YkmWl0SvvRIX_JHsTXKdEHRjBQ0Wa6srmqJ4NF3KRGWNc4WtmkmdegSZ2cNTvLW_vHWq1q8fN8jtkmJVXO7M2UyqCTSJZaHQRWKcHSD8XgZfnrOhBhww/w640-h362/IMG_9871bbb.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Located on the northern edge of the Alps about 60 miles southwest of Munich and not too far from the Austrian border, the castle is perched half-way up a mountain and can be seen from a distance on approach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKIdzJrXIvfJHzGzoJoI8tZDbcrHMkc2Ns9q_JsKY3n4D3MNyCErJwyy3pux8mMTLPVCOIf8Z2Sle_QksMoS0kjTXxKAyXO8LQQMWTJk1roMciCggnaof3hwZxfzmZ4bpXsJW0-WtBGwLXoz_7gOInQ6H9dRXMHKSgS838tqtAac0mx1ywI_kHTf4lqc/s1581/IMG_9872a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1581" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKIdzJrXIvfJHzGzoJoI8tZDbcrHMkc2Ns9q_JsKY3n4D3MNyCErJwyy3pux8mMTLPVCOIf8Z2Sle_QksMoS0kjTXxKAyXO8LQQMWTJk1roMciCggnaof3hwZxfzmZ4bpXsJW0-WtBGwLXoz_7gOInQ6H9dRXMHKSgS838tqtAac0mx1ywI_kHTf4lqc/w400-h266/IMG_9872a.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlkm_AITBQsK2U32W21aoPzh2rm68SSwUJBawwJ-Pe18zw7Lg5yYTQtwuUM4mWEi2pZwRTsJms8_HFRSfmsvOTptBZn9nfcz_akFuGATFuGR5Wfb4otF9xW9YMS6cgtzwDK1br1lEGvsZkUCwXSpHf6IewtgU1EOvnK_gq2wvHRQ5qC3_kwZEnVgLtgY/s1786/IMG_9872c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1786" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlkm_AITBQsK2U32W21aoPzh2rm68SSwUJBawwJ-Pe18zw7Lg5yYTQtwuUM4mWEi2pZwRTsJms8_HFRSfmsvOTptBZn9nfcz_akFuGATFuGR5Wfb4otF9xW9YMS6cgtzwDK1br1lEGvsZkUCwXSpHf6IewtgU1EOvnK_gq2wvHRQ5qC3_kwZEnVgLtgY/w400-h238/IMG_9872c.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div><div><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/02/germany-2000-neuschwanstein-castle.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-37474386789012161682024-02-22T10:00:00.000-08:002024-02-24T11:55:49.124-08:00GERMANY 2000: STUTTGART, ROSENFELD, FREIBERG, AND ALLGAU<p><i>December 16-17, 2000</i></p><p>Our next stop was <b>Stuttgart,</b> a city 30 miles east of Pforzheim and where my mother's friend Eberhardt was living. It is the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of over 600,000 (and over 5.5 million in its metropolitan area), it is also the largest city in the state. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz headquarters are here.</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While Stuttgart was bombed 53 times by the Allies, it didn't suffer the total destruction that Pforzheim did. In total, "only" 58% of the city's buildings were destroyed, and about 4,500 people were killed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwMOrYf-UuKWAy2UfxH5hwQklR47ibMiC1SKvHwq_BmWs0cxlaS4AeBNTYQHf-Qfh0R9vxXGC9PJ6diWcOHZUqrmihDOWJcIftExfHJ9RhE_hEgm2xqJllVNeBryPGKqXmN0orSeHGiTA/s2048/IMG_9862+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwMOrYf-UuKWAy2UfxH5hwQklR47ibMiC1SKvHwq_BmWs0cxlaS4AeBNTYQHf-Qfh0R9vxXGC9PJ6diWcOHZUqrmihDOWJcIftExfHJ9RhE_hEgm2xqJllVNeBryPGKqXmN0orSeHGiTA/w260-h400/IMG_9862+%25282%2529.JPG" width="260"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpRjE0Hfvnf1-SZ2yrXukavDS63Q3pQXhwTly_Zi-DR7wSlQaYCE62phm4Y2mbV2xwXq4OXAe1VILFvdy1i2RjTjIXwRr8xD3pWDWXADFJBn8bExfWWDh8EagoQ_v5_4dbfzVp-R-__iB/s1862/IMG_9862+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1281" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpRjE0Hfvnf1-SZ2yrXukavDS63Q3pQXhwTly_Zi-DR7wSlQaYCE62phm4Y2mbV2xwXq4OXAe1VILFvdy1i2RjTjIXwRr8xD3pWDWXADFJBn8bExfWWDh8EagoQ_v5_4dbfzVp-R-__iB/w275-h400/IMG_9862+%25283%2529.JPG" width="275"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were there to experience our first <i>Weihnachtsmarkt</i>, or Christmas market. It was spectacular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E63fKtRWHurpVgbKQ54f7vUhyNsH9VlfuULa8DLcoZZMCC-gwYOIyklhWaVt4n9LUE2aKmQ97KnwDKUD1y3kbnETRrcM9qFdMV7gwldfmIpCqLWN387KxsemC7q4BuNshFLtMmV_g5k6/s1232/IMG_9863+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1232" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E63fKtRWHurpVgbKQ54f7vUhyNsH9VlfuULa8DLcoZZMCC-gwYOIyklhWaVt4n9LUE2aKmQ97KnwDKUD1y3kbnETRrcM9qFdMV7gwldfmIpCqLWN387KxsemC7q4BuNshFLtMmV_g5k6/w400-h361/IMG_9863+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR48s2OAnbatwxO8JdpnS6FsJHNOR-78fcmqS7Mw4hGfF2hq-uSj5mZ_nMawdPWBMbqMJvVIgLLm8jJ9uoi5vlUiyvviVRJ0M0cyir5NF1jPBWaR19DXfKn9Hl0UuK9IN98_ULvYCHgWhG/s1537/IMG_9863+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1537" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR48s2OAnbatwxO8JdpnS6FsJHNOR-78fcmqS7Mw4hGfF2hq-uSj5mZ_nMawdPWBMbqMJvVIgLLm8jJ9uoi5vlUiyvviVRJ0M0cyir5NF1jPBWaR19DXfKn9Hl0UuK9IN98_ULvYCHgWhG/w400-h259/IMG_9863+%25283%2529.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqE-PNjAsL_pm2q4RD-7nRjb3NlAEjB9ClH-ztJKAYMiU9i3OWCMZp-MN7LTlgfmBoQrAxl_Jt1KKJUt9D6F5NKWqjDxiRLqVIeBYhsVVnRttmpGKRD3xzBN2oaydxn4cT7yKJT0HCTsg/s1537/IMG_9863+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1537" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqE-PNjAsL_pm2q4RD-7nRjb3NlAEjB9ClH-ztJKAYMiU9i3OWCMZp-MN7LTlgfmBoQrAxl_Jt1KKJUt9D6F5NKWqjDxiRLqVIeBYhsVVnRttmpGKRD3xzBN2oaydxn4cT7yKJT0HCTsg/w400-h311/IMG_9863+%25284%2529.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span></span></div></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/02/germany-2000-stuttgart-rosenfeld.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-61796471699760251602024-02-18T14:28:00.000-08:002024-02-19T15:23:07.730-08:00GERMANY 2000: PFORZHEIM<p><i>December 16, 2000</i></p><p><i>The first year I took travel pictures with a digital camera was 2009. We had some great trips before that, and I documented them by creating traditional scrapbooks. I have decided to try to digitize those memories by scanning the photos and writing up the trips here. This is my first attempt. While I have already written about much of what is in this first post, I include an expanded version here as the first part of our trip in 2000.</i></p><p>Our daughter, a French major at Brigham Young University at the time, completed a study abroad semester in Paris in Fall 2000. We decided that we and her two younger brothers would meet her in Europe in December and spend some time touring around France together. My mother, a German immigrant who traveled to Germany quite often, suggested that we tack on a trip to Germany with her as our guide, something I had always wanted to do. The trip was set. My husband and I had traveled to Great Britain the previous year, but this was our first trip to mainland Europe.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We flew into Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris where we met our daughter (who looked <i>tres chic</i> in her black leather coat, black pants, black boots, and a red French scarf) and picked up a rental van. We drove about 350 miles from Paris to the German city of Pforzheim, which is about 20 miles over the border, where we met up with my mother. We did make one stop at Verdun after making our way out of Paris, a stop memorable not for the sites that we saw but for the loaf of French bread and cheese that we bought at a convenience store. It was the first time we had tasted Boursin cheese, and we were wowed. We knew that our belts were in for some serious stretching on this trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It felt almost surreal to cross the border from France into Germany, and later into Austria, then back into Germany before ending up in France again. My husband had been in Europe as a pre-teen and remembers difficulty crossing the borders, and we had had our own experiences crossing the U.S./Mexico border that involved long waits. We just breezed past the old border-crossing station near the Rhine river and Baden-Baden on our way into Germany, although we did get a little lost at that point as we struggled with the change in signage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmy8ezJBJGp5LZaeThN3hza5jUWVYrdgB1Upr24DFYeCyn3X0lkLouPQgr80qjA1vlkY0hQQ21As6q3C0KDkoDEiqKZC-EcPaSVz_CArBFXQzOopYdPZ8lhdzvMC7_-dJWlwgJyGXKKOi/s1337/Germanyb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1337" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmy8ezJBJGp5LZaeThN3hza5jUWVYrdgB1Upr24DFYeCyn3X0lkLouPQgr80qjA1vlkY0hQQ21As6q3C0KDkoDEiqKZC-EcPaSVz_CArBFXQzOopYdPZ8lhdzvMC7_-dJWlwgJyGXKKOi/w640-h434/Germanyb.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/02/germany-2000-pforzheim.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-66048931815267300512024-02-14T21:19:00.000-08:002024-02-14T21:19:00.154-08:00NORTH CAROLINA: RALEIGH<p> <i>October 2022</i></p><p style="text-align: left;">On my last day I had several hours to kill after my son went to work and before I had to head to the airport, so I decided to take a look at North Carolina's capital city, Raleigh, named after Sir Walter Raleigh of Roanoke Colony fame. With a population of about 475,000, it is the 41st largest city in the United States, the 2nd most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, and one of the fastest growing cities in the country. In 2011 was ranked by <i>Time</i> as the third most-educated city in the US. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the US, was born here in 1808. Other notables include Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, American Idol star Clay Aiken, and writer David Sedaris.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was headed for the capitol building, but I detoured when I saw <b>Christ Episcopal Church</b>, built in 1848 to 1853. I love this sculpture entitled <i>Peaceable Francis</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir75YjqsXJW9KQMyJpWSf57q27JiiHh75H49DC5Tj5wBnnRTp0LWXmqO919Y7ouETDoe8r4crfIHERj4LQI8z_x3D5ca7_Yi99V0EGdjPRXY-mYT5gIYUSyCwF81zs9c69vAH8RIRyifRlY2AiWYl9vCJbSkjq8ZIwCzA_e3MEDofiAmHEpzN9m3PxWes/s1790/IMG_5243b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1790" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir75YjqsXJW9KQMyJpWSf57q27JiiHh75H49DC5Tj5wBnnRTp0LWXmqO919Y7ouETDoe8r4crfIHERj4LQI8z_x3D5ca7_Yi99V0EGdjPRXY-mYT5gIYUSyCwF81zs9c69vAH8RIRyifRlY2AiWYl9vCJbSkjq8ZIwCzA_e3MEDofiAmHEpzN9m3PxWes/w400-h359/IMG_5243b.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNVhO84gGUNgSb-yMrGd627c8H9XxvAHd9J2YQfoLmyKsZDt0vCppY_nbO2Hv0bnzlTAOW-9o2-3tY7sg8VHysAWd77knvbA0owXoE2pE3lyGgj-Q72tx9vfTZ7ouRc1_BdydoBYPFmrbau7VdSrsVQEkP6xaMzAI2bFgiFDZ0agHsKUUZe3PPH_f9gw/s3477/IMG_5244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="1807" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNVhO84gGUNgSb-yMrGd627c8H9XxvAHd9J2YQfoLmyKsZDt0vCppY_nbO2Hv0bnzlTAOW-9o2-3tY7sg8VHysAWd77knvbA0owXoE2pE3lyGgj-Q72tx9vfTZ7ouRc1_BdydoBYPFmrbau7VdSrsVQEkP6xaMzAI2bFgiFDZ0agHsKUUZe3PPH_f9gw/w198-h381/IMG_5244.JPG" width="198"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg099tzYXVUW7egaE9_KuwjyYYXKJf1UO2CUQtx8Khde32tTWdMGPrTgR0qPEOta99AUaOG0hMQpfy0rga-r3Mw_Ll0ha4yaNirVUEnB2UWXOov-9Q8oMfl59kg7mPWc3rN72pzKL9PP57IqPgCwHuu0ayzXXDJiclwRwVKePPvCQgEiv3MyyP_8Plb_lM/s3001/IMG_5245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="2554" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg099tzYXVUW7egaE9_KuwjyYYXKJf1UO2CUQtx8Khde32tTWdMGPrTgR0qPEOta99AUaOG0hMQpfy0rga-r3Mw_Ll0ha4yaNirVUEnB2UWXOov-9Q8oMfl59kg7mPWc3rN72pzKL9PP57IqPgCwHuu0ayzXXDJiclwRwVKePPvCQgEiv3MyyP_8Plb_lM/w324-h381/IMG_5245.JPG" width="324"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Down the street and around the corner is the <b>First Baptist Church</b>, completed in 1859.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkc6bhwG45baWOTkxSCn__lOWtL1WYlxsB-y-JUfVUnwGT5iZ7FcKBLJ-Wr5Jy3U2P6O-gmfEjRxm2_hzF9TmUPAUDlRFOsjiTKldJUOxbm47OfuYM0NPFQpDuJLbLwXPwBmpW7ewBgt_moCdojgmjjMMSAld-4pFBfSNkQmLT6eEPnrEslZBKH6lPDg/s4032/IMG_5258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkc6bhwG45baWOTkxSCn__lOWtL1WYlxsB-y-JUfVUnwGT5iZ7FcKBLJ-Wr5Jy3U2P6O-gmfEjRxm2_hzF9TmUPAUDlRFOsjiTKldJUOxbm47OfuYM0NPFQpDuJLbLwXPwBmpW7ewBgt_moCdojgmjjMMSAld-4pFBfSNkQmLT6eEPnrEslZBKH6lPDg/w300-h400/IMG_5258.JPG" width="300"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyQwKQNOrmYzilUWJ9oI4cnCbC6zDqSNyzn9n5buXVFJ86mK87QfXopUGJCC10qzRTK9L3lHda3nj5gX59gbOYtFrJSGXvJDnUDjE9Q6zlEB7l2fz-lWayOUdjG1QP9yW_wlaZ9mGiR6dUBg6IIDWK6VHchgZEl-8Y_DtVYAud1uqmEQMAg2wUnqRTk8/s1720/IMG_5259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyQwKQNOrmYzilUWJ9oI4cnCbC6zDqSNyzn9n5buXVFJ86mK87QfXopUGJCC10qzRTK9L3lHda3nj5gX59gbOYtFrJSGXvJDnUDjE9Q6zlEB7l2fz-lWayOUdjG1QP9yW_wlaZ9mGiR6dUBg6IIDWK6VHchgZEl-8Y_DtVYAud1uqmEQMAg2wUnqRTk8/w273-h400/IMG_5259.JPG" width="273"></a></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span></span></p><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/02/north-carolina-raleigh.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-29871500624363635072024-02-10T17:56:00.000-08:002024-02-10T17:56:53.471-08:00NORTH CAROLINA: CHAPEL HILL<p> <i>October 2022</i></p><p>Chapel Hill is a smallish city of about 62,000 in North Carolina dominated by the prestigious University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is similar to the town where we currently live in both population and the university presence, but it feels a little more rural. The climate is a bit more temperate than ours, and it gets about three times as much rain. Many of the streets look like this:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3wT-g2on8CMfjubIFUyp8Qv2Vigl8kgJfOVu7Qz9t9I5pUJO9KCmDnp9iv_3vVsDS5LjCMJNuhxvSKX19jOAKIK_nCxf0a40GWAuUY4h6dZj5KyfTT326k6Tb3FxmMB-Y2OSHSrUhxHGvT6oHcHWrzHWr0VhyphenhyphensvqcB9HTYh7U6LKpP9zFT4g6EgJScM/s2527/IMG_5149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2527" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3wT-g2on8CMfjubIFUyp8Qv2Vigl8kgJfOVu7Qz9t9I5pUJO9KCmDnp9iv_3vVsDS5LjCMJNuhxvSKX19jOAKIK_nCxf0a40GWAuUY4h6dZj5KyfTT326k6Tb3FxmMB-Y2OSHSrUhxHGvT6oHcHWrzHWr0VhyphenhyphensvqcB9HTYh7U6LKpP9zFT4g6EgJScM/w444-h255/IMG_5149.JPG" width="444"></a></div><div><br></div><div>Since visiting Chapel Hill, I have learned that it is or was the home of many well-known folks, including former presidential candidate John Edwards, the musician Ben Folds, the author John Grisham, the journalist Charles Kuralt, novelist Betty Smith (<i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i>), the musician James Taylor, and author Thomas Wolfe (<i>You Can't Go Home Again</i>). Pretty impressive.</div><div><br></div><div>We had someone who wanted to go on a walk and hopefully chase that ball she was so lovingly guarding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoY_5rYHc7_2L5wOxZ0cKFJ98zKVO1olu_x7klM7AENnSjW2KvGIklZzms8WSNnSnC8RH2v9k3eE2csBbVu862Yr1_qmE6vxf6kBWrKayjoGwblFxKzYxjJvMKoezR_DaVaZuk1EQvpwprjBTzM4s_e8Vjx1WOmYCVuDXBnGf9NJ405yPXPMZmccv5tKc/s4032/IMG_5192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoY_5rYHc7_2L5wOxZ0cKFJ98zKVO1olu_x7klM7AENnSjW2KvGIklZzms8WSNnSnC8RH2v9k3eE2csBbVu862Yr1_qmE6vxf6kBWrKayjoGwblFxKzYxjJvMKoezR_DaVaZuk1EQvpwprjBTzM4s_e8Vjx1WOmYCVuDXBnGf9NJ405yPXPMZmccv5tKc/w285-h380/IMG_5192.JPG" width="285"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81NzGYPbL9QwMCtVj9HpunErRNuEx0zNj2_ultnFTES49OFM2DK-AhTUzmvclJ_UvBZj3jn6sM2sImH4jPTqr9idFF5zULEPh1pmmWp37P9owSRoUUHcDQR2Lkzb4zKshoGnjdmtL1M75po1JT7im3Qc-aCRr7Ubk4GcxsdPGjKp6pLWg50ZE28qnnAc/s4032/IMG_5193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81NzGYPbL9QwMCtVj9HpunErRNuEx0zNj2_ultnFTES49OFM2DK-AhTUzmvclJ_UvBZj3jn6sM2sImH4jPTqr9idFF5zULEPh1pmmWp37P9owSRoUUHcDQR2Lkzb4zKshoGnjdmtL1M75po1JT7im3Qc-aCRr7Ubk4GcxsdPGjKp6pLWg50ZE28qnnAc/w284-h378/IMG_5193.JPG" width="284"></a></div><div><br></div></div></div><div>She got her wish. Not far from where our son was living when I visited are peaceful woods with wandering trails. The autumn colors were just beginning to emerge.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaO-Qnfxomk7ZljNZ-6rTU6rqPblcxKV_YSbSMGq0-lpQ_sFW5fTIaB9EcAh_DFpGDCdwzbE7LZ4B6IlM4Awi0Y3-LyRXRt4CwGVcI0uubJ9pFVD2hc4wCCOZamOk0NklUtAndXTwQVSXo07T4v8jQloYIkdTrqMDPqiH6eapU_AqhKbzoyGOGj4Xu8tU/s4032/IMG_5151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaO-Qnfxomk7ZljNZ-6rTU6rqPblcxKV_YSbSMGq0-lpQ_sFW5fTIaB9EcAh_DFpGDCdwzbE7LZ4B6IlM4Awi0Y3-LyRXRt4CwGVcI0uubJ9pFVD2hc4wCCOZamOk0NklUtAndXTwQVSXo07T4v8jQloYIkdTrqMDPqiH6eapU_AqhKbzoyGOGj4Xu8tU/w288-h384/IMG_5151.JPG" width="288"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8Dti5NZ0Lmbx-ilvjW_0znnP8rzOa0amvMQyxBN7oj5Cn2Wo8f_RNY-rYfD6kiEPkxUULgqeLRHwlDeLmacmgln3XRjqCFNaJhFmucEpQUDKQxhkB7lZnK8wYByT7IJYj9Y4jXm_L6YnOuNkfNixLqbO9nLL8_Yzb260cx6jNVy891bFXwHbA97edA0/s4032/IMG_5158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8Dti5NZ0Lmbx-ilvjW_0znnP8rzOa0amvMQyxBN7oj5Cn2Wo8f_RNY-rYfD6kiEPkxUULgqeLRHwlDeLmacmgln3XRjqCFNaJhFmucEpQUDKQxhkB7lZnK8wYByT7IJYj9Y4jXm_L6YnOuNkfNixLqbO9nLL8_Yzb260cx6jNVy891bFXwHbA97edA0/w287-h382/IMG_5158.JPG" width="287"></a></div><div><br></div>I was helping my kindergarten granddaughter with her "Flat Stanley" project where the child draws a picture of herself, then sends it "on a vacation" to visit a relative. The relative takes the child's self-portrait around and photographs it in a variety of places. It was fun to show "my granddaughter" the sights.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBcURlOkbqN6pItQpxQMFO6LoM8_n7f-v6QSXCPJ97b73yX3zux-kPlAW9-z2Bpx2_r5ABY8adHyVvW1AVR8M2h1iu6r2lS1yXGLYR4ftWQAiE2JVaqAhzHhaobstm0huqXvsAht4zaeJc-80shfiExjYV7QcpEA_OuvBNVrh2qsyrjWPoEP_i19qHFE/s4032/IMG_5153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBcURlOkbqN6pItQpxQMFO6LoM8_n7f-v6QSXCPJ97b73yX3zux-kPlAW9-z2Bpx2_r5ABY8adHyVvW1AVR8M2h1iu6r2lS1yXGLYR4ftWQAiE2JVaqAhzHhaobstm0huqXvsAht4zaeJc-80shfiExjYV7QcpEA_OuvBNVrh2qsyrjWPoEP_i19qHFE/w288-h384/IMG_5153.JPG" width="288"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8dg2QKm7T4Nz-LnL_wkTwTV9CXZpcdMu7yb82dM4dIEXmU7AIsxthLMtAbQIdXCnP1Djiia05MDAHAK5zqHqxvvUQOm_h9l9a-JKM-hpu9i-986HyTpqvpy615zWnEJxl24Mqv_omjifSCS_BIJmUdqVDSIQfyLKSEVORoJAiJkCrL1cf4O_DIz0HJk/s4032/IMG_5155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8dg2QKm7T4Nz-LnL_wkTwTV9CXZpcdMu7yb82dM4dIEXmU7AIsxthLMtAbQIdXCnP1Djiia05MDAHAK5zqHqxvvUQOm_h9l9a-JKM-hpu9i-986HyTpqvpy615zWnEJxl24Mqv_omjifSCS_BIJmUdqVDSIQfyLKSEVORoJAiJkCrL1cf4O_DIz0HJk/w287-h382/IMG_5155.JPG" width="287"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/02/north-carolina-chapel-hill.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-87831355012297633842024-01-29T21:03:00.000-08:002024-02-14T10:30:57.668-08:00NORTH CAROLINA: KAYAKING TO THE THREE SISTERS SWAMP ON THE BLACK RIVER<p> <i>October 2022</i></p><p>My son Sam proposed that he and I have an adventure while I was visiting him in North Carolina--a kayaking trip. <br><br>"Sure!" I said. "Sounds like fun!"</p><p>Clearly I had no idea what I had agreed to. </p><p>The adventure started with a 120-mile south-southeast late afternoon drive to Wallace, North Carolina (population 3,300 and elevation 52 feet), where we had what turned out to be a very nice hotel for the night. On our way we passed field after field of ready-to-harvest cotton. What back-breaking labor THAT must be.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzR_nUR9BvYcupi4-f9_vBMy5xszNPq6_hMbHCr1Uv61cBihqF2kSq8WuERJSjA8oqHSO7XprxkgFTqT_e0I0fehLQyHGLCjTWDKVnJJHFPVNVOi6Pqw8n05YtiHesXDjHYIZ2vvBwKwF0d_EUBb3iuyyQDv0Rgwjbju_AR-H0VZ2C9pw3Nxf1fx5RDo/s4032/IMG_5063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzR_nUR9BvYcupi4-f9_vBMy5xszNPq6_hMbHCr1Uv61cBihqF2kSq8WuERJSjA8oqHSO7XprxkgFTqT_e0I0fehLQyHGLCjTWDKVnJJHFPVNVOi6Pqw8n05YtiHesXDjHYIZ2vvBwKwF0d_EUBb3iuyyQDv0Rgwjbju_AR-H0VZ2C9pw3Nxf1fx5RDo/s320/IMG_5063.JPG" width="240"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx9w_CNFFMg8IXnjALHlxSswjCueAdvjhMXYg6APK_wIFjHL8Gh4Ke_z_uXmBwCeFQuogpjqd-yemXFcHtOPWfnlUMNoOAAiUEGTC1IgbhwhCXOzPknedoieEUek6sqj1uUYYHfaQpuFsKZRVspFRjQ0KOi7Y-QjW5JOzbSLWQlMNMLa1UNlmj1vdVv4/s4032/IMG_5062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx9w_CNFFMg8IXnjALHlxSswjCueAdvjhMXYg6APK_wIFjHL8Gh4Ke_z_uXmBwCeFQuogpjqd-yemXFcHtOPWfnlUMNoOAAiUEGTC1IgbhwhCXOzPknedoieEUek6sqj1uUYYHfaQpuFsKZRVspFRjQ0KOi7Y-QjW5JOzbSLWQlMNMLa1UNlmj1vdVv4/s320/IMG_5062.JPG" width="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrxWRHL5hWPyDEI1T3rQZqvce6x4DG3Ropwzx_9W0_L58C7LSFLDDTCT9vMGb5yea5gZkQGFHtxKasQ1s3C2dSCXvXgeBa49TDIRFaX8_Fj6ruvCPpBEJ5fR9VOiFMxNNGSmiqUVBzFvY6CD-MLsXVoqLJMTH8QuXlr1Phz4dmAFGwWFEDRrf1O4msdk/s4001/IMG_5064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="4001" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrxWRHL5hWPyDEI1T3rQZqvce6x4DG3Ropwzx_9W0_L58C7LSFLDDTCT9vMGb5yea5gZkQGFHtxKasQ1s3C2dSCXvXgeBa49TDIRFaX8_Fj6ruvCPpBEJ5fR9VOiFMxNNGSmiqUVBzFvY6CD-MLsXVoqLJMTH8QuXlr1Phz4dmAFGwWFEDRrf1O4msdk/w640-h228/IMG_5064.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next morning we got up very early and drove to the launch area of the Black River, arriving just before sunrise. The 50-mile-long Black River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River. A "blackwater" river is one with a lot of vegetation decay that releases tannins in the water, making the water appear dark and brackish. While this kind of water will not support most hardwood tree species, it does create a unique environment that can't be found in other places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked around a bit, admiring the scenery and appreciating the stillness. For a tributary river, the water seemed eerily motionless--much more like a lake or pond than a river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yhxIhjA-TLJ9A2kXFP5WM_bE4j6rVSByzdfEV5FjD35a5G54d1yxXjsWNVxs_NEHuiHLJTylIxpvaKSFxOXns5f1pcSk7CauN-RKYzRCS0BKZQbX0RJoD_FuchTEtf51luyPu8g0MrogNDqROXapzADujd-DQdnXNyDwLdTRI-HH5TXoHlnVaR8BFvw/s4032/IMG_5065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yhxIhjA-TLJ9A2kXFP5WM_bE4j6rVSByzdfEV5FjD35a5G54d1yxXjsWNVxs_NEHuiHLJTylIxpvaKSFxOXns5f1pcSk7CauN-RKYzRCS0BKZQbX0RJoD_FuchTEtf51luyPu8g0MrogNDqROXapzADujd-DQdnXNyDwLdTRI-HH5TXoHlnVaR8BFvw/w400-h300/IMG_5065.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBlrrfETrXHb0JnpR9vT55HBJul18Wzv4RypEO-8-B1mG5JtXaHVwc5W4-vXmQzD3cOOGXWpBtSSyYJLJVqyErwRwa_YybDtpJ9LntKs-Wk3sCklcxqaZwv649W_CH1T8fxaAynTfBXpOfwoniWK6BEZxVobqjvW_wQUWfowOrDq2bINER6Yp-xVt48o/s4032/IMG_5074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBlrrfETrXHb0JnpR9vT55HBJul18Wzv4RypEO-8-B1mG5JtXaHVwc5W4-vXmQzD3cOOGXWpBtSSyYJLJVqyErwRwa_YybDtpJ9LntKs-Wk3sCklcxqaZwv649W_CH1T8fxaAynTfBXpOfwoniWK6BEZxVobqjvW_wQUWfowOrDq2bINER6Yp-xVt48o/w400-h300/IMG_5074.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/01/north-carolina-kayaking-to-three.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-19059585075384200102024-01-24T19:39:00.000-08:002024-02-09T20:00:59.674-08:00NORTH CAROLINA: DURHAM<p> <i>October 2022</i></p><p>In the summer of 2022, our son moved from Utah to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to take a job as a risk assessment arborist for a tree company. I wanted to be able to visualize where he was living, so in October of that year I planned a trip to visit him. Bob couldn't go with me, so I went by myself. I flew into the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, a small- to mid-sized airport that was not too crowded and easy to navigate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkptqOhoX9KUsyfhyphenhyphenNFeqQlnM_XrpGg7QCmxcHYeGu8tPgr0IBbc2FkTv3m3hy4M5clVRTUfjXJIIUeDTRew8o2HJCFMlbJu-Q7xLo81j0_DtnlraNeazj9hUbdfSE4LaeHUJRSao0q2ZuMD5q0QJHDV5j35M8XRmN8hocj43Fku56fWwgXbMk1lhVwDs/s2722/IMG_4991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="2722" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkptqOhoX9KUsyfhyphenhyphenNFeqQlnM_XrpGg7QCmxcHYeGu8tPgr0IBbc2FkTv3m3hy4M5clVRTUfjXJIIUeDTRew8o2HJCFMlbJu-Q7xLo81j0_DtnlraNeazj9hUbdfSE4LaeHUJRSao0q2ZuMD5q0QJHDV5j35M8XRmN8hocj43Fku56fWwgXbMk1lhVwDs/s320/IMG_4991.JPG" width="320"></a></div><div><br></div>Our son had to work, so I spent the day seeing the sites with his girlfriend as tour guide, which was nice as I knew nothing of the area.<div><br></div><div>Our first stop was Bennett Place in Durham, the site of the final surrender of a major Confederate army in the Civil War -- General Johnston's surrender to General Sherman -- on April 26, 1865, which was about 2 ½ weeks after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. This was news to me! I thought it was all over after Appomattox.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF7LNr4HBlGPP38izinuUnJhBGTtUV8-JQWzZis3IHEve0XUhtWt4ecIxboEz6EMmVtC42QiA2bp0bDcSNDY76OdbjPjSZ7-36pPkGtfRBDESRZK4CXNgUNueyHaCiUMwq8mWQ314PS3EDLU72WApdicobWoMXLkUaKUWY6DkYZzfJcLcC9xDJD9FuaU/s3755/IMG_4995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="3755" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF7LNr4HBlGPP38izinuUnJhBGTtUV8-JQWzZis3IHEve0XUhtWt4ecIxboEz6EMmVtC42QiA2bp0bDcSNDY76OdbjPjSZ7-36pPkGtfRBDESRZK4CXNgUNueyHaCiUMwq8mWQ314PS3EDLU72WApdicobWoMXLkUaKUWY6DkYZzfJcLcC9xDJD9FuaU/w640-h382/IMG_4995.JPG" width="640"></a></div>An interesting fact is that Lincoln's assassination occurred on April 15, two days before the first day of negotiations here, but was reported to the generals on that first day, April 17. News traveled more slowly back then.</div><span></span><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/01/north-carolina-durham.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-56483047631432063562024-01-20T17:39:00.000-08:002024-01-24T19:38:43.636-08:00INDONESIA: FROM BALI TO CALIFORNIA AND REFLECTIONS ON THE TRIP<p> <i>July 14, 2023</i></p><p>Our guide and driver picked us up at our hotel and drove us to the Denpasar International Airport, also known as the Ngurah Rai International Airport. It looks very Balinese in its architecture.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSx-xWuo9a2fyKYe8xAmNTV7wpj9m1XexOEdCdcYj-H4jZqxrCeu0-4ZRd7B0OX93F9sAbNkuWvZvhY3e8alOP7yDV4RLyr15h1jgQCAXwYGjeCC55tN59VptJ_upggbMEpd_i0rsueMW0yofkDlbu8gX_n0JkGwwu2JFz4F8EhO7Jq3OBqbDOnYhPYI/s3154/IMG_3914.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="3154" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSx-xWuo9a2fyKYe8xAmNTV7wpj9m1XexOEdCdcYj-H4jZqxrCeu0-4ZRd7B0OX93F9sAbNkuWvZvhY3e8alOP7yDV4RLyr15h1jgQCAXwYGjeCC55tN59VptJ_upggbMEpd_i0rsueMW0yofkDlbu8gX_n0JkGwwu2JFz4F8EhO7Jq3OBqbDOnYhPYI/w400-h193/IMG_3914.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>I think this statue by the airport must be Ngurah Rai, a Indonesian Lieutenant Colonel who has been named a National Hero for his role in the Indonesian War for Independence against the Dutch after World War II. He died in the Battle of Margarana and appears on the 50,000 Indonesian rupiah bill.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNAJdgyZtR9eh6n1OaySqq6mS6X8PR1MIOHNA0R-IcKnvbV0rPMzEvHu0KYf23r7dcFcUZVP7AurVaANM8ioT802SxFVfs-vTFP2WLlMMT1mljLVbhAaLwieae13rGQ-wdDibHsHqtChhYhSD-FIOrNId9Fgu0Ufns_uxzjDaEz3cTb2QXpRH7q0YhG0/s1164/IMG_3916a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1164" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNAJdgyZtR9eh6n1OaySqq6mS6X8PR1MIOHNA0R-IcKnvbV0rPMzEvHu0KYf23r7dcFcUZVP7AurVaANM8ioT802SxFVfs-vTFP2WLlMMT1mljLVbhAaLwieae13rGQ-wdDibHsHqtChhYhSD-FIOrNId9Fgu0Ufns_uxzjDaEz3cTb2QXpRH7q0YhG0/s320/IMG_3916a.JPG" width="320"></a></div><div><br></div>The airport is very busy, serving over 25 million passengers a year. I love all the Balinese touches. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkJ4inb83m4Xq7VWc1pEnuoZuvl5hhKZNVJekA-EBnEewbDJ30mPuOsfZj-et2F9pVJ-qQj0gnU6Re8tcqz1Zez7c7egAoF6FvN9arwNKI1sUEAPK95MFkXDzQAWrss5EgvtEfF4kfXtRakSCQPwhEiEIW28sABsDBkrJ5n4rT6yGeHxOmu9vHjXdAus/s2607/IMG_3917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="2607" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkJ4inb83m4Xq7VWc1pEnuoZuvl5hhKZNVJekA-EBnEewbDJ30mPuOsfZj-et2F9pVJ-qQj0gnU6Re8tcqz1Zez7c7egAoF6FvN9arwNKI1sUEAPK95MFkXDzQAWrss5EgvtEfF4kfXtRakSCQPwhEiEIW28sABsDBkrJ5n4rT6yGeHxOmu9vHjXdAus/w400-h244/IMG_3917.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMY8x8tAmxFpJlwZo6WVMRj1v04hlrYSVgBcXPlMXS438cU6otooKM9MD-uSOqcrm8LYslQZhasAaM3F3q_XF8IXXoRuNjUnopje1mkFuoqh5SIaSCPUWYHmYJN7XQFoXdjO5s7moiYb7bX8as3r_bLkpblewnjut3gWh4YUngsGCtyF9O06fHk65PKQ/s2688/IMG_3918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2688" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMY8x8tAmxFpJlwZo6WVMRj1v04hlrYSVgBcXPlMXS438cU6otooKM9MD-uSOqcrm8LYslQZhasAaM3F3q_XF8IXXoRuNjUnopje1mkFuoqh5SIaSCPUWYHmYJN7XQFoXdjO5s7moiYb7bX8as3r_bLkpblewnjut3gWh4YUngsGCtyF9O06fHk65PKQ/w400-h246/IMG_3918.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqK-zz8xydbjDJmiY87YysCwE99l05HoSUM28nJOP6faJRbQD6vEoqLfC6h6euc1D6EWcwwjcMdGqHOTMAo1x2emKgDM_HT0B1q_q6n7HLBYIPDwUTJpme_6HO4l7Q7k_Rl6ya_F0cV403pClaUFKc5-PTwR7AnnADiSGB8OXQiWXMVoEbMolV9vMhyphenhyphenA/s3679/IMG_3919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3679" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqK-zz8xydbjDJmiY87YysCwE99l05HoSUM28nJOP6faJRbQD6vEoqLfC6h6euc1D6EWcwwjcMdGqHOTMAo1x2emKgDM_HT0B1q_q6n7HLBYIPDwUTJpme_6HO4l7Q7k_Rl6ya_F0cV403pClaUFKc5-PTwR7AnnADiSGB8OXQiWXMVoEbMolV9vMhyphenhyphenA/w400-h275/IMG_3919.JPG" width="400"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/01/indonesia-from-bali-to-california-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-51670899971474871182024-01-14T16:01:00.000-08:002024-01-14T16:01:59.640-08:00INDONESIA: BALI (UBUD MONKEY FOREST AND TANAH LOT TEMPLE)<p><i>July 13, 2023</i></p><p>After lunch we headed to the Monkey Forest in the town of Ubud. (Ubud is the cultural heart of Bali and is probably where we should have stayed.) The full name of the place is The Sacred Forest Monkey Sanctuary.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdAlVohXRBoWFmYNT8l9w2p7GU9Kwwt0SZYJxjpiVPEo_xORbAZHDF60HA51zwnOGjYhqr2e8FxeLpTefMM1UX2vaZ-lTeOISdV2HCWOfXvJ7o71W9Px0KauX3FMx03HTG6TMSu_AeMmZwcyIMeZC2hOFf2YGHJmKdUsxgqWQKIwIbSi5DWX-jhdhYVs/s2248/IMG_3786.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="2248" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdAlVohXRBoWFmYNT8l9w2p7GU9Kwwt0SZYJxjpiVPEo_xORbAZHDF60HA51zwnOGjYhqr2e8FxeLpTefMM1UX2vaZ-lTeOISdV2HCWOfXvJ7o71W9Px0KauX3FMx03HTG6TMSu_AeMmZwcyIMeZC2hOFf2YGHJmKdUsxgqWQKIwIbSi5DWX-jhdhYVs/s320/IMG_3786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The entrance has a couple of inviting statues.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFQU3lOaXTCEAJNQiBAoggu4yFIYmEjk-qY9MU5LKrD7kOxmrnMApj-z85u4fE1yR2LUT38bsHelY9U4FIks-wSOepgQErFbHD14mKJ_hTJvc9JX2155-lI989Op-Y4E4Wx_MCbysKooFs28fSNA4ESwxx7sW5WnULBM0NfpOhdYvp6Hwa88yM_8kzxI/s4032/IMG_3783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogApYJClWyKO4UrjCZqjS-eMeqAi5MrHljSV9l3fXMrzBnYYx4k98JoGsE9N75XsEihH3NqX1_Q2nSxHf1LH2xtBKWQDcnlNxQJ3ooPueiEWB2FWMarTJaIwkeQvBmlkfM5cmKUhVqCbgy5pJvKMSWVIKvFgGbEaeG20WKDKqdPdUTExCFYxWHUrsU5g/s4032/IMG_3887.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="4032" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogApYJClWyKO4UrjCZqjS-eMeqAi5MrHljSV9l3fXMrzBnYYx4k98JoGsE9N75XsEihH3NqX1_Q2nSxHf1LH2xtBKWQDcnlNxQJ3ooPueiEWB2FWMarTJaIwkeQvBmlkfM5cmKUhVqCbgy5pJvKMSWVIKvFgGbEaeG20WKDKqdPdUTExCFYxWHUrsU5g/w400-h256/IMG_3887.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next to the lobby is a lake with a few more interesting sculptures, this one of a Komodo dragon and its youngster drinking from the water (and apparently about to chomp on those koi).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfHzP2hhYF-dEo3cYYY08X9105m9xOLwOS79kCnMdRf1jjeYMFQFEzKbWyN_UhvDw9J5m854rKvZt75COXzcv-pBsZLje-vEaXHl9CyG2Yb0RZv_72zY6O4mpBnS_N0Ulm7365e_IXW7N_Rozm3TpPsm8SbXWW679bPxPbBeRnzig0H4_NRlzxem7gps/s2640/IMG_3790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="2640" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfHzP2hhYF-dEo3cYYY08X9105m9xOLwOS79kCnMdRf1jjeYMFQFEzKbWyN_UhvDw9J5m854rKvZt75COXzcv-pBsZLje-vEaXHl9CyG2Yb0RZv_72zY6O4mpBnS_N0Ulm7365e_IXW7N_Rozm3TpPsm8SbXWW679bPxPbBeRnzig0H4_NRlzxem7gps/w400-h276/IMG_3790.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another shows three piglets and their wild boar parent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HXsB68UoXV3aYS9QMbcfCxWKWNN7EOO5aIWwdXr0cZTH_4ddOpb9JWePVC34s_ybH_YJkk17ivTQp24X3DqW3vpFsbTKvEpI9tePULeHr4atA0pG5c3MuLFCmeZkTvtbyQfFsNsyZK_i-QKhRi2HyLEMJdtb0vYA6SrSYANwHWqGLrl2xKuB1sVo_Jc/s2624/IMG_3885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="2624" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HXsB68UoXV3aYS9QMbcfCxWKWNN7EOO5aIWwdXr0cZTH_4ddOpb9JWePVC34s_ybH_YJkk17ivTQp24X3DqW3vpFsbTKvEpI9tePULeHr4atA0pG5c3MuLFCmeZkTvtbyQfFsNsyZK_i-QKhRi2HyLEMJdtb0vYA6SrSYANwHWqGLrl2xKuB1sVo_Jc/w400-h246/IMG_3885.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The park is filled with interesting, moss-covered statuary. One of my favorites was this one that looks like an old man head on a slug body being tormented by three monkeys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELTR3VoGGR7tn6uCIgPR3DQnC1OILlupi-eWV-QjHsN_Pf98PuQ5WtHW3B3VgEN1XGXP7hC5yftOnTgYx_xid3TqNKrj6sdqaD29aTrE_Xas6_MYODIslx1voTT12xQIbrZvsMBdaxWdCyVs574MqkNTZtOk3nc-KPPKS6M2Xx8iQw5t8sEOqZAvVXkg/s3222/IMG_3791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3222" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELTR3VoGGR7tn6uCIgPR3DQnC1OILlupi-eWV-QjHsN_Pf98PuQ5WtHW3B3VgEN1XGXP7hC5yftOnTgYx_xid3TqNKrj6sdqaD29aTrE_Xas6_MYODIslx1voTT12xQIbrZvsMBdaxWdCyVs574MqkNTZtOk3nc-KPPKS6M2Xx8iQw5t8sEOqZAvVXkg/w400-h320/IMG_3791.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course, one would expect to see the popular monkey triumvirate: Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Hear No Evil.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYvoVpazbt0W2nbSxOrs2dROAKwcsosQXZSJtHY9bZZ9kuhW3gqtaKALw-6VaA_lnEte5326jhkGrUUcuY6dlr1NXGQT6aBTjjOn9d2z_Kn3GWBjYw5ghTTfuQIun5J8Y0uO9Oi4s5siv_cdyFwQH5ckAHeIn6IBgBhuDgb5S7bwqkqxfaoc5i6S3s0w/s2646/IMG_3792a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="2646" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYvoVpazbt0W2nbSxOrs2dROAKwcsosQXZSJtHY9bZZ9kuhW3gqtaKALw-6VaA_lnEte5326jhkGrUUcuY6dlr1NXGQT6aBTjjOn9d2z_Kn3GWBjYw5ghTTfuQIun5J8Y0uO9Oi4s5siv_cdyFwQH5ckAHeIn6IBgBhuDgb5S7bwqkqxfaoc5i6S3s0w/w400-h259/IMG_3792a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A petrified watering hole:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisybUbHNk6W-NaR2184-D2fSxzIokLuHMsjklaJmoW9AuQH8uSIgxiywda2FxeDSomPbafQ3Eiv1Hk6wWuNhvj11o2zhBtg4J3NfAmHRAMBPOUDEvlJcttSeKDTmvjbberbUpcqLy64EsPaTP-UIxWIRyHrtibavBn2Ylk6fxofry4YxUu1eUZUl1Gfmg/s2830/IMG_3805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="2830" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisybUbHNk6W-NaR2184-D2fSxzIokLuHMsjklaJmoW9AuQH8uSIgxiywda2FxeDSomPbafQ3Eiv1Hk6wWuNhvj11o2zhBtg4J3NfAmHRAMBPOUDEvlJcttSeKDTmvjbberbUpcqLy64EsPaTP-UIxWIRyHrtibavBn2Ylk6fxofry4YxUu1eUZUl1Gfmg/w640-h472/IMG_3805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure what kind of creature is lurking over this tunnel entrance, but he is kinda cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7AEz8CKXVXNGdGzjO9EBf3Xzc0SGCQke0E9OAD5Dswznyzy6M5v9KA3zfpo3kIjEBF3QB4zXwklzSuzqgBEZOg7lM8EerHXBi-YVrqT7nBxxa65wCtShj9uD5_YxAxf05dOnwyBPwTNlQhtcrRalLtwKCRgC41rFeeaLuK41JWKzZy1vvwyScfq8rlQ/s2650/IMG_3793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2650" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7AEz8CKXVXNGdGzjO9EBf3Xzc0SGCQke0E9OAD5Dswznyzy6M5v9KA3zfpo3kIjEBF3QB4zXwklzSuzqgBEZOg7lM8EerHXBi-YVrqT7nBxxa65wCtShj9uD5_YxAxf05dOnwyBPwTNlQhtcrRalLtwKCRgC41rFeeaLuK41JWKzZy1vvwyScfq8rlQ/w400-h289/IMG_3793.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The stone creatures are fun, but most people come here to see living things. The Monkey Forest has approximately 1300 resident Balinese long-tailed macaques that are considered sacred by the local Balinese people. This forested area has been considered a sacred place since at least the 14th century, and in the 20th century it became a conservation area (as well as a tourist site). The monkeys sleep at night and are out in abundance during the day.<div><br /></div><div>The monkeys are fed at least nine times a day, according to the park's website. Their primary diet is sweet potatoes, but they also get bananas, papaya leaves, corn, cucumbers, coconut, and other local fruit. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTY6eUNFXGk8w4WMPFZFWR1uIAnjuNMxUaDkWn4pmjjTWtYuKEsqFN2crrt-Fp2DA8uAKt8RAn5BMhwPA47WFKqotyamjZ9RL721MiLm43kX3Snt7qgqcj6jI50MU97P97xPb0Wd21p9ZrUxxl5EoZtCVIt0Plb7Y-xnXUvCaz4z4zDli474wQM1iOmg/s2675/IMG_3795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="2675" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTY6eUNFXGk8w4WMPFZFWR1uIAnjuNMxUaDkWn4pmjjTWtYuKEsqFN2crrt-Fp2DA8uAKt8RAn5BMhwPA47WFKqotyamjZ9RL721MiLm43kX3Snt7qgqcj6jI50MU97P97xPb0Wd21p9ZrUxxl5EoZtCVIt0Plb7Y-xnXUvCaz4z4zDli474wQM1iOmg/w400-h366/IMG_3795.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Visitors are not supposed to feed the monkeys, but some do anyway, including our guide, who threw what looked like an Oreo cookie at one. Does a Balinese long-tailed macaque know the proper way to eat an Oreo? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgN91Shf9edWhXWMuLInSTj29Omeh5IzR8y1Neg9BZvKbnzLQIdNA8WWE7SuEvViwphDuuY5yA0dI17u_nNAP3d3QqOWVrhfyKYe73gNx9fWghRmWdV5bC52z_z0T152r2vUgRYf1ajbq_Zs7B0QhpjTTln867AkB-TPFsYiKeiRX6r2ta4r3SiDw4RA/s1447/IMG_3815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgN91Shf9edWhXWMuLInSTj29Omeh5IzR8y1Neg9BZvKbnzLQIdNA8WWE7SuEvViwphDuuY5yA0dI17u_nNAP3d3QqOWVrhfyKYe73gNx9fWghRmWdV5bC52z_z0T152r2vUgRYf1ajbq_Zs7B0QhpjTTln867AkB-TPFsYiKeiRX6r2ta4r3SiDw4RA/w364-h400/IMG_3815.JPG" width="364" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Why yes, yes it does.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmbfCNH610vAo7EA9cMDZXejTYAw0BMoAPJHlwhWHSiOp0CVB8ne6hReuhB3oUzGMJw9GNDnG5C9GqHwdXonRW0oeXCJax66_OppVEM6eIqFfxxwGYT0ybR07J60DZLCk4JobVlH7Yj3DyHptAnZQMlwCu0HO95NrqfwADVAOIPveqWYr87oTiX-rUsk/s3688/IMG_3798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3688" data-original-width="2542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmbfCNH610vAo7EA9cMDZXejTYAw0BMoAPJHlwhWHSiOp0CVB8ne6hReuhB3oUzGMJw9GNDnG5C9GqHwdXonRW0oeXCJax66_OppVEM6eIqFfxxwGYT0ybR07J60DZLCk4JobVlH7Yj3DyHptAnZQMlwCu0HO95NrqfwADVAOIPveqWYr87oTiX-rUsk/w276-h400/IMG_3798.JPG" width="276" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWiHZ7q69zgs31t_iewO33uHzdM5EV4UXDVIKu31wIpZCqnkzNp2gc2g70CuyEjdmhK0uOtXMYT4JTczmbN9fMK6o-DG2vQ1buXZ3PCPrDtY31Qnp44brTln4oMdEKk1eiU15ELDhyphenhyphenMFTDD1kJpACZN6FAMikqRF8MdRjtVopj4uR_H40Bx7bxO2wt3g/s3562/IMG_3801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3562" data-original-width="2284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWiHZ7q69zgs31t_iewO33uHzdM5EV4UXDVIKu31wIpZCqnkzNp2gc2g70CuyEjdmhK0uOtXMYT4JTczmbN9fMK6o-DG2vQ1buXZ3PCPrDtY31Qnp44brTln4oMdEKk1eiU15ELDhyphenhyphenMFTDD1kJpACZN6FAMikqRF8MdRjtVopj4uR_H40Bx7bxO2wt3g/w256-h400/IMG_3801.JPG" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later, maybe the same monkey or maybe another that could smell cookies in our guide's pack crawled up her leg to the pack on her chest. She screamed and had to push it several times before it jumped away. I guess that's why you aren't supposed to bring food into the park!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was one man who looked like a park employee who was hand-feeding one of the monkeys. You can also watch of video <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/JdIpPq-PQUo?si=8RIptOBIriwrLqT-">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYEyw684ikbX7_I6sBhw7uDFifB3JV0WBE7oZcwdW-0fLGhx_xKc7p-qy6SnI7FhpJYxk2AnzqyrifDxWjv2qCYPFNr0-JxTda6SzlyzNiOWIU1nNuNnrVeQlthD_xfK_iUQ8DLR-4Xpu6jUzKVAU-BHmpX6ZApJ-j_2UFyR-7XJ1WDLLi_N18E9Y5og/s3304/IMG_3847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYEyw684ikbX7_I6sBhw7uDFifB3JV0WBE7oZcwdW-0fLGhx_xKc7p-qy6SnI7FhpJYxk2AnzqyrifDxWjv2qCYPFNr0-JxTda6SzlyzNiOWIU1nNuNnrVeQlthD_xfK_iUQ8DLR-4Xpu6jUzKVAU-BHmpX6ZApJ-j_2UFyR-7XJ1WDLLi_N18E9Y5og/w366-h400/IMG_3847.JPG" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The monkeys are friendlier and less aggressive here than the ones we had seen at Uluwatu Temple three days earlier. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvqUM_x4XZ4IOJOpV57sXgn0sETfBl_tNAwAXF8cueGMZQFSDXEfAPXdE-mHEWjiacGcEv2k0lDpHXROCroIRbdCeKfMGsHZrxzUpKrOdYk1GDuFBH3APzUi6vXHt6izqDN45suj5BJzBJv3hSvenqsYGZBM-XufwlUUKudMzgrJGI4REBWbrOoQmUqU/s2623/IMG_3856.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2107" data-original-width="2623" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvqUM_x4XZ4IOJOpV57sXgn0sETfBl_tNAwAXF8cueGMZQFSDXEfAPXdE-mHEWjiacGcEv2k0lDpHXROCroIRbdCeKfMGsHZrxzUpKrOdYk1GDuFBH3APzUi6vXHt6izqDN45suj5BJzBJv3hSvenqsYGZBM-XufwlUUKudMzgrJGI4REBWbrOoQmUqU/w400-h321/IMG_3856.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That is probably because everywhere we looked there were piles of food they were gorging themselves on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutnlHy6FuPmLtTLNaSncxtz79RITkjbnvPvOe8Qq61QkKOC564Ib0dRrtvDH38aLIYiF-aQDz0xoDr42OLQQAnBv-8gehdBF-U0eu8uBfJDkoCx3Qbkc1ZchyphenhyphenKUH8SXR4JHFN1uq3oWbF-WWaRH2VRj3TvVwF7usGIA9ev7oBMejiCTSnXemVDWbX0bk/s3024/IMG_3812.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="3024" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutnlHy6FuPmLtTLNaSncxtz79RITkjbnvPvOe8Qq61QkKOC564Ib0dRrtvDH38aLIYiF-aQDz0xoDr42OLQQAnBv-8gehdBF-U0eu8uBfJDkoCx3Qbkc1ZchyphenhyphenKUH8SXR4JHFN1uq3oWbF-WWaRH2VRj3TvVwF7usGIA9ev7oBMejiCTSnXemVDWbX0bk/w400-h396/IMG_3812.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OAfhXTT5P59eSJCtcpqFpDewnt7x1ESMh8B1SGA-OpshYpgr4Plb1hvj1ydeAts5CusXtjpgTiuo2wXXp6KFYrQ9gYVzSyoMN3EERUPi6jdC-fvtJWhvdDP5wlqGus1FCMFGvHL32RCHUkKShn273l8oOnUz9xEpBFSM8O3RP4ufoJSaDgi34Ml_5Jg/s3492/IMG_3810.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="3492" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OAfhXTT5P59eSJCtcpqFpDewnt7x1ESMh8B1SGA-OpshYpgr4Plb1hvj1ydeAts5CusXtjpgTiuo2wXXp6KFYrQ9gYVzSyoMN3EERUPi6jdC-fvtJWhvdDP5wlqGus1FCMFGvHL32RCHUkKShn273l8oOnUz9xEpBFSM8O3RP4ufoJSaDgi34Ml_5Jg/w400-h303/IMG_3810.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRp5mIPp_2tFe2Tb6U7yc_K8vEGuZMXeWJ8B47Y0jtjz5A6_Lk0BCczUrYGm-vsP_z2e0HKS3O91dx4QeGs3FI4ZwYzZV7UZ5AULBra_b7qsz0HZNrt_BRKaCt952PPQzJHwrP5tpDMLfL4osLGHuzRh0Ejdh6Cmnxv4UK2qWNrW-LSxyDhYGoWcrzh0/s3427/IMG_3879.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3427" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRp5mIPp_2tFe2Tb6U7yc_K8vEGuZMXeWJ8B47Y0jtjz5A6_Lk0BCczUrYGm-vsP_z2e0HKS3O91dx4QeGs3FI4ZwYzZV7UZ5AULBra_b7qsz0HZNrt_BRKaCt952PPQzJHwrP5tpDMLfL4osLGHuzRh0Ejdh6Cmnxv4UK2qWNrW-LSxyDhYGoWcrzh0/w400-h263/IMG_3879.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Different family groups inhabit different areas of the park. I didn't know that monkeys are territorial! Invading another group's territory leads to loud and sometimes violent altercations. However, the monkeys don't seem to mind the crowd of human invaders--10,000 to 15,000 a month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqaigMQQIiNRRUOtdRG1PE40Vi4_bF2EEhphdS38j4sX_odeDyQX9LPZmoauYJCU6XMv4e3b7CSjtHJcjh1_mdPTdgexAL7DMfUMnOYz289g9Wpa66km39fbCV2intGW1G99cJnUe81fkCom_kRUwBJmvMDtI3Urp7Esl2aBU6kQqPdnUtGxxrHWhDVg/s2501/IMG_3808.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="2501" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqaigMQQIiNRRUOtdRG1PE40Vi4_bF2EEhphdS38j4sX_odeDyQX9LPZmoauYJCU6XMv4e3b7CSjtHJcjh1_mdPTdgexAL7DMfUMnOYz289g9Wpa66km39fbCV2intGW1G99cJnUe81fkCom_kRUwBJmvMDtI3Urp7Esl2aBU6kQqPdnUtGxxrHWhDVg/w400-h349/IMG_3808.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They don't mind the rain either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Hi73uS-WPpubIyNWgJIWV6h5CEQaOl8OzjVnFPtjYjj07Rk9WVFYr8fC467dDiNQ81e27zw6jzw0CBVvinKsGNas_GXRX3c56d2Wgfx9O4s9RWhzyWPWP3kJ97qtPU7OQqhBZ2aJk0NCu7MH9ZssUwg6pHxcZZDEuZOp1zLoOxd-p-GqxCiOcFENK8c/s2300/IMG_3816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="2300" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Hi73uS-WPpubIyNWgJIWV6h5CEQaOl8OzjVnFPtjYjj07Rk9WVFYr8fC467dDiNQ81e27zw6jzw0CBVvinKsGNas_GXRX3c56d2Wgfx9O4s9RWhzyWPWP3kJ97qtPU7OQqhBZ2aJk0NCu7MH9ZssUwg6pHxcZZDEuZOp1zLoOxd-p-GqxCiOcFENK8c/w400-h376/IMG_3816.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgly3rpzUQqKk1EZ-3MMzHx8Ja8K_S4i10TLKGAc-lRjFj77U2mxIY6Br3TZ1z5Hu6ZsTUlAbkr3ZWxJr8lZMRgbuzwkrxiqzC8h03l4kjDIbbeWK5f2k9P0QcNWmOck2IQE2-tDGGoFZRjymS8iNDXYNDeBJTNqqcyQT7NOr7-j2wgi1RWU-0H_Sdm1Uo/s2508/IMG_3825.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="2508" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgly3rpzUQqKk1EZ-3MMzHx8Ja8K_S4i10TLKGAc-lRjFj77U2mxIY6Br3TZ1z5Hu6ZsTUlAbkr3ZWxJr8lZMRgbuzwkrxiqzC8h03l4kjDIbbeWK5f2k9P0QcNWmOck2IQE2-tDGGoFZRjymS8iNDXYNDeBJTNqqcyQT7NOr7-j2wgi1RWU-0H_Sdm1Uo/w400-h360/IMG_3825.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Besides the macaques, the park is known as an ecological preserve that covers about 31 acres and has 186 species of plants and trees. There are a few trees that supposedly date back to the 14th century, which is when the temple complexes were built in this forest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFxOpTMOYUHqtB9WyZWlosMGbpfoPQVbk-P4xqmTRHJmORuGZ8R4rsG33w3u45toHpy-vYR-Z38-5jWK7bW5roHQZtiL4hmKGVQ402eI28XvlZ_ryWFRczMwRqYN6LA1WNgMUNMB1R34C6KMpxnbBEWwO837uN2xA79Mb-h_x_vxYtXkwIYDeaTE7Xp8/s4032/IMG_3820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFxOpTMOYUHqtB9WyZWlosMGbpfoPQVbk-P4xqmTRHJmORuGZ8R4rsG33w3u45toHpy-vYR-Z38-5jWK7bW5roHQZtiL4hmKGVQ402eI28XvlZ_ryWFRczMwRqYN6LA1WNgMUNMB1R34C6KMpxnbBEWwO837uN2xA79Mb-h_x_vxYtXkwIYDeaTE7Xp8/w290-h387/IMG_3820.JPG" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUgR-MBrW9gYQ_PeU4tR5qkx92m5xfax3VKPzMwCbqSQgX5M3eMMkk6KgIXZV89wmumInPyhUV0OBGqP_MY9Z4AaSWik1r5pXnN1dlVvePt0vFW4MfDo6M_QewJGYj7PmR2YETfnBnakzb83RVQKfaHOae52OibRUlA4oSvc-IPcV5w_rxKrCYqFs860/s4032/IMG_3821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUgR-MBrW9gYQ_PeU4tR5qkx92m5xfax3VKPzMwCbqSQgX5M3eMMkk6KgIXZV89wmumInPyhUV0OBGqP_MY9Z4AaSWik1r5pXnN1dlVvePt0vFW4MfDo6M_QewJGYj7PmR2YETfnBnakzb83RVQKfaHOae52OibRUlA4oSvc-IPcV5w_rxKrCYqFs860/w290-h386/IMG_3821.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXDKzz6wxe_xCqeHp_hLEIMVYP1PHKH3s-8j_NQDpb2H0-6W8Au_E967QNC3cHRsz2kYLRrGm2ZQ8-Jb1fSr3hRT7iE_DiXg9ftSoG7VD9_rZQRK6_KIuAXr744Fs21HYjxDkndiCqlgYlR465CWtLg7DtOMZFkAfKVWd9kcKkz8QsCnbYhyphenhyphenFqGoSR-I/s4032/IMG_3880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXDKzz6wxe_xCqeHp_hLEIMVYP1PHKH3s-8j_NQDpb2H0-6W8Au_E967QNC3cHRsz2kYLRrGm2ZQ8-Jb1fSr3hRT7iE_DiXg9ftSoG7VD9_rZQRK6_KIuAXr744Fs21HYjxDkndiCqlgYlR465CWtLg7DtOMZFkAfKVWd9kcKkz8QsCnbYhyphenhyphenFqGoSR-I/w400-h300/IMG_3880.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can you see the monkeys in the tree in the photo on the left? I will zoom in. There they are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jCc62QidtGvDpSe8-YM9lARUkGUYPNd8kdVJIj0OVisAJ2fBP7Yp-2Et3fYHrDZ2nbyhxpLA59rL0nIoAHEkFJE3xv01WreIM8tO9iykDi4VDEtJhjyax9u6czuUo9C86ThkCU4UOOSu7G_QnBNYv5FrXlnAsh2fDznsk47XV4zw0UengYg2W8kYD-k/s4032/IMG_3849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jCc62QidtGvDpSe8-YM9lARUkGUYPNd8kdVJIj0OVisAJ2fBP7Yp-2Et3fYHrDZ2nbyhxpLA59rL0nIoAHEkFJE3xv01WreIM8tO9iykDi4VDEtJhjyax9u6czuUo9C86ThkCU4UOOSu7G_QnBNYv5FrXlnAsh2fDznsk47XV4zw0UengYg2W8kYD-k/w294-h391/IMG_3849.JPG" width="294" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs7CVGZz2mAOEJw0hBNcOIMMqdqzSs9ew47KqZPme6rTT1N8DMzm4PCBZTtaMCq85w2gbbCP_IFt2TJyMHJtdBnomlQPC7EjYQMaH3Irzz6wxDw_a_M4wSwiqLYRK2qn1w6cbKQ1QC-Jqh87t-vCppyeMDpUtMaDvGjARwtfeIUTRqCuFjiaMpHg_f4A/s3183/IMG_3850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">But the monkeys definitely own the place. It all seems to revolve around them. We saw lots of mamas with babies, lots of grannies and gramps, and lots of mustached monkeys. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We especially loved the mamas with babies. Macaques have a six-month gestation period and generally keep their babies close (VERY close) for about ten months before weaning them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4ogrYt9UCi61TLwUCYbw59j8m1mBpIvolsQjKNJZkSNqklTfTdNBcmlg5wzu1IuBEY3myWQylEEDVp4kzJQndUEvpLL999tZlYYEDvo-TfV7Rdzrgrh-gBEcgqz9fow_dX-FxYI7c8tIFXUyYvI4qY_8-vXVnQ6CoBYE5DIztvVMelXqrbqIoyXRCW8/s970/IMG_3818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="970" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4ogrYt9UCi61TLwUCYbw59j8m1mBpIvolsQjKNJZkSNqklTfTdNBcmlg5wzu1IuBEY3myWQylEEDVp4kzJQndUEvpLL999tZlYYEDvo-TfV7Rdzrgrh-gBEcgqz9fow_dX-FxYI7c8tIFXUyYvI4qY_8-vXVnQ6CoBYE5DIztvVMelXqrbqIoyXRCW8/w640-h356/IMG_3818.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are two mamas comparing their babies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZukOR0ZePpQJmqXQR72c-sctsshJAN-9gX0cQAQSdBcUjCAToTQNSzHwt3tAWq1rILNRkKk12E08lvjWltb8WFU1mGqn-7Hwcrl-CDvo7qCKWU0fJFZg0cPdxmEXnkMQk77x5yWZ1RdLPzgzHmyTyKVlM_i9DJQuo-QYPOckzmEVBCLVynClN6yBaP_8/s2445/IMG_3883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="2445" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZukOR0ZePpQJmqXQR72c-sctsshJAN-9gX0cQAQSdBcUjCAToTQNSzHwt3tAWq1rILNRkKk12E08lvjWltb8WFU1mGqn-7Hwcrl-CDvo7qCKWU0fJFZg0cPdxmEXnkMQk77x5yWZ1RdLPzgzHmyTyKVlM_i9DJQuo-QYPOckzmEVBCLVynClN6yBaP_8/w400-h339/IMG_3883.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are so cute! And look at that humanoid hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYmkdnEsfS6A765zLnW2kYqG8_jl_3F8SDB7Ej8XRRTzqg6LnAeAtjm723T_L2t1cFM6VD_9ppBW-8vAqr7xDV6cy5reVgscMwlVT5cGc4eZSwzQRXhTBuFfUh4-bHnTkWKNn1JemJpjpd_LrD7DGURc4FfJ0CC6qpbzb_kNa96PghTe9LVb3IKBNLxQ/s2668/IMG_3884.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="2668" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYmkdnEsfS6A765zLnW2kYqG8_jl_3F8SDB7Ej8XRRTzqg6LnAeAtjm723T_L2t1cFM6VD_9ppBW-8vAqr7xDV6cy5reVgscMwlVT5cGc4eZSwzQRXhTBuFfUh4-bHnTkWKNn1JemJpjpd_LrD7DGURc4FfJ0CC6qpbzb_kNa96PghTe9LVb3IKBNLxQ/w400-h305/IMG_3884.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This looks like a nursing mama, but where is her baby? The babies that aren't being clutched by the mamas are staying pretty close anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfQ0ZvIxJNdZ-4w7FKjftbj5UW8EogTZsMTSD60eKywm0_ZEhYfjz28RKXK94E4QLKlTDWjY-XeyJXa9EH7WuVnFf8l8EbOHsAL4rFRzZ9ZZ_1KqtcAm4XlifFl5d_61wNIwXXw-OK96x3OTcLLuDXjpPQm4i_peKVl3yj-Vx85SjI2VcrcgTNCI-WsI/s3539/IMG_3823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3539" data-original-width="2479" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfQ0ZvIxJNdZ-4w7FKjftbj5UW8EogTZsMTSD60eKywm0_ZEhYfjz28RKXK94E4QLKlTDWjY-XeyJXa9EH7WuVnFf8l8EbOHsAL4rFRzZ9ZZ_1KqtcAm4XlifFl5d_61wNIwXXw-OK96x3OTcLLuDXjpPQm4i_peKVl3yj-Vx85SjI2VcrcgTNCI-WsI/w280-h400/IMG_3823.JPG" width="280" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftMbR2WtE1IrGbOZXYdNxlmsGxSdBKcVBNCbjWogVWWGcpKhERfwMF1QmMw6V4yxuB6OoOQwGwPBwf2k_yrIZp6PrTuX_q6qoCVt6tVj24JR9t896PnZY1-N6D_P5yP2HtdPId8YzWo0-tDmAZIXaZm9slK27A7T-uifYv09FbyW1Q1QrsZDFvkjn5Y8/s1958/IMG_3852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftMbR2WtE1IrGbOZXYdNxlmsGxSdBKcVBNCbjWogVWWGcpKhERfwMF1QmMw6V4yxuB6OoOQwGwPBwf2k_yrIZp6PrTuX_q6qoCVt6tVj24JR9t896PnZY1-N6D_P5yP2HtdPId8YzWo0-tDmAZIXaZm9slK27A7T-uifYv09FbyW1Q1QrsZDFvkjn5Y8/w236-h400/IMG_3852.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkfrRB3MJ2nCfwIcYjQHSThyphenhyphenhxVNDLbd1q3ZPMP2075qEkmCp2tt5JN3hNuppZFW8x1jdqwe4aQQqg_1btg8rn0pXOr6VUDK-x8CFU9BVSJ7-iq0MztTf9GJj21iOPkrlyJh3p2qNHe8uEcAzGWTIxPhBfxktV6tfmELolw9Oe26aRJwLlKWWMwmtTpk/s1035/IMG_3853.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1035" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkfrRB3MJ2nCfwIcYjQHSThyphenhyphenhxVNDLbd1q3ZPMP2075qEkmCp2tt5JN3hNuppZFW8x1jdqwe4aQQqg_1btg8rn0pXOr6VUDK-x8CFU9BVSJ7-iq0MztTf9GJj21iOPkrlyJh3p2qNHe8uEcAzGWTIxPhBfxktV6tfmELolw9Oe26aRJwLlKWWMwmtTpk/w400-h276/IMG_3853.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we could not enter the temples, there were no spaces the monkeys were barred from entering and no statues they could not climb.</div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmfWh_1S3hqMDlWS569PlrbIHuvtiqUpKJWWvPgczhBDJZwGXfsmV2D3CrtwAmtOtnkuoj99o0CJC35m1n4DUDDv_SLuvCqOiozq3tz0LsUDeapnJOMiiCjPuhiI7hQQWaA1DVDAiDhTetRGcEQd2w5QDKJmV6Qvy7lLCQLmXTrMspVeGvKpRviwUvT0/s2325/IMG_3814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="2187" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmfWh_1S3hqMDlWS569PlrbIHuvtiqUpKJWWvPgczhBDJZwGXfsmV2D3CrtwAmtOtnkuoj99o0CJC35m1n4DUDDv_SLuvCqOiozq3tz0LsUDeapnJOMiiCjPuhiI7hQQWaA1DVDAiDhTetRGcEQd2w5QDKJmV6Qvy7lLCQLmXTrMspVeGvKpRviwUvT0/w376-h400/IMG_3814.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Pura Beji Padangtegal (or Holy Spring Temple) is one of the three main temples in the park and is dedicated to the worship of The Goddess of Gangga. According to information at the site, worship here "aims to convey gratitude for the blessing of holiness and prosperous life." Those who pray here must wear traditional Balinese "prayer dress." No western attire is allowed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple has a sign warning tourists not to enter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwBv0v52B8YUEHGyk0ta6BPdgao1zhtCiXn4lDUxWQKiRJxXSK3sKC0FeRCbEtlewTOWPaLiI0x_LsilbW_mzdiDyY3lFkaSvCRwKHnvsfEdFum3XjXh2QdfTpkl9ife3DVYfh2_nwXZE3pQPwyLn0P1pm4ff1eVot1Bhnykmhka8VoGGVzPW63B0lt0/s3891/IMG_3829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="3891" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwBv0v52B8YUEHGyk0ta6BPdgao1zhtCiXn4lDUxWQKiRJxXSK3sKC0FeRCbEtlewTOWPaLiI0x_LsilbW_mzdiDyY3lFkaSvCRwKHnvsfEdFum3XjXh2QdfTpkl9ife3DVYfh2_nwXZE3pQPwyLn0P1pm4ff1eVot1Bhnykmhka8VoGGVzPW63B0lt0/w400-h300/IMG_3829.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It doesn't say anything about monkeys, however.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV9GwKRS7FS-6rEQxftjlYUHYxGSlkLRb-vwd2a1GwDiUNwBEcBS1w9KgJqEUi2QzJRvwwzZ1nmpKj3bQsHknZSQ6T70NNuqGqhP5jvHd18C-B1rks_3ijqNlpuFDBooB3FApZch0xtDbWn1xVd8EBV-E4uHuCeTNGOqIzHyI8A7sMeMo5XyGvz4vh1I/s2517/IMG_3831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="2517" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV9GwKRS7FS-6rEQxftjlYUHYxGSlkLRb-vwd2a1GwDiUNwBEcBS1w9KgJqEUi2QzJRvwwzZ1nmpKj3bQsHknZSQ6T70NNuqGqhP5jvHd18C-B1rks_3ijqNlpuFDBooB3FApZch0xtDbWn1xVd8EBV-E4uHuCeTNGOqIzHyI8A7sMeMo5XyGvz4vh1I/w400-h272/IMG_3831.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The monkeys were already here when this forest was designated as a holy place for Hindus, and our guide said the temples were built to protect the monkeys from evil spirits. As noted above, the temples are used occasionally for public ceremonies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next one we saw was Pura Damlem Agung Padangtegal, aka The Great Temple of Death or the "main temple." This temple, according to Wikipedia, is used for worshiping the god Hyang Widhi in personification of Shiva. Like the other two temples, it is thought to have been built around 1350.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpB9x8wYYRfh3YcAqQGh-glf1E-MBk6nPVRNejM2YWe38LAiZKzuxZameLCnL3p_kpR0oGFpT-jtoDt60OITxIqE11Yk-4HkQMUBuvTyFXZg0Mr_EA3tjFvrDK9eWeAtrAixQVQzK-DBg-0mNBBDQcKlUlW6DNFcgbig_vYzpqeJdxxYa3t_DjtO4w8k/s3337/IMG_3857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="2682" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpB9x8wYYRfh3YcAqQGh-glf1E-MBk6nPVRNejM2YWe38LAiZKzuxZameLCnL3p_kpR0oGFpT-jtoDt60OITxIqE11Yk-4HkQMUBuvTyFXZg0Mr_EA3tjFvrDK9eWeAtrAixQVQzK-DBg-0mNBBDQcKlUlW6DNFcgbig_vYzpqeJdxxYa3t_DjtO4w8k/w283-h352/IMG_3857.JPG" width="283" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr9hVVo_eKUKefiTf-qZCKEi35CcxaZGxD4mwWyg6hs1LZ9pW61vKwbE4X9gEt4qSlDx0c1eT98Dl5aWguIMQSVHeha7-2p127rh9ukrOhrydSDp-PLeWb2EHDrrdyZnw2Vrl_r1xvb04WK6D1KOCgDLDV8O25J407kYyj_ZhKBMNm63KGhgiB9Wu3Hs/s4032/IMG_3858.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr9hVVo_eKUKefiTf-qZCKEi35CcxaZGxD4mwWyg6hs1LZ9pW61vKwbE4X9gEt4qSlDx0c1eT98Dl5aWguIMQSVHeha7-2p127rh9ukrOhrydSDp-PLeWb2EHDrrdyZnw2Vrl_r1xvb04WK6D1KOCgDLDV8O25J407kYyj_ZhKBMNm63KGhgiB9Wu3Hs/w264-h352/IMG_3858.JPG" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYW-OZSdL6OVPgKA-_t9-5uWVv94uL0Ke_qy2HOnVVZIbmhX11MlPMdgJ7OY_wBQnp8Noro9vaisG8dTY4DK9C06GmkZdXlv_0JAIQ3LuV960r-ZI9ZcYxkrxU1t_SSqD8GjMkguX6n3bzowSlJO3Qw6huWTaLQa0boJcaebSbqEDFTtuimGccG1dQ4I/s3882/IMG_3859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="3882" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYW-OZSdL6OVPgKA-_t9-5uWVv94uL0Ke_qy2HOnVVZIbmhX11MlPMdgJ7OY_wBQnp8Noro9vaisG8dTY4DK9C06GmkZdXlv_0JAIQ3LuV960r-ZI9ZcYxkrxU1t_SSqD8GjMkguX6n3bzowSlJO3Qw6huWTaLQa0boJcaebSbqEDFTtuimGccG1dQ4I/w640-h386/IMG_3859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34k-6O-o_oHwZSo-g0mVsH2qNYwvlbTkRQ-JEy8h4S-DkBoi4mUbTyNkYVMdygGO_PbXY6HUVKpu0BKj18Y8z3rYhgWrIIEiK1hLvYotpb_eJ51Xza7h9K5Wu-BwGHIVSzoXCjBAFLGLcwiPWwTbrrurmujEQKMNJ3w01uRNsBmOT3SuYD_Cr74OhOmc/s3942/IMG_3861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3942" data-original-width="2956" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34k-6O-o_oHwZSo-g0mVsH2qNYwvlbTkRQ-JEy8h4S-DkBoi4mUbTyNkYVMdygGO_PbXY6HUVKpu0BKj18Y8z3rYhgWrIIEiK1hLvYotpb_eJ51Xza7h9K5Wu-BwGHIVSzoXCjBAFLGLcwiPWwTbrrurmujEQKMNJ3w01uRNsBmOT3SuYD_Cr74OhOmc/w268-h358/IMG_3861.JPG" width="268" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwhJ0YVI4hvhz56LF3mzivmT1QRpPGVij2aQ2UWaMVF64RQqgRHkbAPv_v-MjhNiGt8fDjfwcMvujC5s51OeljvCrs8wPdICyEoR01Foti1tQPutwQKuJa4KcL-uo54hNHzh-kAyGtWLjP1s5xU5xw2PoMn41ZLM6v7slXH6R6sli-aHisQiU6DKPMDQ/s4032/IMG_3862.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwhJ0YVI4hvhz56LF3mzivmT1QRpPGVij2aQ2UWaMVF64RQqgRHkbAPv_v-MjhNiGt8fDjfwcMvujC5s51OeljvCrs8wPdICyEoR01Foti1tQPutwQKuJa4KcL-uo54hNHzh-kAyGtWLjP1s5xU5xw2PoMn41ZLM6v7slXH6R6sli-aHisQiU6DKPMDQ/w269-h358/IMG_3862.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The third temple is the Cremation Temple. According to the sign, bodies are buried temporarily in an adjacent plot until a mass cremation ceremony, which occurs every five years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjRsLiEcgl4rfAySHDr4xADJRu2yWBZwC9iSbHo-POXgyYtAlWajDqhhMUmEwBSmnoNmYJoB1RSbi7UWXRsL8aWasBSp_nqaD0Tz5M3no_LeNUChOeCFN1p0Da1kfpbx1eOyb2CeIYwU2CU7DXcYAGLw9JX-NcVWqDZHhbeJSifIi3nc2DmGtJzmNWd4/s2386/IMG_3873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="2386" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjRsLiEcgl4rfAySHDr4xADJRu2yWBZwC9iSbHo-POXgyYtAlWajDqhhMUmEwBSmnoNmYJoB1RSbi7UWXRsL8aWasBSp_nqaD0Tz5M3no_LeNUChOeCFN1p0Da1kfpbx1eOyb2CeIYwU2CU7DXcYAGLw9JX-NcVWqDZHhbeJSifIi3nc2DmGtJzmNWd4/w400-h293/IMG_3873.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The monkeys were a lot of fun, and the temples (or what we could see of them) were beautiful, but I think what I liked most at the Monkey Forest was the statuary. 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An ancient Hindu pilgrimage site, it consists of a 16th-century temple built on a rock formation that can be accessed at low tide (much like Mont St. Michel in France) and is one of seven "sea temples" around the Balinese coast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tour guides and their drivers should be able to anticipate driving time, right? Ours failed miserably. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left the monkey forest at 4:00. It took us almost an hour just to make it through a few blocks of heavy congestion in the Ubud tourist area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVFKLIfpYF2dUDhcS4j4_b1nBUxjgQMfvkP_mQMzU4_h_NUmHv7nknx3od6-jdFPz0qrfO5UrFX6DrDXT-ueBOmtR6QLgIWV1xNk_OEKKnp_Sp_w2pKMF51e9SBVCvOkYGH_3723CqDY-JlRCRoPCUuWV9-LwptAl6-6rbqpLNGgBDitkKac45OwpMKo/s3047/IMG_3888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="3047" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVFKLIfpYF2dUDhcS4j4_b1nBUxjgQMfvkP_mQMzU4_h_NUmHv7nknx3od6-jdFPz0qrfO5UrFX6DrDXT-ueBOmtR6QLgIWV1xNk_OEKKnp_Sp_w2pKMF51e9SBVCvOkYGH_3723CqDY-JlRCRoPCUuWV9-LwptAl6-6rbqpLNGgBDitkKac45OwpMKo/w400-h310/IMG_3888.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuv2V-FJ3FhOUU7odIkiSaAiskcjfdfx3CmpbovlVrwpciUdVn13vQVfPNwOhQ6YDXL0DJPOT5JDtydZj1yZ1CCjri9l-jA2LLFkjsuMATnXhhaz5FyBifRvCsL4xCYjXOYn5N9SVKmdPTvaW0p7Am7ceA87J5BIRYZN941mShSRhFD1xklMhM8gwsHk/s4032/IMG_3890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuv2V-FJ3FhOUU7odIkiSaAiskcjfdfx3CmpbovlVrwpciUdVn13vQVfPNwOhQ6YDXL0DJPOT5JDtydZj1yZ1CCjri9l-jA2LLFkjsuMATnXhhaz5FyBifRvCsL4xCYjXOYn5N9SVKmdPTvaW0p7Am7ceA87J5BIRYZN941mShSRhFD1xklMhM8gwsHk/w400-h300/IMG_3890.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can tell how slow we were driving by watching the shops we drive by. The only vehicles making much progress were the motorcycles, and there were plenty of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypuSTo_zJDVUzOM6JaxmhalmFK3yrxzZ9ogbwLGXYvj4B_WIfBvkyCCzorgIY80CrEiiWCckb6wW3qk6wz2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>When we finally got out of town, it took us another hour-and-a-half of driving through small towns and backstreets to make it to our destination. TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS TO GO 22 MILES. I wonder now if the driver got lost. We wouldn't know as neither he nor our guide really spoke to us during this time. It even crossed my mind that we were being kidnapped.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfglzShvjdzX25ho-oLLT3Q4Rai-nff0Ws3drUx2h0o6J8hpq6tO_MNOrwoi-_BYJXSR-cC8mcwpQOum2BSPnrvAs8NWf7yXRf9JH2cEDe8VKXLP6uN4OZgyefbUzLQrjBL2DYTdAkpRQ6-ab4OxKzbWF8BCjM5uhkgQ51ZrQotSTwWTa5YHOQbmL304/s1765/IMG_3912.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="1765" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfglzShvjdzX25ho-oLLT3Q4Rai-nff0Ws3drUx2h0o6J8hpq6tO_MNOrwoi-_BYJXSR-cC8mcwpQOum2BSPnrvAs8NWf7yXRf9JH2cEDe8VKXLP6uN4OZgyefbUzLQrjBL2DYTdAkpRQ6-ab4OxKzbWF8BCjM5uhkgQ51ZrQotSTwWTa5YHOQbmL304/s320/IMG_3912.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our driver's interesting ring<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Of course, after two-and-a-half hours, we needed to go to the bathroom, so as soon as we arrived we found a restroom. When we came out, it was completely dark, and the only thing we could see was this illuminated sign. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8o6k2hUnckQ_8TZBtfB6-Nbgn1iEQkn1REPbSB2QbceQZgHjgIIkK_C4zXhuL6nMG4b4tEH3FCvYKnp-ZXKZEthIuG0xSJa0JhoOmH8VtU2EtuMDSjhaMJNpXwM2yMqmO3wN_CKzaBfeqeIvmGcdNJtXsb_sUqqE2-79R28QQfmlW6GcBJJkpdU5AR0/s4032/IMG_3893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8o6k2hUnckQ_8TZBtfB6-Nbgn1iEQkn1REPbSB2QbceQZgHjgIIkK_C4zXhuL6nMG4b4tEH3FCvYKnp-ZXKZEthIuG0xSJa0JhoOmH8VtU2EtuMDSjhaMJNpXwM2yMqmO3wN_CKzaBfeqeIvmGcdNJtXsb_sUqqE2-79R28QQfmlW6GcBJJkpdU5AR0/s320/IMG_3893.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked to the view area from which we should have been able to see the Tanah Lot Temple, but all we could see was an indistinct form out in the water and an occasional white cap on the waves. The tide had rolled in long ago and blocked access to the temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a picture from the internet of what me missed.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwYJIZFr81bpUSylPh0EuNgqu4qMKMsSjmMHFp7CgeHsWoUMXH5XlsOjTYwI3PkX2ZejvIBOT741xkkiM5SK2hRn8lKvgIXLMu2WTABcIrPm8yNx_Q7c-itrK7AD09bek_H2eDv2YYmDTfv11KeD_Ijq_JiBNxLq9dNNpLua_JJlG4xSB1AzsqowTaQw/s1200/tanah%20lot%20from%20the%20world%20travel%20guy'.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwYJIZFr81bpUSylPh0EuNgqu4qMKMsSjmMHFp7CgeHsWoUMXH5XlsOjTYwI3PkX2ZejvIBOT741xkkiM5SK2hRn8lKvgIXLMu2WTABcIrPm8yNx_Q7c-itrK7AD09bek_H2eDv2YYmDTfv11KeD_Ijq_JiBNxLq9dNNpLua_JJlG4xSB1AzsqowTaQw/w400-h266/tanah%20lot%20from%20the%20world%20travel%20guy'.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <i><a href="https://theworldtravelguy.com/tanah-lot-temple-sunset-bali/" target="_blank">The World Travel Guy</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was unbelievable to us that our guide and driver thought this trip was a good idea. It took almost two hours to get from Tanah Lot back to our hotel, so we spent 4.5 hours in the car to take a photo of a sign, the only thing we could actually see. To add insult to injury, this was one of only two afternoons we had in Bali. Surely there was something closer to Ubud and the Monkey Forest. Even being dropped off to enjoy the tourist shopping area for a few hours would have been preferable to this total fail. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For some reason we had been upgraded at our hotel to a mini-suite (compensation for the failed trip to Tanah Lot Temple?), a three-room grouping of a bedroom, bathroom, and living room with two TVs, a balcony, and an extraordinary number of plugs for charging our electronics. We'd never had as many anywhere else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two views of our huge bedroom:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQZRE1d7lkYHNwT1yf8rt_W2wLWoS1BuxXSxgC7n3uyHbATdmMlNLUhR2d03HlLJwm0aD5_x28N5WTAIElom_upOjQ9EgP9q_vcW67ja9j19vPGsr_tLpiHj0ywphRxBMO3eZZ3ImL6zTnqOMerTyhEzWD8jqc8C6DYPfB3I4NmRN4RUjZiR67cmXRaw/s4032/IMG_3902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQZRE1d7lkYHNwT1yf8rt_W2wLWoS1BuxXSxgC7n3uyHbATdmMlNLUhR2d03HlLJwm0aD5_x28N5WTAIElom_upOjQ9EgP9q_vcW67ja9j19vPGsr_tLpiHj0ywphRxBMO3eZZ3ImL6zTnqOMerTyhEzWD8jqc8C6DYPfB3I4NmRN4RUjZiR67cmXRaw/w400-h300/IMG_3902.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PqA9T9TAdD_50v5-KlQMzNEiHKIt5DQzTazhmXUc6Rn7FsQQyBQySmq4jBCy5zs1l0F6uPfh_sxcw3TpjE2EKKV-PTj7e7CignXlzqt2eXEbQS2H9DUiwKbzP0g_pZ9SiLNOp3v4JB7xe5VzG7WR1rUJwTN_OerRrnY0udT0EjzPFeBuKRAt1uT63xI/s4032/IMG_3905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PqA9T9TAdD_50v5-KlQMzNEiHKIt5DQzTazhmXUc6Rn7FsQQyBQySmq4jBCy5zs1l0F6uPfh_sxcw3TpjE2EKKV-PTj7e7CignXlzqt2eXEbQS2H9DUiwKbzP0g_pZ9SiLNOp3v4JB7xe5VzG7WR1rUJwTN_OerRrnY0udT0EjzPFeBuKRAt1uT63xI/w400-h300/IMG_3905.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The night stand drawer held a Bible, a Buddhist (or Hindu?) text, and the Koran.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6spxr8nmplWH2TCQGY0YRrzoyQd3igxL1r9ytRPyHuGEDh4hHuuNe841KB4s7Jr_2oLvVCqa-vXGdyi99LBlmxxnJtXfv7Ldo6tCsIY53vuAmwo_R_FaKQ6j4O9tQfG5cGkbL5jXPbxwOoVJ181NVMAOyCgc9FHPzcpC448U-q0xFjEi2n8FeCXXWEyE/s3820/IMG_3900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="3820" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6spxr8nmplWH2TCQGY0YRrzoyQd3igxL1r9ytRPyHuGEDh4hHuuNe841KB4s7Jr_2oLvVCqa-vXGdyi99LBlmxxnJtXfv7Ldo6tCsIY53vuAmwo_R_FaKQ6j4O9tQfG5cGkbL5jXPbxwOoVJ181NVMAOyCgc9FHPzcpC448U-q0xFjEi2n8FeCXXWEyE/w400-h216/IMG_3900.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">View from our balcony:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl27xRtspe6rJi8Kyo_WS3TOEpSNy16EQ4YHDesvdUPx758TklkZOb7BLGcqWAQQoLOsW_D4DutuuLI2nuj7CRx4kUgPkM_abpKQlPxB5zvcPdmufPPSZT20bA89y8tcGtMwu8p4CUMQpQHBYp7ug0tGLSpgG1c9f43VpSx4_vuhN5Qimbonbuh7hEQ_A/s3861/IMG_3903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="3861" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl27xRtspe6rJi8Kyo_WS3TOEpSNy16EQ4YHDesvdUPx758TklkZOb7BLGcqWAQQoLOsW_D4DutuuLI2nuj7CRx4kUgPkM_abpKQlPxB5zvcPdmufPPSZT20bA89y8tcGtMwu8p4CUMQpQHBYp7ug0tGLSpgG1c9f43VpSx4_vuhN5Qimbonbuh7hEQ_A/w400-h220/IMG_3903.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the morning we enjoyed an enormous breakfast buffet with about eight different sections. I wish I had taken some pictures of the food. Instead, I did get a photo of this interesting combo of a hijab and a baseball cap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwzHVp6SwdQ1ONxWqpV7gLl96-sBjIqZ-CEtVFjc5lUe-mzR6d_Kb_7wvR4C9BQGg9FxUpfZQzssvVT83IIfbZxxOi23hAfd7PjsmRGyVUeM2ReAtp9pdAV3CmyIdg2zMOsY28MI7fdlYTbJVHtTv2DIWUE-UQOnXFVOIW_d1iJPrPTLGpawPFIVyhZ0/s1913/IMG_3895.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1913" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwzHVp6SwdQ1ONxWqpV7gLl96-sBjIqZ-CEtVFjc5lUe-mzR6d_Kb_7wvR4C9BQGg9FxUpfZQzssvVT83IIfbZxxOi23hAfd7PjsmRGyVUeM2ReAtp9pdAV3CmyIdg2zMOsY28MI7fdlYTbJVHtTv2DIWUE-UQOnXFVOIW_d1iJPrPTLGpawPFIVyhZ0/w400-h263/IMG_3895.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the lobby, a woman was weaving table runners and wraps. I bought one and she let me take a few photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGpNMzbOAcUkAeZeUt8PDfF-fPPBNV-CXgY5_ir1JT1rMqFX6l5Ak8xfuypROXkqJWxZ-VpFKuCSViRQtEb1KRUCE1fz2YuyC8Q7JdNXul-MwYy62UKhFsICGipkc1KMl5jJC0qO4STVwxVtaXmQw28AClb1qF1Nlj8PXrTSP1MfgiBfoYL2X0ax78HY/s4032/IMG_3898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGpNMzbOAcUkAeZeUt8PDfF-fPPBNV-CXgY5_ir1JT1rMqFX6l5Ak8xfuypROXkqJWxZ-VpFKuCSViRQtEb1KRUCE1fz2YuyC8Q7JdNXul-MwYy62UKhFsICGipkc1KMl5jJC0qO4STVwxVtaXmQw28AClb1qF1Nlj8PXrTSP1MfgiBfoYL2X0ax78HY/w262-h349/IMG_3898.JPG" width="262" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGckQ4AmriA602YJWD0mvBKDWLCIC-XpZWIfvOAYxp9TSuDcdw8vYXIdAPKYaQf3gyM1yxaDKsdvyDvt6X-eCBsXpIIy9Vxtqy8vEfK3ZAQuIN_-mcMdCH3f7yjG_OGOVCndF_a3fTL4H7qpmf-X43aWuT7f8CdPv2tiUfAKn9FAoW-UVtKdjANsScPw/s4032/IMG_3899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGckQ4AmriA602YJWD0mvBKDWLCIC-XpZWIfvOAYxp9TSuDcdw8vYXIdAPKYaQf3gyM1yxaDKsdvyDvt6X-eCBsXpIIy9Vxtqy8vEfK3ZAQuIN_-mcMdCH3f7yjG_OGOVCndF_a3fTL4H7qpmf-X43aWuT7f8CdPv2tiUfAKn9FAoW-UVtKdjANsScPw/w262-h349/IMG_3899.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The very fancy lobby:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkGHcnkEIpJ7ag7bgTb7WXMmKoRuVxDh9fHsGrhsEN5kfgzqOfBOUpHkJksHqy3fKmEbdLOI-Cttmzr7YSLJ5qnqwW6gKpLzwZgemybhzDOk1Wk6osiuCOleP1g9Y-i4GJyfFwpWjzzwtGpabX5ujdvwGgaYl2MhBycYddFzYKwwk1B9vYkKUC8odL4U/s4032/IMG_3911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkGHcnkEIpJ7ag7bgTb7WXMmKoRuVxDh9fHsGrhsEN5kfgzqOfBOUpHkJksHqy3fKmEbdLOI-Cttmzr7YSLJ5qnqwW6gKpLzwZgemybhzDOk1Wk6osiuCOleP1g9Y-i4GJyfFwpWjzzwtGpabX5ujdvwGgaYl2MhBycYddFzYKwwk1B9vYkKUC8odL4U/w400-h300/IMG_3911.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Next: Our journey home</i></div></div>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-70849553376814460852024-01-07T14:56:00.000-08:002024-01-07T14:56:55.156-08:00INDONESIA: LABUAN BAJO HOTEL AND BACK TO BALI (DRIVING, TEGENUNGAN WATERFALL, AND BABI GULING FOR LUNCH)<p> <i>July 12, 2023</i></p><p>We arrived back in Labuan Bajo too late to catch a flight back to Bali, so we had booked a room at the Sudamala Resort, a four-star accommodation that felt very five-starish. The room itself was spacious, spotlessly clean, and well-appointed.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig686SSRpD7usnaQAccOCo_PBkjxvbeIGbauVhtWhkCsrZqV9Nk8rm6jOvdTj6IWFzGCWNA3KEBjRLu6NUCnpE0Bdbcoi0QbfKJ6qIPOmFIf5gS1QGzr6g7EKDdWOARWFi_kg8MvR971z58qBqZJli0d5SWGIG_Xot-H7rX7BFa1kBN47vW5PtMxKvvME/s4032/IMG_3731.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig686SSRpD7usnaQAccOCo_PBkjxvbeIGbauVhtWhkCsrZqV9Nk8rm6jOvdTj6IWFzGCWNA3KEBjRLu6NUCnpE0Bdbcoi0QbfKJ6qIPOmFIf5gS1QGzr6g7EKDdWOARWFi_kg8MvR971z58qBqZJli0d5SWGIG_Xot-H7rX7BFa1kBN47vW5PtMxKvvME/w400-h300/IMG_3731.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3Lzf9N1hpI_BMWFuo_yXtVusxePytJJPlDPUj4v8JdV7YV974pqvb1N9Jd4TXA59BwWfFWNzznzKbfLL4B6tDFkyWap-nFku3GXkBzPVjpRW7DmMHKZrKx_Ye-7RuelAU2nDNAwbiPgImhL77UvEGNTrVP9TTYPaLTfWD591rXzdw3jPgmcudhl2pgc/s3018/IMG_3732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="3018" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3Lzf9N1hpI_BMWFuo_yXtVusxePytJJPlDPUj4v8JdV7YV974pqvb1N9Jd4TXA59BwWfFWNzznzKbfLL4B6tDFkyWap-nFku3GXkBzPVjpRW7DmMHKZrKx_Ye-7RuelAU2nDNAwbiPgImhL77UvEGNTrVP9TTYPaLTfWD591rXzdw3jPgmcudhl2pgc/w400-h331/IMG_3732.JPG" width="400"></a></div>The toilet and shower had their own room behind the room above, and it was open to the sky. Very unique.<div><br></div><div>We had a private front porch that looked out on well-manicured grounds.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZlHPY07HTEUVrDlN24yd7QixmrdJD1tZirVAY22Z2CN_BW4NfuIquGQ0cF97UKofnYb2ircrQRfSLMdd2UDWMQk5TCPHgDXmRRFVSpqPI2WrcGRhH6TeKjZJEhYdUwMoXZYgebSOj-E4k4SsBbWBhvSsYFtmSbg7AwU4fszg7oJuwCnrA_UaaXB1Az0/s4032/IMG_3737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZlHPY07HTEUVrDlN24yd7QixmrdJD1tZirVAY22Z2CN_BW4NfuIquGQ0cF97UKofnYb2ircrQRfSLMdd2UDWMQk5TCPHgDXmRRFVSpqPI2WrcGRhH6TeKjZJEhYdUwMoXZYgebSOj-E4k4SsBbWBhvSsYFtmSbg7AwU4fszg7oJuwCnrA_UaaXB1Az0/w400-h300/IMG_3737.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79sDozcF5k6bwEno4PEGKK32ZhhynOjgYp9UaF1RngjZ04M2sDmUy6v535a7FZy40AGbL5l74eM509P7dmSnVlGCkIGkp1piUBF58JTPpNk1prhz-0LSP4y2q_sXTDbmBCsibNeCP1g7VhQU9QCl_mwQ3YnCvXVETpoEcuYEUbsa_SLty6Kb1YX6m4GM/s4032/IMG_3738.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79sDozcF5k6bwEno4PEGKK32ZhhynOjgYp9UaF1RngjZ04M2sDmUy6v535a7FZy40AGbL5l74eM509P7dmSnVlGCkIGkp1piUBF58JTPpNk1prhz-0LSP4y2q_sXTDbmBCsibNeCP1g7VhQU9QCl_mwQ3YnCvXVETpoEcuYEUbsa_SLty6Kb1YX6m4GM/w400-h300/IMG_3738.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div></div></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2024/01/indonesia-labuan-bajo-hotel-and-back-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-11989781921189672402023-12-28T16:47:00.000-08:002023-12-28T16:56:46.866-08:00INDONESIA: KOMODO NATIONAL PARK, SNORKELING<p><i> July 12, 2023</i></p><p>I forgot to include one more part of our Komodo National Park experience--snorkeling. I don't know how I could have forgotten to include this because it was BY FAR the best snorkeling we have experienced--much better than the Caribbean or Hawaii and better even than the Galapagos Islands, and by a lot. </p><p>Three things made it better:</p><p>1. We were in a very remote location and besides the three of us (our guide Vincent, Bob, and I), there were only one or two other people in the large bay.</p><p>2. The water was crystal clear--very little motion, no bubbles, no pollution. It was as if there was no water at all. Extraordinary.</p><p>3. The sea shelf was shallow, and we were usually only about 3-4 feet above the floor. We didn't have to swim far to get to the "good stuff." Less than 30 seconds after we got in the water, we were in underwater paradise.</p><p>4. The diversity of sea life was unbelievable. There was a huge variety of colorful coral formations, gently waving plants, and darting fish of every brilliant color, pattern, size, and shape. If it had been possible to gasp or swoon underwater, I would have.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAjmx2db-KobKApL11YWzwxS4ybXBMPi3Eb2XgtjxqFoZWmxTwGx6nKWY0m0WdrVR60YwYEO_sS3bE9EzO72C0uUT_o1NtIr6qyAMXyA9byzZmmcmw8viM0y9SE8ORZVKiuqvojgoJrc-IbynUAkZDXvto-UUD0CB13AYenI2NV-UlZtk2wlAGErhiFI/s2015/IMG_3724.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1485" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAjmx2db-KobKApL11YWzwxS4ybXBMPi3Eb2XgtjxqFoZWmxTwGx6nKWY0m0WdrVR60YwYEO_sS3bE9EzO72C0uUT_o1NtIr6qyAMXyA9byzZmmcmw8viM0y9SE8ORZVKiuqvojgoJrc-IbynUAkZDXvto-UUD0CB13AYenI2NV-UlZtk2wlAGErhiFI/w164-h223/IMG_3724.JPG" width="164" /></a></div>Actually, I do know why I forgot about it. Bob and I neglected to bring an underwater camera, so I didn't have any photos of the experience in my files. No worries, I just WhatsApp-ed our incredible guide Vincent, and within 30 minutes I had a slew of HIS photos. He had a GoPro underwater camera and took some amazing pictures.<p></p><p>I know I have sung his praises before, but I'll just say again that if you go to Komodo National Park, this man should be your guide. He was one of the best guides we've ever had. </p><p><br /></p><p>His photos and videos below are a sampling of the underwater cinema we enjoyed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixnMbqWXUCkMkgSNUMNHqPIM8_4kfSKjv_P7NbTK9vBo15f3PxsOrmch7RFp7CmOiG9ZDQVH-zLCdeQ8w8Y_bn3g8HioEqq8alwifG0mMnrDT-UPglQYXpdpP9_Tb2XlhlK9E-XwXNWJKeGusbVqa-o5mYGtv6LOnI6PbD47xgF3TAiL62vMijxAFHek/s1296/CBMK4444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixnMbqWXUCkMkgSNUMNHqPIM8_4kfSKjv_P7NbTK9vBo15f3PxsOrmch7RFp7CmOiG9ZDQVH-zLCdeQ8w8Y_bn3g8HioEqq8alwifG0mMnrDT-UPglQYXpdpP9_Tb2XlhlK9E-XwXNWJKeGusbVqa-o5mYGtv6LOnI6PbD47xgF3TAiL62vMijxAFHek/w400-h300/CBMK4444.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpp-c9i_sKPcI8WmJkH0xw1mZPHgSmwPCrTyCWJnmKs-ixyopVlABq64R5RKoTdtk0C-wlq5gZIJoHT_AbnKeg3DBX4kDIzz5YGFoAeYQ2pSXF32G0l0DSiENuwUGhKGgTqMm8xa05fpMkM3TtGMg6SRQ_UOI7_qqy6CeuVSZTCRdzdEUMLMHawVN3uw/s1296/DFQZ3373.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Vincent later identified it as a caterpillar snake. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All in all, I don't think I have <i>ever</i> seen anything as beautiful, surreal, or magical as that underwater world off the island of Komodo. This was one of my favorite days of the trip.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks, Vincent, not just for the pictures and videos, but for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is how to contact him on WhatsApp: Vincent Komodo Paradise: +62 823-4297-4078</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CztDOk_cFti1tOh65A9aDj28vpSUDgZF4idRW8LhalGjl_05QCCi8ydSXBqBudQbpBKvRfgMk8BpeLVJ60KQ3fyjryfVWXlEk7AKItS87yZwoeDjP2wtv9CcIq9fAKs-ZLWY2-p9urkj8EMPRNuKztLWyZFKpbBi_l06x5270L4OnDymY4yeKmQqI7w/s894/b11c40f5-a29a-4bfe-a749-4c83a09497c0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="738" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CztDOk_cFti1tOh65A9aDj28vpSUDgZF4idRW8LhalGjl_05QCCi8ydSXBqBudQbpBKvRfgMk8BpeLVJ60KQ3fyjryfVWXlEk7AKItS87yZwoeDjP2wtv9CcIq9fAKs-ZLWY2-p9urkj8EMPRNuKztLWyZFKpbBi_l06x5270L4OnDymY4yeKmQqI7w/s320/b11c40f5-a29a-4bfe-a749-4c83a09497c0.JPG" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He's also on Instagram:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSzmajzQocV1UwlE5NjOaSmgGEbtfCgv32KRPGOTx_47SyjBaDzI1GeUXmZHvuwRvP8mYi7YsSWqSiEX2MzTHmN2eSSS-1QkOFK-L_eZG1DFD0KWWUMM5tLuXkpeRzsrW6eGa-zi4oNpjzqolnMltjfLBKfDfL3574rJ1zbnIgLT8TuPEbX6EG-HWyss/s1351/15e368bf-773d-4a17-9562-027a2b4595fb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSzmajzQocV1UwlE5NjOaSmgGEbtfCgv32KRPGOTx_47SyjBaDzI1GeUXmZHvuwRvP8mYi7YsSWqSiEX2MzTHmN2eSSS-1QkOFK-L_eZG1DFD0KWWUMM5tLuXkpeRzsrW6eGa-zi4oNpjzqolnMltjfLBKfDfL3574rJ1zbnIgLT8TuPEbX6EG-HWyss/w219-h400/15e368bf-773d-4a17-9562-027a2b4595fb.JPG" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-35614489119366571872023-11-22T19:26:00.000-08:002023-11-22T19:26:30.285-08:00INDONESIA - DAY 2 IN KOMODO NATIONAL PARK: LOH LIANG PARK ON KOMODO ISLAND<p> <i>July 12, 2023</i></p><p>During the night, when the tide movements were right (I think around 11:00 PM), the captain drove the boat a couple of hours to another bay. When we got up, we had a not very appetizing breakfast :</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMScwWDCiM2ObkjNU-6Di_Gnq0eIjpdzXGMaxyQ8lwP_ryx4-SjK4y0GKrvzs8JHG2tFjqTKiAHlT_flGEeynTVOuYsnI-VwbI58MOFl6TqN5DZlirX4yB-lJ4cpi4sifCKNZltiXv2AgFBugbzIqVyIxN38f02E8eegJEDUYTqEgsj7NGWOPI-AehLM/s3084/IMG_3486.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMScwWDCiM2ObkjNU-6Di_Gnq0eIjpdzXGMaxyQ8lwP_ryx4-SjK4y0GKrvzs8JHG2tFjqTKiAHlT_flGEeynTVOuYsnI-VwbI58MOFl6TqN5DZlirX4yB-lJ4cpi4sifCKNZltiXv2AgFBugbzIqVyIxN38f02E8eegJEDUYTqEgsj7NGWOPI-AehLM/s320/IMG_3486.JPG" width="314"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But really, it is amazing that they can cook at all in a kitchen this small.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumuyVfDMnbKQmU2ZwzxdmfTgh4jbbo0CpHSAxRIC_aYpw8-RLLHt2aU07xsiUn7L77bDkKTA0HaHOo7AvwsU0XhHA4YB9qGHv9zAaXGplaZQmOYX-fjAfVOiJDqWNJf9ND8Wt6UnlfNlYmzS161zTqvlrDDtGmfUXj-aLxaBZPa3uxePO5y3m11KIbz8/s4032/IMG_3706.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumuyVfDMnbKQmU2ZwzxdmfTgh4jbbo0CpHSAxRIC_aYpw8-RLLHt2aU07xsiUn7L77bDkKTA0HaHOo7AvwsU0XhHA4YB9qGHv9zAaXGplaZQmOYX-fjAfVOiJDqWNJf9ND8Wt6UnlfNlYmzS161zTqvlrDDtGmfUXj-aLxaBZPa3uxePO5y3m11KIbz8/w300-h400/IMG_3706.JPG" width="300"></a></div><div><br></div>After breakfast we took the small boat to shore to Loh Liang National Park on Komodo Island.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXnrW-zESNvRePgd9vYB48dXzTxO2m9s-W7xfV9bRCW-Y6FH8B-gxSeAkgPD9Dk6xBIpBWvApFXZM2MLf733Y-1uCM7UKNieHCw-jmRg7IMPHai4s8OBrm4m77_O3zJufNvmYCMJRTpEUJYGi84Tw6MpeNDg2HGIv6ltavv3YLOK3vQBh_wlkv99P4fw/s3067/IMG_3490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="3067" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXnrW-zESNvRePgd9vYB48dXzTxO2m9s-W7xfV9bRCW-Y6FH8B-gxSeAkgPD9Dk6xBIpBWvApFXZM2MLf733Y-1uCM7UKNieHCw-jmRg7IMPHai4s8OBrm4m77_O3zJufNvmYCMJRTpEUJYGi84Tw6MpeNDg2HGIv6ltavv3YLOK3vQBh_wlkv99P4fw/w400-h260/IMG_3490.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-CwSW0zGiFGJ32bDsYtuM4yptc8tADBkROy9r_0Bmgcd8oTiH1z8SVqnG8_LMQf3jnncs0qP3Ls1iyWsZri8iwcjJamVg9L-d9gQGV4XWVAhTQ2uxWnaCDPwtYhnWYFnhVlYLQ28Hr4EzsGlj76VAlGBet05bO1QYJQzXw6NhXGWQsgL1Ev3-mvSc80/s4032/IMG_3488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="4032" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-CwSW0zGiFGJ32bDsYtuM4yptc8tADBkROy9r_0Bmgcd8oTiH1z8SVqnG8_LMQf3jnncs0qP3Ls1iyWsZri8iwcjJamVg9L-d9gQGV4XWVAhTQ2uxWnaCDPwtYhnWYFnhVlYLQ28Hr4EzsGlj76VAlGBet05bO1QYJQzXw6NhXGWQsgL1Ev3-mvSc80/w400-h263/IMG_3488.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div><span></span></div></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/11/indonesia-day-2-in-komodo-national-park.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-45873540275238819532023-11-02T19:49:00.003-07:002023-11-02T20:36:43.712-07:00INDONESIA - DAY 1 IN KOMODO NATIONAL PARK: LOH BUAYA PARK ON RINCA ISLAND<p> <i>July 11, 2023</i></p><p>Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, comprises three major islands--Rinca, Komodo, and Padar--and a number of smaller islands. The park covers about 542,000 acres, or 847 square miles.</p><p>Rinca (pronounced REEN-cha) Island, one of the three largest islands but with fewer tourists than Komodo Island, is famous for its Komodo dragons. Just over 70 square miles, the island has a population of about 1,800 people and 1,300 Komodo dragons. I believe that is the biggest population of Komodo dragons on a single island in the park (and therefore in the world as Komodo dragons are endemic to this area). And yes, occasionally someone is killed by one of the dragons. Our guides told us that Komodo dragons are not venomous, but have dozens of fatal bacteria in their bite. Some scientists insist, however, that there is also venom in the dragon's saliva. A human who is bitten by a Komodo dragon at the very least may lose the limb that was bitten, and may even die. Go <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-most-infamous-komodo-dragon-attacks-of-the-past-10-years-5831048/">here</a> to see <i>Smithsonian</i> magazine's list of the most infamous Komodo dragon attacks on humans. </p><p>After being ferried onshore at Rinca Island by Elfrid in his motorboat . . . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcxZf7kxR9ed_LGpGqDmDbAsUnFSoRF-0fKbLdrxl3E4svw8NWO4EVEKXudWsd2ZI9Ng9akYr_SYECRaBYkDXp6E9HnsvhNemFM5Kk3r1y4yFRzBL39ATQetjuz-QxZhVX7Malo3LZhpyVw0DcNLWXIF4pD_jhYvOQFX-F6c5nrwUvIDk90u95Y1SUVk/s3024/IMG_3209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="3024" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcxZf7kxR9ed_LGpGqDmDbAsUnFSoRF-0fKbLdrxl3E4svw8NWO4EVEKXudWsd2ZI9Ng9akYr_SYECRaBYkDXp6E9HnsvhNemFM5Kk3r1y4yFRzBL39ATQetjuz-QxZhVX7Malo3LZhpyVw0DcNLWXIF4pD_jhYvOQFX-F6c5nrwUvIDk90u95Y1SUVk/w400-h339/IMG_3209.JPG" width="400"></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">. . . we were greeted by this very large statue of fighting dragons--something we would have loved to see played out in real life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w7KQzZjEQNExa-LA6uqWnc3_C6g6nitNqYHI1pwxxKgCtQCPjBPA5llaG_EHfvnDGvT-fvBtkuHdFvkWszEZcSOoMCp1-wQ9Nk5iDuMi_nufW1_n7fL2ttIXp9e4mycTA1Tg3VtF8BRZBpSYDXyoHHWnXZhT7yfI3Jbvy-XqwVQy8rBNGT0BNa1-1oI/s3024/IMG_3212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="3024" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w7KQzZjEQNExa-LA6uqWnc3_C6g6nitNqYHI1pwxxKgCtQCPjBPA5llaG_EHfvnDGvT-fvBtkuHdFvkWszEZcSOoMCp1-wQ9Nk5iDuMi_nufW1_n7fL2ttIXp9e4mycTA1Tg3VtF8BRZBpSYDXyoHHWnXZhT7yfI3Jbvy-XqwVQy8rBNGT0BNa1-1oI/w400-h356/IMG_3212.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bob was about to live the dream he had as a little boy--to see a Komodo dragon in the wild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e1Wb6Rq_lZTsvdt2Amrw2GqmcBGLMea5N7tFiSaT6S01LsPDMvp1AGWAEEGKcAnNJjS7uWLXTNOwkzRIxR8Eb95ZKePeltEte4M0gXRMyldX0vHxxY83yEaYrmKYTCPgG4kjpaBT7nncbeIaDLsMfYGIcS_xpc5_R9dKT_t-tsM03YBFWA8k0bmQcuQ/s3333/IMG_3216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="3333" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e1Wb6Rq_lZTsvdt2Amrw2GqmcBGLMea5N7tFiSaT6S01LsPDMvp1AGWAEEGKcAnNJjS7uWLXTNOwkzRIxR8Eb95ZKePeltEte4M0gXRMyldX0vHxxY83yEaYrmKYTCPgG4kjpaBT7nncbeIaDLsMfYGIcS_xpc5_R9dKT_t-tsM03YBFWA8k0bmQcuQ/w640-h462/IMG_3216.JPG" width="640"></a></div><p><span></span></p><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/11/indonesia-day-1-in-komodo-national-park.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-68350656321774881332023-10-22T17:09:00.000-07:002023-10-22T17:09:15.785-07:00INDONESIA - BALI TO LABUAN BAJO TO KELOR ISLAND<p> <i>July 11, 2023</i></p><p>We got up at 4:20 AM, feeling sleep depreived, and were in the lobby at 5:30 as instructed. Our guide and driver were 15 minutes late, but we had plenty of time at the airport. </p><p>I liked the reminder to stand to the left on the escalator so those in a hurry can get past you.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpO7lIrMzyJDOQV15m1SQJ1ptdjtOCyVsIZBUyZW3ZBz_R_7aQd6lg3X1ptjtn45pPBdlBGcwUZoe0nW2VAuG2c24pJQ1SD7qG3PEvdaVvYvYk3k31MgNark_SvmXSseXlztpbcKfer2OdEasNbZwMGg7luYRJF_NM3sZTQc5bR9oXyZkeKA83qYoQrg/s3024/IMG_3133a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2321" data-original-width="3024" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpO7lIrMzyJDOQV15m1SQJ1ptdjtOCyVsIZBUyZW3ZBz_R_7aQd6lg3X1ptjtn45pPBdlBGcwUZoe0nW2VAuG2c24pJQ1SD7qG3PEvdaVvYvYk3k31MgNark_SvmXSseXlztpbcKfer2OdEasNbZwMGg7luYRJF_NM3sZTQc5bR9oXyZkeKA83qYoQrg/s320/IMG_3133a.JPG" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another practical feature are the child-sized toilets in the "mother's stall." Why don't more public restrooms do this? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRypoEYFVEqWhR0ID3IBGvNzqZ80sShjxQ7Vw95JM7iUwRY8QDGwrMG8P0y5I1d0neDjgoDi61RIyUIIfvn-OlXBkcC7KktbYcexAbM0ud_Aq9Mu87CfSkBaPNSmy8ZuS5BoEQ_BA-4w0pTqMAmhWLw00zMGoqXeUUW1txKOem5m7JIzHCteas7NNc20/s4032/IMG_3134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRypoEYFVEqWhR0ID3IBGvNzqZ80sShjxQ7Vw95JM7iUwRY8QDGwrMG8P0y5I1d0neDjgoDi61RIyUIIfvn-OlXBkcC7KktbYcexAbM0ud_Aq9Mu87CfSkBaPNSmy8ZuS5BoEQ_BA-4w0pTqMAmhWLw00zMGoqXeUUW1txKOem5m7JIzHCteas7NNc20/w400-h300/IMG_3134.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div>The photo murals are unique . . .<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCrKsbnr51BfNcxEgE_AG_cIPpTG2BKMEkbt3p-EH5S8Nyu9VUI3LLS0Zyh3YU-9z5NGBqFJ-igPiYcAMKg0wz91h5NmL55N0btV4SGDeBfHDuaUaYTe4VjwesLKbexmkVb4YAhyF5X6gzfcQxF-OnmcJDIcK9Bu7wCfjBQrpLOYB_tEyPN_t-x3GdZs/s3731/IMG_3136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="3731" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCrKsbnr51BfNcxEgE_AG_cIPpTG2BKMEkbt3p-EH5S8Nyu9VUI3LLS0Zyh3YU-9z5NGBqFJ-igPiYcAMKg0wz91h5NmL55N0btV4SGDeBfHDuaUaYTe4VjwesLKbexmkVb4YAhyF5X6gzfcQxF-OnmcJDIcK9Bu7wCfjBQrpLOYB_tEyPN_t-x3GdZs/w640-h304/IMG_3136.JPG" width="640"></a></div><div><br></div>. . . as are the swirling fabric fans suspended from the ceiling.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyPhY0x0BClZhsOp8aBnd3nK24T06hBUHAgpg1GhjCbvn1VReOWFX1xX1QRDA_wSvnD5aMnTHAWI8-RQFrNQdtyyd5GtN3g2_xzJdq8UJS23srdC7CJKh5-CPoti8JkFDIOPOdFS5X6JCKQ4GOl3kHUe5IPDCfDIeNSL561PCGzH80FumepbGctw8sY0/s3024/IMG_3138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="3024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyPhY0x0BClZhsOp8aBnd3nK24T06hBUHAgpg1GhjCbvn1VReOWFX1xX1QRDA_wSvnD5aMnTHAWI8-RQFrNQdtyyd5GtN3g2_xzJdq8UJS23srdC7CJKh5-CPoti8JkFDIOPOdFS5X6JCKQ4GOl3kHUe5IPDCfDIeNSL561PCGzH80FumepbGctw8sY0/w400-h360/IMG_3138.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/10/indonesia-bali-to-labuan-bajo-to-kelor.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-24559318303335866142023-10-16T19:31:00.000-07:002023-10-16T19:31:00.145-07:00INDONESIA - BALI PART 1: ULUWATU TEMPLE<p> <i>July 10, 2023</i></p><p>We drove the last 20 minutes to Uluwatu Temple, which was (surprise!) quite crowded. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrM9_6wPaHZ33z0XFcU-dQKfDxEE4tV3GABM0sN4mkESDrYDKq137mOiqaQH0tA_jNTSEnWdZ8SCHM-k87GuDxmAFUrKYrNGU505sCdosn2MN60Bxgb5R6xNqrZ17rJoswQm-cpPkscsmRzxtYwlipSziZNkhBDJhRcrlfUlW_s8_s30Ajb9Em6mDMqS0/s2976/IMG_3035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2976" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrM9_6wPaHZ33z0XFcU-dQKfDxEE4tV3GABM0sN4mkESDrYDKq137mOiqaQH0tA_jNTSEnWdZ8SCHM-k87GuDxmAFUrKYrNGU505sCdosn2MN60Bxgb5R6xNqrZ17rJoswQm-cpPkscsmRzxtYwlipSziZNkhBDJhRcrlfUlW_s8_s30Ajb9Em6mDMqS0/w400-h299/IMG_3035.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On entering the temple, everyone is asked to put on a purple skirt/wrap or a gold sash. I remember in Thailand the women often had to cover up with similar wraps, but not the men. I'm not sure if this wrap was for modesty or was a gimmick. Either way, Bob wasn't thrilled about it. Welcome to a woman's world, Bob.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6l3yPhqp1pEfb_8EIHe8iYRg10BzJscSB6GzkBzM-n5OY5zpZ1oysdeF_ssaWNBQvuzJDDc0OppDhWq_1cnm6KZ1iytpsWofifN5bBWs0Wlfrsxx2vYdpHwirfQlQmZQewSlVwoRCYWYSGnwUX1A4ukngoI_169C8Ct6wOmGJga7rorhXU2JQVkOnwQ/s2756/IMG_3054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2099" data-original-width="2756" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6l3yPhqp1pEfb_8EIHe8iYRg10BzJscSB6GzkBzM-n5OY5zpZ1oysdeF_ssaWNBQvuzJDDc0OppDhWq_1cnm6KZ1iytpsWofifN5bBWs0Wlfrsxx2vYdpHwirfQlQmZQewSlVwoRCYWYSGnwUX1A4ukngoI_169C8Ct6wOmGJga7rorhXU2JQVkOnwQ/w400-h305/IMG_3054.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWEgf9MXzTCl3d8ywpFCKj015wbVFiXH8PlB3yXDDHEO1xOUzNo4dsecTVNAumhyphenhyphenm1l_qFaR5QXWkf2LFAuRmSarCx-KbkNBK_1P25r40erOoOfPm8DupxeI9VN0vn0pkqXsVTdxAj-1rJHOvJ2ECPaKBrUQp6VzvrtVdEgOnRzeIpqtLZk2vXwlLVpw/s3181/IMG_3056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3181" data-original-width="2761" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWEgf9MXzTCl3d8ywpFCKj015wbVFiXH8PlB3yXDDHEO1xOUzNo4dsecTVNAumhyphenhyphenm1l_qFaR5QXWkf2LFAuRmSarCx-KbkNBK_1P25r40erOoOfPm8DupxeI9VN0vn0pkqXsVTdxAj-1rJHOvJ2ECPaKBrUQp6VzvrtVdEgOnRzeIpqtLZk2vXwlLVpw/w348-h400/IMG_3056.JPG" width="348"></a></div><div><br></div>By the way, the sign behind us does not have any English, which tells you what percentage of the tourists speak English. We did see signs in other parts of the complex in English, however--mostly warning signs, which may tell you more about the tourists who speak English. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNV-rUgedE8LVzVsuy5j4578Eb8Kv3ta3xiuZlCiMAuKVxm2PIluHH7PjgziuchpI4NBhgj-RuFqBTBHvQX3e8VeR0sLc9H_efvo1ZwtipHllSsweDj6hebcixq4XZOjPKt8grwkTBXSw6puVHpPdeVUK9q5tXbjVPXI2mvno2S6lSEbdBjVGQ1A5420U/s1550/IMG_3056a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1550" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNV-rUgedE8LVzVsuy5j4578Eb8Kv3ta3xiuZlCiMAuKVxm2PIluHH7PjgziuchpI4NBhgj-RuFqBTBHvQX3e8VeR0sLc9H_efvo1ZwtipHllSsweDj6hebcixq4XZOjPKt8grwkTBXSw6puVHpPdeVUK9q5tXbjVPXI2mvno2S6lSEbdBjVGQ1A5420U/w400-h376/IMG_3056a.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Pura Luhur</i> means "Divine Temple." Uluwatu is regarded as one of the six holiest places of worship on Bali. The six places are spread about the island as a way of providing spiritual balance to Bali. This temple complex is dedicated to Sang Hyang Widhi, the Supreme God of Indonesian Hinduism.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/10/indonesia-bali-part-1-uluwatu-temple.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-63372780218479137462023-10-12T09:00:00.003-07:002023-10-12T12:17:42.638-07:00INDONESIA: ON THE WAY TO BALI AND A FEW OBSERVATIONS<p> <i>July 10, 2023</i></p><p>We originally had a non-stop flight from Sulawesi to Bali, but because we had to eliminate our Sulawesi portion of the trip at the last minute, thereby changing our departure city, we had to now go through Jakarta, and then to Bali, a much longer process with an afternoon arrival rather than a morning one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc52fexSJme3adaYQylLS2LAyXxU66A42LuDtddWsTOCtuOaxXdU1TSx0hkle6N1s3mdpyftsDcz_0hzxY6HrQKse9I2nde06YFZla1TkjT1DGTqTSksHy3pHBQkt04bHIG_RLduMKM2wvym8nfXivMDjtHLMr9JetYnk1nmFPyyI63xMsX09_YaFsGbM/s895/Screenshot%202023-10-08%20164930%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="895" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc52fexSJme3adaYQylLS2LAyXxU66A42LuDtddWsTOCtuOaxXdU1TSx0hkle6N1s3mdpyftsDcz_0hzxY6HrQKse9I2nde06YFZla1TkjT1DGTqTSksHy3pHBQkt04bHIG_RLduMKM2wvym8nfXivMDjtHLMr9JetYnk1nmFPyyI63xMsX09_YaFsGbM/w640-h226/Screenshot%202023-10-08%20164930%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640"></a></div><p>We got to the airport early, and after checking in, we realized they had only given us one boarding pass, but we had two flights. We waited in the check-in line again. The counter guy had to call someone about it, and then told us we had to go to the Super Air Jet airline desk in Jakarta to get the next boarding pass. Bob tried to argue, but it didn't help. When we got to our gate, we asked the attendant there. He also had to call someone and got the same answer. I asked if that meant we had to go out of the passenger area and find the main desk, then go through security again, and he said yes. If everything was on time, we only had a 1 hour 20 minute layover. It didn't seem possible that it could work.</p><p>There didn't seem to be much that we could do, so we settled in to wait for our flight. I passed up the dried fish . . . </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dx9LD7DANHufJppVD_XKCqAPWoIpshh58epTymQmzU0N0LJizkTbaTGfLS2uT5FXOR19JloG9btplXabIHhaZWR_1zmFPAb-uRUJ1sZ_Rh85pwJAJFGZJbwyv7c8qxfzs62JudXISuHpxEz54x7MguH-E3_QXydHw7qbEI3FhZKhFLcI7rwvjOiCQoQ/s4032/IMG_3008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dx9LD7DANHufJppVD_XKCqAPWoIpshh58epTymQmzU0N0LJizkTbaTGfLS2uT5FXOR19JloG9btplXabIHhaZWR_1zmFPAb-uRUJ1sZ_Rh85pwJAJFGZJbwyv7c8qxfzs62JudXISuHpxEz54x7MguH-E3_QXydHw7qbEI3FhZKhFLcI7rwvjOiCQoQ/w400-h300/IMG_3008.JPG" width="400"></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">. . . in favor of a chocolate cream puff at Beard Papa's. I know that is surprising.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHllqDPTKXOLZm6iMucUssqSIQ1233zoSrBpGJ8iJ4ObOwLGnqJbweQaYLcxG6mmU7eWplgb7E1of8iV1EUDxnT8wExrPYPbf0_b0lJflvhKwcpzzlU2hQjiiLTMg3u-UWj02AJ4PcQSKC1cNg7QiDd8ISaHAF8nWzPVGRXCG3XDomouCscapwTX-NFpk/s2525/IMG_3007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2525" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHllqDPTKXOLZm6iMucUssqSIQ1233zoSrBpGJ8iJ4ObOwLGnqJbweQaYLcxG6mmU7eWplgb7E1of8iV1EUDxnT8wExrPYPbf0_b0lJflvhKwcpzzlU2hQjiiLTMg3u-UWj02AJ4PcQSKC1cNg7QiDd8ISaHAF8nWzPVGRXCG3XDomouCscapwTX-NFpk/w400-h321/IMG_3007.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It wasn't as good as other cream puffs I have had at Beard Papa's, but it was better than nothing for breakfast, which is what Bob had.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/10/indonesia-on-way-to-bali-and-few.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-35603765609414320642023-10-08T08:21:00.009-07:002023-10-09T20:24:14.753-07:00INDONESIA - JAVA: SURABAYA, PART 3 (BEING SICK IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY)<p> <i>July 7 - July 10, 2023</i></p><p>Our plan was to spend one day and one night in Surabaya and fly out the next morning to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where we planned to stay at the Tangkoko Nature Reserve for a few days before flying to Bali on July 10th. </p><p>It didn't quite work out that way.</p><p>But first, some information about our hotel in Surabaya, the Hotel Majapahit, which played an interesting role in Surabaya's history. It was built by the Dutch colonizers in 1911, then expanded in 1926 and 1930. Charlie Chaplin and various European royalty attended the opening. As a side note, I have discovered that Chaplin traveled to Java, Bali, and Sri Lanka in 1932 and made an amateur film of his time there. He was well-known and hugely popular on the islands, and I'm sure it was a boost to his spirits during a difficult time in his career.</p><p>Anyway, the Hotel Majapahit has changed hands and names many times in the last 112 years. Today it is a five-star hotel and one of the best hotels in Surabaya.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicizs2pchiqiBXNMco0UJfm89lY8jkzp7WQ43M4wQE-j3Z9lViu1QWHNuB5tYv28g1Y70_OJJRg9N-dnWu5Ofeq9Umu0sPXZFaGVHCr7xsfqsHy1i34zvwd4GEybJaw-C2Y4ub9iGKasYmITECK8sNGnPZFcmX55QG-ufdqM8omXLIO31bKW10eVMyA6I/s1200/Majapahit,%20Hotels.com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1200" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicizs2pchiqiBXNMco0UJfm89lY8jkzp7WQ43M4wQE-j3Z9lViu1QWHNuB5tYv28g1Y70_OJJRg9N-dnWu5Ofeq9Umu0sPXZFaGVHCr7xsfqsHy1i34zvwd4GEybJaw-C2Y4ub9iGKasYmITECK8sNGnPZFcmX55QG-ufdqM8omXLIO31bKW10eVMyA6I/w640-h434/Majapahit,%20Hotels.com.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo from Hotels.com</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hotel neighborhood is pretty swanky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVG3g7DXU6x8iRb8oGunkSwRXYG3t22bteQnBklVOqdoAvs115NVMa9IkeWzVuMykVmmgLuoEbmq5Mpy2b6SkhnLF2i7GPB9nx6Ww_kRsf1_lifvrAGmJ7zHfI9Hk0v55yvp08gTjydp_WpdC8_K-imSJXlNJqXgEhAwbI8l3V3ZrrvUd3hn0KLv_RII4/s899/Screenshot%202023-10-01%20213043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="777" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVG3g7DXU6x8iRb8oGunkSwRXYG3t22bteQnBklVOqdoAvs115NVMa9IkeWzVuMykVmmgLuoEbmq5Mpy2b6SkhnLF2i7GPB9nx6Ww_kRsf1_lifvrAGmJ7zHfI9Hk0v55yvp08gTjydp_WpdC8_K-imSJXlNJqXgEhAwbI8l3V3ZrrvUd3hn0KLv_RII4/w346-h400/Screenshot%202023-10-01%20213043.jpg" width="346"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (what Java was known as prior to and during World War II) from 1942 to 1945, the hotel was used as Japanese headquarters and renamed Hotel Yamato. After the Japanese surrendered, the hotel reverted to the Dutch, who raised their flag over the hotel. However, on September 19, 1945, a group of incensed young Indonesian revolutionaries who saw the flag-raising as a symbol of Dutch colonial control climbed the flag pole and ripped the bottom blue stripe off the Dutch flag, leaving just the red and white stripes, which happen to be Indonesia's flag. It's a story that belongs in Hollywood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dAnmD_VnZ6_xqNQdN50swpwoggPhrIpOv9GasGDCtmHafbqW0uZIoTwoFPGZDTgHxIWpNHM48pE7rPNeuk2zZX2FqTvb0RhEmHqFY4TInEBZW1p_MjN6L6Tg2ig4OMEe78DqAC_IsthLl4a4L0TFD2qavNjfTCXQ_u7aW2yHuNRhg6WScnob1i-D2NE/s255/download.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="255" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dAnmD_VnZ6_xqNQdN50swpwoggPhrIpOv9GasGDCtmHafbqW0uZIoTwoFPGZDTgHxIWpNHM48pE7rPNeuk2zZX2FqTvb0RhEmHqFY4TInEBZW1p_MjN6L6Tg2ig4OMEe78DqAC_IsthLl4a4L0TFD2qavNjfTCXQ_u7aW2yHuNRhg6WScnob1i-D2NE/w261-h174/download.png" width="261"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU1yMhIfZ1OrIfhiBfJixOuuTWXXZEmHAEMqCC8mmQ58Xq1ZUCOxNMidXRXs_KJrGehyphenhyphen8VJq25M6MKhruLGV3L2hLqAvc5zwj2UFE8rNSIp3MrRpL9WkvS_08TWoMtqQoWXEJW_44_wLIkMnyhjdfutUIzEoW1qUmM3R_vpMIsieLIGIpYxp5iGRGU50/s225/download%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="225" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU1yMhIfZ1OrIfhiBfJixOuuTWXXZEmHAEMqCC8mmQ58Xq1ZUCOxNMidXRXs_KJrGehyphenhyphen8VJq25M6MKhruLGV3L2hLqAvc5zwj2UFE8rNSIp3MrRpL9WkvS_08TWoMtqQoWXEJW_44_wLIkMnyhjdfutUIzEoW1qUmM3R_vpMIsieLIGIpYxp5iGRGU50/w267-h172/download%20(1).png" width="267"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/10/indonesia-java-surabaya-part-3-being.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-12076529653495554612023-10-04T09:00:00.022-07:002023-10-04T09:00:00.146-07:00INDONESIA - JAVA: SURABAYA, PART 2 (TUGU PAHLAWAN OR HEROES MONUMENT)<p> <i>July 7, 2023</i></p><p>After our jaunt through the Arab quarter, our guide Anwar said he was taking us to our hotel. Bob was not happy and said so, noting we had only been out two hours and had paid for a half-day tour. Anwar asked if we were interested in seeing the Surabaya National Monument, aka the Heroes Monument, which pays tribute to the 1945 Battle of Surabaya that led to Indonesia's independence from the Dutch and British. It was definitely something <i>I</i> was interested in, and so we went, and it turned out to be my favorite part of the day.</p><p>The park opened in 1961 and contains artifacts from the Indonesian war for independence. There is an underground museum that we didn't visit, but we really enjoyed the park. The battle fought in Surabaya was the single biggest battle of the revolution. As in Colombia's Medellin uprising against the drug cartels, it was led by young people.</p><p>I'm not sure what it is supposed to represent, but the red entry gate is pretty spectacular.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVl_0h1TZXOVGEv96G-QLGQu22G9YBabga60UQad4jP2xhNxGSdeMAW-HrSrp4r30AZRfvlhZEovzLwD878PwWYpEKw0Ekdbw-xqho3C-771VWjfeuGhQuwmkX4TJ5bq3Khn3xNXikwRNWnxvGCSh1ao5yRWnM2yKjCq7CwAW5JtSyuqibpUYHwj6AK0/s3125/IMG_2897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3125" data-original-width="2956" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVl_0h1TZXOVGEv96G-QLGQu22G9YBabga60UQad4jP2xhNxGSdeMAW-HrSrp4r30AZRfvlhZEovzLwD878PwWYpEKw0Ekdbw-xqho3C-771VWjfeuGhQuwmkX4TJ5bq3Khn3xNXikwRNWnxvGCSh1ao5yRWnM2yKjCq7CwAW5JtSyuqibpUYHwj6AK0/w379-h400/IMG_2897.JPG" width="379" /></a></div><p>Just beyond the gate is a statue of the hero of the day, Indonesia's first president, Sukarno. (He went by a single name.). He led the struggle for independence from the Dutch colonists and then was president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967. The man standing behind and to his left is Mohammad Hatta, the country's vice president from 1945 to 1956. (NOTE: The largest airport in Jakarta is named after these two men: The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A5SqYE_5dW7nB2dzCAD_T2F8EKeMjNkwguaD8H9QqKRsrOXohJXr5-7-DobqoRuPCjxyV2ZddHuYtGrUL_eUmjDi9sYfwOPdj6usZgQAAnROdT7H595cGQYyxOGRTi7ycojtzb_I5eqHuCQm8ju6IRQgsynwtPeobPRc1qiwREUazmW2saB1acUzlZ0/s2767/IMG_2898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="2767" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A5SqYE_5dW7nB2dzCAD_T2F8EKeMjNkwguaD8H9QqKRsrOXohJXr5-7-DobqoRuPCjxyV2ZddHuYtGrUL_eUmjDi9sYfwOPdj6usZgQAAnROdT7H595cGQYyxOGRTi7ycojtzb_I5eqHuCQm8ju6IRQgsynwtPeobPRc1qiwREUazmW2saB1acUzlZ0/w640-h454/IMG_2898.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j8LFYmbPqiU8xGco2TlMzwXJyhitURKNcYGg9jfOJlP0kz-j4gFcNUT4NvyEunZ3yQ1CnaOENB_SN-njW4Tx2pKvtEWmHjK3oDB6iDTmQnViVDgWsYwtywY9Ca1IVemhyW9TI0-UIfoaxtE4OxpTDyVdhVkSYUiP4NWdw58ciazMYI7y1aYjTAMghx4/s3434/IMG_2923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="2099" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j8LFYmbPqiU8xGco2TlMzwXJyhitURKNcYGg9jfOJlP0kz-j4gFcNUT4NvyEunZ3yQ1CnaOENB_SN-njW4Tx2pKvtEWmHjK3oDB6iDTmQnViVDgWsYwtywY9Ca1IVemhyW9TI0-UIfoaxtE4OxpTDyVdhVkSYUiP4NWdw58ciazMYI7y1aYjTAMghx4/w245-h400/IMG_2923.JPG" width="245" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0PbyQjXtBHSQ0U7pOgnYAwUMbgni8nrctuB7dwLmvOoceS0RGcVsoL-w78BKh16SiT2t8UeF5fj5rOdZc5rSjlZxId6aUifVNJh0kp5o1myqJIjs-lhFc6hlSB1KnZLAUV8UMi0ALjRwXBkD4y4ftrjbnO1VpsKGqj7NY7BEl63Z0d-qXkBoffqlUis/s2980/IMG_2924b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2980" data-original-width="1885" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0PbyQjXtBHSQ0U7pOgnYAwUMbgni8nrctuB7dwLmvOoceS0RGcVsoL-w78BKh16SiT2t8UeF5fj5rOdZc5rSjlZxId6aUifVNJh0kp5o1myqJIjs-lhFc6hlSB1KnZLAUV8UMi0ALjRwXBkD4y4ftrjbnO1VpsKGqj7NY7BEl63Z0d-qXkBoffqlUis/w253-h400/IMG_2924b.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The plaque on the statue's base has an English translation, which surprised me. We hadn't seen much English in Indonesia.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdBbPcL56xEUBn4PIFM6JjXtjgf5I4YhN0Qwe_ZKCQJ03vi104Ck6Hh-8UJDR3KGbn7Tps_ljHfinTWcpB6dvduF9MZ1HK-JfBuIF08mmAhKv6vMTxIB_5a5bPz6UHVbOpusX2-PKYWPDcCB52r69rnIv1uqhzimLCFAni4HZij4OmxwmLJeocMaB490/s530/IMG_2924c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="530" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdBbPcL56xEUBn4PIFM6JjXtjgf5I4YhN0Qwe_ZKCQJ03vi104Ck6Hh-8UJDR3KGbn7Tps_ljHfinTWcpB6dvduF9MZ1HK-JfBuIF08mmAhKv6vMTxIB_5a5bPz6UHVbOpusX2-PKYWPDcCB52r69rnIv1uqhzimLCFAni4HZij4OmxwmLJeocMaB490/w640-h192/IMG_2924c.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the way, these two also make it on the front of Indonesia's largest bill, the 100,000 Rupiah note (about $7). There is a serious version . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh315aXE1Q8zZ9WmXsco2EGv1TVyssGEYbGkxvyXldeJT_DGneuzHIfiBrWRKPAyA5ch2746fgUne2I8UqmAFKGGHJvuU9ze_AgDT9AkKmpeRdIYwg2iV0tk8vLzP-McoQVpU_tm2WJyIVJEZiaM0NR54H6kf2o2cCA2RolMONb9Gs3plcr1XaBtnKKYJo/s1000/Moneya%20-%20Copy.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh315aXE1Q8zZ9WmXsco2EGv1TVyssGEYbGkxvyXldeJT_DGneuzHIfiBrWRKPAyA5ch2746fgUne2I8UqmAFKGGHJvuU9ze_AgDT9AkKmpeRdIYwg2iV0tk8vLzP-McoQVpU_tm2WJyIVJEZiaM0NR54H6kf2o2cCA2RolMONb9Gs3plcr1XaBtnKKYJo/w640-h480/Moneya%20-%20Copy.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">. . . and there is a happy version.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpECJUa3T3el90z-KXEBm3YeOpCcFyu9whVhrbRl_xREmH109DwgOMeMAkZhoBfkWazwceL-fgVWg5U3QvplMhPWm2LczMl5HL3g7LsP7_dV80si_B9CT5249KMHMnTHzZ3QCLCIvs1Ry0-5iY3268p5R0PSVEBYfUenhYHq6kUdOSjOG-dlua0EhnUk/s540/Money%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="540" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpECJUa3T3el90z-KXEBm3YeOpCcFyu9whVhrbRl_xREmH109DwgOMeMAkZhoBfkWazwceL-fgVWg5U3QvplMhPWm2LczMl5HL3g7LsP7_dV80si_B9CT5249KMHMnTHzZ3QCLCIvs1Ry0-5iY3268p5R0PSVEBYfUenhYHq6kUdOSjOG-dlua0EhnUk/w640-h426/Money%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Behind the statues are pillars from the occupiers' government building, reminiscent of the pieces of the Berlin Wall on display around the world that have become symbols of freedom from outside control. However, the fresh-looking writing on these pillars <i>in English</i> was a little disconcerting. It doesn't look authentic.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uXxfMlKxz7tr9XJwescMTkd_4lPljexkdFKQxFKHhjZUE3KPPpGvS6GiW10Do49D0LF3rC0ah3zBc5rLDSariBrKSQoFKp33Dj6-E0TNgSglgNi_QGsll7Fd9oYYosu9M8QOmKq-tScdqpIMI3FWR2pLC92DXGjoydCfUI4oJBaUO44skaxTmFk5n-8/s4032/IMG_2899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uXxfMlKxz7tr9XJwescMTkd_4lPljexkdFKQxFKHhjZUE3KPPpGvS6GiW10Do49D0LF3rC0ah3zBc5rLDSariBrKSQoFKp33Dj6-E0TNgSglgNi_QGsll7Fd9oYYosu9M8QOmKq-tScdqpIMI3FWR2pLC92DXGjoydCfUI4oJBaUO44skaxTmFk5n-8/w290-h386/IMG_2899.JPG" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy18H750RTrpf1RFNt40odub5_-thGjHThajaJdZCbN788RaqIAzZz4ZK62cjHfVweG6zy_xZZK_vKH0tSBgw3NGM8afxuNnqElD2_wt6UV1gco8-jFFxN3xXFRQaKuXguEvpuZmh6SiTuAvI1GcRgzyE7ow5iV8iIKHRXUX8llywA-8Ck24tnHDlpK8Q/s4032/IMG_2901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy18H750RTrpf1RFNt40odub5_-thGjHThajaJdZCbN788RaqIAzZz4ZK62cjHfVweG6zy_xZZK_vKH0tSBgw3NGM8afxuNnqElD2_wt6UV1gco8-jFFxN3xXFRQaKuXguEvpuZmh6SiTuAvI1GcRgzyE7ow5iV8iIKHRXUX8llywA-8Ck24tnHDlpK8Q/w290-h386/IMG_2901.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gate, statues, and pillars from behind:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_0BUBjlzSKNf0l66AYIaaZObcxLpXkTqwxVOentxlQq-kng_dtHoUbpvdFeqA9elkYgUyknS2dWtnpFASTa4OmfXsrwLWXVpw1N7KOuOrZlPmfkm11sJcKofHZTlm17c0GiaitVv-OWci1Gk0aYTqcGZiOJ0QMzfshlfo5lPuNDJnue54XRMwiAHHmo/s4032/IMG_2921b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="4032" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_0BUBjlzSKNf0l66AYIaaZObcxLpXkTqwxVOentxlQq-kng_dtHoUbpvdFeqA9elkYgUyknS2dWtnpFASTa4OmfXsrwLWXVpw1N7KOuOrZlPmfkm11sJcKofHZTlm17c0GiaitVv-OWci1Gk0aYTqcGZiOJ0QMzfshlfo5lPuNDJnue54XRMwiAHHmo/w640-h356/IMG_2921b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sukarno, who helped build Indonesia as a democratic nation, was supported by the United States, but over the years he became more and more reliant on the communist party and the military to maintain his control over the country.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomLRJONUPnlkB3csNSMGrC43XdyjmETmYHE3orkELRmPmppWTPC5OoELgizBSBgeONvydrij8hwAyMvNRmJZBlSO5zMYalYcI9XAkW-kfpsHUdbGTygVrpgcNf5a8ofipDJGF3YnKbcUq3YKeIWHChOOer-5BQc7tLeNwh96uxH-vYycB0CuSWpn2iQQ/s500/Sukarno%20and%20Kennedy.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="500" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomLRJONUPnlkB3csNSMGrC43XdyjmETmYHE3orkELRmPmppWTPC5OoELgizBSBgeONvydrij8hwAyMvNRmJZBlSO5zMYalYcI9XAkW-kfpsHUdbGTygVrpgcNf5a8ofipDJGF3YnKbcUq3YKeIWHChOOer-5BQc7tLeNwh96uxH-vYycB0CuSWpn2iQQ/w400-h315/Sukarno%20and%20Kennedy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President Kennedy and Sukarno. Photo from here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Sukarno was made "president for life" in 1963 and had developed a personality cult. He was deposed by the military-backed Suharto regime in 1967 and placed under house arrest, where he died three years later of kidney failure. Nevertheless, this charismatic leader (who had 10 wives--some at the same time) is still revered as the father of Indonesian independence.</div><div><br /></div><div>The focus of the park is a 135-foot-tall obelisk dedicated to the heroes of what they call the 10 November 1945 battle. Opened by Sukarno on the seven-year anniversary of the battle in 1952, the obelisk has become the symbol of the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO00jIjLYq5WDrMHeVdmdrcmij7qWPdlMgCbZrOT_t0WD85AV14BzDmVBAo9G-41PewbAMktyav_Cxc-S3r8MZ6M0uKeljo5d4pyli05DdFS88D8nZqvYM6gwr1JrYCszekXSApCWPhGbPXxwlLzyyTBT188JmZituBytqLwhIarWKVZu6g2qxjDE1C9M/s2757/IMG_2902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="2690" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO00jIjLYq5WDrMHeVdmdrcmij7qWPdlMgCbZrOT_t0WD85AV14BzDmVBAo9G-41PewbAMktyav_Cxc-S3r8MZ6M0uKeljo5d4pyli05DdFS88D8nZqvYM6gwr1JrYCszekXSApCWPhGbPXxwlLzyyTBT188JmZituBytqLwhIarWKVZu6g2qxjDE1C9M/w390-h400/IMG_2902.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Indonesian flag waves in the background. (It is the reverse of the Polish flag, which has white on the top and red on the bottom. More on its history in the next post.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8fdEpkbrrAtIeSo6NMZgJntVTBEudbRZo6oMTBaU0Tnl4fY-8U9g5SksV26KxUYTezx0y7beeW66uIhbJ_pD1DwQpZByQVl2-qRRxxrzxpqllKbNc7AvaO7zLakp3GSFSgzSAEW9xQmRXYpAzmcpA5NV89yDh5XkTqzUie8dyqIYz3Fe5k1xc1cLxSw/s2952/IMG_2920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="2952" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8fdEpkbrrAtIeSo6NMZgJntVTBEudbRZo6oMTBaU0Tnl4fY-8U9g5SksV26KxUYTezx0y7beeW66uIhbJ_pD1DwQpZByQVl2-qRRxxrzxpqllKbNc7AvaO7zLakp3GSFSgzSAEW9xQmRXYpAzmcpA5NV89yDh5XkTqzUie8dyqIYz3Fe5k1xc1cLxSw/w400-h376/IMG_2920.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>View from the bottom looking up and with us in front for perspective on size:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDu7PfoVwnoXtjS437NZanxpvNqFsyzvTaSBdzxExsp6XlLXt880sLv1mH2uQcatBgGVMdoXgQvF-NMbYHPpoQCJa-AWQIsIRvfZ9POt8CqA7ijdPsUyzJRF9Obsn-thTN_Zr9pUAyZoZC5ERPjTJ-G-dt7yx9iZ0U2uv5KvRoisZZlvLhs3zEoKdQ88/s3963/IMG_2915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="2754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDu7PfoVwnoXtjS437NZanxpvNqFsyzvTaSBdzxExsp6XlLXt880sLv1mH2uQcatBgGVMdoXgQvF-NMbYHPpoQCJa-AWQIsIRvfZ9POt8CqA7ijdPsUyzJRF9Obsn-thTN_Zr9pUAyZoZC5ERPjTJ-G-dt7yx9iZ0U2uv5KvRoisZZlvLhs3zEoKdQ88/w278-h400/IMG_2915.JPG" width="278" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWowDj1vVwMrAmpk3sCzDHDX5mlOrzkJyxA0b2lWL_IblB2CFzGO61SbhOKenY-LBSMDvrhWtnepbaxdWQR1V8pmPks1adupRvXVpmwhwZkrim-M4Z7f7o93bVQTpkojH-FAekgKV1sT31CtUp4iI3VTEccC_BUyTZjrgyGLmNYMmBD3LueB6t66NAZc0/s3863/IMG_2917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3863" data-original-width="2897" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWowDj1vVwMrAmpk3sCzDHDX5mlOrzkJyxA0b2lWL_IblB2CFzGO61SbhOKenY-LBSMDvrhWtnepbaxdWQR1V8pmPks1adupRvXVpmwhwZkrim-M4Z7f7o93bVQTpkojH-FAekgKV1sT31CtUp4iI3VTEccC_BUyTZjrgyGLmNYMmBD3LueB6t66NAZc0/w300-h400/IMG_2917.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>The park surrounding the monument is really nice. I'm surprised there isn't more information about it on the web. I could hardly find anything.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorlUnDDhSyG0dvawtrmrGOJChd66e0hMHJCURBHUZG3GALogKW7EYvX3Lh4oG97XvDr0mmGMs7LnNWO2d4G8jVOTep_WcouYEPFJtEAavg82pUW2HDVQ6A6jtaKLIMhUlMhJz8nq-wpJRkyuh9sFoaeLsa3jNBMS0Fe-5tGEL14Mrd1LUv7SSiIiYrt4/s3024/IMG_2904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="3024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorlUnDDhSyG0dvawtrmrGOJChd66e0hMHJCURBHUZG3GALogKW7EYvX3Lh4oG97XvDr0mmGMs7LnNWO2d4G8jVOTep_WcouYEPFJtEAavg82pUW2HDVQ6A6jtaKLIMhUlMhJz8nq-wpJRkyuh9sFoaeLsa3jNBMS0Fe-5tGEL14Mrd1LUv7SSiIiYrt4/w400-h319/IMG_2904.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnj4ijE_8TWy3Sikj4U9i8Ayz8nqKobypdhKq5mqCxBNBq19Efol2zoo4aXqiWtewrYCjPLVzrx3XyA5y-8lsr_YnxsZto8wwHiSbeI_AnyaEMVgKd0erHzY-wLgFtv78yqqEfUCuNJSF1uov2vS586S2F0pLIBG0v3MO9I0SkdwjSA2cXDdtGV3UjZU/s4032/IMG_2905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnj4ijE_8TWy3Sikj4U9i8Ayz8nqKobypdhKq5mqCxBNBq19Efol2zoo4aXqiWtewrYCjPLVzrx3XyA5y-8lsr_YnxsZto8wwHiSbeI_AnyaEMVgKd0erHzY-wLgFtv78yqqEfUCuNJSF1uov2vS586S2F0pLIBG0v3MO9I0SkdwjSA2cXDdtGV3UjZU/w400-h300/IMG_2905.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6DmXAsN95tdTlKBUrw27HCE1iucOKO5VreEITq_2dBWcgZeSHUESGpIJg-WClGy-Dji3wYnlgal6pZvH6Q18iF_FL07S6wHQ8dx1BWrCCIkgHz-ubc7MJWeCCgtTEFSzo0MocAixS-fE7Useq5zOWAyMFPYVastiR_k5uKD0ciaN8XYNw78NVqLKrh8/s2308/IMG_2905b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="2308" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6DmXAsN95tdTlKBUrw27HCE1iucOKO5VreEITq_2dBWcgZeSHUESGpIJg-WClGy-Dji3wYnlgal6pZvH6Q18iF_FL07S6wHQ8dx1BWrCCIkgHz-ubc7MJWeCCgtTEFSzo0MocAixS-fE7Useq5zOWAyMFPYVastiR_k5uKD0ciaN8XYNw78NVqLKrh8/w640-h184/IMG_2905b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I noticed these two young women surreptitiously taking photos of us with their cell phones. (Was it my hat again?) I made Bob stop and pose with me, and then I asked them if I could take <i>their</i> picture. Aren't they darling? More than any country we have traveled to except, perhaps, China, we got the sense they don't see many Americans. However, they must see a lot of Dutch tourists and other Europeans, so I wonder what makes us stand out?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUY8LTW49L4XvKaeTtgu-gdHn40n5a3wkTtayKl73918KE0AqghFy9-cDcyfSY9pWYMisbGS9xhWOwrOK-Lgnwh2uzgRRuC070LxDBLZXOKdthJ_wM34ABxtFDhUSWQmqwj7SyqE2F-XUjf5Lbp7hHBHfMXhFIuRRSpWYeRg3QhyphenhyphenTMsWLAcSl8TTcKMQs/s3387/IMG_2907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="3387" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUY8LTW49L4XvKaeTtgu-gdHn40n5a3wkTtayKl73918KE0AqghFy9-cDcyfSY9pWYMisbGS9xhWOwrOK-Lgnwh2uzgRRuC070LxDBLZXOKdthJ_wM34ABxtFDhUSWQmqwj7SyqE2F-XUjf5Lbp7hHBHfMXhFIuRRSpWYeRg3QhyphenhyphenTMsWLAcSl8TTcKMQs/w640-h472/IMG_2907.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It must have been my hat, as it had been in the farmers' market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHvCHyq7l_yt5UjXFFc-iD28KwxsdBbkCq497gPcjhivCmT8m_oDfGSROWscv2wztcAGcsUfp8qKCWQAHlWGXs-5PG9bXvcZmY2W1UsAvbTJ2xdZaGlxixKUqJm0u_xQ32jExCxPrBZWdOsaGeooSmY-h8bWzABJpEuNzKYm98sqdCDHP3ncTyBvSfvM/s295/IMG_2918b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="295" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHvCHyq7l_yt5UjXFFc-iD28KwxsdBbkCq497gPcjhivCmT8m_oDfGSROWscv2wztcAGcsUfp8qKCWQAHlWGXs-5PG9bXvcZmY2W1UsAvbTJ2xdZaGlxixKUqJm0u_xQ32jExCxPrBZWdOsaGeooSmY-h8bWzABJpEuNzKYm98sqdCDHP3ncTyBvSfvM/s1600/IMG_2918b.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is the Indonesian equivalent of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, known here as the Tomb of the Unsung Heroes. It is set in the middle of a beautiful water feature. I read somewhere that it includes remains not only of local soldiers and civilians killed in battle, but also of Dutch and British soldiers who also lost their lives in the conflict.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCIz6iozt7A16FyRFMu_BA401IN9Nn-nT6ZGU7Ytwq2tpkylWS7CssGPQDIflpGpEmdkz_sJRjeneJOVKmCzOrgXoM5NcJRNFU_6hvShzXBK0MnN_BcPerQWiXJeObJhpa5N-w38pVZhX5BGjX6mrHHD28ou9G7MJ6GJrtmomUVU8o0fucFJyfU0ipZQ/s4032/IMG_2916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="4032" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCIz6iozt7A16FyRFMu_BA401IN9Nn-nT6ZGU7Ytwq2tpkylWS7CssGPQDIflpGpEmdkz_sJRjeneJOVKmCzOrgXoM5NcJRNFU_6hvShzXBK0MnN_BcPerQWiXJeObJhpa5N-w38pVZhX5BGjX6mrHHD28ou9G7MJ6GJrtmomUVU8o0fucFJyfU0ipZQ/w640-h372/IMG_2916.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close-up of the battle scene:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknHotfeK7g6hUsVYRaoV6Gc-60-ggd93mHE6ZeC0Zl6iok66y-vzxbGUFwTtqoQBn115qwErQcTNM2m7KQvTzdICsWv3WXbzIJcCHDqwgbL7O6ULDQfFvyz5K-C2wv9nlBxLbOdLNT_CqCyWc2e8-mIjLznthTrLfYFWSXmeRBUYAxJ5wcVY-5JFVsoM/s1519/IMG_2916a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1519" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknHotfeK7g6hUsVYRaoV6Gc-60-ggd93mHE6ZeC0Zl6iok66y-vzxbGUFwTtqoQBn115qwErQcTNM2m7KQvTzdICsWv3WXbzIJcCHDqwgbL7O6ULDQfFvyz5K-C2wv9nlBxLbOdLNT_CqCyWc2e8-mIjLznthTrLfYFWSXmeRBUYAxJ5wcVY-5JFVsoM/w640-h476/IMG_2916a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We were there (and looking a bit too jolly for the action behind us)!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8oSNUqVb7f4lO1IMTAWydp7BwV-Ogtb-NrGqsmFPTsJ7DiKCREapM-JxMAVAfgwZlXEU0yTps5-nZDCI8SbQrKd-KeB6J4RaP6yhpoLhkeCCdWYgEIPffeEWz9JGi4vxMg34If7Ei7qlgh68Dw9m6uez3FI0ri-PqmIUDE1TexZV3pvwHMzVHAh_8R0/s2915/IMG_2919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="2915" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8oSNUqVb7f4lO1IMTAWydp7BwV-Ogtb-NrGqsmFPTsJ7DiKCREapM-JxMAVAfgwZlXEU0yTps5-nZDCI8SbQrKd-KeB6J4RaP6yhpoLhkeCCdWYgEIPffeEWz9JGi4vxMg34If7Ei7qlgh68Dw9m6uez3FI0ri-PqmIUDE1TexZV3pvwHMzVHAh_8R0/w640-h568/IMG_2919.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>The oddly-shaped building across the street from the park is the East Java Governor's Office.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdvlc35PxfKUWnNG3F758hN8sE-un0tPvCiSe_nqSYszEvzVjD8_ohrIpF8bnR5ICr9GnjtFZ9ZyDQ4i1sAntu7sWOTB1qLyid-Uaa6zobfbpCop6ZOXtNuijusH2KPrmmlSBooRWkDtBKricvY_e_wBqRoF7l18-AV0qTV1lxBLlEacR9gfwRY2imhc/s2832/IMG_2922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="2832" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdvlc35PxfKUWnNG3F758hN8sE-un0tPvCiSe_nqSYszEvzVjD8_ohrIpF8bnR5ICr9GnjtFZ9ZyDQ4i1sAntu7sWOTB1qLyid-Uaa6zobfbpCop6ZOXtNuijusH2KPrmmlSBooRWkDtBKricvY_e_wBqRoF7l18-AV0qTV1lxBLlEacR9gfwRY2imhc/w640-h426/IMG_2922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can't believe the Heroes Monument isn't the first thing on a tour guide's list of places to take visitors. This is where our tour of Surabaya should have begun. Having been there and gotten a taste for Indonesian history and nationalism, I began to notice other war-related items around the city, like this statue in front of a business.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhGnTvcHWMT9oJolpitTGfSsdRLfojC1SxCBUjqj3-trneGnTsdC8jvUw5kKW-_ET9pv67sLXHYJxdlV9nP2LKdoRAgZKsjkxTWyOkvyb3ew3-_lPf9GHLX7vqwe2vONzuusXjB1IgjoYKTZcnP1y6qG9idXYc-Tuxl2xK0cv7TGYn69cb3ADLHosh40/s1209/IMG_2926a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhGnTvcHWMT9oJolpitTGfSsdRLfojC1SxCBUjqj3-trneGnTsdC8jvUw5kKW-_ET9pv67sLXHYJxdlV9nP2LKdoRAgZKsjkxTWyOkvyb3ew3-_lPf9GHLX7vqwe2vONzuusXjB1IgjoYKTZcnP1y6qG9idXYc-Tuxl2xK0cv7TGYn69cb3ADLHosh40/w273-h400/IMG_2926a.JPG" width="273" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyKZ2roCh8JM0quNmY1qDhKT4YIzrc27OREMMGm3Tzn3bnbfxWH3pThEjqhNoMNjUokztiJ70V0zrt_eGlDFxotnKbPY_k4jn3uo3slABkXeN5PXPGn7JF8bOcDAOxScrcucBPEiwlC0RsMHc7P5NjqIuOTzBJ3blXpogc5j0qJidxq5US8ymSj72Wb8/s1059/IMG_2927a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="711" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyKZ2roCh8JM0quNmY1qDhKT4YIzrc27OREMMGm3Tzn3bnbfxWH3pThEjqhNoMNjUokztiJ70V0zrt_eGlDFxotnKbPY_k4jn3uo3slABkXeN5PXPGn7JF8bOcDAOxScrcucBPEiwlC0RsMHc7P5NjqIuOTzBJ3blXpogc5j0qJidxq5US8ymSj72Wb8/w269-h400/IMG_2927a.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In general, we have had pretty good luck with private tour guides around the world, but this was one of our worst experiences (although we had another bad guide coming up in Bali). We had gotten everything we could get out of Anwar at this point, we were starving, and Bob wasn't feeling very well, so our next stop was our hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b>READING</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTRlxXRVAvCAtDUW2vO8xld8uTrpXNGRZCtNIxLTe7-2EJg8QJlvWshpJoQpinjxe7gugYnMDvmJ1dBVDqka8GTkoHWhO1fI789r6hcrq4fNIiCs1GZSvB_1EU86P4Gpl7T55H-8uWVxomEebJ-VivKkjRCv0Wi8pOD5gm5Oweuckh15OilCX0Yle47E/s500/Year%20of%20living%20dangerously.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTRlxXRVAvCAtDUW2vO8xld8uTrpXNGRZCtNIxLTe7-2EJg8QJlvWshpJoQpinjxe7gugYnMDvmJ1dBVDqka8GTkoHWhO1fI789r6hcrq4fNIiCs1GZSvB_1EU86P4Gpl7T55H-8uWVxomEebJ-VivKkjRCv0Wi8pOD5gm5Oweuckh15OilCX0Yle47E/s320/Year%20of%20living%20dangerously.jpg" width="195" /></a></div>In <b style="font-style: italic;">The Year of Living Dangerously</b><i> </i>by <b>C.J. Koch, </b>an Australian
journalist named Guy Hamilton finds himself in the middle of Indonesia’s
tumultuous civil war in 1965, the year the president/dictator has declared to
be “The Year of Living Dangerously.” Guy connects with Billy Kwan, a
Chinese-Australian cameraman, who in turn introduces him to Jill Bryant, a
secretary in the British Embassy. A love triangle plays out within the violence
of war, and there is plenty of betrayal on every front. I don’t know that I
would be interested in this book without my recent travels to Indonesia, but
our experience there made the tales of Sukarno's regime and lots of political intrigue that were part of the book's plot very interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnnJ6_OTLAr9UHeWnzs-o7zqno97WoS6Fz8BK3cFinAIRgmpxibHxRvsg_pi6rRFTWhaNbBZd5szUGArHa-v1XyJJLsZWs4S50eSGlcLHfQL0HEROLzfs58OUlVZtBIf9m8vdhI2PC9py4ibMkqYd8OQIdn6b8EsSBusLUJlzJki2oMOswM9ZDxp4kT4/s1000/Under%20the%20Java%20Moon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="662" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnnJ6_OTLAr9UHeWnzs-o7zqno97WoS6Fz8BK3cFinAIRgmpxibHxRvsg_pi6rRFTWhaNbBZd5szUGArHa-v1XyJJLsZWs4S50eSGlcLHfQL0HEROLzfs58OUlVZtBIf9m8vdhI2PC9py4ibMkqYd8OQIdn6b8EsSBusLUJlzJki2oMOswM9ZDxp4kT4/s320/Under%20the%20Java%20Moon.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><b>Under the Java Moon</b> by Heather B. Morse is a work of
historical fiction but is based on interviews with Rita Vischer, a survivor of
the camps and the main character of the book. In 1941, at the
beginning of World War II, 5-year-old Rita and her pregnant mother and younger
brother are placed in a Japanese internment camp on the island of Java. Rita’s
father had joined the resistance army but is captured and placed in another
internment camp just a few miles away. For 3½ years, the family suffers under the hands of cruel
guards, horrible living conditions, inadequate food, and rampant disease. We
all know about the Nazi camps for Jews, and most of us know about the US
internment camps that held Japanese-Americans during World War II, but I had
never heard of the Japanese imprisonment of the Dutch in camps in Indonesia. An additional layer is that
after the Japanese surrendered, the Indonesians immediately waged their own war
against the Dutch colonists as they sought for independence. Dutch families
like Rita’s faced even more trauma as they tried to find a way out of the country.
Having seen the war for independence from the Indonesian point of view, this
book reminded me that there are two sides to every story and that war is
horrible.<o:p></o:p><p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><br />Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-68160765736112276342023-09-30T16:31:00.000-07:002023-09-30T16:31:35.355-07:00INDONESIA - JAVA: SURABAYA, PART I (CITY TOUR)<p> <i>July 7, 2023</i></p><p>We made our way out of the jungle of Borneo and to the airport in Pangkalan Bun, a small facility with just one runway. I love the blue sign below. At first I thought it was a play room for kids--a nursery--but then I realized from the image that it is a room where mothers can nurse their babies.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAjfyGwS_WYRBMSDOFf-ty62tev_h7skbKhIXmcjJsOFYt2ZqoiXvDrTrwIpFCgVMTk2v3ioxEyLSRwqlR7KzjtAUWx7m4JbxpO1WjnLLGZigwwxM49cyqFLUx-GD9wT9lBIA2SiM8Ub8sRe5vvTrZ7kmREJn_kExTdhs0nB8sJuVMTeL1PSpe4LUTBw/s1287/IMG_2837a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1287" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAjfyGwS_WYRBMSDOFf-ty62tev_h7skbKhIXmcjJsOFYt2ZqoiXvDrTrwIpFCgVMTk2v3ioxEyLSRwqlR7KzjtAUWx7m4JbxpO1WjnLLGZigwwxM49cyqFLUx-GD9wT9lBIA2SiM8Ub8sRe5vvTrZ7kmREJn_kExTdhs0nB8sJuVMTeL1PSpe4LUTBw/w640-h328/IMG_2837a.JPG" width="640"></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We flew on Nam Air, an Indoneisan regional airline based in Jakarta.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUe6Fr-ZDQ59GPsE_kFLouev8OdWuDuz6TjZqqOg7GArvQ-HMbrFE6wwSzi6fRHPAqfVhrXN7521WN8-A5roZARo15eNoW9sZfKTFRqM2phMt0qwHdHAdl_qf-NF_4m0TEawJk3PEm-M1qobP5srGcIdF5m_BGDGzbVPuIEQWmfNbfXuQE9e4VSMtMoU/s4032/IMG_2840.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUe6Fr-ZDQ59GPsE_kFLouev8OdWuDuz6TjZqqOg7GArvQ-HMbrFE6wwSzi6fRHPAqfVhrXN7521WN8-A5roZARo15eNoW9sZfKTFRqM2phMt0qwHdHAdl_qf-NF_4m0TEawJk3PEm-M1qobP5srGcIdF5m_BGDGzbVPuIEQWmfNbfXuQE9e4VSMtMoU/w400-h300/IMG_2840.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div>Our flight from Sumatra to Surabaya on the island of Java took about an hour and a half. Surabaya's Juanda International Airport is the third busiest airport in Indonesia. In 2019, it had about 24 million passengers. Compare that to the 3rd busiest airport in the United States, Denver, which had 34 million passengers. The numbers are a lot closer than I would have guessed.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedb7JyfIcC4F5166OmgOlmOpEIZD2wBv_0_9ZKovY8fmj8RmUKFSnIh3Ls3UU90fsl4PHPpn5mRBEf47PUBb2yNIKpGk3BHncepot1VDvRuBieMd9YQVfXenXUkyCdmOzZNqSyGRqXAyGZ-TRhbB5KLl5a9OJRFqNeCnghxW_epcY5L4OU2gAmVlIYYk/s4032/IMG_2844.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedb7JyfIcC4F5166OmgOlmOpEIZD2wBv_0_9ZKovY8fmj8RmUKFSnIh3Ls3UU90fsl4PHPpn5mRBEf47PUBb2yNIKpGk3BHncepot1VDvRuBieMd9YQVfXenXUkyCdmOzZNqSyGRqXAyGZ-TRhbB5KLl5a9OJRFqNeCnghxW_epcY5L4OU2gAmVlIYYk/w480-h640/IMG_2844.JPG" width="480"></a></div><div><br></div>I was a little surprised to see Beard Papa's--a Japanese creme puff chain--in the Juanda Airport. Of course, we have them in the US too, usually attached to Asian grocery stores.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfH4AB6kv_4tV75WAqy74W3zevKwUjlNjvb7IscuDVPg37pehERJokCu2RhutwVNOeY4xSXo-r2NH7e3ROO9oytG9BzredDaAHgooE6xfkVeY0Vjh4BcW226XvRd4KhfadvGxuf3yTilxe2BGSLRxreUq1ZMZ3xKoS6z6xIBy_Ra7wsdLhO7K5dxv_A8/s2679/IMG_2845.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="2679" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfH4AB6kv_4tV75WAqy74W3zevKwUjlNjvb7IscuDVPg37pehERJokCu2RhutwVNOeY4xSXo-r2NH7e3ROO9oytG9BzredDaAHgooE6xfkVeY0Vjh4BcW226XvRd4KhfadvGxuf3yTilxe2BGSLRxreUq1ZMZ3xKoS6z6xIBy_Ra7wsdLhO7K5dxv_A8/w640-h310/IMG_2845.JPG" width="640"></a></div><span></span><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span></span></div></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/09/indonesia-java-surabaya-part-i-city-tour.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-5293008327277549712023-09-20T21:44:00.007-07:002023-10-02T17:56:10.192-07:00INDONESIA - BORNEO: TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, DAY 2<p><br></p><p> <i>July 6, 2023</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://clipchamp.com/watch/VctI1lYL0eL?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=watch" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.8; position: absolute; right: 1rem; text-align: left; top: 20px;"><img alt="Made with Clipchamp" height="20" loading="lazy" src="https://clipchamp.com/e.svg" style="height: 22px;" width="101"></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWt0lZoEY0KnEDTjb8BOGMs_vuUZwwHp2UgvlCbqmmOQjc2YwMoBbXphOvOf0rwzFvwmZTzvJkWiJtIFZDdbTcPGYmSEYioVSG1QrjNqwxbA_4-iSdZZojfblHRyK2208xO5zDLKh7hE4eurin_ghT-f3oVJsvQo7FIvTobKM1ulJEzSR3qNnT4iI1cI/s4032/IMG_2687.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWt0lZoEY0KnEDTjb8BOGMs_vuUZwwHp2UgvlCbqmmOQjc2YwMoBbXphOvOf0rwzFvwmZTzvJkWiJtIFZDdbTcPGYmSEYioVSG1QrjNqwxbA_4-iSdZZojfblHRyK2208xO5zDLKh7hE4eurin_ghT-f3oVJsvQo7FIvTobKM1ulJEzSR3qNnT4iI1cI/s320/IMG_2687.JPG" width="240"></a></div>We slept well (other than multiple trips to the bathroom due to the amount of water we imbibed in order to stay hydrated), and got up around 5:15. I took a freezing cold shower, only to learn from Bob after HIS shower that there was hot water. Darn! The power stayed on and I was able to blow dry my hair, a big event.<p></p><p>We ate a breakfast of scrambled eggs (Bob) and a cheese omelet (me) with orange juice and the usual pineapple slices and toast with butter and jam. Bob coined the phrase: "Indonesia, where the butter is always soft!"</p><br><p><br></p><p style="text-align: left;">We were on the klotok by 6:30 and were, as far as we could tell, the first boat moving. We passed dozens of boats like ours with people just getting up or eating breakfast on the deck. The four-beat rhythm of our engine certainly disturbed the peace and would have awoken anyone who was still sleeping.</p><p style="text-align: center;">.<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y0l_ZDxpRtw?si=1OCW4ZuwMqzbBFk-" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p style="text-align: left;">No two klotoks are the same. We enjoyed the variety.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSADlLRrpcBtjiZ-A5kM7vmp8qQ8-bqI7NkVD3r3MKS7gZf9K118XIlkRnoYdVZwiLIkeVz_ufLHM2Mf5cjMTN163AslgvHZWju0XAl3GeHd1K02ha-Sf1b0nPsxCvM5bwQN-rsO2jzfXV7wRBwl4PvcKjicbR2FeZi-TFH-QkErJthNk1Avy5i40iHok/s1717/IMG_2693%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1717" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSADlLRrpcBtjiZ-A5kM7vmp8qQ8-bqI7NkVD3r3MKS7gZf9K118XIlkRnoYdVZwiLIkeVz_ufLHM2Mf5cjMTN163AslgvHZWju0XAl3GeHd1K02ha-Sf1b0nPsxCvM5bwQN-rsO2jzfXV7wRBwl4PvcKjicbR2FeZi-TFH-QkErJthNk1Avy5i40iHok/w400-h245/IMG_2693%20(2).JPG" width="400"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpThgGISwBxkw_xVyZsyYF7kwQi1BG8GdkIKVazYhFVZbGyyusryxqYuiuo8xTg3U03giSFgkgx_J1dCfL6zjmGZr14llkUASfbr8l7xZjr_qvrizvOIGyN87kf4CnLghO6hZUbvVI0sl2YTyVOhpP4ntdRoCNcPRokIqDrTZZxqX6m2cqn6lyDY1skk/s2752/IMG_2694%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="2752" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpThgGISwBxkw_xVyZsyYF7kwQi1BG8GdkIKVazYhFVZbGyyusryxqYuiuo8xTg3U03giSFgkgx_J1dCfL6zjmGZr14llkUASfbr8l7xZjr_qvrizvOIGyN87kf4CnLghO6hZUbvVI0sl2YTyVOhpP4ntdRoCNcPRokIqDrTZZxqX6m2cqn6lyDY1skk/w400-h240/IMG_2694%20(2).JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one reminds me of the finger of God giving life to Adam in the Sistine Chapel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD97dIU2BV5jGVa7hJCjwEpY81xvfia4qD8miK_cjIo5wbfwE5Awzv8BFkd8YfioxXJ6ujPO8DV_oMDlrGhoiYxAlVUOTLdEcziB4RK4GFfX5CGNNKgxrTi6679euasoIYX5H3iUsacwRvwWTxo02Jmjkk_gcCVSJAHYhMmSowJjqqmjunWBdS8YkpsU/s3024/IMG_2700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="3024" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD97dIU2BV5jGVa7hJCjwEpY81xvfia4qD8miK_cjIo5wbfwE5Awzv8BFkd8YfioxXJ6ujPO8DV_oMDlrGhoiYxAlVUOTLdEcziB4RK4GFfX5CGNNKgxrTi6679euasoIYX5H3iUsacwRvwWTxo02Jmjkk_gcCVSJAHYhMmSowJjqqmjunWBdS8YkpsU/w400-h338/IMG_2700.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span></span><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/09/indonesia-borneo-tangjung-puting.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-49675331888629790872023-09-15T19:57:00.005-07:002023-09-27T17:59:46.403-07:00INDONESIA - BORNEO: TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, DAY 1<p> <i>July 5, 2023</i></p><p>Our next destination was the island of Borneo, with our chief objective being visiting the Tanjung Puting National Park to see orangutans.</p><p>When we disembarked from the plane and saw this sign in the Pangkalan Bun Iskandar Airport, we knew we were in the right place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjU6YieqOHVCKqOoU1yJs9Jxf856RuFWiO4xx_qY2LlQgVdKl8h_7wqT_hYIQzAoLImIlBNM7hZQNywscTrsnfIvszvzTFwlLEj39sgiXyYB-2CzSI-DJ19elXtKq4wrmft_J7IPHOUWKpx4I_zdUrhdQ9TpJGspRhYNn0MPN23A2lV_GwyyM4u8Ugyk/s1536/IMG_2559%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1536" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjU6YieqOHVCKqOoU1yJs9Jxf856RuFWiO4xx_qY2LlQgVdKl8h_7wqT_hYIQzAoLImIlBNM7hZQNywscTrsnfIvszvzTFwlLEj39sgiXyYB-2CzSI-DJ19elXtKq4wrmft_J7IPHOUWKpx4I_zdUrhdQ9TpJGspRhYNn0MPN23A2lV_GwyyM4u8Ugyk/w640-h234/IMG_2559%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I knew almost nothing about Borneo before this trip, and I don't know anyone else who has traveled there, and yet with 288,869 square miles it is the 3rd largest island in the world after Greenland and New Guinea. (Other Indonesian islands in the top 20 are Sumatra at #6, Sulawesi at #11, and Java at #13. I was surprised to see that Iceland is way down at #18!)<div><br /></div><div>See the map below for help with Borneo's location. Thailand and Cambodia are to the northwest and New Guinea and Australia are to the southeast. The long, thin, diagonal island to the left is Sumatra, where we began our journey.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO-XsvJXhjK1RPAgQbagBAtevHrvlMQinjDKIej-Abzslb3Wgs4fuUwWrXPe9iqCGN6mZ4s-bEziJcYjPtIF93j2uI2MPaOpBE4OFmQi9keIa7M49x5fU0l3rw4Yk3LZBh-UhJANGm0m-HIpaLEmCJT3Y5PmmthqoPHUCOxwXzOsOKBDgTomBort5h9Q/s1087/Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1087" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO-XsvJXhjK1RPAgQbagBAtevHrvlMQinjDKIej-Abzslb3Wgs4fuUwWrXPe9iqCGN6mZ4s-bEziJcYjPtIF93j2uI2MPaOpBE4OFmQi9keIa7M49x5fU0l3rw4Yk3LZBh-UhJANGm0m-HIpaLEmCJT3Y5PmmthqoPHUCOxwXzOsOKBDgTomBort5h9Q/w640-h496/Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Borneo itself is divided between three countries. The bulk of it (below the red line) belongs to Indonesia and is called Kalamantan, the part to the north of the red line belongs to Malaysia, and the tiny independent nation of Brunei is located on the northern shore about 2/3 of the way up the coastline. The city we flew into, Pangkalan Bun, is circled on the map below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-0l6e_0bALKA-gokTT-17rMlSgZ3js6RreiKT1InTSp1qkCrqOvOb9mTdZ-LD-82Dje2dcMHeOAwb2U5z2VbwShYYmce8CEoitYNr6TXXnLiBpWGk4btIu9ZJwBexGbznTE6pm7MZRI6L-tK0nxng_Ev0Qb_JmggPmwSFZovTB4dOaKjEeaddtplX80/s1147/Map%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1147" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-0l6e_0bALKA-gokTT-17rMlSgZ3js6RreiKT1InTSp1qkCrqOvOb9mTdZ-LD-82Dje2dcMHeOAwb2U5z2VbwShYYmce8CEoitYNr6TXXnLiBpWGk4btIu9ZJwBexGbznTE6pm7MZRI6L-tK0nxng_Ev0Qb_JmggPmwSFZovTB4dOaKjEeaddtplX80/w640-h486/Map%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were picked up at the airport by a young man named Sam who would be our guide for the next few days. We figured out that he has been a guide since 2014 and is about 28 years old, making him the youngest guide we had on the trip. We got in a taxi, which drove for about 15 minutes to the dock at Kumai Bay. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuZm74-F49BwkauoUmjjNCt3we00nKqVUM47BdCIQVhaKjWfEU1uLEReuJg3w7tCOsMmauzKGSQyav8kcJ4Ik1XJHijyN4TNNC4Oc6aIsvswdfIZ4B4OyOSMObYa9pxLoFhhx-3enokOl4qhwpGQvDMZ_v6a6BM-ajtpm4AsmZrXmaEGtsbcW82U7_LU/s6000/DSC01073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuZm74-F49BwkauoUmjjNCt3we00nKqVUM47BdCIQVhaKjWfEU1uLEReuJg3w7tCOsMmauzKGSQyav8kcJ4Ik1XJHijyN4TNNC4Oc6aIsvswdfIZ4B4OyOSMObYa9pxLoFhhx-3enokOl4qhwpGQvDMZ_v6a6BM-ajtpm4AsmZrXmaEGtsbcW82U7_LU/w640-h426/DSC01073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8JQckTq9J42wfAr0-71UYpZNnx4DWXENWKaofzms5Y9kNKYazaFQjpaX5syIyu6V1vo9ZZwq6YGkEl2rPm4AUBGJZIwSY_-30D4PnUwWx0qPM3sZaCGXClS9fAV_8zqgtJBSAPgQOlwLNY1VKitnYnvBgSDkTKNjgJaem-v92JO5yE6K5vHFhKaeK-4/s4679/DSC01074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="4679" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8JQckTq9J42wfAr0-71UYpZNnx4DWXENWKaofzms5Y9kNKYazaFQjpaX5syIyu6V1vo9ZZwq6YGkEl2rPm4AUBGJZIwSY_-30D4PnUwWx0qPM3sZaCGXClS9fAV_8zqgtJBSAPgQOlwLNY1VKitnYnvBgSDkTKNjgJaem-v92JO5yE6K5vHFhKaeK-4/w640-h264/DSC01074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We boarded our klotok, a traditional Indonesian wooden boat used for river transport. It has two levels and sits high on the water. The main deck had a table and three chairs, two twin mattresses on the ground (with My Little Pony and Cinderella sheets), the two more chairs at the front near the bow. All of the upper deck other than the bow was covered with a tarp that provided shade and protection from the rain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcg0V-zZMU8RdPo-RZy0w8POJEPEAd4kH5fggL3YXj1KCWfYal4vS9frvhDeUQoOqdASJQZlw57rQHRvWCebL4UXGjlRzM4duCZRKchiUbZAEpZGOo75XQ-BRGHocp_XHJq6-vre1KqOtfKxI_R2WaN9WPC_LWtaJW9tBlGle40doWvS7Z7iRYju_5ts/s4032/IMG_2562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcg0V-zZMU8RdPo-RZy0w8POJEPEAd4kH5fggL3YXj1KCWfYal4vS9frvhDeUQoOqdASJQZlw57rQHRvWCebL4UXGjlRzM4duCZRKchiUbZAEpZGOo75XQ-BRGHocp_XHJq6-vre1KqOtfKxI_R2WaN9WPC_LWtaJW9tBlGle40doWvS7Z7iRYju_5ts/w290-h387/IMG_2562.JPG" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPmyJO3zuaQBp0T4EZS6OHCPU9TXtRr3_UIHExcE4HFsfrzGdlZdZLn1m-XrxL3UkiRM3sN3sjg5Yet1mDJDFdWROngESbBVwdSmxz6Lm_4yWIVBgGte6N1tIPVOQ7O3BAmSuqDiryo5w9xeaRpb9L9xqcLdwj4oRZBOdbLRi_af-zP9U1y5SCk6LITg/s4032/IMG_2560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPmyJO3zuaQBp0T4EZS6OHCPU9TXtRr3_UIHExcE4HFsfrzGdlZdZLn1m-XrxL3UkiRM3sN3sjg5Yet1mDJDFdWROngESbBVwdSmxz6Lm_4yWIVBgGte6N1tIPVOQ7O3BAmSuqDiryo5w9xeaRpb9L9xqcLdwj4oRZBOdbLRi_af-zP9U1y5SCk6LITg/w291-h387/IMG_2560.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The lower deck had a toilet, the kitchen, and the captain's area. There was a captain, a young man who did any task needed, an elderly woman who was the cook, and our guide to take care of the two of us.</div><p>Starting at Kumai (marked with the red pin below), we motored south to the Sekonyer River, which heads east. (It is not shown on this map.) </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRj-v28ihIXv1v4XmSvRlrsUc8k-ak2INoe9bom5A1qXUvVXkLnemtpmih92z2KjpUughsgPXGK82d9ZXHBmCN53ZFHVBZJw-TT_cVED2qDS8-OQu-oLsqZr1fxj89zf-uv9Gl4qk66OWA0VniuZ7LoxocPSpwvl3174IYdQTYssw1xD0tSPF28bzOPY/s915/Map%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="915" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRj-v28ihIXv1v4XmSvRlrsUc8k-ak2INoe9bom5A1qXUvVXkLnemtpmih92z2KjpUughsgPXGK82d9ZXHBmCN53ZFHVBZJw-TT_cVED2qDS8-OQu-oLsqZr1fxj89zf-uv9Gl4qk66OWA0VniuZ7LoxocPSpwvl3174IYdQTYssw1xD0tSPF28bzOPY/w400-h288/Map%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">The map below, while not accurate in proportion, shows the direction of the Senkonyer River.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1b8p8xsQS0hM830yHlwcjf-EEIk8j5yMkbgi846FDSZLukpg3tiqrM0XO-2P9X6dTp-JXdnxi5mtgr7P9pHgviduOppFSRqXrDh0thtcSpfe9Vt4I1UbgB21C-noBqdNddnHBbivzGqgeyyGZ2Gb3q5J1GxR6hw9VaZvVjJxvQgwGdCyo5Eg3MOCGaQ/s1084/IMG_2610%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1084" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1b8p8xsQS0hM830yHlwcjf-EEIk8j5yMkbgi846FDSZLukpg3tiqrM0XO-2P9X6dTp-JXdnxi5mtgr7P9pHgviduOppFSRqXrDh0thtcSpfe9Vt4I1UbgB21C-noBqdNddnHBbivzGqgeyyGZ2Gb3q5J1GxR6hw9VaZvVjJxvQgwGdCyo5Eg3MOCGaQ/w400-h316/IMG_2610%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob was a happy boy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn5L7CogSelmTtW2-1Wk6c3Ek55MwbU70myRriUYLgn98wb4f-WowdIAyVq82opzyXFxeF0lCJM8_keVR5x1Yvlj6eWz-0Y8CUEe0g949b20ER3GsFjvNAoxhnwVUpxlSWIDfWWqA3WH31ztgiYupv421sJjophI_cJ72FI-j-LgnewDnXl2onl3ywLA/s3024/IMG_2566%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="3024" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn5L7CogSelmTtW2-1Wk6c3Ek55MwbU70myRriUYLgn98wb4f-WowdIAyVq82opzyXFxeF0lCJM8_keVR5x1Yvlj6eWz-0Y8CUEe0g949b20ER3GsFjvNAoxhnwVUpxlSWIDfWWqA3WH31ztgiYupv421sJjophI_cJ72FI-j-LgnewDnXl2onl3ywLA/w400-h378/IMG_2566%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a scorcher of a day, and the air felt heavy with humidity, but the scenery was wonderful and the movement of the boat gave us a breeze. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wZnwmhOc6U6sLKIZUNdq_RXowX0WQw4dHVdGHxy-DDVOjO0AHoK_pntjcYRc5MMXZmsDOLc1guMWuWDNrQHCL9QnAJjDPkSN3DTXMRWsU0MXI69zVGBetkkJyOoFOSH-c5enLgsXf1xBfZ-O7XP5AXOAB7x_cu_H_OolNOJ_YOt_ABG_T5P1RdzKZeI/s3875/IMG_2569.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="3875" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wZnwmhOc6U6sLKIZUNdq_RXowX0WQw4dHVdGHxy-DDVOjO0AHoK_pntjcYRc5MMXZmsDOLc1guMWuWDNrQHCL9QnAJjDPkSN3DTXMRWsU0MXI69zVGBetkkJyOoFOSH-c5enLgsXf1xBfZ-O7XP5AXOAB7x_cu_H_OolNOJ_YOt_ABG_T5P1RdzKZeI/w640-h288/IMG_2569.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The klotok boat was moved by a loud, pulsating engine from which it gets its name ("klot tok tok tok"). The rhythmic pounding is like an<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earworm" target="_blank"> earworm</a>, and once we started putting phrases to the beat, we could not stop. There was "TanjungPuting, Tanjung Puting, Tanjung Puting" and "Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesia" and "I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry" and "I like ice cream, I like ice cream, I like ice cream" and "Upsy daisy, upsy daisy, upsy daisy" and "What's your problem, what's your problem, what's your problem" and a hundred others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/neLsT7IRr7I?si=qnyPbNM6tV9q6OIx" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We saw quite a few klotoks on the river, each with its own personality. The river is the only way to get anywhere. It would be difficult if not impossible to hack your way through the jungle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJr0iC5tMDDH4GKPxCQnDNaUroczlvx4WW9b26vUWmbcrv-8YTkCn5yQx4DiMQWOvlRI7cHeFxuI1LUPBMcMbA1u1si7udCcpcnQ7ZsYcOkzTpoXXLnjQXp32ifuPlj1AHW31Hv8qGDdAyS_X1A3fCzVrh_H6cgR6j3ehsbQv-iFNBXC0rx5PV52SAZA/s3139/IMG_2596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="3139" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJr0iC5tMDDH4GKPxCQnDNaUroczlvx4WW9b26vUWmbcrv-8YTkCn5yQx4DiMQWOvlRI7cHeFxuI1LUPBMcMbA1u1si7udCcpcnQ7ZsYcOkzTpoXXLnjQXp32ifuPlj1AHW31Hv8qGDdAyS_X1A3fCzVrh_H6cgR6j3ehsbQv-iFNBXC0rx5PV52SAZA/w400-h283/IMG_2596.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2QiGvkb6j4ZcOw3ILXmRp2_gES4EdRDWPO5wZNWrbfV2pQC72OHbOFCVuqwTKAtRpIsn0nVoFpdTgFSyao4EA9a9O4exDl2AMvpYzqGOrfolsJwJCJHw9kCAyPQD0G-L-of5zpV-bHfccKsqlFNT8FNlbMWygm_8Xjr7g8w3nmawn7IDoksOD5z8ch0/s2423/IMG_2598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="2423" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2QiGvkb6j4ZcOw3ILXmRp2_gES4EdRDWPO5wZNWrbfV2pQC72OHbOFCVuqwTKAtRpIsn0nVoFpdTgFSyao4EA9a9O4exDl2AMvpYzqGOrfolsJwJCJHw9kCAyPQD0G-L-of5zpV-bHfccKsqlFNT8FNlbMWygm_8Xjr7g8w3nmawn7IDoksOD5z8ch0/w400-h261/IMG_2598.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b47pyzhWPPjuaQ1Y9IuxV6xpRax7sTgoPgX-H3sMQ3wkmOseGtuihrF0Fk-c8O3l0ZHLNxTc2bAfvgTtklegvtMG5S-0AMC0PzhD11pur8mu0q4f9HCa7io_yslhH2a1f7Zewv5vhXvDVLEf6gGPonVoekXEkbOcop0R8fUvGSFPTAmTXy31BM-Hib8/s4032/IMG_2608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b47pyzhWPPjuaQ1Y9IuxV6xpRax7sTgoPgX-H3sMQ3wkmOseGtuihrF0Fk-c8O3l0ZHLNxTc2bAfvgTtklegvtMG5S-0AMC0PzhD11pur8mu0q4f9HCa7io_yslhH2a1f7Zewv5vhXvDVLEf6gGPonVoekXEkbOcop0R8fUvGSFPTAmTXy31BM-Hib8/w400-h300/IMG_2608.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A stone orangutan marks the entrance to the Tanjung Puting National Park, over a million acres of forest set aside by the Dutch colonial government in the 1930s for the protection of orangutans and proboscis monkeys. It was the first site in Indonesian Borneo set aside for the study of wild orangutans. It was named a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1977 and a national park in 1982. 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We were visiting during the dry season, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't rain--it just doesn't rain <i>as much.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZuWDdIYLgo2_gIgxwbTHyemvz31hs4DeMtt8CWXf4U03R-h9KsANtBnADoIN6g_oJak-l0sKoYHPCaAKwyjCfcwMr4EjUk7Kj8dOtaOr8OkjnkqtaotBOrcmBq7plCEuiqRXt29cAQFoiOq6gAUjbaFpg-A2H9dLsugKs8_xoBr_Ww_dFL38QZXnnhE/s3539/IMG_2582.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="3539" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZuWDdIYLgo2_gIgxwbTHyemvz31hs4DeMtt8CWXf4U03R-h9KsANtBnADoIN6g_oJak-l0sKoYHPCaAKwyjCfcwMr4EjUk7Kj8dOtaOr8OkjnkqtaotBOrcmBq7plCEuiqRXt29cAQFoiOq6gAUjbaFpg-A2H9dLsugKs8_xoBr_Ww_dFL38QZXnnhE/w640-h406/IMG_2582.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A delicate butterfly joined us under our canopy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7ja9SPXLirirU4SwHIZxGKZnEty_t9hsOW7324_MW-IyZxN7q44UjSf1a0KaEr8yOzbyIYDhXjxRwFUMGd46M4ydo8VdLD_vnzgGSbnuMqK7ZP00_tD8aMO8mGyJxqRvEC8yNwWvuvu7T52ylGfnZAvxKgbQh0udz_tNSK_RPOS-G9TwJEic46gGHN8/s1022/DSC01082%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1022" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7ja9SPXLirirU4SwHIZxGKZnEty_t9hsOW7324_MW-IyZxN7q44UjSf1a0KaEr8yOzbyIYDhXjxRwFUMGd46M4ydo8VdLD_vnzgGSbnuMqK7ZP00_tD8aMO8mGyJxqRvEC8yNwWvuvu7T52ylGfnZAvxKgbQh0udz_tNSK_RPOS-G9TwJEic46gGHN8/w352-h208/DSC01082%20(2).JPG" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About an hour into the journey we had an amazing lunch that included fermented soy marinated in a wonderful spice, tilapia (whole) seasoned with chilis, rolls of fried eggs, steamed mixed veggies, and rice. In my journal I noted that it was perhaps the best meal we had had so far on the trip.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhAGII4oeqmcd5UpNLEI9GrpK5lx1-B6ATPtU_cZ3kl-fmgMRE_dfWeuiL8kaZCOzAkr3W--khzdglBes9v-7tF0QSMt6zHhKDB4NKnNeOXSASDjo2PTeMBH1xuHkWtvXlD93vGPXGj9jbdLIUNA_b1wKyDpR5KXGy-4j2TWdJn9N34vQuVOB12-Ysyk/s2304/IMG_2590%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2304" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhAGII4oeqmcd5UpNLEI9GrpK5lx1-B6ATPtU_cZ3kl-fmgMRE_dfWeuiL8kaZCOzAkr3W--khzdglBes9v-7tF0QSMt6zHhKDB4NKnNeOXSASDjo2PTeMBH1xuHkWtvXlD93vGPXGj9jbdLIUNA_b1wKyDpR5KXGy-4j2TWdJn9N34vQuVOB12-Ysyk/w400-h386/IMG_2590%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeL-D_1JxCul69LYGlYQFg61EgOlp_mfmvUmUBuRUtFC_nCQRkH_kCqkE3Vwv45HS-8FPbVQ1cPg_EhQdIKNTfz_TZn36eM_ls-gjquhZAAVvb6eSis_a8Xi6SlA2JK9jj348-tlPpTGL2YAW1UwR3dvVQ-mgd4vSH5gol0TbRh6FGa4gDsHlx3nFj9wo/s3374/IMG_2591%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2701" data-original-width="3374" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeL-D_1JxCul69LYGlYQFg61EgOlp_mfmvUmUBuRUtFC_nCQRkH_kCqkE3Vwv45HS-8FPbVQ1cPg_EhQdIKNTfz_TZn36eM_ls-gjquhZAAVvb6eSis_a8Xi6SlA2JK9jj348-tlPpTGL2YAW1UwR3dvVQ-mgd4vSH5gol0TbRh6FGa4gDsHlx3nFj9wo/w640-h512/IMG_2591%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdSiLiJ2jrN0tlPMys20QwFlCyEcC2wU2akPURtwq1cC7SEYGPZzht9Kf3j4pdPBqyEyVyCgaU_bwtfnmLjyZzoO4_RdZC4qmEqqlJ8AW0CisOEfja6Wocc324PHnWbfIjnOpQPhDqjwwggxxZhQmwyLOPyL7rkOuhnsztB024pqjJgmfn2hWfFBBUaw/s4032/IMG_2593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdSiLiJ2jrN0tlPMys20QwFlCyEcC2wU2akPURtwq1cC7SEYGPZzht9Kf3j4pdPBqyEyVyCgaU_bwtfnmLjyZzoO4_RdZC4qmEqqlJ8AW0CisOEfja6Wocc324PHnWbfIjnOpQPhDqjwwggxxZhQmwyLOPyL7rkOuhnsztB024pqjJgmfn2hWfFBBUaw/w400-h300/IMG_2593.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We saw a few Pinocchio-nosed proboscis monkeys hanging out in the trees. I didn't get a very good photo . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijt1PB970473y4Agh9u6nuNNBmoGa2x2NtIR_TUK_JGI72JniDtiFeYDFDpt1N4BK22DHjWTjNaac48fgco-cxXdiJM_GxHE619QG92-tv1KORhhMPZ8J1Fc9XKRLqGJqPHMC3ycv9bPUMRypoy0x9Hdu9i5ZYeKSX_264rU0kaAPXI2ruMTrbfJ8v40E/s3241/IMG_2594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3241" data-original-width="2445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijt1PB970473y4Agh9u6nuNNBmoGa2x2NtIR_TUK_JGI72JniDtiFeYDFDpt1N4BK22DHjWTjNaac48fgco-cxXdiJM_GxHE619QG92-tv1KORhhMPZ8J1Fc9XKRLqGJqPHMC3ycv9bPUMRypoy0x9Hdu9i5ZYeKSX_264rU0kaAPXI2ruMTrbfJ8v40E/w301-h400/IMG_2594.JPG" width="301" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtviVpj0UCc2IyGzOvJAIcZXKb3bh8vpMH3lGmtfCuWZpYB6UMGqk8Q_j9vcitz-71eih1I5VLnIlpxTfR4AJMG07xjPcaMz0J7x4tw_cKyHHN-fA2oInvy0haJbu1TCzWGItVg3GFQnuvOY-MWdtKxTnPsWlt9A-PORQ_3WKjPMnhO42rTBGxYY2NGw/s434/IMG_2594%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="301" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtviVpj0UCc2IyGzOvJAIcZXKb3bh8vpMH3lGmtfCuWZpYB6UMGqk8Q_j9vcitz-71eih1I5VLnIlpxTfR4AJMG07xjPcaMz0J7x4tw_cKyHHN-fA2oInvy0haJbu1TCzWGItVg3GFQnuvOY-MWdtKxTnPsWlt9A-PORQ_3WKjPMnhO42rTBGxYY2NGw/w278-h400/IMG_2594%20(2).JPG" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5L689qCZDJsbo-seZItpFqMdhDXaerurAStReLSwGjybiPnJKPwkGCtwcBPF1xl7hq6BtuxdCuC8kGLySAIDjlDD_Tv8Klivg3Ls0XGTo0t5vJDF93arXKOmjLpet4nhggB-h6Js9DpvtCVtVYS-IgUT2vg5zzLoYD5Ck1DPJXWwqSfrsJtzHyPBggGk/s3487/DSC01099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="3487" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5L689qCZDJsbo-seZItpFqMdhDXaerurAStReLSwGjybiPnJKPwkGCtwcBPF1xl7hq6BtuxdCuC8kGLySAIDjlDD_Tv8Klivg3Ls0XGTo0t5vJDF93arXKOmjLpet4nhggB-h6Js9DpvtCVtVYS-IgUT2vg5zzLoYD5Ck1DPJXWwqSfrsJtzHyPBggGk/w640-h440/DSC01099.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">. . . but if you are familiar with the American comedian and actor Jimmy Durante, popular in the 1930s through the 1970s and known for what he called his <i>schnozzola</i> (big nose), you have a pretty good idea of what a proboscis monkey looks like.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK3G9yxrxo3oX9miKCkQxOMhGo6XK_f1R87DpU3c2Q7yAzZHf0Mzysysjx7nYTL4WwO-xbBBytkQjDdJmpGmtQ4QoRD1Qray3wAQ3Srau4HJgtZdyfp1VHgrHCBZh__EUCHCPF916NdF7fGE2ZKSpIgCdQib3GGFCXZk7I6Un-8107hztWW5jTtndGzc/s1024/jimmy_durante2-1024x576.jpg.optimal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK3G9yxrxo3oX9miKCkQxOMhGo6XK_f1R87DpU3c2Q7yAzZHf0Mzysysjx7nYTL4WwO-xbBBytkQjDdJmpGmtQ4QoRD1Qray3wAQ3Srau4HJgtZdyfp1VHgrHCBZh__EUCHCPF916NdF7fGE2ZKSpIgCdQib3GGFCXZk7I6Un-8107hztWW5jTtndGzc/w400-h225/jimmy_durante2-1024x576.jpg.optimal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Sam pointed out a orangutan nest high in a tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C9bhSE1tG6Bke84njTmkCdRI-RubqibxcQ-j979pxAhAF0HKxrIsNn6H6rpRbKu8fZ8R2a9PGmXRp63qgQXyLInp_SZPJiIBb1YdVBOzOH8zzxsPXbqImoo6KQGuNS443dIdv9q6ABeVCMZMtAVY0tCSHSsy6IIjhgRpX_Y1J20XsePIkbLu-fwXo-E/s4876/DSC01077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="4876" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C9bhSE1tG6Bke84njTmkCdRI-RubqibxcQ-j979pxAhAF0HKxrIsNn6H6rpRbKu8fZ8R2a9PGmXRp63qgQXyLInp_SZPJiIBb1YdVBOzOH8zzxsPXbqImoo6KQGuNS443dIdv9q6ABeVCMZMtAVY0tCSHSsy6IIjhgRpX_Y1J20XsePIkbLu-fwXo-E/w445-h307/DSC01077.JPG" width="445" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then we caught glimpses of orangutans in the tall grasses and dense foliage. Just as when we saw our first Sumatran orangutans, it was a rush to see our first Bornean orangutans. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IwYyAr4kRb8LcmiYRMuRHmAz-UuFj0NxDp01J02-zi-F5c8iFq5mfxZ58qt4BdwT_Ke0O1aGxi5buhPPVb7TlFPN_fmq9baQ-wJc0inieXIHKepWsFcAsWbcAA51pewmEVUbEXdEpGROf9jQb2kPjj0-nA-AGyxvnoEMr080bmKasumOMmFCRlL4sI4/s3890/DSC01078%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="3890" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IwYyAr4kRb8LcmiYRMuRHmAz-UuFj0NxDp01J02-zi-F5c8iFq5mfxZ58qt4BdwT_Ke0O1aGxi5buhPPVb7TlFPN_fmq9baQ-wJc0inieXIHKepWsFcAsWbcAA51pewmEVUbEXdEpGROf9jQb2kPjj0-nA-AGyxvnoEMr080bmKasumOMmFCRlL4sI4/w640-h445/DSC01078%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are a critically endangered species, numbering less than 14% of what existed as recently as the mid-20th century</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltI0PNRlwO4YbLiWrJi5fV_axeTqdBZBQZ1c-YA8PehVIG7ctsag1t2l6XQxxIFz-GvycUOMq-Jy4VY7uFvnkvEHZoXP7ucTi3MfEt0DKQqQmLViijxEMcxFB6lHApV7cJY1GZvuYYnC5I_QcnoNR30i2iEeDcSfaovgXX5ZPouwTfH6TgM5-K3L6YBw/s1684/DSC01086%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="1684" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltI0PNRlwO4YbLiWrJi5fV_axeTqdBZBQZ1c-YA8PehVIG7ctsag1t2l6XQxxIFz-GvycUOMq-Jy4VY7uFvnkvEHZoXP7ucTi3MfEt0DKQqQmLViijxEMcxFB6lHApV7cJY1GZvuYYnC5I_QcnoNR30i2iEeDcSfaovgXX5ZPouwTfH6TgM5-K3L6YBw/w640-h432/DSC01086%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIH9pTCvm3jdo557jQ6exjVsn0KwrhquTKj8OPsH17yM8JC9BH7wNW17vALIb6eXmENlYPJvXmg8gm7dFSRi3qT61ArT-8GvO9IibkpDj-8-5zueOnWkZs8Rxz2ZO7LcQJs1Y0V4VJ-J5WeYSddiql856RwyervepJQuAUXD8KnSaHh0Z8Rw1561-LXVM/s2783/DSC01096%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="2783" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIH9pTCvm3jdo557jQ6exjVsn0KwrhquTKj8OPsH17yM8JC9BH7wNW17vALIb6eXmENlYPJvXmg8gm7dFSRi3qT61ArT-8GvO9IibkpDj-8-5zueOnWkZs8Rxz2ZO7LcQJs1Y0V4VJ-J5WeYSddiql856RwyervepJQuAUXD8KnSaHh0Z8Rw1561-LXVM/w640-h474/DSC01096%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed this dock for one of the lodges (not ours) and admired the orangutan welcoming committee:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_riB1P-35e8-43ES0kmmCTZgHG14DjBcEljPmo4Oz_cPT8QkrVIRMd_UcMQTDkbVD-6pxcW1rxMW8_vTpz_kSOV-bOXti-rUxUDe5SYEHjsJNDlrjcnn4MfESjrUCYL7vBEjPWJXL3F5hhzVazffNGbFfbdTu9H-Uh_LbW5EHdRfssBfX1y9xnt2wHvA/s3175/IMG_2600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="3175" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_riB1P-35e8-43ES0kmmCTZgHG14DjBcEljPmo4Oz_cPT8QkrVIRMd_UcMQTDkbVD-6pxcW1rxMW8_vTpz_kSOV-bOXti-rUxUDe5SYEHjsJNDlrjcnn4MfESjrUCYL7vBEjPWJXL3F5hhzVazffNGbFfbdTu9H-Uh_LbW5EHdRfssBfX1y9xnt2wHvA/w640-h414/IMG_2600.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We docked at the Rimba Lodge, where we had booked a cabin so that Bob would have electricity for his CPAP machine. The alternative was sleeping on mattresses on the upper deck (where there was no electricity, no privacy, and a shared bathroom). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYGC6O2E1WuN85PHxhlK7R0KWAJkV_C46zj0i_AqTvn4uYXy33ujeZK_bhX-IeiH0RHXCOqy1EGhUcbZK4nxtpqgjiWI3WdLaPgv103F5pjBGYZilfoPM7Ktc4QYPqJGhtxyKMB_kfYXGPGc6g3xaZTk2T8nogzXaUd0KSFnmAm0vPWhziWWVcfY-gYU/s3792/IMG_2602.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="2469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYGC6O2E1WuN85PHxhlK7R0KWAJkV_C46zj0i_AqTvn4uYXy33ujeZK_bhX-IeiH0RHXCOqy1EGhUcbZK4nxtpqgjiWI3WdLaPgv103F5pjBGYZilfoPM7Ktc4QYPqJGhtxyKMB_kfYXGPGc6g3xaZTk2T8nogzXaUd0KSFnmAm0vPWhziWWVcfY-gYU/w260-h400/IMG_2602.JPG" width="260" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJy5iFNRUdKdx8ZNb_bUa0Wg_i5qXqoZXOctW8xsArYZVDfplQM3xexxzduBBoqXfwLYPltUVTBpPjrW8yCmVb9O_yINcPC72-K7JWMsCVTJjCwU7WLp0IspJzkaAbm4tKPPRABRcEEf1svXidtc0HYdq7bBUtNXNKrYnRdVHTu8ADsOYTZCzonH3vEw/s3869/IMG_2604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="2663" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJy5iFNRUdKdx8ZNb_bUa0Wg_i5qXqoZXOctW8xsArYZVDfplQM3xexxzduBBoqXfwLYPltUVTBpPjrW8yCmVb9O_yINcPC72-K7JWMsCVTJjCwU7WLp0IspJzkaAbm4tKPPRABRcEEf1svXidtc0HYdq7bBUtNXNKrYnRdVHTu8ADsOYTZCzonH3vEw/w275-h400/IMG_2604.JPG" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had about 1 1/2 hours to kill, so first we took a look at a poisonous green viper curled up in a tree near the office (It was still there the next morning) . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV18Xb0nyLYTnMPeg_hBLl0bfeKSygAPtVV8qPfwZW14UD_2DlSsF1spzuyZu_H7V43WReo3ZA4IO0b5MXDbv_scraGeo0oGmeKyR5mzMFzQgpa2AwUWiuGJvLu2B6UjW1Y6Vs15p-oYUxbmnoeoNENhnEccO9QcK8hkkx7Y__wtxyUoEH4pPPBrSzmxI/s3268/DSC01108%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="3268" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV18Xb0nyLYTnMPeg_hBLl0bfeKSygAPtVV8qPfwZW14UD_2DlSsF1spzuyZu_H7V43WReo3ZA4IO0b5MXDbv_scraGeo0oGmeKyR5mzMFzQgpa2AwUWiuGJvLu2B6UjW1Y6Vs15p-oYUxbmnoeoNENhnEccO9QcK8hkkx7Y__wtxyUoEH4pPPBrSzmxI/w640-h344/DSC01108%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">. . . and then we crashed in our room. Sam told us later that it was 98% humidity. Our cabin only had electricity from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, so it was crushing heat and humidity in our room. What could we do but go to sleep?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the way, here is our bathroom--the same all-in-one features we would see on the boats. The trick in showering in one of these is keeping the toilet paper dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGV6KuP0eIWYP7pxvoEquzv3w1AJHu6x2T60NlcsLramSuzevqTITqUrebpkxyczF897hQGfGyD8xE-Y-8gvrBwz2FbCHKs1DuY_WixUu3trgrllFP0rQxRbKeLev0LaW9z6l3GSX-RhfoFiMGpWNjtT4oVLO0k3GM9NX1Mo0VLtKNpDT_9UkTrgwq9U/s4032/IMG_2607.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGV6KuP0eIWYP7pxvoEquzv3w1AJHu6x2T60NlcsLramSuzevqTITqUrebpkxyczF897hQGfGyD8xE-Y-8gvrBwz2FbCHKs1DuY_WixUu3trgrllFP0rQxRbKeLev0LaW9z6l3GSX-RhfoFiMGpWNjtT4oVLO0k3GM9NX1Mo0VLtKNpDT_9UkTrgwq9U/w400-h300/IMG_2607.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">We met up with Sam and our klotok at about 3:00 and finished our trip to the first of our main destinations on the river: Tanjung Harapan, a park where researchers and rangers feed the local orangutan population once a day. We started our visit in the information center, which was full of facts about orangutans, rehabilitation/conservation efforts, and this area.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSnCNW6aMSiE7JC59DRhVJQD7guJab8ok-D3Jm6czFeO3sjC7BJV5h-ifWw9zpHw-pQY46FTTyQ45bBeE_yfMMQQGzBw10XwxpPV0UDmb_SWDbKrqNfQQobyEs5SX8zCRcrmj3BQeZDWU6cd305ISEZ1rX7j2Ggaa6TEg9Bp9E0HVogOUQV9k7_V33nQ/s4032/IMG_2614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSnCNW6aMSiE7JC59DRhVJQD7guJab8ok-D3Jm6czFeO3sjC7BJV5h-ifWw9zpHw-pQY46FTTyQ45bBeE_yfMMQQGzBw10XwxpPV0UDmb_SWDbKrqNfQQobyEs5SX8zCRcrmj3BQeZDWU6cd305ISEZ1rX7j2Ggaa6TEg9Bp9E0HVogOUQV9k7_V33nQ/w423-h317/IMG_2614.JPG" width="423" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA_03Gb-VUcOtch3_9PsP8zJYoke89ls4tJprNuvriYYCWRTkqkoiUGCcpJEe5_IPEwlbfFwf2GzU4FdaJofMLFxJIDsoHaf_ZgtsYtvnWTFVoyFYFslH6Uf-W-erIUbXthBmnlr_PUbEyXcK06vxfwFMpeu0_7CcygStb_Vm1MlgfUC_SOQ6Sqr8Bms/s3870/IMG_2618%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3870" data-original-width="1722" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA_03Gb-VUcOtch3_9PsP8zJYoke89ls4tJprNuvriYYCWRTkqkoiUGCcpJEe5_IPEwlbfFwf2GzU4FdaJofMLFxJIDsoHaf_ZgtsYtvnWTFVoyFYFslH6Uf-W-erIUbXthBmnlr_PUbEyXcK06vxfwFMpeu0_7CcygStb_Vm1MlgfUC_SOQ6Sqr8Bms/s320/IMG_2618%20(2).JPG" width="142" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">On one of the information plaques, I was happy to see proof that the United States has been involved in the conservation efforts here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtNMcs8D7COZkPtQQdR6r9JeaazuwAVS4uEuKQmhU5C1zjXuebTk8KwEz-34wf-yleVohWB4zJ4-DBMCVcRss1ptfhpwSOJ_1RFQAqiv1hiBF2WjXEMwi-yOa0cycjB7r86V3dV6zNDzrFNGKy5jeRv3BIqjQCR20vDMmo4x8On6sXLC0y3ORBIRLrjk/s1374/IMG_2619%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="1374" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtNMcs8D7COZkPtQQdR6r9JeaazuwAVS4uEuKQmhU5C1zjXuebTk8KwEz-34wf-yleVohWB4zJ4-DBMCVcRss1ptfhpwSOJ_1RFQAqiv1hiBF2WjXEMwi-yOa0cycjB7r86V3dV6zNDzrFNGKy5jeRv3BIqjQCR20vDMmo4x8On6sXLC0y3ORBIRLrjk/w400-h68/IMG_2619%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After finishing up at the information center, we walked for about 1/2 mile on a very nice trail to the feeding station.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNLsgSnVWlQYPqrGVMjhEmqtmpPQJmatUdfDeg-rQVIL5BhdFS9SQUcTb6ITrZEbWfr_9713x0u5hX0pzGVU-HvjnfRTP7CnRTYC3C6yzx9T_CPw9Er-Iz58qT-va2IEbnt-5rtslSHSmyyfzjI0AP7Wh0EDGaF2moat-akTimdfapmlOUN6WN-_0oGg/s1911/IMG_2620%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="1892" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNLsgSnVWlQYPqrGVMjhEmqtmpPQJmatUdfDeg-rQVIL5BhdFS9SQUcTb6ITrZEbWfr_9713x0u5hX0pzGVU-HvjnfRTP7CnRTYC3C6yzx9T_CPw9Er-Iz58qT-va2IEbnt-5rtslSHSmyyfzjI0AP7Wh0EDGaF2moat-akTimdfapmlOUN6WN-_0oGg/w396-h400/IMG_2620%20(2).JPG" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was <i>still </i>unbearably hot and humid. Sam gave each of us one of these fans that twist up into a nice little packet and can be put in a pocket or bag. Later on during the trip, I bought a couple more at a stall at the airport for about twice the price we paid Sam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj6JwGHO95JEMDfiIVHbiVAI81zq5CWZFPj125sI-CM0AfEbZgUP5IZhbV54zWa59Tc0IHWjRZ8LnEV4aGRnahc2ibw98CFmFcMDxk_Qx3ftq52xLRVyIKiJ49OovNRPuc4FrXms91BYgKlogLrbtmjYUoqz-ij5SU90pvXkOfUpiRPrzF408wNjUzwU/s3024/IMG_2621%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="3024" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj6JwGHO95JEMDfiIVHbiVAI81zq5CWZFPj125sI-CM0AfEbZgUP5IZhbV54zWa59Tc0IHWjRZ8LnEV4aGRnahc2ibw98CFmFcMDxk_Qx3ftq52xLRVyIKiJ49OovNRPuc4FrXms91BYgKlogLrbtmjYUoqz-ij5SU90pvXkOfUpiRPrzF408wNjUzwU/s320/IMG_2621%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we drew near to the feeding platform, we stopped to read this placard that asked us to be quiet and respectful, stay with our guide at all times, keep a distance of at least 5 meters from the orangutans, refrain from using flash photography or selfie sticks, keep food and water out of view of the orangutans, and pick up any trash we might see. As far as we could tell, everyone obeyed the rules.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9r1D8SsDVB0eSKYTQVey34IZ1Uwa48F4V9OPCWu_zIxkj31YVKN0aHntuAryqK0rRZzZTxQknZ0209Uqky3l8_N6wrDX7G0vspTYf5oWaQa8ABNDcCKmP0WhmYXZR9iWZYJKFq-ucBiXpPmuHfsWYbKdI6F9bEgN6GviWVL7W1uOCQK1f1ZGbpZ7z1A/s2081/IMG_2622%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="2081" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9r1D8SsDVB0eSKYTQVey34IZ1Uwa48F4V9OPCWu_zIxkj31YVKN0aHntuAryqK0rRZzZTxQknZ0209Uqky3l8_N6wrDX7G0vspTYf5oWaQa8ABNDcCKmP0WhmYXZR9iWZYJKFq-ucBiXpPmuHfsWYbKdI6F9bEgN6GviWVL7W1uOCQK1f1ZGbpZ7z1A/w640-h286/IMG_2622%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We noticed that unlike our jungle experiences in Sumatra, most of the tourists here were <i>not</i> locals, but rather Europeans, Australians, and a few Americans.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisJ76Im6WuaPgq8awoxuMWHNx5_kADO2AVR6vcB43xj20uQosPGYKP6IbBydz-UoEF38SQB084Ykc9bovxjBkC5oDTAYLmIub2ZYhC0DMCK6WzCUUA28XBcBK3SlWY4ne42zadX_eNwknRs_TuFWIVU0AqK-OdfFnM56peXF9m6Nspi-d963EqXQnIXI/s3188/IMG_2634%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="3188" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisJ76Im6WuaPgq8awoxuMWHNx5_kADO2AVR6vcB43xj20uQosPGYKP6IbBydz-UoEF38SQB084Ykc9bovxjBkC5oDTAYLmIub2ZYhC0DMCK6WzCUUA28XBcBK3SlWY4ne42zadX_eNwknRs_TuFWIVU0AqK-OdfFnM56peXF9m6Nspi-d963EqXQnIXI/w640-h436/IMG_2634%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were a few orangutans hanging around (literally) and waiting for lunch to show up. I loved the mamas with babies clinging to their backs or fronts. The mamas never seemed concerned enough to put an arm around the baby, which had the good sense to hold on tight.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73azeJ_LOU--8vSlNxEKzsP8dPNzm10Ma-epdrogjfO7q0HTifGAo_tLqtzI-eX6Bo6yjYs4pZ0yfUOoke-erSxoyWlMTTuJubs04J1PdG_1bksMFtlF3k6jgjW74qzQBVgihAw3Hu3QPmSfh3NBUq4BBWPwoesNuPaDrEcBr96mUu32rMm_qn9gutZQ/s1046/IMG_2623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1046" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73azeJ_LOU--8vSlNxEKzsP8dPNzm10Ma-epdrogjfO7q0HTifGAo_tLqtzI-eX6Bo6yjYs4pZ0yfUOoke-erSxoyWlMTTuJubs04J1PdG_1bksMFtlF3k6jgjW74qzQBVgihAw3Hu3QPmSfh3NBUq4BBWPwoesNuPaDrEcBr96mUu32rMm_qn9gutZQ/w640-h456/IMG_2623.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQzb_Rgt35s-qkCTbVXa7Zq1TkF5uiJfLxN_GxWADne8pWTTDL15E_302GKmQnCbnzP6g7FNIKDHpYerIjmh_PxXR99iCBFJvkw6oFnmLmfBbfKjDzwR4y8YKVSESjfoWZPl6hrllpN7DPml2P2NFWDThMGZq0C58N88XsIsk-qMriCEaF7118V-9MHc/s3756/DSC01120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3756" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQzb_Rgt35s-qkCTbVXa7Zq1TkF5uiJfLxN_GxWADne8pWTTDL15E_302GKmQnCbnzP6g7FNIKDHpYerIjmh_PxXR99iCBFJvkw6oFnmLmfBbfKjDzwR4y8YKVSESjfoWZPl6hrllpN7DPml2P2NFWDThMGZq0C58N88XsIsk-qMriCEaF7118V-9MHc/w640-h428/DSC01120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was blown away by how comfortably these huge animals walked along the smallest of branches, all four feet gripping like hands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb_XSW9BXuZ8AiOC-dh8siZgfdf4dH87dXeJiu1ET1oSHX37_BzOsmP3G2NvSxE9hpCt8z0velDLMjujLWsIctNcsGdtorFJyukiu0r18SBZ8vVmIrqncod96qJ619aOwNhohxIP3UrsgqnUi57ZFPMOPSggd17DOCUjVZy-cjcS4fPzL2_X3T_Crzw8/s1150/IMG_2658%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1150" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb_XSW9BXuZ8AiOC-dh8siZgfdf4dH87dXeJiu1ET1oSHX37_BzOsmP3G2NvSxE9hpCt8z0velDLMjujLWsIctNcsGdtorFJyukiu0r18SBZ8vVmIrqncod96qJ619aOwNhohxIP3UrsgqnUi57ZFPMOPSggd17DOCUjVZy-cjcS4fPzL2_X3T_Crzw8/w640-h435/IMG_2658%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As soon as the bananas were spread out on the deck, the orangutans lumbered out of the bushes and onto the platform in their distinct manner of walking on their front knuckles. Males are distinguished from females by the growths on the side of the face and under the chin. That's a male on the left and a female in the center. That male was definitely large and in charge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY-LElwpn60H6P7zZoGMGb5kPATivpTNwcWYR0a02W69nMIUS1O_t9pmpe0T0O7ZSK7K91BQB3rxQjeeAaPX56NaJl0TA6ownorI7x-J220bLpYmcL5HLEPs9wPG-X52WllVUiIfQaBwLaqxRN6-aWpM02yho7-JfVPysFnxbbVeN0hfYH2BvABgo9is/s4649/DSC01115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3273" data-original-width="4649" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfY-LElwpn60H6P7zZoGMGb5kPATivpTNwcWYR0a02W69nMIUS1O_t9pmpe0T0O7ZSK7K91BQB3rxQjeeAaPX56NaJl0TA6ownorI7x-J220bLpYmcL5HLEPs9wPG-X52WllVUiIfQaBwLaqxRN6-aWpM02yho7-JfVPysFnxbbVeN0hfYH2BvABgo9is/w640-h450/DSC01115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGCps6kn7zF9rxaQ74rgoJxNRjizlvTJGxeYzb-ycFXjinrbA0ncGAUJWenqSeVEEoK0VWdsbqlMOAXAElv0v0AjlkayXCBkymmGjPFw5ASDcsppvskKpQfrVFNEr3fKOIqFwTHIpSaWtZhz_-NtAMU994S-aZrRuu7bB5y_tUANTDpNYykI7e0KRk-A/s2091/DSC01118%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2091" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGCps6kn7zF9rxaQ74rgoJxNRjizlvTJGxeYzb-ycFXjinrbA0ncGAUJWenqSeVEEoK0VWdsbqlMOAXAElv0v0AjlkayXCBkymmGjPFw5ASDcsppvskKpQfrVFNEr3fKOIqFwTHIpSaWtZhz_-NtAMU994S-aZrRuu7bB5y_tUANTDpNYykI7e0KRk-A/w400-h250/DSC01118%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div> He reminded me of King Louie in <i>The Jungle Book.</i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Uq5DEoYcxf4O0eVJTlTgGbFlhYmSloaRsrIs6XC9UqJGUdQP6pgUkkTBn8AGz7vSxh5Zpn2CR6e8LsXUKiIioVlA6vcImmRGBbiq54oG9uGuxzzl5vcYrunc-MqhAPERoXFNIhSA5t9aHvyHc8ltrRcYk0xZyEu6vePSFMTaxaoxS3UHopiWvnGcSgM/s655/jungle-book-top-164820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="655" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Uq5DEoYcxf4O0eVJTlTgGbFlhYmSloaRsrIs6XC9UqJGUdQP6pgUkkTBn8AGz7vSxh5Zpn2CR6e8LsXUKiIioVlA6vcImmRGBbiq54oG9uGuxzzl5vcYrunc-MqhAPERoXFNIhSA5t9aHvyHc8ltrRcYk0xZyEu6vePSFMTaxaoxS3UHopiWvnGcSgM/w640-h373/jungle-book-top-164820.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took a dozen videos, but here are my two favorites. In this first one, how cute is that baby on its mama's back? And note how carefully she approaches the alpha male, backing carefully away when he turns towards her.</div></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T5ZodM2F8tA?si=kiEtSjZ7DCbG0wCK" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In this one, notice the teenager, in typical teenager fashion, stuffing everything he can into his mouth and grabbing what more he can with his hands before leaving. Hilarious! (Note that I assume it is a "he." We saw a mother orangutan do exactly the same thing later on.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2vuvBaOHzYk?si=65nySd7CADtznMVH" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The diners came and went, some staying for a while on the platform, and others using the "grab and run" technique. There were at least 12 altogether, and possibly as many as 16. I couldn't get over the mamas and babies. We saw littles ones playing with each other, but the smallest never let go of mom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUw8-8pFzfwRKNxmwpWfkzVbFUGJpQUbNj_qYhjOBW6v9xG4nUF2NgO6TU8eMfqXA61gYfJWBiQ0yxR6XfUiIyPLPda7uyoml2MJKlJr11F_aYGh3T7NsFU95GK_yW67CjHqXPzJRCmFzjB34oR6VdGIz0ba2xbNXgA3SkiWPZanr8QCNfW4W8BEBXnjk/s3224/DSC01123%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2095" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUw8-8pFzfwRKNxmwpWfkzVbFUGJpQUbNj_qYhjOBW6v9xG4nUF2NgO6TU8eMfqXA61gYfJWBiQ0yxR6XfUiIyPLPda7uyoml2MJKlJr11F_aYGh3T7NsFU95GK_yW67CjHqXPzJRCmFzjB34oR6VdGIz0ba2xbNXgA3SkiWPZanr8QCNfW4W8BEBXnjk/w270-h416/DSC01123%20(2).JPG" width="270" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkNlMnGX9l32B2AcdnmCIg5_twrnRERL79vsitinGFJCjfSVCBbCZYq4t-R3_GkMzH0cKiev8HgLOWeBAEiaqqQLeVuaHUDPWFzFLqoOcawHfJyGO7MDkCeAlgFq2uawwH91dEzqRtaNXdXT3dm1JjMYsqczfBs8_7OetrRPhhX10ksbSY4tqO0i3ju8/s3588/DSC01133%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3588" data-original-width="2400" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkNlMnGX9l32B2AcdnmCIg5_twrnRERL79vsitinGFJCjfSVCBbCZYq4t-R3_GkMzH0cKiev8HgLOWeBAEiaqqQLeVuaHUDPWFzFLqoOcawHfJyGO7MDkCeAlgFq2uawwH91dEzqRtaNXdXT3dm1JjMYsqczfBs8_7OetrRPhhX10ksbSY4tqO0i3ju8/w279-h417/DSC01133%20(2).JPG" width="279" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDfivMq437L5ueoMxegc5cstVAy1WADSs2ptciby8Vup_ebQn8EhTYW-k3qbQ2VpLsQUHPtYvQQ44HS1OJ1zR2RhNH-XIZ-W1n1yAomLIfylBrEHHb7fGARWBFuMSuOeh4m77T5w3i4MTL-s5KWhz-zThT1fjUVtTr1xUOCO4B-SnUzUwU1jRcDDvQaY/s3036/DSC01143%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="3036" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDfivMq437L5ueoMxegc5cstVAy1WADSs2ptciby8Vup_ebQn8EhTYW-k3qbQ2VpLsQUHPtYvQQ44HS1OJ1zR2RhNH-XIZ-W1n1yAomLIfylBrEHHb7fGARWBFuMSuOeh4m77T5w3i4MTL-s5KWhz-zThT1fjUVtTr1xUOCO4B-SnUzUwU1jRcDDvQaY/w469-h334/DSC01143%20(2).JPG" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because the orangutans are fed only once a day, they aren't habituated to getting all their food from the feeding station. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We headed back to our klotok, which was docked in a pile of similar boats crammed against the shore. To get to our boat we had to go through at least three other boats, jumping from deck to deck. It's an accident and lawsuit waiting to happen. Oh wait, this is Indonesia. It's like this everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back on our own klotok, we were greeted with a plate of hot fried bananas. They were by far the best fried bananas I've ever eaten. They were almost as good as good chocolate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxpJwvr1wBtT6-BWz6QotP_LFQrrQvNmXWCgt4h-KbQwNb7VtiBjWeDxakgDHNqtKij8EfKEWDPMAsju-fQfhBLKd_uZg5eDRTf_g4ZSq9xRaqUzzylzABK9bAbnawjafH-OG4iTwVHkaDXQhMLQimFwsJnT_8Mg6CGDlHuIj_EjyPVBfS60QoYQ6Rc8/s3024/IMG_2660.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3024" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxpJwvr1wBtT6-BWz6QotP_LFQrrQvNmXWCgt4h-KbQwNb7VtiBjWeDxakgDHNqtKij8EfKEWDPMAsju-fQfhBLKd_uZg5eDRTf_g4ZSq9xRaqUzzylzABK9bAbnawjafH-OG4iTwVHkaDXQhMLQimFwsJnT_8Mg6CGDlHuIj_EjyPVBfS60QoYQ6Rc8/s320/IMG_2660.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Motoring along, we stopped next to some trees with a large group of proboscis monkeys trying to settle down for the night, but the kids weren't having it. I counted 12, but I think there were at least 20, including a few long-tailed macaques. (Watch it full screen to get a better view.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJZKmND7WhlVvP1prS0wR7LuiVV0JdYhQ6zgsECmdVclPa2UWRD98m7jorVDEFIgdRx54KSq2DAj-JBaPP9A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes we saw the numerous tails hanging straight down before we saw the bodies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwft4cJMzuL6X0kRtulg1sHMqCSifIfhlPH_-RyV3AB_70VlILOE4OaNK_ksqeiYT6epzNAG3QwhLFtz2JNtRgw4GoVf5mmmHJEix3KTG_G1PNEbhkeLotdwZ6NtF5gqkKsNQdAcb0fQmsgWWFRtlGWoKQ2_H2JGH4DYw6mfmSqOzn-LwoF-iS531_GdE/s3007/DSC01149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, check out the proboscis monkey's long feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HmwZcFHs7NzfeEOECEi8F0OxQgMGj-w2Td7_67hpIC1yDkemQDBbtBzLSEcn4Z5rSPlm32rA5gC8kGndwFNKJshDGOTngNgXWB743cdCYqq6ihg3AXBXyczhIKO2ZmtXdHGXti05Ff8PGuh1LB6b2g5he8haIOJIGiEAqs7R4AupK1qYt4oltWT4Jug/s2773/DSC01162%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="1758" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HmwZcFHs7NzfeEOECEi8F0OxQgMGj-w2Td7_67hpIC1yDkemQDBbtBzLSEcn4Z5rSPlm32rA5gC8kGndwFNKJshDGOTngNgXWB743cdCYqq6ihg3AXBXyczhIKO2ZmtXdHGXti05Ff8PGuh1LB6b2g5he8haIOJIGiEAqs7R4AupK1qYt4oltWT4Jug/w267-h421/DSC01162%20(2).JPG" width="267" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosaRxuSlWwGCVV_RbVzuL3q3RqAOyjtaGolp9QmIddQC1qtBOoPTjv6_H8_IF4m70vXWI5H2Yaap481QjRhSyHkR_Tk151yvXEvwJEls8xm06CJxhTOpjhgIytU7uet6XVMckBPtsxdHLzGnwbnB1EcHjpQXM4gdImjY7oWntZYAATGjrr9kfKtnkWjk/s2285/DSC01168%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSHRKRPrBuOaWCfMxg4ncbGCKL_hZKq8fkecEOGhLgq6S2UjNoREsWYrFvV3LN43vTalOv6u4L-u2NfcoCrkYNtDJqeKILwZEiPkJ86VSlXOmTVMiTDfhvpRciEsphcIVrbc_tozePAMJ4Ohh-Nmx18URHbxv8f7hF6ZEuut6LM4Sr2JwM1ZZylNe-R4/s6000/DSC01165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSHRKRPrBuOaWCfMxg4ncbGCKL_hZKq8fkecEOGhLgq6S2UjNoREsWYrFvV3LN43vTalOv6u4L-u2NfcoCrkYNtDJqeKILwZEiPkJ86VSlXOmTVMiTDfhvpRciEsphcIVrbc_tozePAMJ4Ohh-Nmx18URHbxv8f7hF6ZEuut6LM4Sr2JwM1ZZylNe-R4/w640-h426/DSC01165.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We headed back to the Rimba Lodge for a short rest before dinner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLR2cvvPuIYzaafX2J14JabHZpw21OxL1Kgu4pgV9eBio0bhOVBdlcyK4wc-tv791_ZM9S9Kd6LBYDVNTZ8jeOAFQ99Y8LX7SDnMLvD-g0h4wF0NCrpkuBnlecX3Q0XRHrN-KRlhlUOJoRRvvEf3NESHUaDNUdVirYB2d22Ey9zddsFLiXRIp1mRd1T50/s4032/IMG_2673.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The heat had zapped all of our energy, and we pretty much could not move off our beds until 7:00, which is when we headed back to the klotok to eat dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52atpxq6p73yaovjg7QiEgCxcLlCH4EmGiJNUrSftYGB9IqpHSveRoCBveyjilneDDaEJx0dFP9E407h4z7b3p1V1ApOY88lzlgn3VcX52cANW0rPbd8G8iQRlEv9p6M750aO6WWKvkLtXCNYr_abb4_OPk-FEsUSZYuoc49TKwvdAvNjmi2lRr3_OAw/s3634/IMG_2674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="2261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52atpxq6p73yaovjg7QiEgCxcLlCH4EmGiJNUrSftYGB9IqpHSveRoCBveyjilneDDaEJx0dFP9E407h4z7b3p1V1ApOY88lzlgn3VcX52cANW0rPbd8G8iQRlEv9p6M750aO6WWKvkLtXCNYr_abb4_OPk-FEsUSZYuoc49TKwvdAvNjmi2lRr3_OAw/w249-h400/IMG_2674.JPG" width="249" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44P7KSfFbScvrq8PiUXGgxg8FDXstlY4Gm4IV5RDdMtRqzwB96jhGmEXpMp9PBbIL6cM9Qr6SC2cF0k3leQ23bONwfDlzS5JFhmycxvNsEIIGSztnQtBjyDK5NB7NUY76tNMnJ_kmGKF0ycLPH0VjTzAcFwCBFSDSL9_CopshHAJ7iYjWFqBD2XNKvow/s3620/IMG_2676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3620" data-original-width="2432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44P7KSfFbScvrq8PiUXGgxg8FDXstlY4Gm4IV5RDdMtRqzwB96jhGmEXpMp9PBbIL6cM9Qr6SC2cF0k3leQ23bONwfDlzS5JFhmycxvNsEIIGSztnQtBjyDK5NB7NUY76tNMnJ_kmGKF0ycLPH0VjTzAcFwCBFSDSL9_CopshHAJ7iYjWFqBD2XNKvow/w269-h400/IMG_2676.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was another fantastic meal: rice, fried eggplant, potatoes and chicken, cooked greens, fried noodles, and watermelon and cantaloupe. It was an A+ meal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67mzdxah-8mvE8zFc2yIdztCPRm4MbFDYCOhDbjWCViE-b7Zb9m2z4xFF5ZxJcXfgCln1TNgsRun2wlccm7eNVdjirbkwtEo4QKW60ZgBjNgLwlpMQ_y0GRVEoCnbzxR5iRHWzWTLqtius8DcdIYbbdwFVrfVTnyvKik4vbWj9vFYID73H2bP63qGHfs/s4032/IMG_2681.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67mzdxah-8mvE8zFc2yIdztCPRm4MbFDYCOhDbjWCViE-b7Zb9m2z4xFF5ZxJcXfgCln1TNgsRun2wlccm7eNVdjirbkwtEo4QKW60ZgBjNgLwlpMQ_y0GRVEoCnbzxR5iRHWzWTLqtius8DcdIYbbdwFVrfVTnyvKik4vbWj9vFYID73H2bP63qGHfs/w293-h390/IMG_2681.JPG" width="293" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcIsY8Rk1FZhJpN1VjQHIKxXV7WXm1zfPhaEBZJpLMb_9AkaM4OPX_MaIrOcJ5qvycQvGoxI8jAdUR-ullA9cZ0MS4lwbnjcegs2_ffgHzCiQeFARNHx_JsewzIhPf4lIG2SmLRTLBlvuiGj5shS5k7Wh48FB5FWv7W5xIg9pCGItIpqbXMGhSALH2lo/s4032/IMG_2682.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcIsY8Rk1FZhJpN1VjQHIKxXV7WXm1zfPhaEBZJpLMb_9AkaM4OPX_MaIrOcJ5qvycQvGoxI8jAdUR-ullA9cZ0MS4lwbnjcegs2_ffgHzCiQeFARNHx_JsewzIhPf4lIG2SmLRTLBlvuiGj5shS5k7Wh48FB5FWv7W5xIg9pCGItIpqbXMGhSALH2lo/w292-h388/IMG_2682.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Back at the Rimba Lodge, we had things other than that green viper to worry about.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwZvqWM25_cnmXhD8m--yFVy9hIwyhg3cPIa6ptmrHi25aYNbM5pfLOHeXRUT5C0L7w_yMKZwPwdCxe_zU3l030Ut7VLiHIlGV97PRnC3trRoYufqyQFPLihjBkPM-OnTJm59GbnSxu3-aN4EjGC3worefgn4NfjgX_Dy9wtc9bbXdO37LocPvKS_6UA/s4032/IMG_2683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwZvqWM25_cnmXhD8m--yFVy9hIwyhg3cPIa6ptmrHi25aYNbM5pfLOHeXRUT5C0L7w_yMKZwPwdCxe_zU3l030Ut7VLiHIlGV97PRnC3trRoYufqyQFPLihjBkPM-OnTJm59GbnSxu3-aN4EjGC3worefgn4NfjgX_Dy9wtc9bbXdO37LocPvKS_6UA/w290-h387/IMG_2683.JPG" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkno7A85_LPjkrBeHMfJNnl667jCKq5luntcFmpVddiIgXACotUomF41bKuFpdyXTDRJTubz4LF-kbiKK7PavSt16KTrp7VV4z1a61VaqHcxhjUtmxhfoCFJypFLib1w4gNCW3iX8YlwB-FZ3fCEgBYGXFgqTgpyYMA8ZMDAMc0v-YYUYViOY3o3ZtxM/s4032/IMG_2684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkno7A85_LPjkrBeHMfJNnl667jCKq5luntcFmpVddiIgXACotUomF41bKuFpdyXTDRJTubz4LF-kbiKK7PavSt16KTrp7VV4z1a61VaqHcxhjUtmxhfoCFJypFLib1w4gNCW3iX8YlwB-FZ3fCEgBYGXFgqTgpyYMA8ZMDAMc0v-YYUYViOY3o3ZtxM/w290-h386/IMG_2684.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-50887368199137729642023-09-05T09:00:00.040-07:002023-09-05T09:00:00.160-07:00INDONESIA: OFF TO BORNEO VIA JAKARTA AND SOME THOUGHTS ON SUMATRA<p> <i>July 4, 2023</i></p><p>Our second night in Bukit Lawang was much quieter than the first as all the partiers appeared to have left, but it was still unbearably hot. We woke up at about 5:00 AM, and at 7:00 Bob got up to walk the grounds to look for birds and other animals. It was a beautiful morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiGTdbo_e8DaxLi19D73FZDH7pRk5MRwN050bGWSk5pZf_ei_7neiVZGM-CdPd4fzpkhuoajJeqydUzW39hoLBbaz42al2_q5H04V1xqgbwNspDKdtAsVfG6FPTv_Nxb_RwEB6R0gyTeOB8S0-QZOdnXswvyQfdkq1-UbOc32WHxtig7lzh8FocuCPNM/s4032/IMG_2500.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2683" data-original-width="4032" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiGTdbo_e8DaxLi19D73FZDH7pRk5MRwN050bGWSk5pZf_ei_7neiVZGM-CdPd4fzpkhuoajJeqydUzW39hoLBbaz42al2_q5H04V1xqgbwNspDKdtAsVfG6FPTv_Nxb_RwEB6R0gyTeOB8S0-QZOdnXswvyQfdkq1-UbOc32WHxtig7lzh8FocuCPNM/w400-h266/IMG_2500.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div><p>I took a shower, then tried to get my hair to dry on its own. I eventually unplugged everything in the room and used my hair dryer on its lowest setting. The power stayed on and eventually I was able to dry my hair. It was my first day in Indonesia I didn't start the day with a wet ponytail.</p><p>Bob didn't see much on the property. When he got back, we went down for breakfast at about 8:00. Bob, worried about how much he had been sweating and possible dehydration, ordered a large bottle (~ 64 oz.) of water, a Coke Zero, and some juice. He drank at least 80 oz. of liquid, hoping to restore the equilibrium in his body. </p><p>By the way, check out the cool lighting in the main dining area--dozens of woven baskets with lightbulbs inside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxrJv6ljT4SoHqTpBWMDgYlCu_10rYtwsdX5jDgFgeaaRTPZOyTO8LI4nz7OwM4LjvF4wq40i-1Tu603UqINxGVyR27k9S_FqMLRjCxBIBT6qyiwMv_Z3rYLrubOVOZvxj4noG5DRcSgfeQ0vqx2_fg6R0AmFOfrEche_JmT2-KO2ycU2k3Y1nch2NME/s2236/IMG_2504%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2236" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxrJv6ljT4SoHqTpBWMDgYlCu_10rYtwsdX5jDgFgeaaRTPZOyTO8LI4nz7OwM4LjvF4wq40i-1Tu603UqINxGVyR27k9S_FqMLRjCxBIBT6qyiwMv_Z3rYLrubOVOZvxj4noG5DRcSgfeQ0vqx2_fg6R0AmFOfrEche_JmT2-KO2ycU2k3Y1nch2NME/w400-h340/IMG_2504%20(2).JPG" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div><p>We both ordered the crepe I'd had the day before, but this time with bananas in the batter in addition to the chocolate sauce. We also had passion fruit/tamarind juice that was beautiful to look at but not anything special to drink. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HZW9jfeljqeJ3r2EtjfaK4DpUZeL--asUGdVWiFyj2lt1Hcn5xaH-vmOhg5b8sH1AVSBeD7Hy4iXsSLn9dkBQDmbY4RsNprzKHx7nG6CGH4fIYD7c1ioxBrbpftcOzkojJMBlEHRrl-HLbRVjnEOkeb5ooshNpKqvxn-SPnkP2Jal5_BudL1wzyoZwM/s3099/IMG_2506%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3099" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HZW9jfeljqeJ3r2EtjfaK4DpUZeL--asUGdVWiFyj2lt1Hcn5xaH-vmOhg5b8sH1AVSBeD7Hy4iXsSLn9dkBQDmbY4RsNprzKHx7nG6CGH4fIYD7c1ioxBrbpftcOzkojJMBlEHRrl-HLbRVjnEOkeb5ooshNpKqvxn-SPnkP2Jal5_BudL1wzyoZwM/w390-h400/IMG_2506%20(2).JPG" width="390"></a></div><div><br></div><span></span><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/09/indonesia-off-to-borneo-via-jakarta-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029419016699075320.post-72588868811091541002023-09-01T09:04:00.000-07:002023-09-01T09:05:00.204-07:00INDONESIA - SUMATRA: BUKIT LAWANG AND GUNUNG LEUSER<i>July 2-3, 2023</i><div><i><br></i></div><div>We left Tangkahan at about 2:30, this time in a 4x4 with no AC, and it took us 2.5 hours to get to the EcoLodge at Bukit Lawang. The roads were bad but there were some paved stretches in groves of palm oil trees. Palm oil has replaced rubber, tobacco, and cacao as the area's #1 export. The palm oil acreage is mind-boggling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskXjkPjPbhN-LXddG6umlTHeJnA4O65KGmKF6f4a7ksUXlDAW-9-NfZBITReCEDXCSgU0d6M2sJzGPWI3xhA9cYx1k3rTKPM3M7s2M2bjVC2xg547XIyrapin-2YkQcwOqnPxmvUgIWsM2dOIu_u741e25j2UsD7lgy8VExqOrZ_ij-QQqL9gwAP8mfc/s4032/IMG_2244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskXjkPjPbhN-LXddG6umlTHeJnA4O65KGmKF6f4a7ksUXlDAW-9-NfZBITReCEDXCSgU0d6M2sJzGPWI3xhA9cYx1k3rTKPM3M7s2M2bjVC2xg547XIyrapin-2YkQcwOqnPxmvUgIWsM2dOIu_u741e25j2UsD7lgy8VExqOrZ_ij-QQqL9gwAP8mfc/w400-h300/IMG_2244.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><div>We made one stop to get a drink and use a bathroom. It was a pretty spot for a drink, but not a very pretty squat toilet.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74gfqF1DmBkRD4BweFqcI1BIgrl1vpuLZFqz9X5vC2Uy5CfOpO17xPbrUG8RaEVSbbjlsZAwyJOfBkRpgIzyqbpPn2qnlhG2UnXy49FsFNgRBeZI4ACuwXyAgQbhHYf1QHDAkYjf1_5PI4XUtTG0Dj91YEJMIAlXrc-nPGmyQ4-otvD38c1XY0felW4M/s4032/IMG_2245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74gfqF1DmBkRD4BweFqcI1BIgrl1vpuLZFqz9X5vC2Uy5CfOpO17xPbrUG8RaEVSbbjlsZAwyJOfBkRpgIzyqbpPn2qnlhG2UnXy49FsFNgRBeZI4ACuwXyAgQbhHYf1QHDAkYjf1_5PI4XUtTG0Dj91YEJMIAlXrc-nPGmyQ4-otvD38c1XY0felW4M/w362-h272/IMG_2245.JPG" width="362"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccF7IwdTjwndG85Ws6sMptChRkV1lhlPf5-383k2p01EHp5J4fV6fOApOMCRLMty0SGNKN-1RiUeIfGyOX1RTiJLu37gNdesaW6GRFmsg99Sdidyg_daan434pH2zR_STo0VxkklQxtkn80m_jUp255D1Z5DiMb0OQsOTCJjAhkiQjdXdiuz7IKVHgr8/s4032/IMG_2246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccF7IwdTjwndG85Ws6sMptChRkV1lhlPf5-383k2p01EHp5J4fV6fOApOMCRLMty0SGNKN-1RiUeIfGyOX1RTiJLu37gNdesaW6GRFmsg99Sdidyg_daan434pH2zR_STo0VxkklQxtkn80m_jUp255D1Z5DiMb0OQsOTCJjAhkiQjdXdiuz7IKVHgr8/w202-h270/IMG_2246.JPG" width="202"></a></div><br></div><div>We made another stop because a truck had jack-knifed on the road, and another truck was trying to pull it out of the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa5X36BEDvWyiVeXiy375yvm25zMvbvQbCRocsmFfvYfMcusUSD8OOSZxxRU5HWbskU5cfxcd9Ly6RdtYfBfZ3ORm6HvoFR5HmduLlM17KfeIpQgpTlvT3eIR0dn1Px17thFXTKLf0cQZjbKI5j5SlBRlHUra3fuai4aotNHSihSvCUBrSYbW2Fs9TSo/s3024/IMG_2247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="3024" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa5X36BEDvWyiVeXiy375yvm25zMvbvQbCRocsmFfvYfMcusUSD8OOSZxxRU5HWbskU5cfxcd9Ly6RdtYfBfZ3ORm6HvoFR5HmduLlM17KfeIpQgpTlvT3eIR0dn1Px17thFXTKLf0cQZjbKI5j5SlBRlHUra3fuai4aotNHSihSvCUBrSYbW2Fs9TSo/w400-h230/IMG_2247.jpg" width="400"></a></div><div><br></div><div>We arrived at the Ecolodge Bukit Lawang ("Gate Hill") at about 5:00. We had a beautiful, light, modern room with a view of the Bohorok River. However, like our previous room at Tangkahan, there was no AC. I took the first photo below from our balcony and the second from ground level. The river looks pretty small, but in 2003, this river experienced a large-scale flash food that killed 242 people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6LOUzRqCZPxhoHwKUjpIN7-15pQk9SHTtgM03KSiexPELETcNCSZwJ2pD1up7G0kM4ZB6t89zGqvxf_kmCTKNeUA8HX5lz5YWnMSIS0bQG4ENFgb8lTGt3jTPN9eQfjToh4tL_GDm0HNCdk-Jp1OdnJTHKvaPohNAWMPV3AQYWefGfnPnKzFuCaThAU/s3680/IMG_2252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="3680" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6LOUzRqCZPxhoHwKUjpIN7-15pQk9SHTtgM03KSiexPELETcNCSZwJ2pD1up7G0kM4ZB6t89zGqvxf_kmCTKNeUA8HX5lz5YWnMSIS0bQG4ENFgb8lTGt3jTPN9eQfjToh4tL_GDm0HNCdk-Jp1OdnJTHKvaPohNAWMPV3AQYWefGfnPnKzFuCaThAU/w400-h246/IMG_2252.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIOI9F1GXEx0lqOcg0uguf1x8rnc8l4p98E1qvuWyyEQ5faBTt_xwhAPE0aUDE87dzwAuXttgCfm7uSauapgNhPaC1Dfb0DhU7GJnskkOXKJKhNbchhCv1aH_khBqV22Qp1wUp7EY96b-Kh03Jl4vd0fn8G_0dcw_d5J4m4ARqVmffh9HOiTajaxr228/s4032/IMG_2268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIOI9F1GXEx0lqOcg0uguf1x8rnc8l4p98E1qvuWyyEQ5faBTt_xwhAPE0aUDE87dzwAuXttgCfm7uSauapgNhPaC1Dfb0DhU7GJnskkOXKJKhNbchhCv1aH_khBqV22Qp1wUp7EY96b-Kh03Jl4vd0fn8G_0dcw_d5J4m4ARqVmffh9HOiTajaxr228/w400-h300/IMG_2268.JPG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://souvenirchronicles.blogspot.com/2023/09/indonesia-sumatra-bukit-lawang-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com1