Senggarang, the Chinese village in Bintan
Senggarang Chinese fishing village Bintan. This is the place I wanted to be in.
A short distance away
Senggarang Chinese fishing village Bintan. This is the place I wanted to be in.
A short distance away
Indonesia in Pictures Indonesia is a beautiful country. One could write pages and pages or one could try to pictorially…
The Barong and The Kris Dance: Exploring Bali’s Cultural Heritage If I am asked to choose one dance of Ubud…
When I was leaving for Indonesia for the first time in April, the country meant only Bali and Jakarta to me. I knew nothing of Bandung or any other place, not even the name. I guess that is the case with most of us tourists. I had read and heard so much about only Bali and Jakarta and a few attractions around them that they had become synonymous with Indonesia.
Another year has passed and it’s time to stop and look back; take stock of my journeys, not only in terms of travel but the journeys which opened a new horizon for me and helped me see the world with diverse perceptions.
I know it is so cliché to reflect back but it’s something I have been doing all these years…. to see how enriching my walk has been.
Did I achieve something in year 2015?
Yes and No.
One of the aspects of our short but interesting tour of Indonesia, which is forever etched in my mind, is…
As I stand at the rim of Tangkuban Perahu crater, the legend unfolds in front of me. A single mother Dayang Sumbi who lived in West Java, cast away her son Sangkuriang for disobedience. Son went to a faraway place. Saddened by her actions, the beautiful woman was also worried about her future. Looking at her sadness the Gods granted her the power of eternal youth.
Time passed,
Not only in airplane but bus, car, train … I love my window seat and I would probably sulk if I do not get a window seat. Vasu knows it very well and when we travel together, he doesn’t even utter a word about taking that seat or looking out of window!
So as usual, while going to Indonesia, I had reserved window seats for all four sectors. I was flying Mumbai-KL-Bandung and took the same route for return journey.
Clouds were playing