On Sunday a group of us set off on a trip to
Kawah Putih (White Crater). Little did we know that it would be a three hour trip. Making matters even more interesting was the fact that we used an Angkot (see earlier blog for more info) to get there. Piled in the Angkot were Jenny, Dylan,
Dani, Mike,
Thom,
Kelly, Carrie, Erica,
Courtney, Lolly, and myself. The Angkot, which is principally a public form of transport servicing local destinations, was commandeered by our group for a bargained price of 300,000 Rp (approx. $30) for the day's trip. Enjoy the pictures below documenting our journey (note most of the photos were taken through the open door of a moving Angkot):
Family of four on a motor bike...take special note of the baby in front
From right to left: Mike, Thom, Kelly, Carrie
Gas station attendant
A bit more sensible ;)
Rice paddies and mountains
Unofficial greeter at Kawah Putih
We're here!
Oops! We walked in on a wedding photo shoot ;)
Grilled corn on the cob!
3,000 Rp...best 30 cents i've spent!
Hot springs resort...the water was boiling...but it felt so good!
Dinner on the way back from a road stall: Goat satay with peanut sauce, vegetable fritter, white rice...this whole meal cost less than $2.00
Best,
Kal
Kalada I've been meaning to comment on your blog for sometime now, usually I'm drunk when I do it or something comes up so here is a more coherent post, just cuz i love ya.
ReplyDeleteI think these pictures are great. These Angkots are exactly like the bush taxis in the Gambia, small vans that people cram into regardless of safety concerns and the mopeds are the same here. Are the moped drivers as absurdly reckless? because they are here, we've seen two accidents already, both minor thank goodness but one of my coworkers who has been here almost a year has seen upwards of fifteen. One time he said he saw a guy get thrown twenty feet after being knocked off of his moped by a bus. The ambulance arrived, checked the guy out, then didn't hurry to clean it up at all. They drive on the sidewalk, they weave in and out of traffic, they disregard everybody else on the road and seem to have no awareness of the danger they're putting themselves in, it's scary.
anyway I like your blog a lot, it reminds me a lot of Seoul, i'll talk at you more later
love pat