Beautiful Bromo

Trip Start Nov 01, 2007

Trip End Jun 28, 2008

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Cemoro Indah

Flag of Indonesia Cemoro Lawang, Indonesia
Monday, June 16, 2008

We heard of Bromo being described as a "lunar" landscape.....and I guess that's right. It certainly doesn't look like something from this world! The Bromo volcano is just one of peaks in the Tengger Crater, its not that big but its certainly beautiful. We got up terribly early to go up to a viewpoint to watch the sunrise over the crater. The weather was not the best ever, but the clouds actually made it a bit more otherworldy, I think. The higher volcano seen in our pictures is Mt Semeru (the highest and most active in this area). The upside-down pudding one is Mt Batok, which is just next to Bromo (which you can't see it very well in some of the sunrise pics).

After the sunrise, we went by jeep down into the crater itself, and then walked to the base of Bromo. Someone, at some point, thoughtfully put 253 steps up to the top of Bromo itself. That way, I, and all the grannies from the coach tour could wheeze our way up to the top. Not just from lack of excercise though (in my own defense!) but the sulphur-rich ashy smoke that we had to breath. By the time I made it to the top I was wishing that I hadn't. Malcolm stayed up to have a walk about the rim, but I headed back down pretty sharpish. At least I didn't play the complete lazy tourist and take a pony ride up from the car park!

After our lovely week at the beach, it was a bit of a shock to our systems to be in the cold, cold weather. For the sunrise, we had to steal the blankets from our bed in our hotel to keep warm!

Even if the weather wasn't perfect, it still was a really amazing thing to see. Next stop Yogyakarta!

Love,
K & M

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Smoking Bromo	I thought Scots never got cold?!?	Smoking Mt Semeru and Mt Batok (foreground)	Malx and sunrise viewpoint
Okay, so I was cold too!	Mt Bromo, Mt Semeru and Mt Batok	Malx on Bromo crater edge	Lone walker, Mt Bromo
Lunar landscape	Mad Max movie, anyone??

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Cosy Critters
Good to hear from you again. I just checked the next location and it sounds like you won't be the only ones there! The sun is still hiding from me but the wind continues to Blow a Whoooie(sp). I tried to remember your saying ,Malx.Love , Momma& John