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Mount Bromo, Bali, Gili Islands, The Komodo Island, Flores Island

Hector Yague
2005-10-09 09:44:05

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Mount Bromo

The mount Bromo is a volcano situated in the eastern end of the island of Java. Actually, Bromo is just one of a handful of them packted together in the same area, but Bromo is the only one that remains active. There are three volcanoes that have emerged within the massive crater of an ancient volcano called Tengger, so it's like an active volcano within an extinguished one. The whole national park has a supernatural moonscape feeling to it, and the entire valley (the Tengger crater actually) is swimming in ashes and volcanic rock.

We woke up at 3:30 am to reach the summit by dawn, and despite the biting chill it was well worthy. The view from up there as the sun's tinting the skies in purple, blue and orange is simply anotherworldly, specially when the tallest volcano in the area (3600m) erupts every now and then, steaming out huge columns of cloudy gas.

Very very impressive sight. If you ever visit Indonesia, don't miss out the Mt. Bromo panoramic view at dawn. It's easily one of the most spectacular sights you'll see in your life.

I only stayed one day here because other than the amazing volcanic views, there's little else to see or do. And, on top of that, I was craving to hit the world-reknown island of Bali, just east off Java. I'm not sure why, but I can't help getting magneted in to tropical beaches in far'n'away islands with their hypnotizing charm like a kid to a chocolate cake.

Bali (Kuta beach)

Hans, Elles and myself arrived early in the morning to Denpasar, capital of the Island of Bali. We took a cab to the close by Kuta Beach, the touristic epicenter of Bali. Here is where the bomb exploded in a disco club a dreadful summer night in 2002 killing over 200 people, most of them locals and young australian tourists. Ever since, Bali and ...