Cisarua, Java, Indonesia

Yesterday we went to the "zoo". Actually, we went to Taman Safari, which is a "drive-thru" safari-style zoo. So you pay the entrance fee (about USD $20 for 3 adults and one child - pretty cheap), and then you drive thru the zoo. There are no fences, ...

... 't matter as I was dead tired and managed to get some good sleep even in afternoon hours. Next day I visited Cisarua's highlight – black tea plantations. I spent several hours just strolling around. Unfortunately I missed observation of tea making ...

I've just had a hot shower for the first time in Indonesia. Well, the hot water sort of trickled out and if you turn on the cold tap you can't feel the hot water. Still, it's a change from throwing cold water over myself, which is very refreshing in the ...

Another first. I had toast for breakfast today. Four pieces, with some kind of jam (kaya?). My first taste of bread since leaving Singapore. I'm more used to nasi goreng in the morning now, and Nasi Padang, eaten with the hand of course, for other meals. ...