Where is Rune?

Contemporary art seen at Senayan City shopping mall, Jakarta.

We decided to spend the Easter (31 March – 4 April) in Balikpapan for various reasons. Two of the reasons were Sanjay and Astrid (as usual!) On Friday night we went out to the Red Square Balikpapan. Entrance ticket was a steep Rp 150k because of a fashion show. I’m back in Jakarta again. Pak […]

I am back in Indonesia again. Uno was on a 3-day visit to Jakarta from 17 to 20 March, before continuing to Bhutan. We took him to Puncak Pass south of Jakarta, among all the tea plantations. The picture below, however, was taken on 16 March, and shows football supporters crowding the streets. Football is […]

On Saturday morning at 06:10 I took the 2nd class train (Rs 220) from Kandy to Colombo. The scenery was very nice on this leg. Mountains and jungle. And several short tunnels. In Colombo, I stayed at the Parisare (again). I didn’t do much all day, just resting. My legs are finally recovered. I took […]

I’m now staying at the Olde Empire Hotel in Kandy. This old hotel from 1848 is the first real hotel I’m staying at in Sri Lanka (the others were homestays, more or less), and this hotel is also one of the more pleasant places. It is reasonably maintained, and I simply like the atmosphere, even […]