Seen on wall in Balikpapan
Thursday, 15 January 2009Balikpapan, Indonesia
I was driving around in Balikpapan this evening when I spotted a symbol on a garage. Don’t know the reason for putting this up. Swastika symbol.
I was driving around in Balikpapan this evening when I spotted a symbol on a garage. Don’t know the reason for putting this up. Swastika symbol.
Yesterday I went to the local immigration office here to extend my visa for another 30 days. It was a quick and easy process, and today I went there again to pick up my passport with the visa extension. Price: Rp 200,000.
I have now safely returned to Balikpapan. I took a Lion Air flight from Jakarta yesterday. Unfortunately, the plane was of the new type Boeing 737-900ER. I am always hoping to avoid that plane type when I fly with Lion Air, since the planes are just terrible: The temperature is extremely low, and the seat […]
Yesterday evening we took the Bima train from Madiun to Jakarta. Departure Madiun at 19.50 and arrival Jakarta (Jatinegara station) at 07.30. The Jakarta residence.
In the morning of 31 December we drove back to Madiun again. The trip took 4.5 hours. GPS track log. In the evening we attended a new year celebration at the town square in Madiun, where a rock concert and other performances were held. New year concert in Madiun. Video clip. Video clip.