Where is Rune?

There is living a doctor in our neighbourhood here in Balikpapan… Or maybe it is Batman??

Batman’s residence.

Batman’s residence.

A couple of pictures taken in downtown Balikpapan two days ago. I took the photos from the bridge crossing the street at Balikpapan Plaza.

Jl Sudirman, Balikpapan.

Jl Ahmad Yani, Balikpapan.

On 27 October Rune flew from Taipei to Jakarta, where he stayed in a suburb of Jakarta (Cibubur) until Thursday 1 November, thereafter catching a flight to Balikpapan with Adam Air, the airline which lost a plane last winter and nobody survived (even the plane was not found).

Here are some pictures from inside and outside of the Balikpapan residence:

1. Kitchen. The girl is Made from Bali.
2. Dining room.
3. Living room.
4. 1200 liter water tank. Most houses have a water tank installed to be used during the frequent water shortages.
5. 220V 16A generator. Most houses have a generator because of the frequent blackouts.
6. Astrid and Caecil playing in front of the house.

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On 3 October Rune went to Jakarta, stayed a few days at Penginapan Asri (near Jl. Jaksa), and from there further on to Manila and Taipei to do some work.

Pictures (click to enlarge):

1. Boarding Lion Air aircraft from Balikpapan to Jakarta.
2. On the way from Manila to Taipei 24 October: Standing in queue in Manila to get passport stamped.
3. Interesting notice about bomb jokes in Manila airport.
4. View from top of Taipei 101, the world’s tallest scyscraper.

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An awful stench is coming from the rooftop of this house, a stench not noticed before. Maybe a dead cat is lying on the roof, rotting away.
The neighbour has many cats. But somebody doesn’t like cats, and kill them with poison ;-)