Monday, February 26, 2024 The last day was purposefully scheduled for a slow day. I wanted to spend time with my daughter in her apartment for as much time as I could. I wanted to do laundry, so I would not have to do laundry when I got home, and so I could pack well….
Category: Korea / Indonesia 2024
The Best Thing: Jembatan Gantunga Lembah Purba National Park
I didn’t realize that I had a “thing” for suspension bridges until I went to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in Vancouver last year. You can read about that day here. My daughter remembered, partly because when she asked where I thought she should go on her trip to Taiwan, I picked the options that…
A Bit of a Break
Saturday, February 24, 2024 As you can imagine, after the adventure of the volcano and the massages, it felt really great to know that my daughter had a slow day planned. I needed a rest. I also knew that the following day (Sunday) was going to be super fun because I knew we were going…
“The Secret Third Thing”
Friday, February 23, 2024 I am calling this post “The Secret Third Thing” because that is what Kiana called it in all of the itineraries she sent to me. I had a general idea of all of the other days, but not this one. The only thing I knew about today was that we were…
Trains and Songs
Thursday, February 22, 2024 This was the last morning in Yogyakarta, and we had nothing planned but to take the train back to Jakarta, so we were able to have a leisurely breakfast. Here, I will finally talk about this breakfast buffet which was included in the cost of the hotel and how grand and…
Jomblang and Pindul Cave Tour
I am currently back in the states and back at work. I will post about the return journey later, but I promised myself I would complete this trip blog! We did so many things that I want to save the memories while they are still fresh! Wednesday, February 21, 2024 This day was going to…
Majestic
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 So many things to se,e and so many things to do. I remember thinking that we hadn’t even started, and I was already feeling a bit overwhelmed. I even forgot to bring my phone to breakfast, and the breakfast buffet in Hotel Phoenix is a sight to behold! I did remember…
Yogyakarta: A Trip Within a Trip
Monday, February 19, 2024 So even though I had only been in Jakarta a day, Kiana had planned for us to spend several days away. She is taking vacation days during my visit, so we need to go on vacation! Monday morning, we caught a 6:20 AM train for our trip to Yogyakarta. We left…
Sunday #1 in Jakarta
Once again, I am writing about a day that feels long ago even though it was just two days ago. When everything is new, the memory of things gets distorted. Thank goodness I have my pictures to remind me of the order of things and where I saw certain things. Perhaps I’m keeping this blog…
Travel Day
I apologize for being so behind. I was so tired on Saturday night into Sunday that I couldn’t work on blog Sunday (2/18) morning, and I literally was falling asleep at dinner after a full day Sunday (I even rode a tuk-tuk!). I started writing this on Monday, February 19 at 3:30 AM, hoping to…
MESSAGES FROM AWAY 