My second Trip at Java - Day 2

Sondoro – the active volcano mountain from the viewpoint at Dieng Plateau.



Dieng Plateau is about 2,093 meter over sea level providing cool temperature. Along the road are beautiful vegetable plots terraces.



Beautiful flower with a tree-made vase
Some of us bought the “elderweiss”?? dried flower at Rupee 10,000 or about Baht 40 per bunch from him.



Next stop is at the colorful lake, Telaga Warna.



Kkawah Sikidang
Bubbling mud ponds with sulfur smell.



Here we buy the flower at only Baht 8 per bunch and enjoy bluffing those who bought earlier in the morning. But as the Thai saying goes “ Those who laughs later will laugh louder” (หัวเราะทีหลังดังกว่า) Because later on my flowers bought from here starts to smell so bad since they are not dried enough when I buy them while the flowers of those who bought at a higher price are still o.k. So Baht 8 each was finally for nothing, while Baht 40 each (hopefully) are still somewhere on the table of those who bought them. :-(



Another stop is at Arjuna Complex Temple.



Gedong Songo Temple
There are 2 choices to visit the temples situated at the hilltop: walking or riding a horse. (for me there is another option considered: staying at the foothill and enjoy the view around.) After a long discussion, 5 of us including me ride the horse uphill leading by owners. (Of course I wouldn’t dare ride a horse by myself)

Tonight we stay at the Manohara hotel at the foothill of the great Borobudur Temple.
Email: manohara@magelang.wasantara.net.id