The colours and wonders of my Indonesia

National Independence Day, 17th August

Friendship

The people; always friendly generous and welcoming.

Happy, hardworking and peaceful

A serene Ibu selling Salak fruit at Jogjakarta

An ancient Ibu selling “Nannas”, pineapples at Carita

Smiling faces

The Kamoro tribe of Papua, Indonesia

The worlds most populous Muslim nation

Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, and the 3rd largest in the world

Ever-present Pollution

The disparity of markets and malls

Bustling street-scape

The vivid green of equatorial jungle

Fish, the main dietary source of animal protein

Magnificent tropical blooms

‘Cabe’ : Chilies, the life blood of the nation

Volcanoes, the footprint of the nation

Batur Volcano and lake, Kintamani, Bali

Smoking Mt Merapi, Jogjakarta

The many splendid colours of ‘Anak Krakatau’,

Child of Krakatau in the Sundah Straits

Batik, the cloth of a nation

Borobudur, a magnificent 9th century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java.

Rice paddies of Central Java

Sensational South coast;Pangandaran, Green Canyon & Pelabuhan

Ratu

The Thousand Islands; a chain of islands to the north of Jakarta

Sambolo Beach, the West Coast of Java.

Spectacular sunrises and sunsets

Beautiful Bali

Bali, an island paradise.A silver stair way to heaven….

My Home in Jakarta…..