Malaysia & Indonesia
March 2013
Malaysia
The Petronas Towers were the world's tallest buildings in 2004. Only 9 years later, they were 7th.
Irate pelican
Spiral incense in a Chinese Taoist temple.
Live catfish at the wet market.
Dancer in a South Indian Hindu temple.
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The owl and the muezzin.
The owl and the muezzin.
Indonesia
Longhorn beetle.
Snake fruit (from a palm tree).
The Tengger Caldera, 16 kms wide (a caldera is a large crater formed by volcanic explosion or ground collapse).
Hiking thru the caldera.
Hindu temple in the "sea of sand".
Mt. Bromo: a steaming, bubbling volcano in the middle of the caldera.
Walking the edge of Mt. Bromo.
Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country. India is no. 2.
This is Dusan: good friend, current Singapore resident and my traveling companion thru Indonesia. Here he takes a stand against a cafe car decidedly lacking panache.
Borobudur, a 9th cent. Buddhist temple.
Itinerary Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur. Solo travel.
Itinerary Indonesia (Java Island): Surabaya city -- Sukapura village -- Mt. Bromo Volcano and Cemoro Lawang village -- Malang city -- Jogjakarta city. Traveled with Dusan.