Strolling around mount Bromo - East Java, one of my magical moment

This moment was one magical moment for me, so i have to write it down here, even ... actually the story almost expired now, its already pass 2 months, but story is a story and always nice to be written and to be read.
But if i compare with the bible story, its already pass more than 2000 years but still interesting to be read, don't u think ?
And any story, i believe can ignite inspirations for those who read it.

I guarantee that anyone who see the pictures below will also amazed with one of Indonesian nature.

First thing,
Don't get decoyed, this trip was not easy and convenient trip at all. It was really hard and menyiksa diri kind of trip, but worth every second of it.

28 August 2015, I landed at Surabaya 9 pm, and went straight to Bromo, it took 5 hours (plus minus) to get there from Surabaya. So i didn't sleep along the night until the next night, laughing and joking with all my team mates along the road really consumed energy, i suggests u to take sleep while u can if u go there.

I reached the penanjakan until 2 am in the morning, i felt nausea and coughing for the first time got off from the car, they said it was AMS (Accute Mountain Sickness).... #eeaaa hahaha, pity me it was just 3 km above the sea level and felt that very - very payah lah. But my physic adjust it very soon. from the jeep stop area, i think i must uphill for 200 meters more to the top of the penanjakan. When i got there, still dark nothing could be seen besides so many people up there, same ridiculous as me ... waiting for the legendary sun rise.

So here are the pictures, enjoy ... hehehe

This one, is taken at 4 o'clock in the morning, the temperature is 3 degree of celsius, its summer by the way. It was the first sun light at the east of Bromo, the legendary Sun Rise. In order to saw this view, i had to took place from 3 am in the morning so many people and crowded if i came late that night maybe i'll not got the place to sit down.

SO DAMN UNFORGATABLE COLD !!!! i suggest u to wear long-john kinda outfit, i bought it in Uniqlo, very helpful to hold your body heat. All my team mate, they underestimate my suggestion before ... rasain lo!! ... almost couldn't stand of the temperature, most of them very suffer because of the wind, but its kinda funny ... hahaha, they were shaking like dangdutan above there hahaha, but i keep calm and act like princess, ...guys preparation is very important !!

Up there in the sky above the sun light was a star ... i didn't know what star was that, but i pretty sure it was not a planet. Below the sun light were hp lights and camera lights hehehe, stars up and below.

This one, after the sun rose, the temperature got better, look at those suffer face ... hahaha, SELFIE TIME !!!

This one, i felt like in Canada ... hahaha, i've never been there actually ... sotoy, but i remember the color of the post card, or image in calendar about the color of maple tree. U agree or not its like in Canada ?? Anyway, you can heard whispering sand from here.

This one, i give the tittle "Jeep Parade", they use all the same car to get to the top of Bromo, Actually its not a Jeep, its a Toyota Hardtop. Need to use off road car here, but it usually include in the tour packet. This picture, one of the best picture of my life hehehe ... watdaya think ? Agree or not ?

This one, i swear .. swear .. swear it was taken from my camera, its not a post card, its not taken from professional camera. It was taken at 6 am in the morning, i think my picture is better than one in wikipedia, so i won against wiki hehe. At that time, i couldn't stop to stared it, at the moment all i could think is " WOW" ....

This one, is full team pictures ... hehehe, jarang - jarang can caputre all of us like this, it was a rare moment. The smoke behind us, its a smoke from the crater, i just realized that Bromo people, Tengger tribe believe in Hinduism, so many pure near the crater. This place called padang pasir, you can also go to padang-savana (teletubies hill), and pasir-berbisik (wishpering-sand). 

Unfortunately i went there on summer, so the padang savana is botak ... dried, not green as like as the pictures on the web. I suggest u go at the end of rainy season, around april or may, they said the place is greener and the mountain is more beautiful.

This one, is the backyard of my hostel, hostel Syariah, in Batu-Malang East Java, look alike in Ubud Bali isn't it ? The hostel was cheap, and the room was very clean and tidy, also include breakfast. Nasi goreng and soto ayam, 4 thumb !! For me this hotel was an oasis in the desert after came from Bromo.

Thank you for pak Oka, he was our tour leader, it was a very nice memory he created for us. If you wanna go there and need assistance, feel free to contact pak Oka +6281231080055

My next destination around East Java is Penanjakan Dieng.