My pilgrim Journey

Hi there my beloved-untouched-blog (blog jablay ...wkwkwkw) ... but i still love you, and hello to my beloved reader.

First of all sorry for my soo late post, i know ... my bad but i was not neglected my blog, it just ... really hard to write something these days, i need the idea, and the idea just came a little bit late, maybe the post office a little bit busy up there.

Anyway today i want to share my story about my journey to the Holly land. Please read this post with healthy mind, please do not screw it. We are what we believe, and we shall respect it as long as what we believe is generate peaceful right ?

Finally i decided to go pilgrim journey to Israel on March 2017, since Jesus was born there, not just that but so many incredible things had happened there 2000 years ago and until now. First thought actually i was a little bit afraid ... just a little. You know about the news all the time spread about conflict between countries in the Middle East, but once again faith was the winner. I always thought if we think about good purpose i believe all the universe will conspire to support me, and i guess this was the invitation the sign i have to go there. You know, even if you have a lot of money, and a lot of time but without invitation or sign from above you will not gonna enter the Holly land. Don't believe me? Then you should read Exodus in the Holy bible when Israel nation walked around and around and it takes 40 years to reach the promise land, why ? .... Because they don't have GPS ... hahaha ... just kidding.
Talked about the conflict, once i asked my Israeli tour leader, He is Israeli but can speak bahasa fluently. I asked why the promise land should be here in Israel? Why so many kingdom wanted it since thousand years ago until now? He said, this land (Israel) is a bridge, it connect Europe, Asia, and Africa. Who can managed to seize it, will have a lot of advantages.

So i did sign up for the tour, and the it day, 15 March 2017 we all gathered in airport, we flew to Abu Dhabi for 7 hours, and continue to Amman, Jordan for 3 hours flight with Etihad Air. Landed in Queen Alia International Airport the kingdom of Jordan, we continue with bus trip for almost 2.5 hours to the Allenby border control from Jordan to Israel. Well to be honest to get in to this country was not easy, i had to pass 6 passport control, i had to bring my own luggage, i had to lifted it up to the conveyor belt, anyone assistance was forbidden, lucky i didn't bring big luggage. Once i had a friend detained for almost 3 hours, and the bus could not continue the trip because of him.

IMPORTANT : While in Israel, you have to beware with your belongings, the most important is your passport, once you lost it ... you screw! There is no KBRI there, the nearest KBRI is in Jordan and to go to Jordan you need passport. Once, i asked my tour leader how if i lost my passport? He said, the way out  is to marry with Israel man or woman, you got new identity and passport then you can get out. Hmmm ... the Israel man and woman mostly handsome and beautiful, so maybe most of you will not mind it (sekalian memperbaiki keturunan - to improve the offspring) hahaha.  Take a look at Gal Gadot ... most lady in Israel have a face like her. After read this, please do not throw away your passport once you get there okay!

On my way from Abu Dhabi to Amman i saw these, i thought the plates were UFO landed mark ... hahaha, stupid. Those were plantation in the desert. I think this area already in Jordania.

After reached Israel, the night already there, the bus brought us straight to the Hotel, the Hotel located at Tiberias lake, the name of the Hotel is Caesar Premier Hotel. I was so lucky i had room with balcony the view was so gorgeous, the Tiberias lake.

The view from my room in the morning, sun rise at Tiberias Lake.

Day 1 : Mount Hermon - Banias ( Caesarea Filipi) - The Wedding of Kana 

Mount Hermon, is one of the mountain in the Golan Height, the peak located in Israel - Syria border. Let me try to tell a little bit of history regarding this place. This place was belong to Syria, but in 1967 there were Six-Day-War and Israel managed to seize Golan Height. No ... i am not gonna tell further about history because this is mystory ... krik .. krik. Anyway, from this peak, Syria country can be seen. In the holy bible said, a the flow of blessing like the dew that flows from Hermon mountain to Sion mountains (psalm 133:1-3), in fact when Hermon's snow melts, the water will flow to Galilee lake, and the flow continue and stoped at Dead Sea. 

At the peak of Hermon, what did i see ? I surely can't remember it ... maybe i saw a handsome soldier hahah. Well, that is Golan Height, maybe part of Syria ... i don't know, but surely very beautiful here.

How to get up there? By cable car like this one ... scary indeed! I was on my way back down.

This is the monument war of Yom Kippur war ... read it by your self okay. So this place is very important to rule the world. I was very lucky to came here when in peace time. Anyway the story of Yom Kippur war is one of my fave story, can tell ya here, remember this is mystory not history ... hihihi (garing kayak kerupuk).

Next destination was Banias / Caesarea Philippi / Caesarea Panias, This place is an old city of Rome, this place has springs, and a big cave called Grotto, the cave has Pan temple inside. Pan is on of the Greek Gods, He is a God of the wild shepherd in Greek mythology. This place also known as Peter's confession in the holy bible, where Peter confess that Jesus is son of God and Messiah (Mathew 16). For me, this place was extraordinary beautiful. 

#NoFilter ... the view was amazing wasn't it ? Caesare Philippi ... aku padamu! Muka ndeso foto disini pasti jadi cantik.

Inside the cave, where the Rome people did sacrifice things, usually they threw calves to the grotto.

The ruins of the temple. 

Thousand years ago, this place should be like in the picture above.

Last destination of the first day tour was The wedding Kana, we visited Kana city, there is a church that is believed as a place where the wedding in the bible held, the first miracle of Jesus, when He turned water into wine. The architecture of the churches here mainly influenced by Rome, actually the church is not the origin like thousand years ago. Churches here, built by catholic evangelist from Rome hundred years ago. 

This is Church of Kana, the source of this pict was taken from Google, my picture of Kana Church is full of people ... T_T.

For Catholic people, they can worship inside the church, but for non-Catholic, we worship behind the church. This is a beautiful church, take a look inside by Googling it, you will wondering to get marry there with Israeli people ... maybe (please do not wondering about Gal Gadot here ... heloo). Around the area, there were a lot of souvenir shops that sells wine, but do not seek for Cap Tikus or Topi Miring here, okay! But, you can buy 15-20 years old wine there, my fave is King David, its not too sweet, not like any other brand. For me sweet wine taste strange, i think i never drink sweet wine, i wonder is it real, or they put sugar in the wine ... hehehe. If you want to shop wine, shop here! You will not find it anywhere else besides here in Kana.

This crock (picture above) is believed as the original crock from Jesus era. In the wedding, wine for the guest was stored here.  So big, i wonder how the lift it? Nothing impossible for God right.

So, i wrap my story here, this is the end of my first day there, hopefully it wont take long times to write my second part (cross finger). Thank you for reading, muachh.

Attraversiamo ...

Cast away at Pulo Cinta Eco Resort, Gorontalo

from 30 m above, taken with Dji Phantom 3

Warning ... this post contains alot of pictures that can make you "ngeces", the image of the picts maybe can last until 3 days when you close your eyes ... hahaha.

Last Monday i had a chance to visit Sulawesi Island for the first time. Every "first time" for me is nervous, i wonder what kind of situation that will i face there, but surely the excitement is addict. Pulo Cinta Eco resort located at Tomini Gulf Sulawesi, Gorontalo. The plane took of at 7 am, 2 hours flew, landed in Makasar, transit time for about 20 minutes and flew again to Gorontalo about 1 hour. Inside the plane that has capacity of 200 chairs, there were only few people ... maybe about 25 there, including my family. Not really famous destination i guess. 

Actually, what do you expect from Gorontalo tourism? Before, i was no idea, i just knew Pulo Cinta Eco resort from a paid Blogger. The place in the picture was candy of my eyes. When saw it, i flashed back my times in Maldives, ok hmm ... so later i will tell my experience there, but now back to Gorontalo tourism. If you are not sea and sun fans, hmm surely you will get bored here. I will try describe one by one. In Gorontalo there is the famous Olele Beach the place you can snork or dive to see Salvador Dali sponge coral, in Gorontalo you also can snork and swim with the giant soft hearted shark whale, Destiny in Finding Dory movie, but only in April until May in a year. In Gorontalo you can visit and experience cast away life at Pulo Cinta Eco resort, In Gorontalo you can visit Kampung Bajo tribe and buy life lobster with only 200.000 Idr / Kg, this tribe once i saw in TV how they dive so brave, they are famous as very expert sailor. Ok, there are famous spot that i know in Gorontalo. Anyway drove through Gorontalo city, reminds me of "pulang kampung" in Belitung, the houses, the neighbourhood similiar with Belitung in Sumatra.

The view from above Gorontalo when the plane almost landing was so spectacular, but also preculiar. For me It so unusual to saw that kind of beautiful facade of earth. I've been everywhere in the world, but this one was so special, the beauty was none i've ever seen in any place, i was awe, later i will share the video. 

Landed 1 pm in Djalaludin Airport Gorontalo, the airport is very small with only two parking spaces for airplane. From aiport, i continued 3 hours car to Boalemo district, to the pier of Pulo Cinta. Well it was not a friendly road, the road was winding and uphill, if you ever gone to Puncak, the road is exactly the same but very long, super long and longger. So my sugest, prepare plastic for your vomit. Arrived at the pier, continued with speed boat for almost 30 minutes. The Pulo Cinta actualy is a sand bank in the middle of the sea at Tomini gulf.  The weather was drizzle when i arrived there, no sun at all.

cuss kita, from pier to Pulo Cinta

Glad i made it here! Sun where are you ?

I was so amazed with my villa, the design, the material, and the spectacular view of my bed room. I watched specificaly all the wood they put it one by one in very simple and humble way, it was like they want to create it as natural as it can, but the design of the villa was very avant garde ...umm .. at least for me.

the bed i think was super king size, it was so big!

This is the resto the food, water, and snack was unlimited! Eat until you drop

the view from my bed room day 1 without the sun

the view from another bed room with the sun

I love the villa, looks soo preculiar for me.

I enjoyed being "anak pulau", i walked with bare food everywhere in the island, if i wanted to swim i jumped into the water, if hungry i went to the resto, the resto will serve food, snack, and water without limit. No sunscreen, no umbrella, no sandal, no hairdryer, no fake, i feel so natural and free ... in the noon. But the night, it really depended on solar cell above the villa, it was so depended with the sun. If no sun in the daylight so prepare for "mati kutu" at the night, sometimes no electricity, no TV, no water, no aircon ... Internet? ... in your dream. The wifi was fake, on the phone screen the signal was strong, but couldn't connect at all. But no wifi no problem, the kids throwed away their cellphone and became "anak pulau", so proud of them. Eventhough can not compare to five stars Baros Maldives resort, I really enjoyed the life of "terdampar", it was truly another exotic experienced in my life. Thank u God, you are so good.

when the night came

Things to do in Pulo Cinta Eco Resort :

Swim ... ready to jump!

and jump again ...

or you can naik bebek ... if you bored

Or you can visit Kampung Bajo to buy lobster, they are very expert sailorman.

Bajo tribe village

Snorkling, but unfortunaly the sea city under ... not really put my jaw droped.

and berjemur, sun bath on the bebek.

visit the baby shark whale ... Destinyyy

That were all my activities in Pulo Cinta for 3 days and 2 night. Thank u for reading ... attraversiamo!

Daun Karya First Charter ... Thank You

Baru aja kemarin, litteraly kemarin! saya update blog mengenai Daun tim building yang dilaksanakan Januari 2017, kemarin tepatnya tanggal 4 Mei 2017 Daun Karya mendapat penghargaan dari Bank BTN, selaku penyalur kredit perumahan terbesar di Indonesia. Daun Karya Development merupakan Pengembang dengan realisasi KPR non-subsidi terbanyak periode 2016-2017 di BTN Harapan Indah Bekasi. 

I Just wanna say, Thank you Lord Jesus, Thank you to our consumers, thank you to my beloved Daun team, thank you Bank BTN.

Hopefully we will be better and best in the future, Ameen

Attraversiamo ... terimakasih untuk para pembaca, Gbu.

Daun Team Building - Pulau Tidung 2017

Dedauners foto di atas jembatan cinta, menggunakan Dji Phantom 3

8 Januari 2017, bisa dikatakan hari yang bersejarah untuk Daun, karena untuk pertama kalinya saya dan tim akhirnya mengadakan tim building. Tahun - tahun kemarin, saya lebih berfokus mengenalkan dunia luar, Bali dan Singapura sama anak - anak personel - personel Daun ... biar pada pinter. Maklum deh, 90 persen dari mereka belum pernah naik pesawat, bahkan main paling jauh aja mungkin cuma 20 km. Tahun 2017 saya menarik diri, mengadakan selebrasi simpel hanya di Pulau Tidung, target outing kali ini adalah menanamkan visi 2017, sekaligus untuk saling mengakrabkan untuk kerjasama lebih baik sepanjang 2017.

Setelah tiba di Pulau Tidung, saya cukup kaget, karena ini juga pertama kali saya menginjakan kaki di sini, pulau ini ternyata cukup bagus, lautnya tidak kalah dengan ... katakanlah Gili Trawangan. Dari dermaga, saya dan para dedauners ... panggilan saya untuk para personel Daun, kami bersepeda menuju penginapan kami di cottage Puri Tidung.  Salah satu EO saya mengatakan kalau dulu pulau ini kotor, banyak sampah dan airnya tidak jernih, tetapi mungkin berkat Gubernur kita, pak Ahok, yang sangat peduli, pulau ini disulap menjadi salah satu destinasi wisata yang murah, tetapi tidak kalah dengan Gili, sumpahhhh. Ongkos naik kapal pulang pergi hanya 300.000 IDR, penginapan hanya sekitar 100.000 IDR per orang per malam, bisa dapat menikmati alam seindah ini. Saya berdoa Gubernur baru yang terpilih bisa terus melestarikan pulau ini, bahkan kalau bisa menyerupai Pulo Cinta Eco ... aminn. 

Dermaga Pulau Tidung, perjalanan dari Ancol Marina ke sini memakan waktu kurang lebih 1 jam.

kring ... kring ada speda ... yang pakai baju putih merah itu namanya pak Zen, sehari - hari zaim puool, tapi he had lot of fun there, jarang - jarang bisa liat dia melepas ke zaim-an ... hahaha.

Awan badai dari jembatan cinta

Dauners bersiap untuk snorkling, biar muka - muka bandit tapi kayak kucing pada takut air. Tapi mereka semua ini jagoan - jagoan saya, i lop u pull, tapi yang om - om depan ini yang pakai kaca mata item dan topi putih, bukan jagoan tapi follower setia dauners ... hahaha. 

Salah satu acara adalah menuliskan beberapa hal mengenai diri kita yang mau kita ubah untuk masa depan yang lebih baik, dan menuliskan pengharapan kita di masa depan, lampion akan terbawa ke laut dan terbakar mengirimkan doa ke Pencipta.

Pagi merekah di Dermaga

Good morning sunshine, jembatan cinta dan tiang awan ada di belakang miss sunshine yang belom diet

Kelompok para manusia super (isinya bos - bos) yang jadi juara dua karena ngalah, Paris Good

Siapa yang menciptakan foto gaya Shinchan gini ya ? #GarukPala, tapi manusia yang sehari - hari jaim pun mau gokil - gokilan dan melakukan pose begini hahaha, it was a moment that will be remembered, thank u to Robby, ci Ibeth, and Leo for all the program, all the patient, all the fun, and offcourse all the memories. 

jangan liat saya, tapi liat betapa keren alamnya... saya juga keren! hahaha, tribute to ayunan somplak yang ada di cottage.

Kalau ada red riding hood, ini ada red riding sandal, kontras sekali ya laut, langit, awan, dan sendal merahnya, kegedan pula, sumpah bukan punya saya

Untuk 2017 yang lebih baik, lebih membangun, lebih bermanfaat, supaya yang jomblo ga jomblo lagi, dan yang terpenting supaya 80 M target tercapai hahaha ... doa dari jembatan cinta Pulau Tidung.

Mari loncat, buktikan nyali anda! Salah satu hal yang bikin nggak bisa tidur, adalah memikirkan lompat dari jembatan cinta, bikin penasaran, antara takut dan pengen uji nyali. 

Beginilah penampakan dalam laut Pulau Tidung, lautnya bersih bening, bisa jadi putra dan putri duyung disini.

Eh putri duyung lupa diet on duty, pipinya kewer - kewer, liat betapa banyak ubur - ubur yang unyu - unyu itu, some of them menyengat, jadi harap berhati - hati ketika free dive disini.

Well, demikian cerita dan memori saya di Pulau Tidung, ini sedikit sajak dari saya

Jangan lupa main ke sini

Daripada jauh - jauh ke Bali

Semoga dengan Gubernur yang sudah berganti

Pulau Tidung tetap Lestari 

eaaaaaaaa ..... attraversiaomo, thank u for reading, God bless u.

Berkunjung ke Iceland ... ntah apa yang mau dikata

ekting dulu di depan air terjun Skogafoss

Fotonya keren banget ya, tapi judulnya melas banget ya ...

Jadi ini cerita perjalanan panjang saya ke Islandia atau nama kerenya negri es, Iceland. Negri para Viking dan burung puffin. Perjalanan saya terjauh selama dimuka bumi, dan pulang membawa kisah gagal puol, hehehe.
Yaa, begitulah tapi kalo tidak ada kisah gagal maka ga akan ada tuh kisah heroik dimuka bumi ... hahaha (usap - usap dada). Segala bentuk kasihan diterima ya, moril dan materil ... hahaha.

Sebenarnya pertama kali saya membeli tiket Jakarta - Amsterdam PP, itu nggak ada niat untuk pergi ke Iceland, tapi tujuan awalnya dari Amsterdam mau ke Praha lalu ke Swiss. Tapi kemudian beredar gosip bahwa tahun 2016 Aurora Borealis itu muncul terakhir, lalu baru akan muncul setelah 30 tahun lagi. Maka saya berubah haluan, mumpung sudah dekat dengan Iceland kan gitu ya, hanya 3 jam 30 menit terbang lagi dari Amsterdam. Panik loh akika bok, dalam kurun waktu 3 minggu sebelum keberangkatan saya ke Amsterdam saya baru mulai browsing - browsing tentang Iceland ... Danger ya, don't do it at home ya! Itu salahnya disitu adalah kurang perencanaan, kurang pengamatan, dan mungkin sesuai amal dan ibadah kali yah, jadinya perjalanannya pun isinya badai semua hehehe, dan ga ketemu sama bucket list si neng Aurora. Setelah lihat blog saya, silahkan lihat blog temen saya yang punya kisah sukses di Iceland, Santi Fang cukup beruntung bisa bertemu Aurora yang warnanya kayak baju Ratu kidul itu.

Berikut saya coba kasih tips - tips yah, biarpun udah buanyak tips yang ada di Google, tapi tips dari orang gagal itu udah paling manjur ... hahaha.

satu :

Untuk Informasi, Santi berangkat akhir Oktober sampai awal November, dan saya berangkat bulan Januari. Memang Aurora bisa dilihat mulai dari bulan September - Maret, tapi saya sugest jangan pergi bulan Januari karena itu puncak musim dingin. Jika masih Oktober - November itu cuaca masih bersahabat, biarpun cuaca Iceland memang terkenal kayak orang kena gangguan hormon, moodnya suka swing sana sini, tapi chance langitnya bersih itu tinggi pada bulan - bulan itu, masih bisa kelihatan yang ijo - ijo gitu (bukan duit loh ya).

dua :

Download dulu aplikasi untuk hunting aurora, ada banyak macem di playstore, selama gretong download semua! Aplikasi ini bisa nunjukin aktivitas aurora selama seminggu. Kalo KP (Indeks yang digunakan untuk mengukur kekuatan Aurora) 3 - 4, pasti bisa keliatan Auroranya kalau langit bersih. Jadi menurut saya memang beli tiket pesawat ke Iceland mending beli satu arah aja dulu hehehe, nanti pulang kalo emang udah ketemu sama neng Aurora. Pengalaman saya, hari ketika saya pulang, besoknya KP 4. Berapa hari harus stay di Iceland? Kemarin saya stay 5 hari 4 malam dan itu dijamin kurang, mungkin harus spare 7 - 10 hari baru pas, bukan cuma masalah Aurora aja, tapi Iceland itu buanyak banget spot keren yang harus dilihat, selama musim dingin matahari terbit jam 11 siang dan terbenam jam 3 sore, jadi hanya punya waktu 4 jam untuk bertamasya, sisanya gelapppp ... dan itu yang saya tidak perhitungkan karena di blog - blog lain jarang disebut hal itu. Karena waktu yang sebentar itu terpaksa saya malam - malam berendam di Blue Lagoon, jadi ga ada fotonya.

Seljalandsfoss

Phingvelir national park, dibawah ada gereja, sayang lagi badai salju.

masih di Phingvelir national park

tiga :

Setelah saya selidikin, kalo kamu cuma stay di Reykjavik kesempatan untuk melihat Aurora itu hampir 0. Jangan ikutan tur - tur Aurora hunting deh, dijamin rugi. Saya cuma di anterin bus ke deket bandara Kevlafik, trus di turunin malem - malem buta di suhu -6 suruh nungguin selama 1 jam, saya udah ketakutan nama saya Olin berubah jadi Olaf ... hahaha. Reykjavik itu, kalau di peta Iceland hampir dibilang sudah di atas, Aurora lebih kuat di bagian bawah Iceland seperti di Vik atau yang banyak saya liat foto - foto temen saya itu ada di daerah Kirkjubaejarklaustur. Jadi lebih baik pesen hotel di pedesaan - pedesaan Iceland dulu, baru setelah dapat dan puas, pindah ke Reykjavik. Tadinya saya sempat jiper ya liat hotel - hotel pedesaan, contohnya daerah Vik ya, saya pikir ini apa tempat tinggal drakula apa ya ... rumahnya ga seberapa banyak, pemandangannya spooky abis, kalo ada apa - apa gimana gitu saya pikir. Akhirnya saya mutusin menginap di Hotel Fljótshlíd, tamunya cuma saya dan grup saya, hotelnya bekas kandang kuda, letaknya di antah berantah, tapi saya ga merasa seseram itu, karena hotel itu sudah saya dan genk saya kuasai, kita jungkir balik, koprol serasa rumah sendiri, bahkan kita bisa masuk ke dapur hotel dan masak Indomi hahaha. 

Begini penampakan hotelnya, berasa rumah - rumah yang ada di kartu Natal.

Bagian lain dari Hotel, kamar kita yang lampunya nyala tuh, dulunya kandang kuda

Kemanapun tetep Indomi seleraku

Empat :

Aurora itu ga selalu warna ijo di langit ya, kalo KP 4 atau lebih mungkin bisa keliatan ijo atau ungu. Tapi kalau KP hanya 3, biasanya dia bentuknya hanya kayak awan abu - abu dilangit, susah dilihat sama mata telanjang, tapi kalo diabadikan sama kamera, warnanya jadi ijo, setelah saya googling - googling, itu mungkin karena kelemahan retina mata manusia gitu deh. Jadi kalo kalian ada liat awan goyang - goyang dilangit itu bukan Jin ya, ga usah histeris kayak bences, tapi langsung ambil kamera, langsut poto, latihan dulu dari rumah, biar disana ga kudet. Aurora ini juga paling lama 1 jam bisa juga cuma 5 menit, ya tergantung bos di langit ya.

Lima :

Kali ini bukan tips huntin Aurora sih, ini soal maskapai yang dipilih kalo mau ke Iceland, kalo ada duit lebihan naiklah Iceland Air. Tapi kalo duit ngepas, boleh naik wow air. Kemarin sih soal waktu ga pernah delay ya, cuma hati - hati terhadap jumlah tas yang kamu bawa ke kabin, saya saranin beli bagasi online, karena kalo sampai kamu ga beli online, dan terpaksa tas kamu di charge di kabin, itu mahal banget. Tas yang boleh dibawa ke kabin, adalah cuma 1 koper ukuran kabin dan 1 tas buat taro dompet sama passport gitu titik, kamu ga boleh bawa tentengan yang lain, itu kena charge. Usahain masuk pesawat pertama, karena kalo paling belakang, kamu ga bakal dapet space kompartment diatas tempat duduk, barang - barang penumpang berserakan dilantai, kayak naik bus.

Oke itu kayaknya cukup tips - tips dari saya, kalau kalian nurut dan ikutin InsyaAllah bisa lihat neng Aurora yang warnanya kayak Ratu kidul itu.

Nyambung sama pengalaman saya di Iceland, hari pertama sampai saya langsung cari counter sewa mobil yang saya sudah booking dari Internet, nama rentalnya adalah Greenmotion jangan heran kalo nggak ketemu, karena letaknya itu emang ga ada di dalam Kevlafik, tapi 4 kilo dari Kevlafik hahaha, kemaren saya cari sampe modar juga ga ketemu. Tapi jangan khawatir, karena ada mobil antar - jemput yang datang sering ambilin tamu. Saya puas dengan rental mobil satu ini, saya bilang secara harga cukup bersahabat, untuk sewa perhari kalau dirupiahkan kurang lebih tujuh ratus sampai satu jutaan, saya sewa dua mobil pertama adalah Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4, dan yang kedua adalah mobil fiat panda 4x4 juga. Harga online itu belum termasuk asuransi, asuransi itu sekitar 1,2 jutaan untuk satu mobil.

Biarpun saya ga melihat Aurora, tapi saya bisa merasakan serunya melintasi Iceland dengan mobil 4 x 4, jujur Iceland itu tidak seperti kebanyakan negara yang pernah saya pergi. Cuacanya ekstreem, dalam 5 menit cuaca bisa cerah bersahabat, 5 menit kemudian hujan es hail, 5 menit lagi badai salju, lalu cerah lagi, dan tiba - tiba hujan. Matahari juga tidak melintas diatas kepala, nggak terbit dari Timur ke Barat, saat saya berjalan ke arah Selatan, yaitu ke kota Vik, matahari ada di Kanan saya baru muncul sekitar jam 11 siang, lalu tenggelam sekitar pukul 3 sore, selama perjalanan saya lihat matahari naik dan turun di sebelah kanan saya karena jalan menuju kota Vik itu pesisir pantai. Amazing banget, kayak berasa di planet lain.

Ketika saya mulai berjalan ke kota Vik dari Reykjavik, pemadangan sekeliling saya tidak kelihatan apa - apa hanya kabut dimana - mana, angin disana benar - benar kencang, asuransi mobil tidak memberikan perlindungan pada pintu lepas ketiup angin loh. Kadang - kadang mobil goyang karena ditiup angin, saya saranin untuk sewa mobil 4 x 4, perhatikan roda - rodanya kalau haus minta mobil yang lain, karena bener - bener extreem disana pada saat saya pergi ya. Ketika saya kembali dari Vik ker Reykjavik saya bingung, karena landscapenya berubah, mungkin karena cuaca cerah, saya berjalan di atas gunung - gunung salju, bahkan kadang sesaat seperti masuk terowongan awan, kalo dibilang pemandangan keren ... kata "keren" itu kesannya menghina, its way more than KERENNNN.

Pusing pala barbi .. pala barbi .. pala barbi ... 

Q : mo kemenong cyiinnn ... badai begini? 

A :  ... Ke hatimu #Gaplokkk!

Country road take me home, to the place i belonngggg ... jadi nyanyi deh.

Liat jalanan es bersalju pake angin lagi

Kalo lagi cerah gini nih

Whooaaaa maknyusss pemandangannya kan ...

Ngaso dulu dipinggir jalan, liat fog-nya diatas kepala.

Selama di Iceland saya tinggal di A Part of Reykjavik, Hverfisgata. Saya bingung sama nama - nama hotel dan property di Iceland kayak ga kreatip banget, kenapa ga dinamain Apartment Balon gitu, ken apa harus "A Part or Reykjavik" ... bukan cuma apartment ini aja, tapi kalo di google banyak property yang namanya estede banget.  Tarif sekitar 2.5 - 3  juta semalam tapi dapat 2 kamar tidur, ada kitchen, mesin cuci baju, dan wifi kenceng. Hverfisgata itu lokasi strategis, dekat kemana - mana di Reykjavik, nggak kayak kota drakula, tapi jam 6 toko sudah pada tutup, sabtu - minggu malah nggak buka sama sekali. Orang disana hidupnya santai banget, kayak di game harvest moon aja. Kalau stay di lokasi sini, tempat - tempat melancong yang paling dekata adalah :

Sun Voyager, penanda ultah 200 tahun kota Reykjavik

Gereja Hallgrimskirkja, landmarknya Reykjavik, ada patung dari Leif Eriksson, dia adalah penjelajah Iceland yang terkenal, seorang Viking, kata Wiki dia sudah menemukan Amerika sebelum Columbus.

Dibelakang saya yang biru adalah Harpa Concert Hall.

Eniwei bicara soal kota Vik, itu ... gue curiga merupakan portal ke dimensi lain, kotanya aneh banget, rumah - rumah peletakannya kayak seadanya dan seperlunya untuk jadi backdrop-an doang, itu bukan kota drakula cuma kota ke dimensi lain .... halahh, jadi ngawur. Ga percaya ? Cekidot ...

Vik, Black sand beach.

Ini kota Vik, mungkin kalo mau lebih bagus bisa liat - liat di Google.

Church of Reynisdrangar lagi cerah dekat kota Vik, apa kesan dan pendapat kalian? Misterius kan ...

Curch of Reynisdrangar tiba - tiba mendung ... kayaknya ada yang baru dateng dari dimensi lain tuh.

Yah begitulah kisah melasseee akika, banyak badai dan waktu beroperasi yang terlalu sebentar (terang cuma 4 jam) membuat perjalan gue ke sana jadi ga maksimal. Eniwei, pas di hotel Fljótshlíd, KP auroranya 3, dan bisa dilihat 75 persen di Iceland. 

Gue ga yakin itu apa bukan yang ijo - ijo secara berawan gitu.

Mungkin Iceland mau gue balik lagi ... hahaha.

Thank u for reading, God bless

Attraversiamo ....