Indonesia

We took our last vacation to travel to Indonesia. It is impossible to see all of Indonesia in 10 days. Indonesia, with about 2000 islands would stretch from one end of the U.S. to the other. It is the fourth most populous nation in the world. Java, which contains the capital Jakarta, is the most populated island in the world. It has the largest number of Muslims of any nation. You would not know it though. The Muslim population is much more obvious in Malaysia. In Indonesia we saw very few mosques and not very many girls/ladies wearing headscarves. The island of Bali, which has 3.3 million people, is 95% Hindu. Borobudur, the most visited tourist spot in Indonesia, is the largest Buddhist monument in the world. Indonesia though is a haven for erupting volcanoes and earthquakes. Mount Merapi, that we visited, had a major eruption just 6 months ago.


The island of Borneo as we headed south to Bali. This was our first time crossing the equator. Bali sits about 8 degrees south of the equator.




Arrival at Bali. We arrived in a downpour. It was suppose to be beginning the dry season, but we saw a lot of rain our first few days.