April 26th, 2006, 10:08
I was honoured to be invited to the Muslim wedding of Yogie's friends
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Market Square in Wonosobo - the closest city to Dieng Plateau - Population 55,000 Indonesians and 1 White man )me)
No Taxis - Horse and Buggy only. Traffic jams are inevitable in the rain
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Volcanic Lake at Dieng (the color of the lake is caused by sulphur) Dieng is an active volcano which may erupt sometime in the next few weeks due to a build up of lava in the Mt Merapi Volcano system north of Yogjakarta
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076972.jpg
Here you can see the gasses and steam excaping a fissure at the back of the lake
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This town has been evacuated already over the past week - in case of an eruption
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One of the Sacred Candi at the top of Dieng (pronounced Chandi)
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The Sulphur pits at a volcanic fissure. Many people commit suicide here every year by throwing themselves into the molten lava and boiling water.
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076946.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/141932696.jpg
Market Square in Wonosobo - the closest city to Dieng Plateau - Population 55,000 Indonesians and 1 White man )me)
No Taxis - Horse and Buggy only. Traffic jams are inevitable in the rain
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076996.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076994.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076994.jpg
Volcanic Lake at Dieng (the color of the lake is caused by sulphur) Dieng is an active volcano which may erupt sometime in the next few weeks due to a build up of lava in the Mt Merapi Volcano system north of Yogjakarta
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076972.jpg
Here you can see the gasses and steam excaping a fissure at the back of the lake
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076968.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076966.jpg
This town has been evacuated already over the past week - in case of an eruption
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076963.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076958.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076957.jpg
One of the Sacred Candi at the top of Dieng (pronounced Chandi)
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076955.jpg
The Sulphur pits at a volcanic fissure. Many people commit suicide here every year by throwing themselves into the molten lava and boiling water.
http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL645/2417214/6890890/89076946.jpg