G is for Greenhouse Brekkie
i thoroughly enjoyed this volcanic adventure happie gupsters!
Brekkie was at the Executive Lounge of the Pan Pacific , I was pleasantly surprised at the little greenhouse effect decor..dining amid some lush greenery. it was very nice and took my mind off the grey noisy jakarta city scape for a moment.
check out the lush greenery! we were on the 18th floor ...smack in the middle of jakarta financial CBD. it was hazy and humid outside but o so quiet , tranquil and cool inside,
Here we go here we go here we go - 3 of us bundled into the mini van at 730am sharp -BANDUNG here we come!
ray came..erm...prepared with TOILET PAPER?!? 
...and packed fruits lunch?! oh my goodness
moo with the day trip brochure
Yay we were on our way to see REAL VOLCANO! Its a 2.5 hour trip by mini van to Bandung where the volcanoes are...
bye bye jakarta city...
Hello country suburbia country farm town indonesia...
we passed numerous padi fields, little villages along the way
more rice padi fields...some gold, some green...
so much land , indonesia is so freakin big i guess...and all hilly mountainous...agriculture is very big in this country
about and hour into our bumpy minivan ride. ray mustve lost it - i kept hearing him singing softly :"planting rice is never fun, bend from morn to set of sun, cannot stand and cannot sit, cannot rest a little bit,,," eeeks
occassionally we will hear moans of - "hmmm we shouldve taken a helicopter.."
H is for HOTSPRINGS
Guppies' first visit to a hotspring! 
After over 2 hours in the mini van, we were relieved to have arrived at the Hot Springs near the volcano. check out moo and ray..they look exhausted 
moo " eh look like some condo private pool leh "
guppy :" ya how come not like Japan hour,,,no rocky pond like look? blue tiles? like swimming pool.. "
rray :" aiya!!! HOT HOT HOT "
apparently the hot spring water was pumped from the ground directly into the pool...is rich in volcanic minerals...and good for health and curing skin ailments.
We all soaked it up ..it was 43degrees hot, but we still soaked in it for quite a long time
cam whoring while we soaked in the Hot spring water 
aaah bliss!
lunch at the hot springs spa cafe...was buffet and wasnt a very healthy meal..all fried stuff...
group shot! yes we conquered the hot spring. next stop! VOLCANO!
group shot with the other tourists on our little mini van :) everyone was like us - volcano virgins!
lazy moos grazing in luscious green grass at the hot springs
T is for TEA PLANTATIONS 10,000 ACRES OF TEA BUSHES!
Guppies love to drink tea... and imagine my joy when i saw and touched for the first time , real fresh tea trees!
we had out moments frolicking in the tea bushes !
V is for Volcano!
Finally! We arrived at the top of the volcano! and got out of our mini van!
The journey begins ..it will be a 1.5km trek down to the pit of the volcano..and a furhter 1.5-2km down to the next pick up point - where the mini van will be waiting for us
The weather was chilly but in a nice way the air smelt foul with sulphur and it was grey and cloudy but very very nice!
Photo shootout with RAY Check out this magnificent breath taking view - 
crater of the volcano! you can still see lotsa smoke coming out from the crater 
Yes! Guppies have now seen their first real life Volcano! 
moo with volcano crater 
ray with crater... Its just tooo magnificent. 
Thanks guys, Im so happie we did this trip ...this was just too beautiful and all very new and very exciting 
There were many stalls selling all sorts of scarves, winterwear, hamsters, rabbits, toys , souveniors, fruits,. straweberries to tourists... yes this hamster is a doomed hamster :(
After viewing everything from the top of the mountain, we began the downward hike towards the crater 
we trudged through mature rainforests...lush greenery, moss on the sides...beautiful rainforest...
1.5 km later , We reached the crater and actually stood on it. there were various exit points where geysers, steam, bubbling mud and smoke came out 
piece of volcanic rock with sulphur on it. 
It was bubblin, it was hot...there was smooke everywhere, but still i was strangely drawn to it and stuck my little fingers in..wah like hot springs! hot hot hot...but didnt burn :D hee hee
Sssss Smokin!
Yeah we did it! 
group shot of the fearless Volcano hunters! Amazing! one of the coolest sights, smells , sounds , Ive seen and felt in a long time! Everyone should make a trip to go see a REAL Volcano!
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WHY DID YOU NOT SAVE THE HAMSTER??????
SyncoID
they eat rabbits and hamsters dear....there were rows or fluffy bunnies and ham hams... its called bunny satay :(
if i bot him, i dunno where to release...cant bring home too :( sad ya
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