The Odyssey

Bitten by the travel bug, Jeremiah embarked on a road trip from Yogjakarta, the soul of Java, to Semarang, the economic and provincial capital of Central Java, some 100 km away.  Depending on who you ask, Semarang is either a boring industrial city or a great chill-out port city.  But the journey from Yogjakarta to Semarang was definitely a gem in itself.

Taking 3.5 hours and costing US$5 on the luxurious (by Indonesian standards) Joglosemar Executive Shuttle, the journey brought Jeremiah through meandering volcanic valleys, padi fields, as well as the heartland of central Java.  From humming towns to simple kampungs, Jeremiah could see Indonesians going about in their daily activities, be it laying cables, plucking tea leaves or feeding their babies.

Here's some photos.  Sorry for the limited range of photos.  It was a Friday afternoon and after a long week, Jeremiah was a little slow with his camera.