Hey welcome back and so soon. Mich and I are in Sentul City in Indonesia at the conclusion of the balloon festival. It was quite a different experience in comparison to Malaysia but we can't really complain with all the free food and accommodation. In the entire 4 day celebration Michelle's father only flew his balloon once! It was slightly disorganized and in between the rain, wind, and the difficulties of the balloons getting through customs; the event fell flat. At the same time, we got to visit another country and once again we were graced with superior hospitality and the friendliness of the Indonesian people! Maybe next year they can improve and the event can be smooth sailing. There are rumors that the organizers are offering a free weeks stay at Bali next year, so who knows we might just have to come back. Life is tough, haha!!
View of Jakarta at 7am, the congestion here puts New York traffic to shame
Indonesian Hot Air Balloon organizers and sponsors
Sentul City Park - Me on a cable swing
The land in front of the Bogor President's Palace is full of reindeer. We don't know why but they are always obliged to take a picture with you.
The Indonesian Air Force were the crew for the ballooning festivities
Derek getting interviewed and learning to dance from a couple of Indonesian celebrities. The woman is dressed like Marilyn Monroe while the man is impersonating Elvis. Pictures wouldn't do this justice so I decided to record it instead!
The one thing that was a success was Saturday night's balloon glow. Everyone wanted a photo with us. Hopefully celebrity status won't go to our heads :)
Well that is it for this episode. The next time you will see us we will be in Myanmar. The political tension in this country has eased making this place a bit more easy to explore. Recently US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the country and Myanmar is opening their doors to foreign trade. Cross you fingers, we don't run in to any problems : X In reality, the Myanmar people are very courteous to western visitors with little to no history of crime. The only problem is that we are visiting during the country's elections. So we are hoping history is made for all the right reasons during our stay.
If we don't talk to you in awhile it's probably due to the fact there are no sources of internet access. So we might have already flown to London. We miss you all as always. Cheers!
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