tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75221223934720250482024-03-18T16:47:46.134+07:00My Purple World A colorful journey of blessed mom of two who loves traveling, cooking, diving, blogging, vlogging, and all the joy life can bringIndah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.comBlogger1894125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-76223041359980768512024-01-28T21:14:00.000+07:002024-01-28T21:14:02.251+07:00Nga Mihi, Aotearoa <p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">736 days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Two years and 6 days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">That's the time when us, the Frakarsas, stayed in Aoteroa, New Zealand. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The land of long, white clouds is really leaving some long-lasting, wonderful memories for the four of us. </span></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdk79dpS2fv5bYUcwkclaU7VHAhz43i2_7nwnIoPxsruNhfgddy0nH4cFa0eZ95jlj3C5ci_jyrfHXfvEIrRsf-48HW8l5ucl-EgwJzwkam-dnOHl3_RisIGXtsaVZ0xvNlA7XdITi8wtA1DcI0KOHmj-xC5m_oSQOWpe1eWpXsoQAbxgPF8D0hY7l7iH/s4032/IMG_5312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4032" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdk79dpS2fv5bYUcwkclaU7VHAhz43i2_7nwnIoPxsruNhfgddy0nH4cFa0eZ95jlj3C5ci_jyrfHXfvEIrRsf-48HW8l5ucl-EgwJzwkam-dnOHl3_RisIGXtsaVZ0xvNlA7XdITi8wtA1DcI0KOHmj-xC5m_oSQOWpe1eWpXsoQAbxgPF8D0hY7l7iH/w640-h428/IMG_5312.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saying hello from Aotearoa..</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back then in November 2021, arriving in the middle of COVID-19 and lock-down, we certainly had to go through certain procedures that required a lot of preparation and coordination. By the time we landed in this land of Kiwi, we knew it was going to be another unforgettable chapter for us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then came along the orange setting and all the adjustment as well as protocol we all have to go through during the pandemic. I remember we all are required to have a pass to actually go out and scan the QR code to 'log in' wherever we go, including to the office and public places. I have to say New Zealand came slightly later when it comes to the obligation to wear mask whenever you are at the public places, while many countries like Indonesia has implemented that policy for quite some times. Even with all the prudent measures taken, we still got infected by COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand. Well, I set the record of being positive with COVID-19 4 times,- twice in Indonesia and twice in New Zealand, together with Rudi and the kids. Not that I'm proud of it but looks like this is destined to be part of our journey here. <i>Alhamdulillah</i> everything went well and we all were in good condition with no further long term health concerns.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E7wVYK6C67LtDpoxGJPHKgT6Gcsn3mk3BTPqnu_vlWnl5qLDRvos2crXRjJicBaL1oCjgVWxyFVVZzpE-zRTWu34NX-55BAoClmRJym6SVym8mYnIk-RExgsE8XB4F38REFIbKZBYz5NHw8PmMt-3pYhHYUZCKbQOch3gCVWmf3_ocs3-eYjmhcbDvWa/s4032/FullSizeRender.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E7wVYK6C67LtDpoxGJPHKgT6Gcsn3mk3BTPqnu_vlWnl5qLDRvos2crXRjJicBaL1oCjgVWxyFVVZzpE-zRTWu34NX-55BAoClmRJym6SVym8mYnIk-RExgsE8XB4F38REFIbKZBYz5NHw8PmMt-3pYhHYUZCKbQOch3gCVWmf3_ocs3-eYjmhcbDvWa/w480-h640/FullSizeRender.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, back to our short journey in Aotearoa..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />I say short because I am usually posted in countries longer than my designated assignments. Geneva and New York were the examples of that. Instead of 4 years,- my full terms, this time my family and I only stay for two years. Opportunity knocks and I was appointed as one of the new directors in my ministry. Originally, I was assigned until 2025 or even January 2026. But since the beginning of the procedures that I have to go through for this particular position, it has been a family decision. Well, we sat down with the kids and talk a lot about the decision and the implications if I got the job. And now, here we are.. back to Jakarta, Indonesia.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkihI-xokfXg4zDVDLd6J0c-q5dFPrO1ovHvRSHKd3viDqykF7WHpjSlCi4VEPPuYGRgUbozzo6ZCqnTEJD1leQ5lxsLplmx-LoaqXL150x6N2c-3NyNpYhmnhLhsB4TlfGR3ve7rlTp6IAoKu_0gFNnmoRUEqJ7HhG6nhFtec6EbCBQC4l1j126nGw3mj/s1576/5aa44edc-c571-4dcd-ad4a-f580da57931e.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkihI-xokfXg4zDVDLd6J0c-q5dFPrO1ovHvRSHKd3viDqykF7WHpjSlCi4VEPPuYGRgUbozzo6ZCqnTEJD1leQ5lxsLplmx-LoaqXL150x6N2c-3NyNpYhmnhLhsB4TlfGR3ve7rlTp6IAoKu_0gFNnmoRUEqJ7HhG6nhFtec6EbCBQC4l1j126nGw3mj/w640-h300/5aa44edc-c571-4dcd-ad4a-f580da57931e.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers from the Frakarsas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">TO BE CONTINUED</span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-5684900503183957822024-01-02T14:50:00.045+07:002024-01-18T17:13:27.605+07:00Happy Happy New Year<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hello, 2024!<br /><br />Wishing everyone a wonderful year of 2024, filled with blessings, endless joy. health and happiness!<br /><br />Cheers for brighter days ahead. <i>Semoga kita semua selalu dikaruniai yang terbaik dari Sang Maha Segala. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7wpPc5-DNOHCcWcqZuw_Dju3tq83iO0sa7galiJ0v-TxZBbImkV95Px2DO4_m5GZa_h5o4FwpmUwFTBUsnW_MDvDY8cY6JMCo2P14sjNOTtvfAKyEwC0XUmPfaQirIazWdQpUWFdGKenjVu3ZKrdxjXLXrAOw9aNJ75euTN3qevktKi_05dhvj8KfrTA/s1576/5aa44edc-c571-4dcd-ad4a-f580da57931e.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7wpPc5-DNOHCcWcqZuw_Dju3tq83iO0sa7galiJ0v-TxZBbImkV95Px2DO4_m5GZa_h5o4FwpmUwFTBUsnW_MDvDY8cY6JMCo2P14sjNOTtvfAKyEwC0XUmPfaQirIazWdQpUWFdGKenjVu3ZKrdxjXLXrAOw9aNJ75euTN3qevktKi_05dhvj8KfrTA/w640-h300/5aa44edc-c571-4dcd-ad4a-f580da57931e.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers from the Frakarsas</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><i><br /></i>It's been an unforgettable 2023 for #thefrakarsas, as we enjoyed our last year in Aotearoa, New Zealand, before moving back to Indonesia. So many things have happened and for sure, many places visited and wonderful people,- those who became parts of our family,- we met along the way. Pertinent decisions were made in 2023 as well, including those that will change and heavily impact the course of our lives.<br /><br />2023 has taught us many things as well, including how we, the Frakarsas, all depend on one another, while at the same time supporting each and everyone of us. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwAgpaxMw1wtlcIjFkGDrWUKAEJfAjbTVXI3fVbG9rygk8uHlRDyN10MS4BJLQYyNFmyvRN10ohsHFoXlYgQq0gH0qV2MVmF7AvgJaQULSyHjSTU5x0J0L6lCHEfz8-vj4p1TUah8oZJUClRoFILNhLhHg7Asow-0zb9OYhqo_zbHSwqCGArNFSwAwvbi/s3088/DJI_20230120_155729_456.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwAgpaxMw1wtlcIjFkGDrWUKAEJfAjbTVXI3fVbG9rygk8uHlRDyN10MS4BJLQYyNFmyvRN10ohsHFoXlYgQq0gH0qV2MVmF7AvgJaQULSyHjSTU5x0J0L6lCHEfz8-vj4p1TUah8oZJUClRoFILNhLhHg7Asow-0zb9OYhqo_zbHSwqCGArNFSwAwvbi/w480-h640/DJI_20230120_155729_456.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of our wonderful trips at the South Island, New Zealand</td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We made many important decisions this year, especially those related to the future of the kids. We have arrived at the point when we will be physically separated in order to pursue our dreams. Bo and Obi are growing up and my husband and I have to definitely work on next phase of our lives. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLc6LRxA65t64YyihlLHP1c8_R42c4QggQX1N2z6EGcwzeQAuRlppprMdpnd7y9NZOzRJmhV7hd7X9ygVcfU7YuT4yNlpUelonVx_wmnpSmkOrKWfl2-fMBxJZVfJpKWKNN9Xfj2CvovELqp08lcAd1KRtYw0xr9tDwmwOGLo8Jz49kuyHV_g0Qhtfrk3/s4032/IMG_7196.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLc6LRxA65t64YyihlLHP1c8_R42c4QggQX1N2z6EGcwzeQAuRlppprMdpnd7y9NZOzRJmhV7hd7X9ygVcfU7YuT4yNlpUelonVx_wmnpSmkOrKWfl2-fMBxJZVfJpKWKNN9Xfj2CvovELqp08lcAd1KRtYw0xr9tDwmwOGLo8Jz49kuyHV_g0Qhtfrk3/w300-h400/IMG_7196.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">will certainly miss my boy..</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The plan is for Bo to continue his study in Aotearoa New Zealand and Obi for the the time being will stay with us in Indonesia. Obviously, with the help of technology and all the facilities we can utilize nowadays, space and distance won't be problems anymore.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, insya Allah semoga semua jalan dilancarkan dan mohon doanya ya teman - teman. </i></span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrjsSL1SQAo5-FWEoi3c9t3i808OuIERanarxKtxGpt27BLlh1i4_q__qWkjr1ahfR75YO7f1TWNkjA_JhIqRMZvrDkBv3uCQlfHJrNYbIGYQgmhoUA0dFfP3mOwL_L3UN7rRRpfDXRKbkXY-BDw2r0MVXvWMPitiDLwbK623zabBtMJp3IPgH2olP3iT/s4032/IMG_0664.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrjsSL1SQAo5-FWEoi3c9t3i808OuIERanarxKtxGpt27BLlh1i4_q__qWkjr1ahfR75YO7f1TWNkjA_JhIqRMZvrDkBv3uCQlfHJrNYbIGYQgmhoUA0dFfP3mOwL_L3UN7rRRpfDXRKbkXY-BDw2r0MVXvWMPitiDLwbK623zabBtMJp3IPgH2olP3iT/w480-h640/IMG_0664.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first time touching the Llama :)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><p>I have been blessed with so many great things that I might not be able to dwell on one by one. For sure, we started 2023 at that time with a great vibe and unforgettable trip to the Northern part of New Zealand. </p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Then along the year, I managed to visit 9 countries, without me realizing it. I managed to visit, among others, Samoa (for the very first time!), came back to Cooks Islands, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Turkey, Switzerland and of course, Indonesia! Not to mention many parts of beautiful Aotearoa, New Zealand.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G9g3s2KWs5Lh5K7eQAtjxBCCXRbKZtTxY8hvgbbK2cN6cAsCPlBjj8kbJxdSTjah9pQVWhNkRlqFHdxpVQrP_nYGqI3M7mji-UONInCySHFEpooVrwEOy7gmFGNMVJ93P9JVlDviCJxpbw4cn4ONrRBAeXDMPM2Vg_33jCEMSa213ojQOoCPYyiLt_rq/s4032/IMG_4392.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G9g3s2KWs5Lh5K7eQAtjxBCCXRbKZtTxY8hvgbbK2cN6cAsCPlBjj8kbJxdSTjah9pQVWhNkRlqFHdxpVQrP_nYGqI3M7mji-UONInCySHFEpooVrwEOy7gmFGNMVJ93P9JVlDviCJxpbw4cn4ONrRBAeXDMPM2Vg_33jCEMSa213ojQOoCPYyiLt_rq/w300-h400/IMG_4392.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">At the same year, I also have to move to 3 houses! One of the records during my existence and career. And for the first time ever, I travelled back home with my mom and my son with 17 luggages as the same time! Hah... never have I thought it would happen to me ever! For the first time, the Frakarsas went on 6-hour hiking and tracking. For the first time as well, we cooked layers cake or <i>lapis legit</i>, and it didn't work well LOL. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Well, so many 'first time' that we experienced here in New Zealand and beyond. Well, so many 'first time' that we experienced here in New Zealand and beyond.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqWiL0Tfv8UzTb0qprVXpOibg98quJRtH78fL2tkFrE9pFOQ52GxG1iVPAh_mT5YbQ2rr8kn6ncoFgZA5hUyecVS1-6HOZEF4pEQpccuS8B4miy98dDEYpf0C8YHcZTlL6dYl2SaWqqEzF8lTDek0l-Exft1oFRJGn8QXXHX_KDZL1pVEi1IzVYzlNKY4/s3082/IMG_7156.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="2983" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqWiL0Tfv8UzTb0qprVXpOibg98quJRtH78fL2tkFrE9pFOQ52GxG1iVPAh_mT5YbQ2rr8kn6ncoFgZA5hUyecVS1-6HOZEF4pEQpccuS8B4miy98dDEYpf0C8YHcZTlL6dYl2SaWqqEzF8lTDek0l-Exft1oFRJGn8QXXHX_KDZL1pVEi1IzVYzlNKY4/w620-h640/IMG_7156.HEIC" width="620" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />So, that's a little story I have in the beginning of 2024. <br /><br />I will certainly share more about all those experiences and hope to see you around on the next post!</span><p></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-38464235247312391212023-10-05T14:32:00.002+07:002023-10-05T14:32:23.395+07:00ASEAN Matters - The 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> And I'm back!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Pheew.. it felt like ages since the last time I post here on my blog.<br /><br />So, happy to be back and I sincerely hope everyone is fine, wherever one is.<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These couple of months have been super crazy for me. Starting from August the September, we have series of meetings hosted by the Government of Indonesia. As you are probably aware of, we are holding the chairmanship for ASEAN this year so I was assigned to go to Jakarta together with my Ambassador. The Prime Minister of the Cook islands as well as the Foreign Minister of New Zealand were joining us at the 43rd ASEAN Summit and its related meetings. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgplKoNgU4d9Mg8bARkQyNLgqCQqCiDBFy3lHE7xLYs0ba2fRwRC8Myt_f7VyiGbL05Bv8wQDMc_jkig22KU47H3FpYyz6zQuGtLGtJYa7KnN1HceOCDbUUq0StOvC4NIwgyC1HMyvpjtmQaQY8F8ibcpYvCFCr_enQNUqjNo4QTfwOTeFG0DlaBztR4YR/s4032/IMG_5219.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgplKoNgU4d9Mg8bARkQyNLgqCQqCiDBFy3lHE7xLYs0ba2fRwRC8Myt_f7VyiGbL05Bv8wQDMc_jkig22KU47H3FpYyz6zQuGtLGtJYa7KnN1HceOCDbUUq0StOvC4NIwgyC1HMyvpjtmQaQY8F8ibcpYvCFCr_enQNUqjNo4QTfwOTeFG0DlaBztR4YR/w640-h480/IMG_5219.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was indeed a special event as this year, Cook Islands is the chair for Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and PM Mark Brown, together with his team, came to Indonesia for the very first time. </span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d1a7qdQNzap3t7_P1Ije3iOh1kTmAY8ADnr7o7V0cqiSJSjG6q4cSddtFS-EHgeyFYIMZFoGaGVK3NqBXoGO7BTd2ADa8CW0LPQw4B-SyRgsE_6bTqjGsk1_5tpRxcCf3Zn8Zp8h1BctrmGiq_X5Upstu_ZrqCtgerNMywydcgZ5gQs1WAswfIE3XNwV/s4032/IMG_5317.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d1a7qdQNzap3t7_P1Ije3iOh1kTmAY8ADnr7o7V0cqiSJSjG6q4cSddtFS-EHgeyFYIMZFoGaGVK3NqBXoGO7BTd2ADa8CW0LPQw4B-SyRgsE_6bTqjGsk1_5tpRxcCf3Zn8Zp8h1BctrmGiq_X5Upstu_ZrqCtgerNMywydcgZ5gQs1WAswfIE3XNwV/w640-h480/IMG_5317.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The signing of MoU between ASEAN Secretariat and PIF as well as IORA Secretariats</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So you can imagine how excited we were welcoming this delegation and showcasing the best. of Indonesia, as well as ASEAN hospitality. Prime Minister Brown has been scheduled to join many important meetings and engagement during his stay in Indonesia.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXGu31hWXe4QhCaIFXZI_irWhfONH5a69eR2TdjwGXc-ZIJbCi1meCSoxjhHUEsrEkvSZI_eGMYcxduJhkQGEi9Ce6ZhWcu1zxXsVmKfGVCOv85UFqf-o4RGh__ecwgk-1Jq614R2mHzVs6ERZaUCfPPMZg8ZWtEVbRqKXFfQHPbAROWJPnTqNv-aF2Y2/s4032/IMG_5237.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXGu31hWXe4QhCaIFXZI_irWhfONH5a69eR2TdjwGXc-ZIJbCi1meCSoxjhHUEsrEkvSZI_eGMYcxduJhkQGEi9Ce6ZhWcu1zxXsVmKfGVCOv85UFqf-o4RGh__ecwgk-1Jq614R2mHzVs6ERZaUCfPPMZg8ZWtEVbRqKXFfQHPbAROWJPnTqNv-aF2Y2/w594-h446/IMG_5237.HEIC" width="594" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">So, as you can see, we have a week packed with meetings, signing ceremonies, lunches and dinners, as well as side events. Many of them were specifically conducted between ASEAN and its dialogue partners, like the US, Canada, Plus 3 and all. So you can imagine how busy that week was! </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74rvk8RXpBxgl54EKo5nYfIhDG_KXMAYie3zxu5XmP0CfkJgBKznAtCijRLHhBheEMi4i0uB-b8dIGzJwrmOhbml2CmeOuHRTDYu6andv-bca32KEBDEhk7X4vV-oo7JikIv0Fpdvb4FZJIvqMcf1HFB5n9iO4dJtsJ0Z-etwYq_Yq3JnGdCVzZqcW3KJ/s4032/IMG_5808.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74rvk8RXpBxgl54EKo5nYfIhDG_KXMAYie3zxu5XmP0CfkJgBKznAtCijRLHhBheEMi4i0uB-b8dIGzJwrmOhbml2CmeOuHRTDYu6andv-bca32KEBDEhk7X4vV-oo7JikIv0Fpdvb4FZJIvqMcf1HFB5n9iO4dJtsJ0Z-etwYq_Yq3JnGdCVzZqcW3KJ/s320/IMG_5808.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Ambassador and I managed to come and join some of the meetings, including the opening and the closing of the 43rd ASEAN Summit, which was attended by the ASEAN Leaders and all the Guests of the Chair, President Joko Widodo. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKIptrqO6ceVpiheb6ECRX_oSZpbsqwKRgNVmxFDI1tAUZy37Dc046qy0vx-L5FHB6eumiFfLqJ2Qr0fmou_M_JnhJr-Tq7JfNQflfSKRBoJU9LMV0lAL_rh6m8nB7TddrRIMdRvnc52s8BjSbwhbfnwIcJstWks0KW_jY-pR6h4hxjsmcNVOXQUyBM0s/s4032/IMG_5449.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKIptrqO6ceVpiheb6ECRX_oSZpbsqwKRgNVmxFDI1tAUZy37Dc046qy0vx-L5FHB6eumiFfLqJ2Qr0fmou_M_JnhJr-Tq7JfNQflfSKRBoJU9LMV0lAL_rh6m8nB7TddrRIMdRvnc52s8BjSbwhbfnwIcJstWks0KW_jY-pR6h4hxjsmcNVOXQUyBM0s/w640-h480/IMG_5449.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The opening session was great, with live music from Purwacaraka. It was fantastic ensemble for sure. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAj1Fs78U9ChlHdiV2UnoWbzflHNHjuxYc9pVZBoL5fI6EPlhI49TWYvz8LfXtNKP1oboYMeUdkK6R59uARmnkS2zCUmuQDaNAFtNDDpCSmMdmH2rjlygQy055wwvo7t4dk0OEeduyz84hxs1lmwv4sflUvB4d3Lp3LIQZmBBQwkNi-CntScdFGZCEH3n/s4032/IMG_5483.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAj1Fs78U9ChlHdiV2UnoWbzflHNHjuxYc9pVZBoL5fI6EPlhI49TWYvz8LfXtNKP1oboYMeUdkK6R59uARmnkS2zCUmuQDaNAFtNDDpCSmMdmH2rjlygQy055wwvo7t4dk0OEeduyz84hxs1lmwv4sflUvB4d3Lp3LIQZmBBQwkNi-CntScdFGZCEH3n/w480-h640/IMG_5483.HEIC" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGI8KbpS16Ccf6CLE7E05ZCw8LCnb09rwQDOoVTDXs6Ri_Rp9Hx-HcKYgntbspoYdJTgDNdwxTFPHG1ZS0-gO3E5xRw7IBQQd_Qr0IJ-fc_DdrCSWhzxNg1jw7C46hOBoFdVGY-8h5uFbXXUCrLWNqizIWIhXjaQoeIIVznpLO05z2klWEvZGWZnlYniM/s4032/IMG_5495.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGI8KbpS16Ccf6CLE7E05ZCw8LCnb09rwQDOoVTDXs6Ri_Rp9Hx-HcKYgntbspoYdJTgDNdwxTFPHG1ZS0-gO3E5xRw7IBQQd_Qr0IJ-fc_DdrCSWhzxNg1jw7C46hOBoFdVGY-8h5uFbXXUCrLWNqizIWIhXjaQoeIIVznpLO05z2klWEvZGWZnlYniM/w480-h640/IMG_5495.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The closing session was beautiful as well. I missed the viral dinner, as it was only for limited invitations. But we saw the fireworks on the street, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman to be precise.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa3XVpKZqPiv-saF7ElX_6VVNP4ON80N2wZ2h68i5kNKyPeqkl22Ghg6C2PvLx1xhAy_SeKd9nNsT0vDditpKE3CnCo2_R9SYepaYcKE-Mb0a2-KcFs85cEaSSq-yzhov0_Yj8_ijP6zFevDlADPhUwHIAI-3vZOCJ97qeIz5t2Oc2vqLpKmBDd5FrE6o/s4032/IMG_5849.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa3XVpKZqPiv-saF7ElX_6VVNP4ON80N2wZ2h68i5kNKyPeqkl22Ghg6C2PvLx1xhAy_SeKd9nNsT0vDditpKE3CnCo2_R9SYepaYcKE-Mb0a2-KcFs85cEaSSq-yzhov0_Yj8_ijP6zFevDlADPhUwHIAI-3vZOCJ97qeIz5t2Oc2vqLpKmBDd5FrE6o/w640-h480/IMG_5849.HEIC" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">After the closing session, on the day when PM of Cook Islands and the delegation was scheduled to leave Jakarta, we took some times to stroll around A<i>njungan Halte Trans Jakarta </i>and took some mini tours as well as photos. I was lucky that by the time this place was cleared and temporarily closed by <i>Paspampres, </i>my mom and I were already there so we could take great photos here with the crowds.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2aMuGJtw_okxi88sASM3sbt2UL-tfFKXSzQ2GkX6kDXp6ZIrcTIdX3sTxqV-qjVwZ9nUHghfbe9NOjO70P2PYPSGzMYDLXa48tO4sVEDKRKCk_o2m_Mw31oHPf5myKcRKzyvRZTzeBq5x18iCVR0cg9r-Uevm9Y48XGPqlNOBEIFEmKOSBc1qLxqy_g5/s4032/IMG_5937.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2aMuGJtw_okxi88sASM3sbt2UL-tfFKXSzQ2GkX6kDXp6ZIrcTIdX3sTxqV-qjVwZ9nUHghfbe9NOjO70P2PYPSGzMYDLXa48tO4sVEDKRKCk_o2m_Mw31oHPf5myKcRKzyvRZTzeBq5x18iCVR0cg9r-Uevm9Y48XGPqlNOBEIFEmKOSBc1qLxqy_g5/w480-h640/IMG_5937.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I took him there and showed him the <i>Selamat Datang </i>statue as well as a little bit of history of Hotel Indonesia.<i> </i>Wearing his fresh teal Pacific shirt, PM Brown seemed to enjoy the scenery and took lots of photos as well! All in all, it was a successful visit.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEVFr0VGfScZun75NEhgjfHNfOeOQY4qUBDuPbEmYgFzsbf8afbvwN3Uq3b_1qDMuQZLEuRuITTzGxIUaTW3qs0brGpe6iEHftxXXIErN5CrIfsGahtupXG33cdXffiHU2MFATpDPZH7k3WeQ1p6aArvE30hrrwcsjgUotu5-TEkyKCDj6pL7hmwRw6pb/s4032/IMG_5961.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEVFr0VGfScZun75NEhgjfHNfOeOQY4qUBDuPbEmYgFzsbf8afbvwN3Uq3b_1qDMuQZLEuRuITTzGxIUaTW3qs0brGpe6iEHftxXXIErN5CrIfsGahtupXG33cdXffiHU2MFATpDPZH7k3WeQ1p6aArvE30hrrwcsjgUotu5-TEkyKCDj6pL7hmwRw6pb/w640-h480/IMG_5961.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9fs-tsXcnABZDSwNZOS977YQXnI6-0HNtVr6zG1iwmBUcxlf7Ia88-Xze0ATJ5ePi_wCz1PyST4y6_NL0q7rUUymU2LCKBRj5UgR9VjY2U0L05hsRKPe6t8VyPiHlYqosNJ3aBZrsWJnpVp1Zgr2njVcpkoZWlIgo0O9sFtiTORDnD_f37xxpwJcluop/s4032/IMG_5965.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9fs-tsXcnABZDSwNZOS977YQXnI6-0HNtVr6zG1iwmBUcxlf7Ia88-Xze0ATJ5ePi_wCz1PyST4y6_NL0q7rUUymU2LCKBRj5UgR9VjY2U0L05hsRKPe6t8VyPiHlYqosNJ3aBZrsWJnpVp1Zgr2njVcpkoZWlIgo0O9sFtiTORDnD_f37xxpwJcluop/w480-h640/IMG_5965.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I left New Zealand at the end of the August and stayed in Jakarta until the second week of September. I got a surprise so to speak while staying in Jakarta, as I was appointed as Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at Kemlu. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, wish me luck for this new position ya. I guess I have to get everything ready before moving back to Jakarta from Aotearoa New Zealand.<br />Will keep you all posted!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-88288059557062597792023-08-23T07:44:00.021+07:002023-09-18T18:12:09.538+07:00MERDEKA - HAPPY 78TH INDEPENDENCE DAY, INDONESIA<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNGNtkI3CLF8_r_YzPbnwq3h6kzfEXvWtHxFiqG3zodZaIWRAfotVM6SEHHxUQLyIFlM-XCq94ikLB2B16Fxzq3uZ0yTyzfQffivu9ebKel0VqscC3990UghprzterL1XJ9qKaMS-GQzupyv4OpCsQTmt5XBYJW-TdoXdRQT_CSggN9QYouHum4ctyoXL/s2000/1320016d-1e69-4402-b587-73ccfdfcbe0b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNGNtkI3CLF8_r_YzPbnwq3h6kzfEXvWtHxFiqG3zodZaIWRAfotVM6SEHHxUQLyIFlM-XCq94ikLB2B16Fxzq3uZ0yTyzfQffivu9ebKel0VqscC3990UghprzterL1XJ9qKaMS-GQzupyv4OpCsQTmt5XBYJW-TdoXdRQT_CSggN9QYouHum4ctyoXL/w640-h360/1320016d-1e69-4402-b587-73ccfdfcbe0b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was windy and cold, as we started assembling for the flag - raising ceremony this morning. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Yet, our hearts were warm with pride as we saw Merah Putih, our national flag, was gallantly fluttering against Aotearoa’s blue sky.
A beautiful, historic day! </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvKqrkJfi40wNl7_d6ls8Png1gLu1wM469MTTNEZQK3exPKIsaJyml6OdfG1vDLBbebAKxHzWuccKtMKgu2OuwGw_XsusQICPzXX0MMrlL5V7GY3N9cVxRvISqoT511fOSETF1MGa7z2d3w4EbCjFrtJh4LCZoXg-gKv5qefwejmBxcC1njc7XHht8spg/s1394/ba9c21b6-5106-4cab-a768-41f0c7ddb456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1394" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvKqrkJfi40wNl7_d6ls8Png1gLu1wM469MTTNEZQK3exPKIsaJyml6OdfG1vDLBbebAKxHzWuccKtMKgu2OuwGw_XsusQICPzXX0MMrlL5V7GY3N9cVxRvISqoT511fOSETF1MGa7z2d3w4EbCjFrtJh4LCZoXg-gKv5qefwejmBxcC1njc7XHht8spg/w640-h462/ba9c21b6-5106-4cab-a768-41f0c7ddb456.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Pengalaman indah di bumi Aotearoa merayakan genap 78 tahun usia negeri tercinta, kebanggaan kita semua, Indonesia. <span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">#thefrakarsas</span> beruntung bisa menjadi bagian dari cerita penuh warna tentang jalan panjang perjuangan, indahnya persatuan dan persaudaraan serta memaknai kemerdekaan. Alhamdulillah… merci ya Rabb 🇮🇩🙏.</span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDCBR_kK28iYZ52rQnHBYtjimf4QP3eHjDi3Zi-79DGEiASUX5mhO4P0g8hKoi6gacv_e9C1fiNKFTDWzhVgWG7CuwvHFlOe5llLU0JiKl0brNucC-9w5_BMdLlybBwUbMoKz6mxADM4kUBIqS2Kjdh4uap1RHuVI-OeKLczQ3WZWLVWNOpNNL21Nn0WU/s1600/3434143e-aa2e-4b79-945e-c67b3906d7dd.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDCBR_kK28iYZ52rQnHBYtjimf4QP3eHjDi3Zi-79DGEiASUX5mhO4P0g8hKoi6gacv_e9C1fiNKFTDWzhVgWG7CuwvHFlOe5llLU0JiKl0brNucC-9w5_BMdLlybBwUbMoKz6mxADM4kUBIqS2Kjdh4uap1RHuVI-OeKLczQ3WZWLVWNOpNNL21Nn0WU/w640-h480/3434143e-aa2e-4b79-945e-c67b3906d7dd.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Saya dan <span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">@bofrakarsa</span> were proudly wearing our Tapis from beloved hometown, Lampung. A bit mix and match I know (apologies for that) but proud to wear my Siger and the set of West Lampung Tapis I got as my dowry (thanks sweet 💜 <span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">@frakarsa</span> ).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBTqe97fKLDTct6dohpzQS6iJAg16yX3THRmGQdliAQ_nlBYGAhlqVYJ4AnmfuTVF0wSo5vOUyDey6DM26HlUCarom50zDuYgijxywx6j-463O8ElZBpXv4Ayqkr-VEGZJ_rroOAONaSbktrPwe2qUG3E8RMYvImcDGfyO5sKYdtAr8r_t9og6tV0ljkx/s4032/The%20Frakarsas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBTqe97fKLDTct6dohpzQS6iJAg16yX3THRmGQdliAQ_nlBYGAhlqVYJ4AnmfuTVF0wSo5vOUyDey6DM26HlUCarom50zDuYgijxywx6j-463O8ElZBpXv4Ayqkr-VEGZJ_rroOAONaSbktrPwe2qUG3E8RMYvImcDGfyO5sKYdtAr8r_t9og6tV0ljkx/w374-h640/The%20Frakarsas.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Bo was wearing his Tapis and Kiket, the headrest for Lampungnese males, Manuk Mekhem or the sleeping bird (CMIIW please 🙏😇). Well, again happy and proud to wear them 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩 </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> These are only a tiny bit of fun photos I took today, so bear with me 🤗😉 </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Merdeka 🎉🎉</span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-8745006153026930622023-08-05T08:36:00.001+07:002023-08-06T13:54:16.527+07:00Welcome to Whakapapa - It’s Snow Time at Aotearoa New Zealand <p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dcTdI5_yRTcuyYPKf-fzrMLgeTOmQFdoli8M4V4-0zO8h73qU_kGxP-DKWImJQL07vinWiHUrnc-NBNKDBqcI2uftq2hl8mABlFEoJlKxMO-_f-OjUsvrp_78K-udLBcv1rtGL_GCcNXSPu_nbnl-hVnjO7zFsKBiNoGjhIGKY35P0N83Q5Nn8OHmIhG/s8064/IMG_1955.DNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6048" data-original-width="8064" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dcTdI5_yRTcuyYPKf-fzrMLgeTOmQFdoli8M4V4-0zO8h73qU_kGxP-DKWImJQL07vinWiHUrnc-NBNKDBqcI2uftq2hl8mABlFEoJlKxMO-_f-OjUsvrp_78K-udLBcv1rtGL_GCcNXSPu_nbnl-hVnjO7zFsKBiNoGjhIGKY35P0N83Q5Nn8OHmIhG/w640-h480/IMG_1955.DNG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It’s Snow Time at Aotearoa New Zealand </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> </i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Kia Ora,</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Apa kabar semua? </i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome back to indahnuria.com and let’s continue our adventure here in New Zealand. This time, I have a little story about how us, the Frakarsas, enjoys winter time in the land of the long clouds.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This year is the second winter we have here in the Kiwi land. Yet, last year’s winter was a but fuzzy and blurry as we had so many things going on in July- September 2022. I somehow remembered cold, wet winter days last year, which is not too different from now. However, this year we manage to drive up North to see the snow and enjoy a bit of fun out there.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXjf_PArcsFW7eAvZD2bK5u9OztP0nRRBBfy9e8xtoR5RqZZitftqCF_AZkQ40Jc9a1kV5TwJ70fsBTZSPAJYWJi5spMJky-0KImxp6rdUs7xX-41Ww28ZCrffjR53caBMOvSsdbr6aOomi2KB-vJ-FbshABNp8jFmgExSgxu5CYrdAPD5wbl-Uk85Z3r/s4032/FullSizeRender.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXjf_PArcsFW7eAvZD2bK5u9OztP0nRRBBfy9e8xtoR5RqZZitftqCF_AZkQ40Jc9a1kV5TwJ70fsBTZSPAJYWJi5spMJky-0KImxp6rdUs7xX-41Ww28ZCrffjR53caBMOvSsdbr6aOomi2KB-vJ-FbshABNp8jFmgExSgxu5CYrdAPD5wbl-Uk85Z3r/w480-h640/FullSizeRender.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to Ruapehu and Tongariro National Park</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So on one long weekend, we drove to Tongariro National Park and went to Whakapapa, a ski area in this beautiful place.It took us 4 hours to drive there and we decided not to stay over night in Ruapehu, the nearby village. After that long drive, welcome to <b>Whakapapa - it's snow time at Aotearoa New Zealand </b>!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPqMFdyAHmQ2IGd_HQ7TBixDlCgNR8_2W1eSnUDuoYuijeBo_otIWetGHYgx1UpPm6jpOaPq0UEeqI5a0g4MA1GYC-9av5I3ks5tV2pBHaB5x7qBvBnQPfRr1vl2Y-6czwRc4QkuzOT8Rpg2F5lfLG7FW4euSPG6XS4R_GXaX5PfOpm7id4WM_WoLbbsD/s4032/IMG_1969.DNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPqMFdyAHmQ2IGd_HQ7TBixDlCgNR8_2W1eSnUDuoYuijeBo_otIWetGHYgx1UpPm6jpOaPq0UEeqI5a0g4MA1GYC-9av5I3ks5tV2pBHaB5x7qBvBnQPfRr1vl2Y-6czwRc4QkuzOT8Rpg2F5lfLG7FW4euSPG6XS4R_GXaX5PfOpm7id4WM_WoLbbsD/w480-h640/IMG_1969.DNG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrFzlzDozpDzBNgge8S689mAC6zmAf-aZb__ULZu-yr8ze8Z7AoS8XR3CbHHvZpKWMh50_2yEz3vPLnCpwHnZ9iYhNm40_DR0Bz2fbDynshJVKxY2ItoLnNkZsRyWvK1iANweZXSNLZDBUjAGVvV7zxd5wPWVLueg0Ku0GuS9KjBjmwj_RMdsHFtyS07T/s4032/IMG_1910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrFzlzDozpDzBNgge8S689mAC6zmAf-aZb__ULZu-yr8ze8Z7AoS8XR3CbHHvZpKWMh50_2yEz3vPLnCpwHnZ9iYhNm40_DR0Bz2fbDynshJVKxY2ItoLnNkZsRyWvK1iANweZXSNLZDBUjAGVvV7zxd5wPWVLueg0Ku0GuS9KjBjmwj_RMdsHFtyS07T/w640-h480/IMG_1910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We got our ticket for 1-hour sledding in Happy Valley, Whakapapa. The ticket for the 4 of us cost NZD 89.54, including taxes and surcharges.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHssmZ8he0_RifBFTb8nyVQKmwdiCA8Ekch09tCe8uzynDQsp5APJH2n0m_TFm8HE2ODY5M7KOr6fB48sWBfMIbQFp874zT276COt3u_a0xVaRLJeTFhrQbNKEO6WXsUxaHet-W7Wjaw3BxXd8gyc9rj4ndMAZnC2G26jjTgdqR4oyGDenXX2TW8PVROS/s4032/IMG_1896.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHssmZ8he0_RifBFTb8nyVQKmwdiCA8Ekch09tCe8uzynDQsp5APJH2n0m_TFm8HE2ODY5M7KOr6fB48sWBfMIbQFp874zT276COt3u_a0xVaRLJeTFhrQbNKEO6WXsUxaHet-W7Wjaw3BxXd8gyc9rj4ndMAZnC2G26jjTgdqR4oyGDenXX2TW8PVROS/w640-h480/IMG_1896.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got our ticket and we were ready!</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Obi and Bo were excited, as the last time we played in the snow was back in New York City. When we arrived, it was foggy and rainy, yet we managed to enjoy riding our sled and go up with the magic carpet ride. Bo actually wanted to try the snowboarding but we were a bit late due to the traffic up to the Whakapapa ski station. Well, fog and rain are not helping.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig8okcKLjPU2ge4jGJTwMSTRJLndc1tmx6yZNk_M6kxeNm4VqgLjJsHijDaGY4YH0gv-hkPUrMpXcYE9vr013h0VAaG0EQ424LMg21WD_rB3JoWPpieDKtbb3cAPtK3Es2xqX2IiMG0Czj7HPpNDS4TYWGKSBDfsSVdPLRHnkTgLSFOToW5riY_5mXf_1/s4032/IMG_1918.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig8okcKLjPU2ge4jGJTwMSTRJLndc1tmx6yZNk_M6kxeNm4VqgLjJsHijDaGY4YH0gv-hkPUrMpXcYE9vr013h0VAaG0EQ424LMg21WD_rB3JoWPpieDKtbb3cAPtK3Es2xqX2IiMG0Czj7HPpNDS4TYWGKSBDfsSVdPLRHnkTgLSFOToW5riY_5mXf_1/w480-h640/IMG_1918.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bo posing with his sledding board</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Yet, we arrived and directly got our ticket at the machine. After that, we went down to the Happy Valley (What a perfect name for the place :) ) and lined up to get to the area for sledding</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1M1nur6rmeBfV3MMg4VNdkPTUEryoQvI4mLsjAOzuNzcvCYDnD9G9CEm-duRpR5oeIiHLVgs1AcPH4MUCrGGiCmrxkg8vm0OA3qM2VvyevGbl38snyt_FmiRK46NpfV0kKCXcCDZcld0XMm6gTm2r5lcks3IyZIuJLr9IWNhzNN87gMbdkglVX5CPnFp1/s4032/IMG_1933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1M1nur6rmeBfV3MMg4VNdkPTUEryoQvI4mLsjAOzuNzcvCYDnD9G9CEm-duRpR5oeIiHLVgs1AcPH4MUCrGGiCmrxkg8vm0OA3qM2VvyevGbl38snyt_FmiRK46NpfV0kKCXcCDZcld0XMm6gTm2r5lcks3IyZIuJLr9IWNhzNN87gMbdkglVX5CPnFp1/w640-h480/IMG_1933.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There were three lanes we could use and it was again fun to play in the snow, screaming around and hitting the snow piles. One hour flew fast and although we wanted to continue, it was too cold and freezing already. So, we called it a day and just wrapped it up the same time as the Happy Valley was about to close.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-61066906895655075082023-07-31T16:35:00.003+07:002023-07-31T16:45:12.001+07:00FIFA Women World Cup in Wellington <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Do you like football?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I do! Although I don’t fully understand the regulations and the latest updates from the field but I always enjoy the festivities and the vibes during big matches and competitions.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This year, Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia are co-hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Can you imagine the excitement we have here!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbB6KHrmZJD2nYmgSX585UY_N5N8b5K5W8g5hlhSfQWfG2ptncwC-8qGIVjBN6DSQcyGgW41Le7n5O5gc6klSm1OrBynqNKwS010Db6-DhMi2iuczOmdXbBgePkHFxUgyv5KkLrAcG8Pwn1GVlgjeHsnu55oFuo0YHvGILGnrWqXuq37FyeCMso6aHef2/s4032/IMG_2507.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbB6KHrmZJD2nYmgSX585UY_N5N8b5K5W8g5hlhSfQWfG2ptncwC-8qGIVjBN6DSQcyGgW41Le7n5O5gc6klSm1OrBynqNKwS010Db6-DhMi2iuczOmdXbBgePkHFxUgyv5KkLrAcG8Pwn1GVlgjeHsnu55oFuo0YHvGILGnrWqXuq37FyeCMso6aHef2/w640-h480/IMG_2507.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the match between New Zealand and the Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Poneke Wellington is also selected as one of the cities in Aotearoa New Zealand which will be hosting the matches, besides Auckland, Hamilton, and Dunedin.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Obviously, the Frakarsas won’t miss the chance to see the matches! We got the tickets for the match between New Zealand and the Philippines, which was held on Tuesday, 25th of July, 2023. The match was held in Wellington Regional Stadium. It was quite a match and we were supporting the Philippines as part of the ASEAN Sisterhood, but we also hoped New Zealand would play well on this match.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76bFdqmHYaHn2CVRmOcb0loZG240HGoOsk1HLE3s5uz8K7s9rXixjTAg5gyjC1XC0dP9c7XdZx4TiI20Z6QudIR4Q5EdkckkZ3-lNjz5h7sPS9_ESrpyKasK-ikjH-Vr96XvibiXZbp3s2uOdiRD4G_TwZ4gAG8w9Emo3OXgkX3dY2X0LjOHOIXAPpgno/s2096/96916F91-0033-43A0-8417-E2A40A7DDD25.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76bFdqmHYaHn2CVRmOcb0loZG240HGoOsk1HLE3s5uz8K7s9rXixjTAg5gyjC1XC0dP9c7XdZx4TiI20Z6QudIR4Q5EdkckkZ3-lNjz5h7sPS9_ESrpyKasK-ikjH-Vr96XvibiXZbp3s2uOdiRD4G_TwZ4gAG8w9Emo3OXgkX3dY2X0LjOHOIXAPpgno/w360-h640/96916F91-0033-43A0-8417-E2A40A7DDD25.jpeg" width="360" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">What a game indeed! For the first time, the Philippines won and beat the host New Zealand 1 - 0. There was an offside goal made by New Zealand so unfortunately it didn’t change the scores. New Zealand team was very aggressive and offensive, sent many shots on goal but the Philippines’ goal keeper or goalie is so good! No wonder she became the player of the day! </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I hope we can watch more games as the matches continue till mid August. It’s time to get more tickets. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_2414MN3tun0HOEwVdhSa_x04GIKlw6WbtmiNCwuxoYN0GPFbZtJuHnqoKdIhUJMNbQ-WvbDjilDjE4quIIOC2RFtede4jnFojTiwU8VowoIXZI1HL4meDLKvLFdvoJSdW_GNRA9SgBXUGpqqOBWdFwprE6562hlCiw9yMFoTifISfZqyrxUTQBQTnVY/s4032/IMG_2534.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_2414MN3tun0HOEwVdhSa_x04GIKlw6WbtmiNCwuxoYN0GPFbZtJuHnqoKdIhUJMNbQ-WvbDjilDjE4quIIOC2RFtede4jnFojTiwU8VowoIXZI1HL4meDLKvLFdvoJSdW_GNRA9SgBXUGpqqOBWdFwprE6562hlCiw9yMFoTifISfZqyrxUTQBQTnVY/w640-h480/IMG_2534.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three of us after the game..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnxfnj_xIM2lNUgOjaHy-TS_4clSz5l_cAJZozmbb-7yj01Jtr6jaHDoJ6mHbbQHkJLZPu02zTgmUUIv-Jvf7wi8EPw_Rq02YIgO_7v1IUBbqqDwmMwTyRDTqUr0n3IMw6YpsvrvhhHIi91Y3bQxQgdyU4yUDt-dbcGjdsKb9QzGESVp1N_K3qtwDCKFw/s4032/IMG_2540.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnxfnj_xIM2lNUgOjaHy-TS_4clSz5l_cAJZozmbb-7yj01Jtr6jaHDoJ6mHbbQHkJLZPu02zTgmUUIv-Jvf7wi8EPw_Rq02YIgO_7v1IUBbqqDwmMwTyRDTqUr0n3IMw6YpsvrvhhHIi91Y3bQxQgdyU4yUDt-dbcGjdsKb9QzGESVp1N_K3qtwDCKFw/w480-h640/IMG_2540.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me holding the scarf of the match of the day, between NZ and the Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Do you like watching football as well? How about women’s football? </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Do you like watching it directly at the stadium if you get the chance or you prefer watching it on TV? Share your experience here on the comments and see you on the next adventures!</span></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-22734587757396493342023-07-09T15:18:00.065+07:002023-07-13T15:31:10.597+07:00Sensational Lunch at La Cecile Komodo Labuan Bajo<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAuA5-3Ta7WJjPCFRv5KCd8mk5xgKXSIH9Q1GdX_Hz9nSnp2-2KsPxsBFD2lQ0i5obEnhKznhdQ3VKdl8GlyvA3cxUUyAe53Oz-abnXHIxDE2bv3w457rDQxOhY1lNYZLYGJaRoq_tFx8PgCNhW38ql0e18rn68sfKV30kUyhGBjnS5DhegKnX5D-BQ6s/s4032/IMG_8866.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAuA5-3Ta7WJjPCFRv5KCd8mk5xgKXSIH9Q1GdX_Hz9nSnp2-2KsPxsBFD2lQ0i5obEnhKznhdQ3VKdl8GlyvA3cxUUyAe53Oz-abnXHIxDE2bv3w457rDQxOhY1lNYZLYGJaRoq_tFx8PgCNhW38ql0e18rn68sfKV30kUyhGBjnS5DhegKnX5D-BQ6s/w640-h480/IMG_8866.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready for Sensational Lunch at La Cecile Labuan Bajo? join me</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"Let's see more of Labuan Bajo from above", said my dear friend and mentor, Mba Ani.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"More place to explore? we have enough time before our flight?" I asked with extra excitement as we got to our car after finishing our trip at <b><i>Batu Cermin</i></b> cave. Day 7 at Labuan bajo and we just finally had some time to explore after the successful conduct of the 42nd ASEAN Summit. We were heading back to Jakarta and our flight would be later that afternoon.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"Yes, we do, and we can even have our lunch here. Let's go to <b>La Cecile </b>then," Mba Ani asked our driver to take us to La Cecile straight away. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And after a short drive, we arrived at the designated area and once again, I was blown away by Labuan Bajo's beauty, especially from above.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTW9IyD05n-wwqlbvzqokPirGn8KrgOcxusSTyEIC16aRbPO6iqU0PvvvCG7mTLue1nPTc7MTX615rrWUbk4eOI9bdrbgYjJPrXWEPh0nnobD1CKH2ElONffhMLcZ94FlWTqOxZJwVIdNaAiZIJt1zrpuPa67U-Yt0_ITL2D-DFH1GsZ_hGhzMfa9_tr85/s4032/IMG_8850.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTW9IyD05n-wwqlbvzqokPirGn8KrgOcxusSTyEIC16aRbPO6iqU0PvvvCG7mTLue1nPTc7MTX615rrWUbk4eOI9bdrbgYjJPrXWEPh0nnobD1CKH2ElONffhMLcZ94FlWTqOxZJwVIdNaAiZIJt1zrpuPa67U-Yt0_ITL2D-DFH1GsZ_hGhzMfa9_tr85/w640-h480/IMG_8850.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">welcome to La Cecile</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Well, welcome back and I hope you are not bored yet with my stories from awesome Labuan bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. Another place where I stopped by is <b>La Cecile</b> Hotel. Located in Jl. Goro, Silatey, Labuan Bajo, this hotel offers luxurious and comfortable stay with a breathtaking view of the city from above. It is also famous for its unique design, cutting-edge cafe and restaurant plus delicious Indonesian as well as international food. Perfect spot to enjoy Labuan Bajo!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNkQGT539Y3H9EGdBOBR-nQE4b7JY5P-ySo7agz4Nr9t2k6UrDcc1txqlTiIDZwMm8KeqoqtbH6wPwBiQ9SBpfXcG5dsh6e2cQSi2nBG47ayvbLGKWQPXiTbgI1JHtZ5ApHUG34vflYTK5mrxZ0Lfe7ZBPAFcxw7yFAjgcXhe1B7qBDHHYi4EPgtj4O2w/s4032/IMG_8836.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNkQGT539Y3H9EGdBOBR-nQE4b7JY5P-ySo7agz4Nr9t2k6UrDcc1txqlTiIDZwMm8KeqoqtbH6wPwBiQ9SBpfXcG5dsh6e2cQSi2nBG47ayvbLGKWQPXiTbgI1JHtZ5ApHUG34vflYTK5mrxZ0Lfe7ZBPAFcxw7yFAjgcXhe1B7qBDHHYi4EPgtj4O2w/w640-h480/IMG_8836.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bird's eye view of Labuan bajo from la Cecile</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">During the series of meetings of the 42nd ASEAN Summit, this hotel has been used as one of the meeting venues as well. I just got a chance to actually stop by here after the Summit was concluded.<br /><br />We came here for lunch and as we were super hungry after our adventure in Batu Cermin cave, we ordered a lot. No surprise LOL. Luckily we managed to get the table for the three of us, - me, mba Ani and mba Tika, both my darling seniors at the office. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1RYvstTaBbsbAqRkVYk5FTmCTpNZxCptl9nKrGg--DFCgibpmtxLapMF6OySJHQvk4CIXgVDhy6Ix7njDGEHd1L0jQw1QndHrwIETgB2aLie9P8aEhY6dVcWTQHoHKWHu9ZMLq1MuYJZd-U_Z4okFWBu5SqCCBEaVV9hN-TL3DUgsn77wbp8_xOCA22E/s4032/IMG_8842.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1RYvstTaBbsbAqRkVYk5FTmCTpNZxCptl9nKrGg--DFCgibpmtxLapMF6OySJHQvk4CIXgVDhy6Ix7njDGEHd1L0jQw1QndHrwIETgB2aLie9P8aEhY6dVcWTQHoHKWHu9ZMLq1MuYJZd-U_Z4okFWBu5SqCCBEaVV9hN-TL3DUgsn77wbp8_xOCA22E/w640-h480/IMG_8842.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Cecile restaurant</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So we ordered </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">kangkung plecing, cumi bakar </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">or grilled octopus, </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">sup ikan </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">or fish soup, chicken wings, and </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">telur dadar </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">or fu yung hai, complete with steamed rice and various </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">sambals, </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">including </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">sambal kecap, sambal terasi, </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">and </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">sambal matah. </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Everything was super good! <i>Kangkung plecing </i>was fresh and spicy, as we like it. The grilled octopus was tasty, so rich in spices and perfectly grilled. The soup was freshly made and also very authentic, and for the fu yng hai or the omelet, it's always been our comfort food at home so it can never go wrong. I have to say we ate all of them! We were certainly starving LOL.<br /><br />In terms of the price, it's still reasonable and manageable, considering that we are dining in a beautiful ambience.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_cBE2yLuiiL1hVPpdkPV27aoX2teF8eWaJODNwrd9qkQC_gUaX_MfgikEbKz_eyZeLkJ5MRwLDxrh87q_jyu-iUw5OcEqOd5s50hoZNFrJVTe6PnjOg6VSD-oAin3Jh1VpmcFuwxsYdGgpIsVN35iNASN2SDUQBNWRhmLl10SJRQfYRkXXfARyUyK1Yd/s3256/IMG_8875.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3256" data-original-width="2878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_cBE2yLuiiL1hVPpdkPV27aoX2teF8eWaJODNwrd9qkQC_gUaX_MfgikEbKz_eyZeLkJ5MRwLDxrh87q_jyu-iUw5OcEqOd5s50hoZNFrJVTe6PnjOg6VSD-oAin3Jh1VpmcFuwxsYdGgpIsVN35iNASN2SDUQBNWRhmLl10SJRQfYRkXXfARyUyK1Yd/w354-h400/IMG_8875.HEIC" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the food we ordered! Delicious..</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I couldn't concentrate on taking pictures of the food anymore as I was starving!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwYGsSaTUe-vSUPF9_551jBC-91fb5TEFXUbZp7M4hXKbUrmhWMzRl6_xH2_KhS7jeqqn8FDiZwt41Dw3tsIo_vpYuakQypzhCzGVaMnvIzyTIlPk8ixpyTWLkRgTpqk9WkOz2kM991-hjYVfYG-AZ4Fci_uIBjOdAd01PABoLIDacqbaQZfmEKXf3D8v/s3876/IMG_8874.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3876" data-original-width="2402" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwYGsSaTUe-vSUPF9_551jBC-91fb5TEFXUbZp7M4hXKbUrmhWMzRl6_xH2_KhS7jeqqn8FDiZwt41Dw3tsIo_vpYuakQypzhCzGVaMnvIzyTIlPk8ixpyTWLkRgTpqk9WkOz2kM991-hjYVfYG-AZ4Fci_uIBjOdAd01PABoLIDacqbaQZfmEKXf3D8v/w396-h640/IMG_8874.HEIC" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can't wait to eat them all!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />While waiting for the food, mba Ani was patient and kind enough to stroll around the hotel ground to take some pictures. As always, mini me was enjoying a pose or two at this lovely place. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO5rXS2OeZzm8EGrKw3U3_6XMoyurRcrYFuiFSxfV1JMJcFhwbdtDdun5kQ85Pt5KOwx6sLoCbnP6ECTgjlCKp011uLH8ZiIi2lEzTTtfWmoUD29POqJkeU5QVpFcjjjOO8hR6fby3kVul5ScGTqt4DjKh-hJpicusGH7Gh2WcS45UjC9yzV9WrVtJA3X/s4032/IMG_8856.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO5rXS2OeZzm8EGrKw3U3_6XMoyurRcrYFuiFSxfV1JMJcFhwbdtDdun5kQ85Pt5KOwx6sLoCbnP6ECTgjlCKp011uLH8ZiIi2lEzTTtfWmoUD29POqJkeU5QVpFcjjjOO8hR6fby3kVul5ScGTqt4DjKh-hJpicusGH7Gh2WcS45UjC9yzV9WrVtJA3X/w480-h640/IMG_8856.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was one sunny day!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There are specific spots you can go to while enjoying the vista, including the pool, the cafe, and the mini chapel (I guess it looks like one) here in La Cecile.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here are some photos I took.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK2JdX8B0nxd4TVG1UPYapn9LIwrdQexZLvh7tGctDefHR5HoRePAa3GjeJuR3I_fZnHStwkkQGXBSIuMR9pLTe8GrU5okAH94kToYVlav-BoXHIYTsUJWG_ywuCxQR19JmGdBdoKm9u-Ah9xQuq0__5Vro15pfs0Iw-Tyd4B0yIeLY3ChB8BhqPOVBC6/s4032/IMG_8859.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK2JdX8B0nxd4TVG1UPYapn9LIwrdQexZLvh7tGctDefHR5HoRePAa3GjeJuR3I_fZnHStwkkQGXBSIuMR9pLTe8GrU5okAH94kToYVlav-BoXHIYTsUJWG_ywuCxQR19JmGdBdoKm9u-Ah9xQuq0__5Vro15pfs0Iw-Tyd4B0yIeLY3ChB8BhqPOVBC6/w480-h640/IMG_8859.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">posing at the bell and the cross at la Cecile Komodo Labuan Bajo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEh-cLnYwi5HMulrcqivreuPweJHXlbdZuy4IhmJ7JYj74_W4cPTSwR_mN-zxL5hsfxPKCg9TPZvN0s1M1ZuZw2zGSNbdvaMn7bh8ElZ1FAZGLi4xiYI_KVOcno0zGl7KWMB0w6ubOLP0ojU2bHYTBlc9wDlW1BjbQ704QXtEcDp7Et9yWxBnxyHL-qtg/s3088/IMG_8862.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEh-cLnYwi5HMulrcqivreuPweJHXlbdZuy4IhmJ7JYj74_W4cPTSwR_mN-zxL5hsfxPKCg9TPZvN0s1M1ZuZw2zGSNbdvaMn7bh8ElZ1FAZGLi4xiYI_KVOcno0zGl7KWMB0w6ubOLP0ojU2bHYTBlc9wDlW1BjbQ704QXtEcDp7Et9yWxBnxyHL-qtg/w480-h640/IMG_8862.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mba Ani and I..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF6tTFJNJ8CB2Ia9lNOPVIDAY3fTJJJv43rI_bSKqHyTxEf9tNvcSno0sjoZ20xZhI8THbg8iEpJT_1qiRqKFZJmvbjrEgiVPRAZjIbRRRllYmHCtOesY22TcmeC083gSol1XtZKwO_x29pYH2dYyEmk7dZliQhz0A1JzlHM91HMpC6d7-Nfd17pGJKsr/s4032/IMG_8870.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF6tTFJNJ8CB2Ia9lNOPVIDAY3fTJJJv43rI_bSKqHyTxEf9tNvcSno0sjoZ20xZhI8THbg8iEpJT_1qiRqKFZJmvbjrEgiVPRAZjIbRRRllYmHCtOesY22TcmeC083gSol1XtZKwO_x29pYH2dYyEmk7dZliQhz0A1JzlHM91HMpC6d7-Nfd17pGJKsr/w480-h640/IMG_8870.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheeers..</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Once we were done with the photo session, the food was ready and without further a do, we started our feast. What a lovely meal! </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p17pfG4tjETNg2ZenwJQ3mCDSrFm-Rs73MC2bkx9EW8K34mdoZYgCsvjhTaIMnlXlXj8f_4SK4i1PGf5oz6jbiTBQXewe5EdsYcLWW10NXpjpa3ZkLY3dKI0YlRidTvMulrCLnwjpfjCR9c2r7z_P9RspB93tG1bcHVnK69Mjjoh49Yb8VZvi-jVg1nq/s4032/IMG_8871.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p17pfG4tjETNg2ZenwJQ3mCDSrFm-Rs73MC2bkx9EW8K34mdoZYgCsvjhTaIMnlXlXj8f_4SK4i1PGf5oz6jbiTBQXewe5EdsYcLWW10NXpjpa3ZkLY3dKI0YlRidTvMulrCLnwjpfjCR9c2r7z_P9RspB93tG1bcHVnK69Mjjoh49Yb8VZvi-jVg1nq/w480-h640/IMG_8871.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my drink that day...I forget the name but it was fresh!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And the fact that we were having our tasty lunch and enjoying the view, I have to say we really have a <a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/07/sensational-lunch-at-la-cecile-labuan.html" target="_blank">sensational lunch at La Cecile Labuan Bajo</a>. With happy tummy and huge smiles, we left the hotel and headed to the airport. But wait.. not without shopping for more souvenirs here at La Cecile! Yup.. we bought t-shirts, Labuan Bajo coffee and </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">bolu gulung istimewa.</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> I have to say those are lovely merchandises from Labuan Bajo.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So, that's my little story of exploring Labuan Bajo and enjoying sensational lunch at La Cecile Komodo.<br /><br />Hope you can get a chance to visit this place one day and see you on another adventure!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-30601595399978936142023-06-24T08:03:00.007+07:002023-06-26T16:04:49.399+07:00Enjoying Pulau Rinca, Komodo Dragon and Pink Beach<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJkaNGwZTJ755938vKffIwK2zlBG_pkiAcuRlnleMysn_x1lIN-zWoA8H6z6tAMLgLfVmYt_ioA9OL5rVT4xhf1TfomRmswk7tXm4DriSgKRS2J4RTrCD_8qmADrT2e56GpsXVhm7CNcs8PtMAjZ1htamRtPHqwXbYK7XvmX_IE7DynhWcvO4H8I-LFpo/s3827/IMG_8490.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="3827" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJkaNGwZTJ755938vKffIwK2zlBG_pkiAcuRlnleMysn_x1lIN-zWoA8H6z6tAMLgLfVmYt_ioA9OL5rVT4xhf1TfomRmswk7tXm4DriSgKRS2J4RTrCD_8qmADrT2e56GpsXVhm7CNcs8PtMAjZ1htamRtPHqwXbYK7XvmX_IE7DynhWcvO4H8I-LFpo/w640-h480/IMG_8490.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Kia ora!</i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-style: italic;">Morena.. </i>a very good morning from Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here, we are now enjoying winter as June arrives. Short days with cold, windy weather are welcoming us almost everyday and as the famous meme said, winter is coming! How I long warm, tropical weather back home in Indonesia nowadays.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And looking at my photo albums, I have so many great adventures on my last visit to Indonesia, especially Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">As I have shared on my previous posts, I have dived in many spots here in Labuan Bajo. Feel free to check it on <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/06/diving-at-labuan-bajo-photo-album.html" target="_blank">Diving at Labuan Bajo - Photo Album </a>.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Right after diving at Batu Bolong site, the last dive I did, we stopped by at Rinca Island. This is one of the islands where you can get to see komodo dragons on their natural habitat as well as the pink beach. On top of my diving trip, I added Rp 500K for this additional stops. <br /><br />By the time we landed at Rinca island, we walked from the pier to the entrance gate and ticketing office. As we have foreigner visitors, we have different tickets for the locals. It was a bit confusing for us as the officials were asking for the new tariff which is quite expensive. But we all know that the new tariff was still being heavily debated at that time so at the end of the day, our tour guide negotiated and we paid in accordance with the prevailing regulations.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyFlfEcNW0UEr4lZ-kyWLdkWfLvoNu1_DSa3CblTam8g9a2L_zeVMSp3qqUaLpH4v1QytKur7r-xLnuvPl_gcZ3aevk0uB3SV6teAwP_zepyzZv82Zqs0_rcTGvN4jeAxF9HTjORVol19YMGa7tJHxkwYFExhVKzsp4nJL1GfIKH-qHccSKmzNYYF6NpM/s3088/IMG_8500.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyFlfEcNW0UEr4lZ-kyWLdkWfLvoNu1_DSa3CblTam8g9a2L_zeVMSp3qqUaLpH4v1QytKur7r-xLnuvPl_gcZ3aevk0uB3SV6teAwP_zepyzZv82Zqs0_rcTGvN4jeAxF9HTjORVol19YMGa7tJHxkwYFExhVKzsp4nJL1GfIKH-qHccSKmzNYYF6NpM/w480-h640/IMG_8500.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy me arriving at Rinca island, ready to make a rendezvous with komodo</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Long story short, we chose the short trail and being helped by one of the local guides here. He showed us the way and told us many interesting stories and facts as well. since the very beginning when we landed in this island, I have already read the sign saying that tis is the natural habitat for the komodo and we were basically walking alongside their trails. Cool, right! But surely we have to be careful as well.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Nevertheless, after seeing the real komodo for the first time in the Komodo museum at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and seeing the giant lantern of komodo in Wellington lantern festival, you can imagine how excited I was to meet these magnificent creatures in their original homes.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So we went through the trail, the Loh Liang walking trails, listening attentively to our guide. I feel bad of not remembering his name! He spoke English well and patiently answered so many of our questions.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Check out these photos and you will see how cool this place is. Rest assure I took the photos from safe distance and under strict supervisor of our guide. And again, <i>komodo</i> dragons are magnificent creatures. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB9JUZWZY68AtBN7TiggF_r7Twb1K0oIZdtOs8-SGLIVo0l86Sa5H3lfzCTm5FDTqe16Q8Ia25ba4Hd9hLWhK0SaL41OXkw3vNgEkdbHKGhzut6IzfQFxLiMROFA1httJ2TYZDEr608IlMSORNXBxxXRT5URUaUDIWkfz2gcuFgMbuN8pxIjlJnvLeWbI/s4032/IMG_8511.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB9JUZWZY68AtBN7TiggF_r7Twb1K0oIZdtOs8-SGLIVo0l86Sa5H3lfzCTm5FDTqe16Q8Ia25ba4Hd9hLWhK0SaL41OXkw3vNgEkdbHKGhzut6IzfQFxLiMROFA1httJ2TYZDEr608IlMSORNXBxxXRT5URUaUDIWkfz2gcuFgMbuN8pxIjlJnvLeWbI/w640-h480/IMG_8511.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqADNYYtIi8E7akv8Jq-mcDMrCvvpZeuDdhQZfmuXHhIWW8q0RwmAclbTAKQHiVOBnOHq5NaqJCoCZT27F0ZRnpzdyKjOVjJqdl4yw90zF0KUpOHFaSvqOtqIiCvZS4torA7AouyyZWBJTOYgsq2Z4DYK13L87h8ZzDGIMF1oRud_jmJTo9wQF6oYzsPn3/s4032/IMG_8523.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">Done enjoying the walking trails in Rinca island, we moved to the other side of the island and stopped at the pink beach. And it was totally AWESOME!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">As I have seen in so many posts in various social medias, pink beack is just unique and stunningly beautiful. I enjoyed my time here although it was not that long. I was kust dipping my feet, so tempted to swim again and I was just tired from my 3-times dives. I prayed that I would go back here again soon with my hubby and the kids. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I bet we will!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGCTen9u1StmgjvnzN22D0Cc2nXpvDIqnKQvlriunWKlaRfrP0Nmzjljufu9U7iZdABlTLG3TLz0ZbprNqEVFH9xUBL5mPGt3_SJniklAC18NA21AaIdbePn1PdzZD7pgxT0cGXBd-Vy4jE4HA4e9or6cf_iqmQXScazrvADY4dr05jWivgTdL7VzorHM/s4032/IMG_8601.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGCTen9u1StmgjvnzN22D0Cc2nXpvDIqnKQvlriunWKlaRfrP0Nmzjljufu9U7iZdABlTLG3TLz0ZbprNqEVFH9xUBL5mPGt3_SJniklAC18NA21AaIdbePn1PdzZD7pgxT0cGXBd-Vy4jE4HA4e9or6cf_iqmQXScazrvADY4dr05jWivgTdL7VzorHM/w640-h480/IMG_8601.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the pink beach! Lovely isn't it?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyRh8y_TQFI6CSEr4WvuN-WflxeWa_VeaOV6UpaoG_NSRk-EEZliCh2A2zH48kzHpHhZjnWlAJ4N28oVZLMw8HcPP8a2_ApFqSWuNyC8lY7cbs1DD0HuQA5pbe1exFjeURnZPnP-oqmYo2m36rwLVHRzfS7YlOVhf0XElQIf3sEqyPUpsjgtbs2k7tFqP/s3848/IMG_8604.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyRh8y_TQFI6CSEr4WvuN-WflxeWa_VeaOV6UpaoG_NSRk-EEZliCh2A2zH48kzHpHhZjnWlAJ4N28oVZLMw8HcPP8a2_ApFqSWuNyC8lY7cbs1DD0HuQA5pbe1exFjeURnZPnP-oqmYo2m36rwLVHRzfS7YlOVhf0XElQIf3sEqyPUpsjgtbs2k7tFqP/w502-h640/IMG_8604.HEIC" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mini - me is super excited too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpdYOWCcTOW7Q3lbiAHJw5SkcW0wQz_IEiOuSsHaVtDQqNDch02RyJvnDGhZG9fNGJw_Kk43VLLplpuV62jGiK2bGY9nMX7FhUZlaJQq9ADyG6FcLzizzI-_m2nEzpjqMNqLfcmWWq5aeY64j3OeN_GlzCZCtkP2cg0sISBkcK_fVjZz1O_BL3xvWrlWT/s4032/IMG_8606.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpdYOWCcTOW7Q3lbiAHJw5SkcW0wQz_IEiOuSsHaVtDQqNDch02RyJvnDGhZG9fNGJw_Kk43VLLplpuV62jGiK2bGY9nMX7FhUZlaJQq9ADyG6FcLzizzI-_m2nEzpjqMNqLfcmWWq5aeY64j3OeN_GlzCZCtkP2cg0sISBkcK_fVjZz1O_BL3xvWrlWT/w480-h640/IMG_8606.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hope we can go back soon </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So, have you visited East Nusa Tenggara, especially Labuan Bajo?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Did you visit Rinca island and manage to meet komodo dragons and have fun at the pink beach as well? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Share your story here.</span></div></div></div>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-91970953088482760952023-06-13T05:40:00.007+07:002023-06-17T09:11:57.104+07:00Diving at Labuan Bajo - Photo Album<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXU7k81Nvq5YFzl5JwwnS2S9x7qVuK8MMbGtx0SPupdFiOkZfbzfpyWXi5m3JvFfDndIfmmkM8eNaT_t9PzuM_1CzYuMph3_cY4Q14FfzLyXwvmBwkwyesJ9aDUwDkR0qYaM6Hk7PcSVXad2PWyw6UHdmQxWGN5mdeBeFTxsyND2v_LxFDjp9iqGyCbA/s1132/IMG_9306.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1132" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXU7k81Nvq5YFzl5JwwnS2S9x7qVuK8MMbGtx0SPupdFiOkZfbzfpyWXi5m3JvFfDndIfmmkM8eNaT_t9PzuM_1CzYuMph3_cY4Q14FfzLyXwvmBwkwyesJ9aDUwDkR0qYaM6Hk7PcSVXad2PWyw6UHdmQxWGN5mdeBeFTxsyND2v_LxFDjp9iqGyCbA/w640-h346/IMG_9306.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chasing the manta...</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It's diving time!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">How excited I am sharing this story and as you have probably been aware of from my last posts here, I have just visited Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. Well, it was done in the middle of May and now it's June already!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">You have seen a glimpse of Labuan Bajo's exquisite beauty, above and under, and now I will take you deeper to its astonishing underwater world. Let's dive with me! Are you ready?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Right after the successful commencement of the 42nd ASEAN Summit, I had one free day before heading back to Jakarta, then New Zealand. So, I instantly decided to go diving, as I haven't done so after leaving Indonesia to Aotearoa back in November 2021. Been a long time, right! As I joke with my hubby and my kids, God the Almight knew I haven't wet my gills for a long time and God has kindly gave me the chance to visit one of diving paradise, Labuan Bajo. <i>Alhamdulillah.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So, long story short, I joined a diving tour with Blue Marlin operator and got a chance to dive at Penga kecil, Makassare Reef, and Batu Bolong sites. There were 13 of us, with 9 divers from China, one from Indonesia (yours truly :)) and 3 dive masters from NTT, Sweden and France. Quite a diverse group indeed. After that, I stopped by at Rinca Island to see the komodo dragon and pink beach. Lucky me, right!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Before I spill more beans, here are the photos I took.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIjV1wR9J_maK3AjBA_Bgwckl9hA0EV9_AlLZncXVZRyVE-Wtqbcgxagr-Uh67YUBcwEAFpRy58wMRkoJWtidiYIT-n7aQVz08zsBk6js6KUjLJgWgymQ3qDSvgMQpMvpBpwqxVsQWxcVNAzV4-l_RU_7d3EwH7wGq_0NPj41T39jOmN3zJWoh6oBPQ/s1034/IMG_9688.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1034" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIjV1wR9J_maK3AjBA_Bgwckl9hA0EV9_AlLZncXVZRyVE-Wtqbcgxagr-Uh67YUBcwEAFpRy58wMRkoJWtidiYIT-n7aQVz08zsBk6js6KUjLJgWgymQ3qDSvgMQpMvpBpwqxVsQWxcVNAzV4-l_RU_7d3EwH7wGq_0NPj41T39jOmN3zJWoh6oBPQ/w640-h404/IMG_9688.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the manta! So graceful..</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKVFWHNYApChpSQq3y4gQ6GggbuncpBTX04wEVQaDHRjSWPPIijty7iatcK2MWVcrt7SXNteq5VvGmN-45ujiSP3yxvKFCFyZuZYaOsNSvNiusOrHEUsLfsSeJb4GTc0AJssPp2aRqiWyHyeRY9GM4tti3cfl0LWeRpHVFYzK4Rtotw_OCPwQwUiwJw/s1115/IMG_9687.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1115" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKVFWHNYApChpSQq3y4gQ6GggbuncpBTX04wEVQaDHRjSWPPIijty7iatcK2MWVcrt7SXNteq5VvGmN-45ujiSP3yxvKFCFyZuZYaOsNSvNiusOrHEUsLfsSeJb4GTc0AJssPp2aRqiWyHyeRY9GM4tti3cfl0LWeRpHVFYzK4Rtotw_OCPwQwUiwJw/w640-h434/IMG_9687.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">giant cuttlefish...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1081" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8eUdUHX4uZq4TyHuSuShq0P03h3LchDiIszHQPJEzUHnjQP-f1SNH3rPja3BlXk2g2IY3sHQZWlTu3Sh6g9IJjrm-H_4IMarDzqNsqk1gnC5M7n2Jcl8oTiolybgF8oaBfXut9RJYjJ2HqWPtlzb48rLsgdBiSL_A2gR1Pc0UfSwLJ2EotHIWXKP0g/w640-h370/IMG_9692.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">healthy and colorful reefs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMymU_YURMOzwMqg2RfCAl-Wp67mjqvokCRKs3xuh_iEdwwkrIblyAcVcllJ78GQSsRHVrQ5wLuwDnugOZdbWTYsfceDKdGUjbVpdq2IYl7M9mFYGg7zgHCA6iUDSKOEMtJSaD6HdLXiT7Tr3Lp_2JL6KhM93Rx_BhoT-2OWLdWLufQMDndSIm5LNwDQ/s1051/IMG_9693.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1051" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMymU_YURMOzwMqg2RfCAl-Wp67mjqvokCRKs3xuh_iEdwwkrIblyAcVcllJ78GQSsRHVrQ5wLuwDnugOZdbWTYsfceDKdGUjbVpdq2IYl7M9mFYGg7zgHCA6iUDSKOEMtJSaD6HdLXiT7Tr3Lp_2JL6KhM93Rx_BhoT-2OWLdWLufQMDndSIm5LNwDQ/w640-h384/IMG_9693.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more colorful reef</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa5do0NHhSU1nbS-a05ATcdSdmaY8j3jlc8YfkJBR9CcGXN4iWdzOVXuOqZbeHya4b3WV4FDA76GR-sbfXDsAK2obqWuF9Evxff9Lfb1pIuekapohJ_2Bs7wVgdPIIRCe1B2wzQXgAPtRLHgw22PnqiSsL8hidi5pByk6Yt25_PjLSvp0i9Wzf0J1aA/s1040/IMG_9694.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1040" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa5do0NHhSU1nbS-a05ATcdSdmaY8j3jlc8YfkJBR9CcGXN4iWdzOVXuOqZbeHya4b3WV4FDA76GR-sbfXDsAK2obqWuF9Evxff9Lfb1pIuekapohJ_2Bs7wVgdPIIRCe1B2wzQXgAPtRLHgw22PnqiSsL8hidi5pByk6Yt25_PjLSvp0i9Wzf0J1aA/w640-h386/IMG_9694.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one spot at Makassar Reef</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't forget to check my YouTube video as well here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bf_Pjt2SIW4" width="320" youtube-src-id="Bf_Pjt2SIW4"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was so blessed to be able to dive in Labuan Bajo and meet amazing sea creatures in these divine nature. Hopefully Labuan Bajo will stay beautiful, clean and well preserved till many years to come.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you like diving and/r snorkeling too? Where is your favorite spot and have you dived or snorkeled here in Labuan Bajo as well?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-44123950647715557962023-06-01T00:13:00.006+07:002023-06-15T11:59:26.501+07:00Traveling through time at Batu Cermin, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcm_tgejTjweGtJCnCHtbGlYBqggc5c9U5r7KXrJAZXzRN1njvG_e75WGCYaFXvGKCcJpuBj9GnTFsaTvI0sEhxCibDOpGvb3HPVo3ekiG3E75sFz8y8wK4LuJRwUcRu013NF1FMM3w5skrCUrsIw0uG6jBn9XSlqHRQJj5QPyb1iTMD2kJps2f0rTg/s2885/IMG_8774.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="2885" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcm_tgejTjweGtJCnCHtbGlYBqggc5c9U5r7KXrJAZXzRN1njvG_e75WGCYaFXvGKCcJpuBj9GnTFsaTvI0sEhxCibDOpGvb3HPVo3ekiG3E75sFz8y8wK4LuJRwUcRu013NF1FMM3w5skrCUrsIw0uG6jBn9XSlqHRQJj5QPyb1iTMD2kJps2f0rTg/w640-h438/IMG_8774.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Batu Cermin Cave</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Welcome back!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I would love to take you all further to see the beauty of Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I know perhaps many of you have visited this wonderful place and I hope you can share your experience with me and the rest of us here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNOiWF-uP0J_PfgLvRu-_dmD8KKv0yUf_Cyc8PJBYZHxBpjUh7TqIQIteaoaVy9dsBPk6jq54jRCWt29DmXDWHpt99cvyYJlBSIELkomQ-HhGKgLJmsHWbX6SrSoVolIdWtoy8Pqxr39rvHeXRyeHfijepoIUnR021-INIgUi2beJ3WO6KIfRTdoKCw/s4032/IMG_8789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNOiWF-uP0J_PfgLvRu-_dmD8KKv0yUf_Cyc8PJBYZHxBpjUh7TqIQIteaoaVy9dsBPk6jq54jRCWt29DmXDWHpt99cvyYJlBSIELkomQ-HhGKgLJmsHWbX6SrSoVolIdWtoy8Pqxr39rvHeXRyeHfijepoIUnR021-INIgUi2beJ3WO6KIfRTdoKCw/w480-h640/IMG_8789.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So on the last day of my visit in Labuan Bajo, my friends and I decided to go to </span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/06/traveling-through-time-at-batu-cermin.html?" target="_blank">Batu Cermin</a></i> cave,</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> had lunch at La Cecile and went straight to the airport. I was thinking of heading to <i>Pulau Padar</i> at dawn but I was just drop dead tired after diving 3 times in Komodo Island.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Batu Cermin</i> cave is not so far from the city center. It’s easily accessible and parking are abundant. Nevertheless, to those using wheelchair or have issues with mobility, it will be challenging to fully explore and browse the cave.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTQ_F4dxfJez0MjD21HVTOr-cGKGLM0ADz6Gjoxb3chJ2tlfdYcyR2MZmgUy0i71CvQS97SF5svK04gaXnJuPF-6aGrlggYNHRWNG5IzMOCiIi04H5ck77msVm4mmWUsLZoeD3n9PaM3wV30_TIFJI7O-E6ntXWbp_1TkdZZXKQrH1Awy2ux6UxR36A/s4032/IMG_8761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTQ_F4dxfJez0MjD21HVTOr-cGKGLM0ADz6Gjoxb3chJ2tlfdYcyR2MZmgUy0i71CvQS97SF5svK04gaXnJuPF-6aGrlggYNHRWNG5IzMOCiIi04H5ck77msVm4mmWUsLZoeD3n9PaM3wV30_TIFJI7O-E6ntXWbp_1TkdZZXKQrH1Awy2ux6UxR36A/w400-h300/IMG_8761.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We paid the entrance ticket (which I forgot how much, apologies for that) and we’re assisted by one of the local guides. Our guide, Sasmita, is one of the interns from the local vocational school majoring in tourism. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We have to go with the local guides because the cave is relatively a natural place which has to be visited with caution. We also need to bring flashlight as some parts of the cave is totally dark and we need to wear helmet as the cave ceiling can be low and pointy. All of these are provided on the spot.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We went to the cave and stopped by at <i><b>Batu Payung</b></i> first, a natural rock which looks like an umbrella. Well, I can argue it looks like mushroom, too.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQxPqX5XcAU2XDiEuQ290USbZGfVuk-PXGEp7R7ZUXkOfTMrjdD590YGjkVAnnZk2AJbe3U8QPFWjE0SnKtybyL3J-EEkPg4Qh6gDBq9Bhrj43nci3pBjCCRyxv2rJkoVsF4jtha2pZzdJ7v_iW9yZ1lrMVvZQD3SMRJvYPDAuAp356PLvMAtWLI2Fw/s4032/IMG_8714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQxPqX5XcAU2XDiEuQ290USbZGfVuk-PXGEp7R7ZUXkOfTMrjdD590YGjkVAnnZk2AJbe3U8QPFWjE0SnKtybyL3J-EEkPg4Qh6gDBq9Bhrj43nci3pBjCCRyxv2rJkoVsF4jtha2pZzdJ7v_iW9yZ1lrMVvZQD3SMRJvYPDAuAp356PLvMAtWLI2Fw/w640-h480/IMG_8714.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">After that, we went to the cave and in some parts of it you will see the wooden platforms and stairs.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqqhEucX688q5S2kp2RVDlmRCbjP0-h3LdS5bifSNFwpIZUwEjfZjI-E-5Qqc6TMCzhyHOeYEt5US7vsBMbaXpFgULTKJcR1VhSJ_29DeD9FXhoiRqKsjAqCb1gEd7BheSTyje-_neZ9fh1i8CBexlDrxcZI-P2Q7gkf8asPh4zGJJ0WHTpQaARgh_A/s4032/IMG_8728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqqhEucX688q5S2kp2RVDlmRCbjP0-h3LdS5bifSNFwpIZUwEjfZjI-E-5Qqc6TMCzhyHOeYEt5US7vsBMbaXpFgULTKJcR1VhSJ_29DeD9FXhoiRqKsjAqCb1gEd7BheSTyje-_neZ9fh1i8CBexlDrxcZI-P2Q7gkf8asPh4zGJJ0WHTpQaARgh_A/w640-h480/IMG_8728.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The cave is recently discovered, I think if I’m not mistaken it was found in 1951 by Theodore van Houven (apologies for wrong or misspelling). The name <b><i>Batu Cermin,</i></b> or literally translated as <b>Mirror Rock</b>, derives from the fact that when the sunlight hits the rocks on the cave, they glimmer like mirror. When I saw them close, that’s exactly what happened and it’s cool! Moreover, this area is believed to be underwater thousands of years ago as you see many underwater animal fossils on the wall!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXk4v1bN9mrfU32uDQUGVNqSJTgC8SHqXlmi02oGlcJiMTpv63ecx-TX-F0EZNlQG0M5x20bAO1OYe63xZ7tMI3GpG6lPiQz3tfQYOI-uoQe8JDcHng1OSew0jPc_8Sn6ACiv3c9E5dkPLD9GXHracsn9e8QDJWCwcq66JYQGcQmeYos1cq-Ej1fv3Q/s4032/IMG_8735.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXk4v1bN9mrfU32uDQUGVNqSJTgC8SHqXlmi02oGlcJiMTpv63ecx-TX-F0EZNlQG0M5x20bAO1OYe63xZ7tMI3GpG6lPiQz3tfQYOI-uoQe8JDcHng1OSew0jPc_8Sn6ACiv3c9E5dkPLD9GXHracsn9e8QDJWCwcq66JYQGcQmeYos1cq-Ej1fv3Q/w480-h640/IMG_8735.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three of us enjoying the cave :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyUVuAyqsTVT9cQFf5G4w2v5YHPhE4wEZk3eEFS7bt26cBF8AMcvFqxAphkrKVlVqvrAclWdKiOaAlQ7CY6-CG2xzaae-paDMJ-kKx032ZRixkP14hfJQd279jaki5BijYHsS8V7IeyZ8Hx58FsCJHekfsvi5jzaReuFLcPWUe9eZ_esSszgHFn1X9Q/s4032/IMG_8740.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyUVuAyqsTVT9cQFf5G4w2v5YHPhE4wEZk3eEFS7bt26cBF8AMcvFqxAphkrKVlVqvrAclWdKiOaAlQ7CY6-CG2xzaae-paDMJ-kKx032ZRixkP14hfJQd279jaki5BijYHsS8V7IeyZ8Hx58FsCJHekfsvi5jzaReuFLcPWUe9eZ_esSszgHFn1X9Q/w480-h640/IMG_8740.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stairs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We went inside the cave and at some point, we had to wear helmet, crawled inside to reach the particular area and were mindful of the surroundings. It was humid and a bit claustrophobic (well, it’s a cave nonetheless) but what you can see inside is amazing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The walls are pretty much glittery and some are so smooth and cold to touch. I can see many shapes of jellyfish and corals dotting the wall along the cave as well. It took us around 1 hour to enjoy everything, take tons of photos, and listen to the stories from Sasmita.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here are some photos I took during the visit. You will see how unique this spot is! Let’s take a look..</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92r3XklJXts1QNKibUH6pR6geHTUvmy1el8jGZv52zFfNFbgOl2CHLqVcwuroGnKdGf7rDaWgnM_ZH_nwkVlmLQroifZXXhcWKw7VQJERmB_iKYZSc9Z1SI22Ek3tPM8iPJkvM-eHni8UnxBmdpuFtcjCywhcY97wd_4uUMLQIqxg4ORfWqDzZxlf_w/s4032/IMG_8764.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92r3XklJXts1QNKibUH6pR6geHTUvmy1el8jGZv52zFfNFbgOl2CHLqVcwuroGnKdGf7rDaWgnM_ZH_nwkVlmLQroifZXXhcWKw7VQJERmB_iKYZSc9Z1SI22Ek3tPM8iPJkvM-eHni8UnxBmdpuFtcjCywhcY97wd_4uUMLQIqxg4ORfWqDzZxlf_w/w480-h640/IMG_8764.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what do you think when you see this?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwQGKYpnRj04ZJtMq-P6tPJ3FpE8AeMn--X9EGo_kUHJs6jXyMzhQ0-f0PWZqHwUhMi7AuSopGD4Pe_hgcSKTdek0M2ToYqVzg9vFR-RtrgIo5b-AtAenS0wtpE17wrKr1Qeer9EYtUZ-cIIgG7Hfx-EWcnEzssTZWn_o--T9oBgqp0CCk8YdqM1umQ/s4032/IMG_8773.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwQGKYpnRj04ZJtMq-P6tPJ3FpE8AeMn--X9EGo_kUHJs6jXyMzhQ0-f0PWZqHwUhMi7AuSopGD4Pe_hgcSKTdek0M2ToYqVzg9vFR-RtrgIo5b-AtAenS0wtpE17wrKr1Qeer9EYtUZ-cIIgG7Hfx-EWcnEzssTZWn_o--T9oBgqp0CCk8YdqM1umQ/w480-h640/IMG_8773.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have to see this is like underwater</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgy8rMuuAxHts0L7ZWiutCnK-zGapMQ5fptILaB_wAOoDsMGUS362BPUCyDV5I5t7dJXFaOB1DRB31WwaH0U45gAaDxrXiYDgFeypjFxty3M1E7TKgEgOHA0XReciFRxzcfCg0GWhf0IVOGDdjJC_lx6i1E3iGu0yHJZk3-Xw34y06_K6x1pf7D1tgQ/s4032/IMG_8794.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgy8rMuuAxHts0L7ZWiutCnK-zGapMQ5fptILaB_wAOoDsMGUS362BPUCyDV5I5t7dJXFaOB1DRB31WwaH0U45gAaDxrXiYDgFeypjFxty3M1E7TKgEgOHA0XReciFRxzcfCg0GWhf0IVOGDdjJC_lx6i1E3iGu0yHJZk3-Xw34y06_K6x1pf7D1tgQ/w480-h640/IMG_8794.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and it reminds me of the movie, Alien</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGieGYyO2l28T8RFUVM3RtoTWm8KKE3Pf5S1cqmX13pj8v8dGIXlTP1WqlYBg8fuvPUz96_WQRTsLf_VtOF9TDv5O-RjjEF2nBB37mrA1B2p6NJU_DUF9jXjDlV-uBd76dd-kV6llZjZdd-AhY8Tlyh2PXGZ7vUXXN9Mxr33IqjI9FXnuaIwNnQECbxQ/s2962/IMG_8803.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="2962" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGieGYyO2l28T8RFUVM3RtoTWm8KKE3Pf5S1cqmX13pj8v8dGIXlTP1WqlYBg8fuvPUz96_WQRTsLf_VtOF9TDv5O-RjjEF2nBB37mrA1B2p6NJU_DUF9jXjDlV-uBd76dd-kV6llZjZdd-AhY8Tlyh2PXGZ7vUXXN9Mxr33IqjI9FXnuaIwNnQECbxQ/w640-h498/IMG_8803.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">different side of the cave</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCzrpOzyTP5Eny_Li4F7k4LJu_q5PMjGc-oRt2acRTnqo2XPX3afQ61HDZ4JI3K9i7GGFYrS-N3mcBFHn0GujuJVPnEr35LtUCpC4rJGEq4j5-hQbrxsakZKaWw9XtlKqPwsJ_aS0iGvnsBJRfgYzoTt5k8u-wvgQTIi9gQLbBHrgNYKZXuFMwobEIQ/s4032/IMG_8812.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCzrpOzyTP5Eny_Li4F7k4LJu_q5PMjGc-oRt2acRTnqo2XPX3afQ61HDZ4JI3K9i7GGFYrS-N3mcBFHn0GujuJVPnEr35LtUCpC4rJGEq4j5-hQbrxsakZKaWw9XtlKqPwsJ_aS0iGvnsBJRfgYzoTt5k8u-wvgQTIi9gQLbBHrgNYKZXuFMwobEIQ/w480-h640/IMG_8812.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me enjoying the rocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX39t3X8OIVvokSgb3T75Qv9cW7S8Tkb7s0yRLThuVZeZFc-oxS3C8x4ikFrYjDFHh605zckcbdhLyGQl_EITfESgSrq6z-ZGlYkif-t0Ape7ttcgCj-xA5JSibR6HS6W8SMo8tn5Gg0Xav3A3le1ZWVJ7akQMpueY5DaJKOJmgTRyOXjxPpOINS5_Yg/s4032/IMG_8825.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX39t3X8OIVvokSgb3T75Qv9cW7S8Tkb7s0yRLThuVZeZFc-oxS3C8x4ikFrYjDFHh605zckcbdhLyGQl_EITfESgSrq6z-ZGlYkif-t0Ape7ttcgCj-xA5JSibR6HS6W8SMo8tn5Gg0Xav3A3le1ZWVJ7akQMpueY5DaJKOJmgTRyOXjxPpOINS5_Yg/w480-h640/IMG_8825.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers..</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">What do you think? Very interesting, isn’t it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Worth a visit and you can admire this historical natural landscape in Labuan Bajo. Enjoy!</span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-85169968015820514632023-05-20T06:54:00.007+07:002023-05-29T04:04:54.306+07:00THE 42nd ASEAN SUMMIT - Behind the scene story<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hi everyone..</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKU3M9xsSAgd_paUr1-s0R210DETaYPnY0OYw4KInZU4UPnC4XMDv4N7eF3fAh0Ik7UOwDeQKSrfrvUzxZOxaMl6vEwZo5iaBhWtroqFbsjDw8Nud69425VrSLOEsNMK1T52du97Yya4bTQ1WmavBnEWlmjHkb8DEOjTXwVCScvP3LMH6k4Qrobk4Kg/s4032/IMG_8073.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKU3M9xsSAgd_paUr1-s0R210DETaYPnY0OYw4KInZU4UPnC4XMDv4N7eF3fAh0Ik7UOwDeQKSrfrvUzxZOxaMl6vEwZo5iaBhWtroqFbsjDw8Nud69425VrSLOEsNMK1T52du97Yya4bTQ1WmavBnEWlmjHkb8DEOjTXwVCScvP3LMH6k4Qrobk4Kg/w640-h480/IMG_8073.HEIC" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cheers from ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting venue at Ayana Komodo, Labuan Bajo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I hope all is well and <i>kali ini saya ingin berbagi cerita di balik layar saat ditugaskan untuk membantu pelaksanaan KTT ASEAN ke-42 yang berlangsung di Labuan bajo, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Mungkin teman - teman sempat melihat exposure dan berbagai pemberitaan mengenai pelaksanaan KTT ASEAN tersebut di berbagai media massa dan media sosial. Pelaksanaan yang dapat dikatakan berhasil dengan baik dan menghasilkan banyak kesepakatan penting ini berlangsung berkat kerja sama dan kerja keras banyak pihak, terutama dari kantor saya, Kementerian Luar Negeri.</i></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UPHPBlOoSvidbxVW5XKMmdyrDwaXToEx5HkeMcWtPpSzJzUBN5PMlPVxhhrrmx8NUs0fasqYSk1YlPkkl6lngHgxcqDAs09aFTiDkmTFk6Hjhzv4geRSNxpuJxwpGd4vdcEjJjUKrqGC_UdLMSGpctT7wX_cqO-76BKpQ_2_WQQGhCwEC8fkwz5BfA/s4032/IMG_8083.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UPHPBlOoSvidbxVW5XKMmdyrDwaXToEx5HkeMcWtPpSzJzUBN5PMlPVxhhrrmx8NUs0fasqYSk1YlPkkl6lngHgxcqDAs09aFTiDkmTFk6Hjhzv4geRSNxpuJxwpGd4vdcEjJjUKrqGC_UdLMSGpctT7wX_cqO-76BKpQ_2_WQQGhCwEC8fkwz5BfA/w480-h640/IMG_8083.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheers from Labuan Bajo<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i>Saya termasuk beruntung dapat bergabung dengan tim Kemlu dalam persiapan dan pelaksanaan KTT kali ini. Penugasan ini termasuk salah satu penugasan yang cukup mendadak karena saya mendapat informasinya sekitar 2 minggu setelah libur dan cuti bersama Lebaran, jadi hanya beberapa hari sebelum bertolak ke Indonesia. Alhamdulillah persiapan menuju perjalanan ke Labuan Bajo, Indonesia berjalan lancar. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUxuFuSsut7yVV9ZSDqNZ8NLmkNbTCeLiCiKByQT_0mn2DKt575I-rMrWQ_6ITliPLueumZ4Wzv6r8eY5NwtCWl3PZEQt2yJc1VYqrPXRcTK_pNkD76HHDkGvvPOaMNsJOt2TSVCRDIVnUCdd648wGT827Y_6iGvyr06GgvcmFc3Swb_Wr8liDixgeg/s4032/IMG_7972.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUxuFuSsut7yVV9ZSDqNZ8NLmkNbTCeLiCiKByQT_0mn2DKt575I-rMrWQ_6ITliPLueumZ4Wzv6r8eY5NwtCWl3PZEQt2yJc1VYqrPXRcTK_pNkD76HHDkGvvPOaMNsJOt2TSVCRDIVnUCdd648wGT827Y_6iGvyr06GgvcmFc3Swb_Wr8liDixgeg/w480-h640/IMG_7972.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gearing up to welcome all the ASEAN Leaders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I flew from Wellington on May 5 and had a short transit in Jakarta, before flying to labuan Bajo the next day. I stayed in Labuan Bajo from May 6th - 13th, then heading back to Wellington on May 16th. It was a very intensive week with lots of meeting, coordinations, general rehearsals and last-minute adjustments for the series of meetings we had to go through during the Summit. Again, it was crazily busy and I take it as a rewarding experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV7a_1DlZXZrIhrFIrpU4_fLo4SxM0gDlu-fYTOFPwC0WFKeEDZRsIJlYqHwwnZJKefhyvj8YrOUlw4U7xLUxqCUXIvrFQtBXjBG-XVuPNr85ZXCeqWC3GxthF0skPeTZd_K7CD6rh0tPGaPco8MEZ4Vtwo3NS3y29o9qql0gtRcoXsbblLsHR3ADRw/s4032/IMG_7875.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV7a_1DlZXZrIhrFIrpU4_fLo4SxM0gDlu-fYTOFPwC0WFKeEDZRsIJlYqHwwnZJKefhyvj8YrOUlw4U7xLUxqCUXIvrFQtBXjBG-XVuPNr85ZXCeqWC3GxthF0skPeTZd_K7CD6rh0tPGaPco8MEZ4Vtwo3NS3y29o9qql0gtRcoXsbblLsHR3ADRw/w640-h480/IMG_7875.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some member of the team and all of us were posted in Indonesian Mission in New York</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>KTT ASEAN ke-42 dimulai dengan rangkaian pertemuan di beberapa tingkat, antara lain </i>Committee of Permanent Representatives of ASEAN, Senior Official Meeting, and Foreign Ministers meetings and related meetings at ministerial level, before the Summit commenced. We were welcoming ASEAN Leaders,- Prime Ministers, Sultan and the likes, as well as members of their delegations. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEkJ9X7k4RyevG-naygQH7NWHOnsTbiv7fm7yHQdITnYIVQ0n33tSJfZ19-embtIHYUpuqjqxbnKSdDtBlx_3Yn9f_CztryS588cI9yQjeA6U9We-Jq517ATrfgxy91wp1tU0XrqILyjYzjB_MtT192-KDiJ7DcNRicCr1vtswcNvlF1T-XCy5cJf6Q/s4032/IMG_8088.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEkJ9X7k4RyevG-naygQH7NWHOnsTbiv7fm7yHQdITnYIVQ0n33tSJfZ19-embtIHYUpuqjqxbnKSdDtBlx_3Yn9f_CztryS588cI9yQjeA6U9We-Jq517ATrfgxy91wp1tU0XrqILyjYzjB_MtT192-KDiJ7DcNRicCr1vtswcNvlF1T-XCy5cJf6Q/w480-h640/IMG_8088.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready to rumble... usai MC untuk ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY8WTqWIKqe1NJld1mZ7F-QZr3N5UTTyjdS2_iyGzpKM0naRrpTP5UeTXl790i_wBGZa7zV-UHGXvwFa-TPxPogPqt_pLdBseoyEDrMAEAd5E9ymXx2F0wpQmeAJWaU01Tew044TxjT4GW7VvOf1BoNuPZ2OCTTo7sW40YGwjvRg8YGfaGYBW8im0Bw/s4032/IMG_8261.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY8WTqWIKqe1NJld1mZ7F-QZr3N5UTTyjdS2_iyGzpKM0naRrpTP5UeTXl790i_wBGZa7zV-UHGXvwFa-TPxPogPqt_pLdBseoyEDrMAEAd5E9ymXx2F0wpQmeAJWaU01Tew044TxjT4GW7VvOf1BoNuPZ2OCTTo7sW40YGwjvRg8YGfaGYBW8im0Bw/w640-h480/IMG_8261.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chef Arnold juga ikutan berpartisipasi </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTKkwsJQo4LkJ7qL3e_FZ2sZGDiJ_9R23ZamX0yvetcU8jbVydTEKikTW_uMRQTyfc3e37dsdrqyJUbBZAj4v26DPGGCVrlEC5Jm0YEFreb9dPBDpoyYFQzTO_6Ze0Zce3lKQrN94oXtz0xYUJWvqgHWZBPQKuVw4oWflXBfsD-froHENBlQZ21Nrzg/s4032/IMG_8266.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTKkwsJQo4LkJ7qL3e_FZ2sZGDiJ_9R23ZamX0yvetcU8jbVydTEKikTW_uMRQTyfc3e37dsdrqyJUbBZAj4v26DPGGCVrlEC5Jm0YEFreb9dPBDpoyYFQzTO_6Ze0Zce3lKQrN94oXtz0xYUJWvqgHWZBPQKuVw4oWflXBfsD-froHENBlQZ21Nrzg/w480-h640/IMG_8266.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Minister for Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3uHuZr1RsMxzzZXyag1Ho8yZcoMi7h-5Op15uOSTUFa5UWQENDSMvPT8LfLx-QNtzwombqEwWPleE57lEUpJNs63E7E_DfbF90_dB8PS8eubUHLPgt39hSGY9uzDNaVDaRQv6FntMWGu_BxMXndDvl47_YPqXy4JP15nY1mTp97_WgrGK7kSNBRGmA/s4032/IMG_8288.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3uHuZr1RsMxzzZXyag1Ho8yZcoMi7h-5Op15uOSTUFa5UWQENDSMvPT8LfLx-QNtzwombqEwWPleE57lEUpJNs63E7E_DfbF90_dB8PS8eubUHLPgt39hSGY9uzDNaVDaRQv6FntMWGu_BxMXndDvl47_YPqXy4JP15nY1mTp97_WgrGK7kSNBRGmA/w480-h640/IMG_8288.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bersama Pak Sandiaga Uno yang juga hadir dalam salah satu pertemuan</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Summit itself was very packed with meetings. <i>Di hari pertama KTT yang dipimpin oleh Pak Presiden Joko Widodo, ada 5 pertemuan yang berlangsung secara bergantian. Semuanya di tingkat kepala negara. Di hari kedua KTT, pertemuan berlangsung hingga tengah hari, yang kemudian ditutup dengan press briefing yang dipimpin langsung oleh Presiden Jokowi dan didampingi oleh Menteri Luar Negeri dan Menteri Sekretaris Negara, dengan dihadiri menteri lainnya seperti Pak Siandiaga Uno. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVsvT-A51qVqBUFBs1F7Ipg7r81zpn4IF9Y4HPzQNgchXOO2_0hsDmmjf96lnndrVE26_U8umcQvHmrdGFFHFHLc69bh12p-Up0n5DU-EJ0HCx2BS7AF8QzGk2qgu3ZDbi3JjA2NJkNhGzNJNK00G44cxlkrmE3JKGs_BttUBn4tG_NhMnTB72NhrpQ/s1024/359dadb0-633d-428b-976a-7a14e094737c.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1024" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVsvT-A51qVqBUFBs1F7Ipg7r81zpn4IF9Y4HPzQNgchXOO2_0hsDmmjf96lnndrVE26_U8umcQvHmrdGFFHFHLc69bh12p-Up0n5DU-EJ0HCx2BS7AF8QzGk2qgu3ZDbi3JjA2NJkNhGzNJNK00G44cxlkrmE3JKGs_BttUBn4tG_NhMnTB72NhrpQ/w640-h396/359dadb0-633d-428b-976a-7a14e094737c.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bertugas sebagai MC saat KTT ASEAN </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Di luar pertemuan resmi, terdapat rangkaian pertemuan bilateral antara Presiden Jokowi dengan pemimpin negara ASEAN lainnya, serta kegiatan menikmati matahari terbenam di kapal Phinisi serta Gala Dinner dengan pertunjukan kesenian yang menakjubkan garapan Pak Wisnuthama. </i>It was really a series of remarkable gatherings.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvsk3xwI5efcPzkNZsMbkA9H84oDDB5547cJrFhZ0DRTERWTjKO17EhxdnfFN3oydqTu8x6iMi6mU5h1fc5meZnrhbkt5_RmDmlCVWfwi3uacCMz7w2KdMwOEGQYSVzIWKl6S5jJsaGTkc5qgt9sDmXnAO2fx5etp8xNrlRQgqJDO506JVQtU0Dpr2w/s2096/10E8E790-3256-4D08-8607-AB7D5AA17E57.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvsk3xwI5efcPzkNZsMbkA9H84oDDB5547cJrFhZ0DRTERWTjKO17EhxdnfFN3oydqTu8x6iMi6mU5h1fc5meZnrhbkt5_RmDmlCVWfwi3uacCMz7w2KdMwOEGQYSVzIWKl6S5jJsaGTkc5qgt9sDmXnAO2fx5etp8xNrlRQgqJDO506JVQtU0Dpr2w/w360-h640/10E8E790-3256-4D08-8607-AB7D5AA17E57.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">collage keseruan welcoming dinner yang dituanrumahi Pak Jokowi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Saya bergabung dengan tim acara dan persidangan, di mana </i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">passion </span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">dan pengalaman saya dalam dunia MC atau </i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Master of Ceremony</span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> benar- benar terpakai. </i><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKXOID7CJf9bzuDN0WIqJG-xC-2Nzn1QyI3MJ3oqrGmGnBwAZ0j3PHDt_bYpmV_2YFZ9aIwMriFyp_ux67MHQ93tRp9M58DaAwgWzTl-eqFf506pEuCKNeLSzF7wouGN9_ZLQhaOS7dgZ2BQNHEqkYyhtEK2D5EL8lldL8hsb0Gj5zF-457laJ4eKKw/s2096/92F3921F-EC65-45DF-B220-0AF58D85D75F.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKXOID7CJf9bzuDN0WIqJG-xC-2Nzn1QyI3MJ3oqrGmGnBwAZ0j3PHDt_bYpmV_2YFZ9aIwMriFyp_ux67MHQ93tRp9M58DaAwgWzTl-eqFf506pEuCKNeLSzF7wouGN9_ZLQhaOS7dgZ2BQNHEqkYyhtEK2D5EL8lldL8hsb0Gj5zF-457laJ4eKKw/w360-h640/92F3921F-EC65-45DF-B220-0AF58D85D75F.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the food served during the VVIP Luncheon</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Jadi </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">de ja vu <i>dan seperti mengulang masa - masa di mana saya masih aktif di radio dan memenuhi kontrak MC di hotel berbintang di masa muda. Hahaha...kalau bicara begini rasanya seperti sudah tua karena pengalaman - pengalaman tersebut terjadi belasan tahun yang lalu. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">But in short, I coordinated intensively with the main team of conference officers as well as Presidential protocol team to ensure the smooth conduct of the events. Here are some of the additonal photos from behind the scene.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-TZKL4IC-vDZNF6OtE3jsy6reQGKH2Xu_py4nnNkplkFUHkXLlZ2630pQguLOML_0TXXfhiUGTTnswJuf3dQqvqChn3SZmDQUmmhYIwZtMO8J9J2F3FE32GE7RUGKPiAvq5WFt7i0zZMbBm2yKEWCIG95pf-AHjulRJa6LiqAa4kQzw9uvn8N42XKQ/s4032/IMG_7868.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-TZKL4IC-vDZNF6OtE3jsy6reQGKH2Xu_py4nnNkplkFUHkXLlZ2630pQguLOML_0TXXfhiUGTTnswJuf3dQqvqChn3SZmDQUmmhYIwZtMO8J9J2F3FE32GE7RUGKPiAvq5WFt7i0zZMbBm2yKEWCIG95pf-AHjulRJa6LiqAa4kQzw9uvn8N42XKQ/w480-h640/IMG_7868.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indonesian desk</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vNlP2VJlmPlh3X23CqIg6-iThjfCgpxt5L_vevOhB8Z_KWHvp0Xq90qbfjrVKjfDzSebSRE989Q0zCSrUI5B4zH6GlCz7znJxvMciEvJ-Oit2LTGapP4sabbla5zNPVDJqXpuDIi275s1VjS0Uk3dvyNkU3KQglv4nEJ8OvKG1041WVaJjDgLStIyg/s1024/359dadb0-633d-428b-976a-7a14e094737c.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1024" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vNlP2VJlmPlh3X23CqIg6-iThjfCgpxt5L_vevOhB8Z_KWHvp0Xq90qbfjrVKjfDzSebSRE989Q0zCSrUI5B4zH6GlCz7znJxvMciEvJ-Oit2LTGapP4sabbla5zNPVDJqXpuDIi275s1VjS0Uk3dvyNkU3KQglv4nEJ8OvKG1041WVaJjDgLStIyg/w640-h396/359dadb0-633d-428b-976a-7a14e094737c.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheers dari Labuan Bajo</td></tr></tbody></table><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></i><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Bersama dengan salah satu rekan MC yang datang dari perwakilan RI di Wina, saya berbagi tugas untuk berbagai acara di atas. Saya bertugas di saat </i>sunset reception and welcoming dinner <i>untuk para Menteri Luar Negeri ASEAN, rangkaian </i>Foreign Ministers' Meeting; ASEAN Political and Security Community <i>dan </i>ASEAN Coordinating Council, serta rangkaian KTT dan juga VVIP Luncheon yang dituanrumahi Presiden Jokowi dan <i>Press Conference . Again, seminggu di Bajo jadi tak terasa karena hampir setiap hari penuh dengan kegiatan dan koordinasi. Pheeew, setelah acara resmi ditutup baru terasa melelahkan. </i>But then again, it was all rewarding. </i></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sOlJbrAylNkdMaNFw2PxdVhZ2lLZCopQDwwmXnJt8TSj6gOZ5B0PiyuZvdRGm_Cn39QpnEMEaydeVXlSdYrt76Vm2uXOEss-UX2nzb7jnUTzWXinsZfmJ-9RFsBLwXy4uDJo631x3pxAiM7lQQlkYAtmSnuiaI4LH_BIgSmDGogvnBDp5ITyoSOhvQ/s2096/71552041-E84D-420D-BE48-237D31272710.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sOlJbrAylNkdMaNFw2PxdVhZ2lLZCopQDwwmXnJt8TSj6gOZ5B0PiyuZvdRGm_Cn39QpnEMEaydeVXlSdYrt76Vm2uXOEss-UX2nzb7jnUTzWXinsZfmJ-9RFsBLwXy4uDJo631x3pxAiM7lQQlkYAtmSnuiaI4LH_BIgSmDGogvnBDp5ITyoSOhvQ/w360-h640/71552041-E84D-420D-BE48-237D31272710.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the collage ohotos from the VVIP luncheon... </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTbNRQXI7B60bTPADQ8Jnd0AijsVY1ArCgPoNLoj-9YAjeKT7UaC18jUua7pQlYuoN_gxFtL6vIHnbnILtrPwtNDUr5EamPOXHSQjx2QxWbKNmI2dhpS2lHZaNjxk6a5B-nwpAqMpAechvcXe8pqnBtwRbdPSooLqHMiJ8Esfl4TU415fbC4c2Us43g/s2096/BED86E0F-8EEA-4BCA-B835-1C9B43874D1E.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTbNRQXI7B60bTPADQ8Jnd0AijsVY1ArCgPoNLoj-9YAjeKT7UaC18jUua7pQlYuoN_gxFtL6vIHnbnILtrPwtNDUr5EamPOXHSQjx2QxWbKNmI2dhpS2lHZaNjxk6a5B-nwpAqMpAechvcXe8pqnBtwRbdPSooLqHMiJ8Esfl4TU415fbC4c2Us43g/w360-h640/BED86E0F-8EEA-4BCA-B835-1C9B43874D1E.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more from the VVIP Luncheon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Saya kembali ke Jakarta pada tanggal 13 Mei dan setelah menghabiskan akhir pekan sejenak bersama keluarga di Jakarta, saya kembali ke Wellington pada tanggal 15 Mei. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Well, itulah sedikit cerita pelaksanaan </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">KTT ASEAN ke-42 di Labuan Bajo </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">and again, I am very privilege to be there and hope I can come back there soon with my family, this time for a full-pledge vacation.<br /><br />See you on the next adventures yaaaa.</span></span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-59283445129114726502023-05-18T12:15:00.087+07:002023-05-29T17:42:18.428+07:00Postcards from Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5GVWhOnyh6hNld6V04TwfspQS13tO6sofL6b-b2XwYkZNQ2lNsX1OibEOdBF9iZpVVU6ScsFAo7gOjpzGdAHZthmE06LF3kMQxOiyXze-oXzwX3W9EF0afEL69FY58puSymlCzeRc_cVi5Rg0AFeqlfeHhbXPWtG_WoAHQLvskjxqKB_hJ8rtoNE8A/s4032/IMG_8388.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5GVWhOnyh6hNld6V04TwfspQS13tO6sofL6b-b2XwYkZNQ2lNsX1OibEOdBF9iZpVVU6ScsFAo7gOjpzGdAHZthmE06LF3kMQxOiyXze-oXzwX3W9EF0afEL69FY58puSymlCzeRc_cVi5Rg0AFeqlfeHhbXPWtG_WoAHQLvskjxqKB_hJ8rtoNE8A/w640-h480/IMG_8388.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Welcome back and hope you all have a great break after <i>Lebaran</i> Day.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />For me, it's straight back to work at the Embassy and I even had a sudden assignment to Indonesia, supporting the 42nd ASEAN Summit at Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTRfxfxW_KJzcCfjK8eENDDF9phcAkhiD9D2GWGReLqYzkhK-oe71vKLDUfDu0Ue2KS7as4sSjMoU2adwc3C7H-unbEUwRgyC7OmudS5xXEPY76KYRTjkq4hltKYCuDbdG6zddDrr8NHVq-bJILAjsO3phO-394sR-2Hdpt8IIvCAyiVsDQtz7TaRjw/s4032/IMG_8061.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTRfxfxW_KJzcCfjK8eENDDF9phcAkhiD9D2GWGReLqYzkhK-oe71vKLDUfDu0Ue2KS7as4sSjMoU2adwc3C7H-unbEUwRgyC7OmudS5xXEPY76KYRTjkq4hltKYCuDbdG6zddDrr8NHVq-bJILAjsO3phO-394sR-2Hdpt8IIvCAyiVsDQtz7TaRjw/w480-h640/IMG_8061.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers from me and mini-me at ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I have to say I am totally blessed with this opportunity to see this amazing part of Indonesia while getting a rewarding experience of an international conference with the team from my office.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxJ_1Qqp6mKa-yiX_BcyjQpTPJfqwgmPXORJs7GDnWgjpYW-4M8VdhipeVcb_SGL_s7R7s6PQaU1HeSnGSgqS62_Dkl3O4W7yqQTfuWeOkaBoNlcQA0gMM04XdY7m6ME77i9Jk25m0QRHo3Z2TZEMLC3Y2lBw3T8wDRQLi7X-m8jrfLXwZtGJCxh6Qw/s4032/morning%20has%20broken%20at%20Bajo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxJ_1Qqp6mKa-yiX_BcyjQpTPJfqwgmPXORJs7GDnWgjpYW-4M8VdhipeVcb_SGL_s7R7s6PQaU1HeSnGSgqS62_Dkl3O4W7yqQTfuWeOkaBoNlcQA0gMM04XdY7m6ME77i9Jk25m0QRHo3Z2TZEMLC3Y2lBw3T8wDRQLi7X-m8jrfLXwZtGJCxh6Qw/w480-h640/morning%20has%20broken%20at%20Bajo.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning jog at Marina Komodo, Labuan Bajo. East Nusa Tenggara</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This is not my first visit to East Nusa Tenggara province, as I have visited Kupang, the capital of the province, and Atambua, the city bordering with Timor-Leste, before. Nevertheless, I was so excited to come and visit Labuan Bajo, which is famously known for its spectacular landscapes, amazing underwater world, unique cultures and traditions, as well as friendly, warm-hearted people. I bet you have heard of Komodo, Pink Beach, Padar and Rinca Island, Manta point diving site, and more! Those are some of the amazing spots in Labuan Bajo.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKJReTZWvm98WI93MtrvXUdxw7-dwKN0-PFnn7HMUzj1hkdsBPGo0wSD6qMGzhqfY2TM1b8f7iDU8g5ahbAlsAN6LkRSf05hf1E67H5JxpMrqSrl6lLnhgpTtHDg7p2XLWdw-gDR8wkDI0G4DYhYudeKjsxJSrmOILfYPLd4et8KnBB75wqleiCZ6kQ/s1802/IMG_9344.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKJReTZWvm98WI93MtrvXUdxw7-dwKN0-PFnn7HMUzj1hkdsBPGo0wSD6qMGzhqfY2TM1b8f7iDU8g5ahbAlsAN6LkRSf05hf1E67H5JxpMrqSrl6lLnhgpTtHDg7p2XLWdw-gDR8wkDI0G4DYhYudeKjsxJSrmOILfYPLd4et8KnBB75wqleiCZ6kQ/w418-h640/IMG_9344.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of the traditional boats near the marina<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So, before I share more stories, let's enjoy some photos I took during my stay in Labuan Bajo.</span><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Let's say, some postcards from Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66qGm0H4nlbGmb2AKDPuCohoOrr12xh9SG5xzDBGKSCFsYNkaRV5j968bXUHxrpAHyb4i_CsjWkRCCiEYJtrapko_NjmdpeGOQ8U_nC6kbA8m5WGi37DsrP8Pxyd5c_wesruBDjjGV4j92agPfssloKzHzRwIF69yr9Kicd8CjkTRmjY5dUJnr-nTnA/s6088/IMG_8695.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6088" data-original-width="5420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66qGm0H4nlbGmb2AKDPuCohoOrr12xh9SG5xzDBGKSCFsYNkaRV5j968bXUHxrpAHyb4i_CsjWkRCCiEYJtrapko_NjmdpeGOQ8U_nC6kbA8m5WGi37DsrP8Pxyd5c_wesruBDjjGV4j92agPfssloKzHzRwIF69yr9Kicd8CjkTRmjY5dUJnr-nTnA/w570-h640/IMG_8695.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">busy Marina at Labuan Bajo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKAkC1Z5sZw_VCjkyM-J80_nC-6timtFDjXqrywRCjzHfFqldlkbBbdubyutiaSTERzAqDJnGytXjAeXWEk2Oyy7FJC4kEmlfEY-hH5MSD-CdExatkCB5dJDEcz9PcPKnzncV98H3YB4djYNJxey-uw4Y44cGlB6HE7P-09mTZCvzGvDuRJdysBjsQg/s3848/IMG_8604.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKAkC1Z5sZw_VCjkyM-J80_nC-6timtFDjXqrywRCjzHfFqldlkbBbdubyutiaSTERzAqDJnGytXjAeXWEk2Oyy7FJC4kEmlfEY-hH5MSD-CdExatkCB5dJDEcz9PcPKnzncV98H3YB4djYNJxey-uw4Y44cGlB6HE7P-09mTZCvzGvDuRJdysBjsQg/w502-h640/IMG_8604.HEIC" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink beach, babe...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGXCzQ7JakwUhYdotht2_X5s868N2Khzom1OkFuxwndzCYRjVsJVfyWu6OHCBFnfQZUIQ4VKcdlQCAFtADC8bm6P30OZV5rPscESOv72jUeDNwPcaersn1pi4eg8cYyQNX1oW7qqXATY2fzNvFT8XZP4R-KpNQns5SsikF77toK1nBJ1taWfmfK_9Ng/s4032/IMG_8657.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGXCzQ7JakwUhYdotht2_X5s868N2Khzom1OkFuxwndzCYRjVsJVfyWu6OHCBFnfQZUIQ4VKcdlQCAFtADC8bm6P30OZV5rPscESOv72jUeDNwPcaersn1pi4eg8cYyQNX1oW7qqXATY2fzNvFT8XZP4R-KpNQns5SsikF77toK1nBJ1taWfmfK_9Ng/w640-h480/IMG_8657.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning jog at Labuan Bajo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAscVoyGmn5b4oOzaaMunLFNAc8GmfCIOme-AEZwk5_g1nAPWhXp32bmY3tn1OcMvcbJhhsC7f-kqldrqRw6T14kMRVi3maEsRfk5ZZvPf8ovKLq-ydqfVbXBD9lGJMY4Rn7K0iMXvYwmJYVQpFA_-WRSfIYlfejp2d3TEQTvilI1_KtarojMLK-G6SA/s995/IMG_8962.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="995" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAscVoyGmn5b4oOzaaMunLFNAc8GmfCIOme-AEZwk5_g1nAPWhXp32bmY3tn1OcMvcbJhhsC7f-kqldrqRw6T14kMRVi3maEsRfk5ZZvPf8ovKLq-ydqfVbXBD9lGJMY4Rn7K0iMXvYwmJYVQpFA_-WRSfIYlfejp2d3TEQTvilI1_KtarojMLK-G6SA/w640-h412/IMG_8962.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dancing with the manta at Makassar Reef, Labuan Bajo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJgKm7tBl0POiklPURRq8w83s7jVIJW1dg3s7WDScC6a9r1qoy-nlVx2q-v9EGD0mk6JxUPOkDEcucyFpPGw9Dr6pjjiP-zq6tFW2BAs0DxeR3IzWe4dnC1ZNv3DQb6SkzFEJfuYYKX-PeBocSyife2luvR6rFappyfHM6b65perlOSxpPXGkReQ2WQ/s4032/IMG_8601.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJgKm7tBl0POiklPURRq8w83s7jVIJW1dg3s7WDScC6a9r1qoy-nlVx2q-v9EGD0mk6JxUPOkDEcucyFpPGw9Dr6pjjiP-zq6tFW2BAs0DxeR3IzWe4dnC1ZNv3DQb6SkzFEJfuYYKX-PeBocSyife2luvR6rFappyfHM6b65perlOSxpPXGkReQ2WQ/w640-h480/IMG_8601.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink beach in one fine afternoon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh049jpTAsT8AMb-_EwJOx2COYJ1nEFR6TN5uy0PeubkJYeTSXChs4I-HaqpsaAc6EN-AuYZXIKrfik1McLW_VYyQ5X_K-_2MZarTIJ77qvbxmYLwbkGrq4HZ23auU6QrAotELAVuIhaFbFjN8XTStRrliT95Xcxek7OoIJpAgdd2JdN3kRnG7o8N2teA/s4032/IMG_8564.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh049jpTAsT8AMb-_EwJOx2COYJ1nEFR6TN5uy0PeubkJYeTSXChs4I-HaqpsaAc6EN-AuYZXIKrfik1McLW_VYyQ5X_K-_2MZarTIJ77qvbxmYLwbkGrq4HZ23auU6QrAotELAVuIhaFbFjN8XTStRrliT95Xcxek7OoIJpAgdd2JdN3kRnG7o8N2teA/w480-h640/IMG_8564.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">saying hi to one female Komodo at Komodo Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n_MWHR3FrN8wh1Au56UUOKQe06GDMqR02_VGKxnd68u_Nmz8_YodCdHsPoP8BAp1aoGLIZrujXkhIgS6ftiNL32fUKe3I1ab1DieE8H6sdgWi-H_XGPdAUqY49P_KuWeMegy1tiXmmZ79vmj_3sVACSvU6dFVYMrHfemQXweEZ0q8CW_60kQK0URPg/s4032/IMG_8549.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n_MWHR3FrN8wh1Au56UUOKQe06GDMqR02_VGKxnd68u_Nmz8_YodCdHsPoP8BAp1aoGLIZrujXkhIgS6ftiNL32fUKe3I1ab1DieE8H6sdgWi-H_XGPdAUqY49P_KuWeMegy1tiXmmZ79vmj_3sVACSvU6dFVYMrHfemQXweEZ0q8CW_60kQK0URPg/w480-h640/IMG_8549.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">taking picture with the Komodo from the safe distance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nanti saya akan ceritakan keseruannya saat berada di Labuan Bajo dengan segala aktivitas dan tempat - tempat yang luar buasa untuk dikunjungi.</i></div><div><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></i></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">See you on the next post!</span></div>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-8862075611241342242023-04-26T17:53:00.011+07:002023-05-20T12:13:14.299+07:00WW: Lebaran Day Feast<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Eid Mubarak!</i><br /><br />Here's a little photo album of the food that we prepared and enjoyed during the celebration of Eid al Fitr in Wellington. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Get yourselves ready!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Can you tell me what we have on the dining table? <br /><br />Lot's of familiar things I believe!<br /></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Which one is your favorite and who do you cook it with? </span></div><br /></div></div>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-78488434478272933502023-04-25T16:27:00.001+07:002023-04-30T17:28:01.580+07:00Eid Mubarak from Aotearoa<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eid Mubarak, everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy to send the greetings from Aotearoa for the victorious day of Eid Al Fitr from my family to you all.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xVTi2mn4jt_oWZt1AlgItigokGQgg159UkpvroRf-Qlax2q178cwRG-sNk0pRH8blVhegcK24AnOPzbBZo7wXLTp-dllTORUs7VIC8jdG9rxE98cmKU40uHlhsPCNY_PrypXk104NxV4y0StLGbDGGBx9_0M70nTAybDzRLek2T0Vn6EXDd__z8cSA/s4032/Lebaran%20food%202023%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="4032" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xVTi2mn4jt_oWZt1AlgItigokGQgg159UkpvroRf-Qlax2q178cwRG-sNk0pRH8blVhegcK24AnOPzbBZo7wXLTp-dllTORUs7VIC8jdG9rxE98cmKU40uHlhsPCNY_PrypXk104NxV4y0StLGbDGGBx9_0M70nTAybDzRLek2T0Vn6EXDd__z8cSA/w640-h460/Lebaran%20food%202023%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This year, we celebrated the Eid for the second time in the land of the long clouds. Ramadhan has been beautifully and solemnly observed and I have to admit that this year, the fasting month went so well. Busy days at the office and schools in the case of my kids didn't dampen our spirits to really enjoy the holy month. It's been colorful and for sure rewarding.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP5CzX1F6PgXiGl9zNQ3_o_8lbFywHHdIPdEP0j-bbFb7MEduo1xM8L79pm9NGt3KFitkFprM7ZNSRouipGteI9XUP_nE5w1ymfIxDJYxUd0NndIO8Av7609hCbkX4YbQGN58Yc3RfPgdORGYexmRdT3a_pdIi6ZY_ZKnY9Ax_7rUZptjfirmrLG8dA/s2096/57E2CB43-DF58-494E-BE99-B1AFA60CD6D8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP5CzX1F6PgXiGl9zNQ3_o_8lbFywHHdIPdEP0j-bbFb7MEduo1xM8L79pm9NGt3KFitkFprM7ZNSRouipGteI9XUP_nE5w1ymfIxDJYxUd0NndIO8Av7609hCbkX4YbQGN58Yc3RfPgdORGYexmRdT3a_pdIi6ZY_ZKnY9Ax_7rUZptjfirmrLG8dA/w360-h640/57E2CB43-DF58-494E-BE99-B1AFA60CD6D8.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our colorful days during Ramadhan 1444H</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">My husband and I even managed to join many </span><i style="font-size: large;">ifthar</i><span style="font-size: large;"> gatherings and taraweh prayer with UMI or Umat Muslim Indonesia in Wellington. Every weekend, we had the ifthar gatherings and every Saturday, in different places that had been arranged with the committee, consisting of <i>ummah </i>living in particular neighborhood in Wellington.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4yrXLTd5oP5FHRQ333CTC8qOai1n5EHMy23bXaDLQNIoeunkiLZs3U3ujkO7RBAg2-0h0wi1NMonc8XhO_r5tpegOuRWAhiqTLaI-vtN6Bk5kKvMyNdb2tGQ6EZwzvR3y-wpfSTXf_b5PqqyBo0PRCmxri6waNdA4nBi113K_qu3y41R1Bhq2P7N_Q/s1920/IMG_7005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4yrXLTd5oP5FHRQ333CTC8qOai1n5EHMy23bXaDLQNIoeunkiLZs3U3ujkO7RBAg2-0h0wi1NMonc8XhO_r5tpegOuRWAhiqTLaI-vtN6Bk5kKvMyNdb2tGQ6EZwzvR3y-wpfSTXf_b5PqqyBo0PRCmxri6waNdA4nBi113K_qu3y41R1Bhq2P7N_Q/w360-h640/IMG_7005.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This year has been a blessing and again, I would like to once again extend the warmest Eid greetings to all my moslem sisters and brothers, wherever you are. I trust you all are enjoying this precious time with your loved ones. <i>Mohon maaf lahir dan batin.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVq-RDZPS1_-aPFsGjk7OX8xeuYhIcJWozMiHh_BuHTS0G145ogJJWQSo0cZvuDqCZkDd3-o5Lr4gX_rtYZyCG-ZgYVBpKUTxFyhALZWoTockbLnhBg4-fjr8L9-PI228ESK1ETmBNnq1P_PbmwD1UBq_1yloMzmOQel-dXgOWBs7crm7BINhqzB4zQ/s398/026090f8-b6ec-4793-bbd7-c9330a02e9a2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVq-RDZPS1_-aPFsGjk7OX8xeuYhIcJWozMiHh_BuHTS0G145ogJJWQSo0cZvuDqCZkDd3-o5Lr4gX_rtYZyCG-ZgYVBpKUTxFyhALZWoTockbLnhBg4-fjr8L9-PI228ESK1ETmBNnq1P_PbmwD1UBq_1yloMzmOQel-dXgOWBs7crm7BINhqzB4zQ/s320/026090f8-b6ec-4793-bbd7-c9330a02e9a2.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">By the way, nearing the D-day, about 8 days before <i>lebaran, </i>my hubby got COVID-19. I did the test and mine got back with 2 lines as well although I have no symptoms. Udi had been coughing and having cold, then on the 3rd day he lost the taste. That was when we took the test and it was positive. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADBetVDtY8R5XBjHQJjA6anKq5_ZbMAPbnYXSGtcWb697RAfnWkgXXmS5bDi6YQ3AeVbbBYki1mkuzCIaKIK0IsIs_gY938em8-wTokwRC5_oAlLxyM7UpP-r9rV-aRRlqYXV-oURoH4Ygen8Ffab0WQh1KEqxnPIC3FLE4IC3xgLipmGGU5q7mJ9aA/s4032/IMG_7035.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="4032" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADBetVDtY8R5XBjHQJjA6anKq5_ZbMAPbnYXSGtcWb697RAfnWkgXXmS5bDi6YQ3AeVbbBYki1mkuzCIaKIK0IsIs_gY938em8-wTokwRC5_oAlLxyM7UpP-r9rV-aRRlqYXV-oURoH4Ygen8Ffab0WQh1KEqxnPIC3FLE4IC3xgLipmGGU5q7mJ9aA/w640-h424/IMG_7035.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, we isolated at home and probably it's like the blessing in disguise. Good thing we were not heavily impacted by the symptoms this time. So, w</span><span style="font-size: large;">e both had time to cook extra.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FSD9Hc-O__TD1O0WEiO_gq4rHrH-apLu27dBxHGkvQPpBgDCF6zC8DpzQi1zNh5VRsOsus9hk_pCGPEYW27CyzHpUcgSQkbOVj5SqNwHdZjmlOZkmSdIIjMqUjGwzn3Kc4mlo-48mEgNauqdonkS53CNdsp2S89XHTpZBS77dGeZ8pRqCvTzhQc6iw/s2096/46CEE365-F5DF-4592-B4AA-085A91388A1C.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FSD9Hc-O__TD1O0WEiO_gq4rHrH-apLu27dBxHGkvQPpBgDCF6zC8DpzQi1zNh5VRsOsus9hk_pCGPEYW27CyzHpUcgSQkbOVj5SqNwHdZjmlOZkmSdIIjMqUjGwzn3Kc4mlo-48mEgNauqdonkS53CNdsp2S89XHTpZBS77dGeZ8pRqCvTzhQc6iw/w360-h640/46CEE365-F5DF-4592-B4AA-085A91388A1C.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some of the cookies we made</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We really ended up with</span><i style="font-size: large;"> kastengels, nastar, lidah kucing</i><span style="font-size: large;">, and </span><i style="font-size: large;">kacang goreng. </i><span style="font-size: large;">Plus </span><i style="font-size: large;">rendang, opor ayam, sambal goreng udang, acar </i><span style="font-size: large;">dan </span><i style="font-size: large;">ketupat instan. </i><span style="font-size: large;">Sounds like a feast, right! A lot to cook and a lot to share as well. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayvIqPKeW0T_NyFWmIeC7izXGpffEYxbP0-9tzQNXvudcsfeF4uOpBIboansxv2fxci33TuAgN5drMJfpq4sIi3ouUfGuqAbBvCsrKu4SvN0U47SZjL6tp_QxainhxB375TkAgZvoPecWyPnH9iSbmEhFp97-2vkoBNUChgqkEogBYeqx9N-XQ21P0g/s4032/IMG_7057.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayvIqPKeW0T_NyFWmIeC7izXGpffEYxbP0-9tzQNXvudcsfeF4uOpBIboansxv2fxci33TuAgN5drMJfpq4sIi3ouUfGuqAbBvCsrKu4SvN0U47SZjL6tp_QxainhxB375TkAgZvoPecWyPnH9iSbmEhFp97-2vkoBNUChgqkEogBYeqx9N-XQ21P0g/w480-h640/IMG_7057.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Then on the D-day, we all gathered in Karori Normal School Hall which has been rented by UMI for the venue of this year's </span><i style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Eid Al Fitr </i><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">prayer. Beautiful shermont was given and aroun 300 of us gathered in here and enjoyed Eid. After that, we visited some houses of our seniors and elderies in Wellington. It's great to come and meet them and also keep our <i>silahturahmi. </i>When the time is slightly noon, as we have 5 hours different with Wellington ahead, I have a video call with my family in Indonesia. That completed our day of Eid celebration this year! </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjobICJgHpcT0MAy2fKb81cKyotyCUDDgsYU6IwW_pIRAoiTX5xkiHxzskN-RwHLjs1q_6xlDfQ5y4zytXMdZS9oxeDZGI3SddLwWGhoDI2Uky-iIfqf8GmxYBqdP9l4Jb1OZKcBBcQ-oLdQiLvrTiVPKWD4TECg20oInxWwa-vWkMTnRO4pWRTbYYQ/s2096/76648573-31C9-4572-9F00-9A9381F90A16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjobICJgHpcT0MAy2fKb81cKyotyCUDDgsYU6IwW_pIRAoiTX5xkiHxzskN-RwHLjs1q_6xlDfQ5y4zytXMdZS9oxeDZGI3SddLwWGhoDI2Uky-iIfqf8GmxYBqdP9l4Jb1OZKcBBcQ-oLdQiLvrTiVPKWD4TECg20oInxWwa-vWkMTnRO4pWRTbYYQ/w360-h640/76648573-31C9-4572-9F00-9A9381F90A16.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">The next day, we had some guests coming and we hiked afterwards! How's your <i>lebaran</i> day? Share with me in the comments ya.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-84141603655239566552023-04-12T20:04:00.002+07:002023-04-27T11:52:34.302+07:00Ramadhan cooking with the Frakarsas<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSp5I0m37lXRmeEWd28pFsD250rd1mPST8316x5P1tVvHtR1Vzmoe5iJUP7BjZmdqgarmnS7HQj45Xd_lKPyNnfqNz6BV9g-yykjC1iFm3vtLM881hudPANK1LnzNPwJ9LtUCPeeEt9sUiUrO7RGY9RP9W-ZvsM-Ps1cjf0pYjxBjTR5cusGa9QIKuQ/s4032/IMG_6389.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSp5I0m37lXRmeEWd28pFsD250rd1mPST8316x5P1tVvHtR1Vzmoe5iJUP7BjZmdqgarmnS7HQj45Xd_lKPyNnfqNz6BV9g-yykjC1iFm3vtLM881hudPANK1LnzNPwJ9LtUCPeeEt9sUiUrO7RGY9RP9W-ZvsM-Ps1cjf0pYjxBjTR5cusGa9QIKuQ/w640-h480/IMG_6389.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramadhan cooking with the Frakarsas</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh.</i><br /><br />I hope your Ramadhan goes well and this blessed month will give us ample time to reflect and revisit our journey in this life, so that we can be a better person.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ramadhan has always successfully brought my family together. I manage to go home early, prepare the meals with my hubby and my kids, and as much as we can, we always pray together in<i> jamaah. </i>The sense of togetherness and family spirit really brings us together and that what makes Ramadhan special.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqKp6KRzEcmhJl0cux91D04rC3d1yom72oHJgZ6k3rV2NMhDD3Q8NaO091b8jLNe4rYFbHob396h-dmN99RvcOvdpzQpm7jcMjJNzGhCmwybUFFqVJojKKeTPFqZ471sSkoFiEfikzLrLmeJeh9PTxirK6zgYYIS67fRgJWggQNfuZcNO6nhzc8G-Rg/s4032/IMG_6739.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqKp6KRzEcmhJl0cux91D04rC3d1yom72oHJgZ6k3rV2NMhDD3Q8NaO091b8jLNe4rYFbHob396h-dmN99RvcOvdpzQpm7jcMjJNzGhCmwybUFFqVJojKKeTPFqZ471sSkoFiEfikzLrLmeJeh9PTxirK6zgYYIS67fRgJWggQNfuZcNO6nhzc8G-Rg/w640-h480/IMG_6739.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramadhan cooking with the Frakarsas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><i>Salah satu kegiatan favorit yang kerap saya lakukan bersama anak - anak dan juga suami adalah berkreasi di dapur. </i></span><p></p><p><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Entah kenapa, saat Ramadhan, kami sering sekali berkumpul di pojok ini sambil memikirkan apa yang akan disiapkan dan dimasak. Mungkin karena saat Ramadhan jam kerja kantor juga lebih pendek sehingga bisa pulang lebih awal atau karena menahan lapar, jadi berbagai kreatifitas dan keinginan memasak pun muncul. Entahlah. Yang pasti, kami berempat menikmatinya dan saat di dapur ini pun kami banyak bertukar cerita, sharing berbagai hal termasuk hal - hal penting dalam Islam dan dalam berpuasa, maupun bercanda sambil menunggu waktu berbuka. </span></i></p><p><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Saat berada di Indonesia, kita seringkali dimanjakan dengan berbagai kemudahan, termasuk jajan takjil atau makanan berbuka. Bahkan sampai makanan utama pun banyak yang menjualnya dan rasanya enak serta harganya juga bervariasi. Tapi saat di luar negeri, seperti di New Zealand, kami seringkali membuat sendiri makanan yang ingin kita makan, terutama makanan Indonesia. Memang ada yang menjualnya atau membuka PO, tapi biasanya harganya lumayan banget dan juga tidak selalu ada. So, pilihannya adalah masak sendiri deh.</span></i></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguMxGDeIFuzK6zh2bcva_5vpe0M7tusRE1eip-gM32I3bV5FC5I-4RoYvg_EHx1bXgPZHwbaW5V37xtp4-q0OaW11bgSfaahMBI5MWNRgiKn0B4xruvsEtDxdgVUAQtG8ItIHJeVI6A1w6zdawS7bZkq2yfxTb7Ou-roOG_L9v1UgnG4RKLU7p24QFA/s3840/B3F6155C-0CFF-4B83-81E8-F8B097212251.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguMxGDeIFuzK6zh2bcva_5vpe0M7tusRE1eip-gM32I3bV5FC5I-4RoYvg_EHx1bXgPZHwbaW5V37xtp4-q0OaW11bgSfaahMBI5MWNRgiKn0B4xruvsEtDxdgVUAQtG8ItIHJeVI6A1w6zdawS7bZkq2yfxTb7Ou-roOG_L9v1UgnG4RKLU7p24QFA/w360-h640/B3F6155C-0CFF-4B83-81E8-F8B097212251.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nadine was preparing for kaastengels</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Biasanya kami masak setelah selesai sholat Ashar berjamaah. Atau kalau di waktu weekend, selesai dzuhur bersama, kalau ada masakan atau kue yang akan dibuat, kami pun mulai memasaknya bersama. Tidak jarang kami recook atau memasak ulang beberapa resep keluarga yang banyak diwariskan dari mama saya ataupun almarhumah mama Rudi</i>, my hubby. There are times when we called our family back home just to have a chat or ask about the recipes. It was fun indeed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Karenanya, saya jarang berbuka di luar rumah selama di Wellington. Selain sulit memastikan makanan yang kita beli dan santap 100% halal, berbagai restoran di Wellington tidak memiliki tempat sholat. Bahkan di mall sekalipun, yang hanya ada satu di antero kota Wellington (nanti saya cerita lebih banyak lagi ya :)), tidak ada mushola atau tempat untuk sholat. Well, tidak heran sih karena memang Wellington dan</i> New Zealand <i>pada umumnya memang negara sekuler. Pilihan berbuka di rumah, atau bersama komunitas muslim adalah yang paling tepat memang.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />Here are some of the food that The Frakarsas managed to cook during this Ramadhan. Can you guess what they are?</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WLp0Q15mVZBqirHKALXbCIC6cxJ61tRdNfKsUyBufiueIoKB3BY5v4DoOzhXjdoc1xqYC1x0jTy67e7Lj3KVVBmvtmZuxPnCJLNHnhalSHFte_HoORHGPJBlG6lU8WzBJV6C5WT5HQfcKMrVp6R5WH_pG9nATfM61soDfg67P2BQdDsqUrTIMF6rLw/s4032/IMG_6541.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WLp0Q15mVZBqirHKALXbCIC6cxJ61tRdNfKsUyBufiueIoKB3BY5v4DoOzhXjdoc1xqYC1x0jTy67e7Lj3KVVBmvtmZuxPnCJLNHnhalSHFte_HoORHGPJBlG6lU8WzBJV6C5WT5HQfcKMrVp6R5WH_pG9nATfM61soDfg67P2BQdDsqUrTIMF6rLw/w480-h640/IMG_6541.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLWgtUZWGdaGvPsM4kb3hPporlMOgh1QhMKGLkOnQrT3ka5gGzC5XsVf3A1rgT_z5xjqBlAHGRDsZ5RvPhu3VKUSNl0gyBWALNJ1krbhE40HleTmpIx2m8ievuFjnZdh3GGO3vtU-bW_6OPF0Tu1KLuu7vkrho_3WNYlsfxb3DJImrCbLOyeKHdq3aA/s4032/IMG_6542.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We usually cook kaastengels or the cheese cookies, <i>nastar</i> or the pineapple jam cookies, and<i> putri salju</i> or cookies with icing sugar.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhIr8vzYnfekxQO5awlOeKY9DaVrbX2Mi6uhkJjlKVpqK3tl3uiQVECQVMHqz7uwUnvZnDXqeMxlv8a3R-D5jgsKEFePq_9tD6OdDTl3ClIQF9zKLY-EmRFfH4bLArAzKfy66Z6_tHEhGlmNQyV8HcWnzUDFAxn6E5ObGD1FKxeTZysrGvcP-5mJnSA/s4032/IMG_6582.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhIr8vzYnfekxQO5awlOeKY9DaVrbX2Mi6uhkJjlKVpqK3tl3uiQVECQVMHqz7uwUnvZnDXqeMxlv8a3R-D5jgsKEFePq_9tD6OdDTl3ClIQF9zKLY-EmRFfH4bLArAzKfy66Z6_tHEhGlmNQyV8HcWnzUDFAxn6E5ObGD1FKxeTZysrGvcP-5mJnSA/w480-h640/IMG_6582.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQM50xVMThhnq2oCPs21cDGMZIDfsZBjSuPWM5RWV8MdNloFutBHnC9JxyYLN5BmRaZMHoIVbQkS12S2mvdGHUkv3Cuhl5o0jwYBOGB93QXZTaN4I01Gcz1pozf54UyuQTlXRSHY_2qOPoNIvpn0M24uq3RUzZl7R42LfgbYEZ8JGz2TYN8PXduSutg/s4032/IMG_6583.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Wmz3ju3WlrnBUgl1lkWCWfJ79wTsIJfSzADwcc3x4B8NUNFvWo2-zDicukX7nhJVmLI08VKk8Q8mWxY-gwYiFiWctfVIss8GI_KYfnJ9dF1HdYHCsZtdVm-_A7dC3zwkJz_KaTLuKwatjV5SHUi9GV_Ll3kudD3InmAdy1m9MH3lzvp8O2DjjK3Nw/w480-h640/IMG_6786.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">don't you just love the chilies!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />And psst, my hubby is a great cook as well. He got so excited in creating his late mom's recipes that we all miss from home. Sometimes he checks the Cookpad and YouTube as well to get some inspirations. I love working with him in the kitchen. He can be super meticulous (and noisy) but the results are usually superb as well. Thanks, love!</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zwNgfCJ4g0MtiYAlWAOSV5P0e-Pf28zSaSXnULIZ_OPwYRx6ZzZp6qmMYqvEk533aqReTfVDbdZ3b1GSsXF3UnfECx06EaqIvY23VWuOvmCnv-gjkq_vAcx7S_W_8BxXhfWtDKiN94q0GTyGAcKe8PVImg0137snsnAlEJ3F0pW47csJbNmwrkwMqg/s4032/IMG_6755.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zwNgfCJ4g0MtiYAlWAOSV5P0e-Pf28zSaSXnULIZ_OPwYRx6ZzZp6qmMYqvEk533aqReTfVDbdZ3b1GSsXF3UnfECx06EaqIvY23VWuOvmCnv-gjkq_vAcx7S_W_8BxXhfWtDKiN94q0GTyGAcKe8PVImg0137snsnAlEJ3F0pW47csJbNmwrkwMqg/w480-h640/IMG_6755.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can you guess what he was making?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAam5rfhcCFi2w88O7vvoc9PC2VajJujwQsRvtOpss-xWucvXryS7cKmPyWfLc6dhY_TolmbDGd57LUW1U6QgtXeSwolEMoOiZoHoe9SYOyPkC-oalTJnWU5jA-Z-3TgYI2-8-2qK02zJLCvHeWRJY0AJgo-HUOkYEKzVxkdl13cieLdn49DlOrP3aw/s3840/4EF08AC4-B181-4B2E-ABD6-07356D319D55.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAam5rfhcCFi2w88O7vvoc9PC2VajJujwQsRvtOpss-xWucvXryS7cKmPyWfLc6dhY_TolmbDGd57LUW1U6QgtXeSwolEMoOiZoHoe9SYOyPkC-oalTJnWU5jA-Z-3TgYI2-8-2qK02zJLCvHeWRJY0AJgo-HUOkYEKzVxkdl13cieLdn49DlOrP3aw/w360-h640/4EF08AC4-B181-4B2E-ABD6-07356D319D55.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Udi really loves meat.. so he's very good at preparing them</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />So, that's a little story from our family in this Ramadhan. We are truly enjoying our family time in the kitchen. But of course we didn't spend the entire time in the kitchen as Ramadhan is the perfect month to enhance our observance, worship and prayers to the Almighty. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Do you love cooking as well? Any particular dishes you and your family love to make during Ramadhan? Share the stories with us at the comment ya.<br /><br />See you on the next post!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Wassalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh</i></span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-71756223680181334422023-04-10T17:10:00.022+07:002023-04-13T08:32:44.870+07:00Cardrona, A Unique Stop at South Island, New Zealand - South Island, Here We Come<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As we continued the trip in our <b>South Island, New Zealand </b>road trip, here's one of the special place I'd like to share to you all.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">To those who have been following the stories of our travel recently, you know that we had a road trip starting from Christchurch to so many cities along the way to the southern part of South Island Aotearoa New Zealand. Some of the cities we visited include Akaroa, Fairlie, Lake Tekapo, Mt. Cook, Twizel, and Cardrona, then down to Wakana, Queenstown, Invercargill, Bluff, Balclutha, The Caitlins and Dunedin. A lot of cities indeed and we were 11 days on the road!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Anyway, on our way down from Mt. Cook area heading to Queenstown, we stopped at <b>Cardrona</b>. Cardrona is famously known as the ski-resort area dotted with amazing landscapes and slopes, with historic spots deriving from the gold mining era in this region. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We drove here from Twizel, after enjoying our remarkable stay near the Aoraki Mt. Cook area and tasting various delicious salmon plates.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQOgmFMSCHItIeFUzsFdv5gToZHqLiWKf9DzlY1-tWMntQXiAEboeQRLPssYl4Mty_rikB9460LA8CqSao8M2DNVEYwU6cNG-PTBq8iBa4kyjyuDFns3JP6tWWhssNQmxQXz7dsXCGwIjzCXNewj2jDVV_BzrULLTVkMMxC2GDswg0DuL0N3uiE5mFw/s4032/IMG_4881.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQOgmFMSCHItIeFUzsFdv5gToZHqLiWKf9DzlY1-tWMntQXiAEboeQRLPssYl4Mty_rikB9460LA8CqSao8M2DNVEYwU6cNG-PTBq8iBa4kyjyuDFns3JP6tWWhssNQmxQXz7dsXCGwIjzCXNewj2jDVV_BzrULLTVkMMxC2GDswg0DuL0N3uiE5mFw/w640-h480/IMG_4881.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Cardrona</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We didn’t really stop for a long time in this city but we managed to stop at <b>Cardrona Hotel</b> and one unique stop, </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Bradona. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: georgia;">Cardrona Hotel </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">is one jewel in the middle of picturesque valley, famous for its rustic and charming setting as well as historical episodes, originating from the gold rush era in this area. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLmuaSfQjFxgwMqPkv4QKEicrARb2CXgK6TVqzRZbWep2VWWS4XD7WzcbrhEyT2ywCrieTZhdfwTlsPyrQgvlVnoPoRNjLWW40W7LBhNz2JgISMSAmZFq0jqpLi6_zV8ik8Z8c5BwnsjyRcmRVSD3dncudgwryssRz5sVhyc5Ls14nAUHkK9bvr1UHQ/s3094/IMG_4885.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="2780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLmuaSfQjFxgwMqPkv4QKEicrARb2CXgK6TVqzRZbWep2VWWS4XD7WzcbrhEyT2ywCrieTZhdfwTlsPyrQgvlVnoPoRNjLWW40W7LBhNz2JgISMSAmZFq0jqpLi6_zV8ik8Z8c5BwnsjyRcmRVSD3dncudgwryssRz5sVhyc5Ls14nAUHkK9bvr1UHQ/w576-h640/IMG_4885.heic" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the story goes back in 1863...</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I have to admit I was so intrigued to see what's inside the hotel. Imagine throwing yourself on the gold rush era, starting from 1863, while people were flocking from different corners of the world and tried their luck. Having this hotel as one of the hubs, I can imagine the merry and colorful stories from those episodes of history.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh901xl69jRLSOToILJWwwH_YCncf4_hHd3H-h9QNjcXtX-JpYvnxhnujVmU6mTkDdpmACsXpH1WsbRr-6HZ4VWAS2M_QAu94y6VmNYrvadSK0LKSKGlJyTeM4WyNHSGWRwp8wRSrrUYkgFoyzAVIri0dhddFl72cyS1lh_TKsS9WVtRhpIUxa7zTN2Cw/s1824/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-03%20at%2010.04.50%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1824" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh901xl69jRLSOToILJWwwH_YCncf4_hHd3H-h9QNjcXtX-JpYvnxhnujVmU6mTkDdpmACsXpH1WsbRr-6HZ4VWAS2M_QAu94y6VmNYrvadSK0LKSKGlJyTeM4WyNHSGWRwp8wRSrrUYkgFoyzAVIri0dhddFl72cyS1lh_TKsS9WVtRhpIUxa7zTN2Cw/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-04-03%20at%2010.04.50%20AM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obi and I in front of Cardrona Hotel and its antique car.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We didn't stay here and although I was originally planning to sit down for a quick coffee or tea, we were already behind scheduled and tired. We managed to take quick pictures in front of the hotel and even when I tried to get some souvenirs, the shops were closed for a while. Well, just our luck. So we skipped enjoying this unique hotel and hopefully we will get a chance to visit this place again. <br /><br />There is an Olde School House next to the hotel and we managed to have a quick look as well here. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6NkS-z6iqyQyn7WKjqmHrf_C7lAb0y8hKwig00OmgUPKshRiEK-83SXB94jODH81kO2HlLVZm4LZXrQ6c9e6IpOs5fwAx5Q6QdQLMDCylbh8_qYB5d74I3W5U8JEvthjG5KqLtoL70fa_3wjlMgdtCAfDWeGSxeymNRL6fvx7rRy38TnBvT61eTtaw/s4032/IMG_4004.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6NkS-z6iqyQyn7WKjqmHrf_C7lAb0y8hKwig00OmgUPKshRiEK-83SXB94jODH81kO2HlLVZm4LZXrQ6c9e6IpOs5fwAx5Q6QdQLMDCylbh8_qYB5d74I3W5U8JEvthjG5KqLtoL70fa_3wjlMgdtCAfDWeGSxeymNRL6fvx7rRy38TnBvT61eTtaw/w480-h640/IMG_4004.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Judging from the name, perhaps it used to be the school building back in the days. But now, it becomes shop, art gallery, and artisanal hub where we can get souvenirs and merchandise.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ButqukOaG4Jj3ZytlP58otA5qbiE17WC-Gm2dR4cor_BNQRU7Lm-vwgjMKc53oAioQYG8bU53pQcBRLmoyD8maj7T9HK3yH4fsYAyNNiExzsOeJbkHXkj4LWz1vlo3svAvBCQFWVi8R5MatAko0OMq30uxjKxFcVjMVrMJIQ6diRkXuOjU8t9HgaCw/s4032/IMG_4005.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ButqukOaG4Jj3ZytlP58otA5qbiE17WC-Gm2dR4cor_BNQRU7Lm-vwgjMKc53oAioQYG8bU53pQcBRLmoyD8maj7T9HK3yH4fsYAyNNiExzsOeJbkHXkj4LWz1vlo3svAvBCQFWVi8R5MatAko0OMq30uxjKxFcVjMVrMJIQ6diRkXuOjU8t9HgaCw/w480-h640/IMG_4005.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0k-rDN6jNO49uCbEPK44wq-ewexo1DfOatub2jNQUYGk04IdkbztWcFefL3EDlr6EOHt_N67rY8tAsoLbmhLIVBeijYkMeydY7r2P1DP9iqzFEBiXM_uMNiq8RRVI0j6DHwOwA5LNFm_nDZ4Fa-D8hHnDYr8Hw5vVZKGospq4XJ3He5hBuhChiFG2g/s4032/IMG_4010.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0k-rDN6jNO49uCbEPK44wq-ewexo1DfOatub2jNQUYGk04IdkbztWcFefL3EDlr6EOHt_N67rY8tAsoLbmhLIVBeijYkMeydY7r2P1DP9iqzFEBiXM_uMNiq8RRVI0j6DHwOwA5LNFm_nDZ4Fa-D8hHnDYr8Hw5vVZKGospq4XJ3He5hBuhChiFG2g/w480-h640/IMG_4010.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love this green corner</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">After a quick photo at Cardrona Hotel and the surroundings, we stopped at <b>Bradrona</b>.<br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDFPV36ON8r2WMU8uDuxep-Q_k7o5cnK0cU72a7HO6ciJMFzxwhEt6sO8R70p6aW4I9orejDbY9N2kO1LCjSYgoTvwrjRhL6F_Z6FHfilcAZVBjy9KbJm-ofESedWd_RpkeEq8YWyoglcjmHbPASj9P66azZqC3R9n8CHer1apCo6a7c9GhcBjvivSQ/s12614/IMG_4869.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3628" data-original-width="12614" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDFPV36ON8r2WMU8uDuxep-Q_k7o5cnK0cU72a7HO6ciJMFzxwhEt6sO8R70p6aW4I9orejDbY9N2kO1LCjSYgoTvwrjRhL6F_Z6FHfilcAZVBjy9KbJm-ofESedWd_RpkeEq8YWyoglcjmHbPASj9P66azZqC3R9n8CHer1apCo6a7c9GhcBjvivSQ/w640-h184/IMG_4869.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the panoramic snap of Bradrona</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Beautifully placed in the middle of picturesque valley of Central Otago, between Wanaka and Queenstown, the fences in Bradrona were packed with hundreds (or perhaps even thousands) of bras serves as a great reminder about the importance of taking care of ourselves and at the same time spreading the awareness about breast cancer.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Many left their bras with some writings and notes on it, telling a little story and where they are from. Some stated the countries they were originally from, some shared stories about the fight against breast cancer, others wrote the memoirs of their loved ones. So much love in there. It really warms my heart.</span></p><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMfi7i8BZrNLUu2u6KGPe_xQyd-FSEPwK7As-JDXhz8wBiJsszqedu8up2LCxONTNlQda2uSMO4y0BecFNYNdszEZJm5Yhob3x8VrAoWnAOTgPOXWDIrxT6lgZVpEyGFhpkANYW7x2LWK48Lvk4Q25F0-7v3TObQUhgNMeYRKhHYfVNTaOdEMWp1IAw/s3088/IMG_4877.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMfi7i8BZrNLUu2u6KGPe_xQyd-FSEPwK7As-JDXhz8wBiJsszqedu8up2LCxONTNlQda2uSMO4y0BecFNYNdszEZJm5Yhob3x8VrAoWnAOTgPOXWDIrxT6lgZVpEyGFhpkANYW7x2LWK48Lvk4Q25F0-7v3TObQUhgNMeYRKhHYfVNTaOdEMWp1IAw/w640-h480/IMG_4877.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing with Obi at Bradrona :)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">As a breast cancer survivor, I feel like this is the spot that I should not miss while visiting the area. Bradrona is not just a quirky place where people put and left their bras as a form of solidarity to breast cancer survivors, but it also signifies the strong support and love to all cancer fighters. In the reel that I have shared in my Instagram account @insav, you can see more of the place.
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</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There is a box for donation for New Zealand Breast Cancer foundation @pinkribbonnz so you are welcomed to contribute to the fight against breast cancer as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0elGIXEfmYYCvSIk2fzYv2YrFRzJ1kP3KUVLDUBK7axEub8hDsTPyvwvvKrfgJq-VYKjBDdusJGZd8DmQR7v89n96ouNEulMbsdn4HKjULCelm4YfuXDx2u-7OobB7npTuQ-S76t0J04cAxDj_TakSv3M1aRH_Q3hyPEVk2FVFeyNMhVsF4-fupyFw/s947/IMG_5166.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="947" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0elGIXEfmYYCvSIk2fzYv2YrFRzJ1kP3KUVLDUBK7axEub8hDsTPyvwvvKrfgJq-VYKjBDdusJGZd8DmQR7v89n96ouNEulMbsdn4HKjULCelm4YfuXDx2u-7OobB7npTuQ-S76t0J04cAxDj_TakSv3M1aRH_Q3hyPEVk2FVFeyNMhVsF4-fupyFw/w400-h284/IMG_5166.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the donation box at Cardrona</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Btw, World Cancer Day 2023 is celebrated in February each year. So when I stopped by here at the end of January and witnessed the overwhelming support to breast cancer fighters and survivors, I feel so blessed that I have received so many supports, help and assistance from my friends and family. Lucky me indeed. And hopefully, in the future, there will be more breakthrough in cancer treatment so we can witness the world with less or even with no cancer. <br /><br /><i>In sya Allah.</i><br /><br />Right after Cardrona, we stopped by at Wanaka and relaxed at Lake Hawea, and even briefly enjoyed Lindis Pass. Will get back with more stories on those marvelous places.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FML53mV-ERjgf7VcoEWcoERLRr8JpviFhZJVXdwUDxeho7Z6G-2iIafUNzQpb2N7Y9-a5AipUswRUIKFwgCkCgR9uKpXO_i8kiOLQRrXucADZVB7I-0XOeP08Tn0ZyIZ1K87CaLjxb6z6zbnuPI9R3sCM_59Ex0JrpohkDmLq4YxtkLsk2q_Gra35A/s3800/IMG_3997.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="2850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FML53mV-ERjgf7VcoEWcoERLRr8JpviFhZJVXdwUDxeho7Z6G-2iIafUNzQpb2N7Y9-a5AipUswRUIKFwgCkCgR9uKpXO_i8kiOLQRrXucADZVB7I-0XOeP08Tn0ZyIZ1K87CaLjxb6z6zbnuPI9R3sCM_59Ex0JrpohkDmLq4YxtkLsk2q_Gra35A/w480-h640/IMG_3997.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">will get back to you on this...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-42142220830845623732023-04-02T04:05:00.008+07:002023-04-07T09:42:43.930+07:00 Ramadhan in Wellington Aoteroa New Zealand - First Week<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Ramadhan Kareem..</i></b><br /><br />Bulan penuh berkah yang selalu kita nantikan bersama telah tiba.<br /><br />Alhamdulillah ini Ramadhan kedua kali untuk kami #TheFrakarsas di Aotearoa New Zealand. Senang sekali rasanya! Tidak terasa sudah hampir dua tahun kami merasakan tinggal di negeri unik di kawasan Pasifik ini dan meskipun banyak suka dukanya, termasuk pindah rumah yang kedua kalinya di Wellington, tapi kami sangat mensyukuri karunia dan berkah-Nya hingga saat ini.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>As we have experienced before, we are doing Ramadhan and fasting in the country where majority of the population is non-Moslem. So as always, we have to be able to manage our expectation and circumstances during this blessed holy month. It's not really a problem for me and my husband as adults but for my kids, who still need to go to school from 8.50 - 3.10 PM everyday, fasting is still a bit challenging. But I do trust that Bo et Obi will be able to handle all these challenges during Ramadhan. They even have many school activities and events such as sports, fun cross country and more. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nikmat berpuasa di negara orang tetap kami rasakan berkat keberadaan keluarga besar </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Umat Muslim Indonesia (UMI) Wellington</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">. UMI Wellington adalah kumpulan para umat muslim Indonesia yang ada di Wellington dan UMI telah berdiri cukup lama, sejak tahun 2008. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Arv-ZDXUJA-YeF2m8othgvSAV_SsrC-_2jk3_BlTjGE1gIZIwAABvPfp48fUPzW2n2p8t2KN8iwWkNrcTQ9cP_xF1Kau_FFW9BGFUHs43yQdhHNiEI5v4HgdeK5shIIQaMJUdYDnAsAI5UVeO9NoRPNW5YurCarhaFJRtf9u-xQcc8vNeMjMOk3Eew/s4032/IMG_6239.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Arv-ZDXUJA-YeF2m8othgvSAV_SsrC-_2jk3_BlTjGE1gIZIwAABvPfp48fUPzW2n2p8t2KN8iwWkNrcTQ9cP_xF1Kau_FFW9BGFUHs43yQdhHNiEI5v4HgdeK5shIIQaMJUdYDnAsAI5UVeO9NoRPNW5YurCarhaFJRtf9u-xQcc8vNeMjMOk3Eew/w640-h480/IMG_6239.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bersama Obi, Shirin dan Tussie .. bagian dari keluarga besar KBRI Wellington </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Dari 9 pendiri asli UMI, saat ini jemaah anggota UMI sudah mencapai kurang lebih 1000 orang. Sebagian besar ada di Wellington, namun banyak juga yang pindah ke kota lain di Selandia Baru ataupun kembali ke Indonesia karena masa tugas atau belajarnya sudah selesai.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTb6AjEDTHfQo84NlLW10J_gKeaP47a3hJi4PNS9vAMyla15bbpG5wqJmfiPnpuuLZAwTVHprS9GhNk9dPp8lcM-Qpv7HNf8Ncy8QjWuvr7zthlWxxDnI575TsTfzTG9oVH-8s-FmJ1ZKl5R5MeGsk4jyDish89e0vyet8B9Lz01_W8hQiqDmazZmYQ/s4032/IMG_6226.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTb6AjEDTHfQo84NlLW10J_gKeaP47a3hJi4PNS9vAMyla15bbpG5wqJmfiPnpuuLZAwTVHprS9GhNk9dPp8lcM-Qpv7HNf8Ncy8QjWuvr7zthlWxxDnI575TsTfzTG9oVH-8s-FmJ1ZKl5R5MeGsk4jyDish89e0vyet8B9Lz01_W8hQiqDmazZmYQ/w480-h640/IMG_6226.heic" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Berbagai kebiasaan unik yang kita jalani di tanah air sebagian bisa kita rasakan saat kumpul bersama keluarga besar UMI Wellington. Salah satunya adalah seperti kegiatan Tarling atau Taraweh keliling yang diruanrumahi berbagai komunitas muslim Indonesia di Wellington secara bergiliran.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Minggu pertama Ramadhan 1444H, keluarga besar <i>Hutt City</i> menjadi tuan rumah Tarling pertama di bulan Ramadhan 1444H dilakukan di Naenae College, Lower Hutt. Alhamdulillah .. acara berjalan lancar dan senang banget ikutan Tarling karena yang hadir di acara berbuka puasa sampai pelaksanaan sholat taraweh ramai, menambah keceriaan Ramadhan. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeSi91dhqmwZbnImVF-nxl8dv73bsbuccuerNN5owTmtY3D0J9_ukrIbkxmWkiVYFUsNLYiiEqk5gsa6xB-iqOcP6Taq4X_Xmt5syBTzbW_e6DRKp1yfkZE3Cdn0pIKI41MBbwB6IJTL4ShPeg1XXq9j2WkB8f5l6pQt4S--nPfOMRU_PHf4-jNtX7w/s4032/IMG_6213.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeSi91dhqmwZbnImVF-nxl8dv73bsbuccuerNN5owTmtY3D0J9_ukrIbkxmWkiVYFUsNLYiiEqk5gsa6xB-iqOcP6Taq4X_Xmt5syBTzbW_e6DRKp1yfkZE3Cdn0pIKI41MBbwB6IJTL4ShPeg1XXq9j2WkB8f5l6pQt4S--nPfOMRU_PHf4-jNtX7w/w640-h480/IMG_6213.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mendengarkan ceramah sambil menunggu waktu berbuka</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Tarling kali ini diawali dengan ceramah dari Ustadz Ali Al-Bahar yang dilakukan secara daring mengenai keutamaan Ramadhan. Ceramah yang menyejukkan dan menyegarkang kembali ingatan kita akan indahnya bulan suci ini. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckYRxIQ3BWYSAWJQgE5XbqHrvfr6W_PKSZq49VpIwVcEmA-ldHDaMDMchcWO6UwlEbl9Kwhll-JZmakrHTzOzF7rrV1HrVOCPPh5pFSKW7kJNAVsfG2I1LF4R1pkGzOMy7XJlQf-nYmxezP8bO17QTdqqWPt1hvcHJWtnqXp_vZjuhlx8S4f1JbvdvA/s705/2fb00027-f06a-4381-98ae-48e32f6f161a.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="705" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckYRxIQ3BWYSAWJQgE5XbqHrvfr6W_PKSZq49VpIwVcEmA-ldHDaMDMchcWO6UwlEbl9Kwhll-JZmakrHTzOzF7rrV1HrVOCPPh5pFSKW7kJNAVsfG2I1LF4R1pkGzOMy7XJlQf-nYmxezP8bO17QTdqqWPt1hvcHJWtnqXp_vZjuhlx8S4f1JbvdvA/w400-h395/2fb00027-f06a-4381-98ae-48e32f6f161a.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flyer tarling dengan keluarga besar Hutt City</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Selesai ceramah, kita menunggu sebentar hingga azan berbuka. Bahagianya saat mendengar azan walaupun hanya di ruangan yang kita sewa dan kami pun segera berbuka puasa. Tak lama kemuadian, kami melakukan shalat maghrib berjamaah, yang dilanjutkan dengan makan malam. Kali ini, makan malam yang disediakan antara lain terdiri dari nasi putih, daging sapi lada hitam, sup brenebon, dan ayam bakar bumbu kecap, lengkap dengan lalapan dan sambal serta kerupuk. Untuk takjil, ada bubur kacang hiaju, kue pukis, bakwan, risol, mini donat dan juga kurma. Alhamdulillaaaah, nikmat tak terkira. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWHAzLf-NATVjJcLNYVMMbuDHc38n5ZaN9yYZ2mTzddqa5r9k9zBFLWMrHljbs7uQvJhcZ5kBjooP0SjjZYGCOYTgDyMpGhamyNeccuJ2q5iBKtTFaAiiPfP0FJV1x8BW2jJ_U4eoa9VRZywuUEUHTeY9hJdrDS-e8VcfurZULfDbHc4yp734MfjsAg/s4032/IMG_6238.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWHAzLf-NATVjJcLNYVMMbuDHc38n5ZaN9yYZ2mTzddqa5r9k9zBFLWMrHljbs7uQvJhcZ5kBjooP0SjjZYGCOYTgDyMpGhamyNeccuJ2q5iBKtTFaAiiPfP0FJV1x8BW2jJ_U4eoa9VRZywuUEUHTeY9hJdrDS-e8VcfurZULfDbHc4yp734MfjsAg/w640-h480/IMG_6238.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ayam bakar, anyone?</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Usai makan malam, kami pun melanjutkan ibadah sholat taraweh hingga selesai. Sesudahnya, kami membantu panitia membereskan tempat pertemuan yang kita sewa dan kembali pulang untuk istirahat dan bersiap untuk sahur di hari berikutnya.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtEGTPVUS-8sVdg_RkGmvhdRrxeegsNtZgl--AUdMB5NWEPK0VMS2b80yAU-r_TLfS5P9pttr8Mx-t7qNh10lqCU2hb6Z_iJOjweYbUQLZGlxGG8bMa7ZxorgEpUEMBR_d9j7VEN6UQOZJTelSDH8dvijeCznb02hvjE_p97aCaBUaA9LMEcaffKo3A/s4032/IMG_6232.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtEGTPVUS-8sVdg_RkGmvhdRrxeegsNtZgl--AUdMB5NWEPK0VMS2b80yAU-r_TLfS5P9pttr8Mx-t7qNh10lqCU2hb6Z_iJOjweYbUQLZGlxGG8bMa7ZxorgEpUEMBR_d9j7VEN6UQOZJTelSDH8dvijeCznb02hvjE_p97aCaBUaA9LMEcaffKo3A/w480-h640/IMG_6232.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Selama acara, tidak lupa kami mengabadikan banyak foto bersama teman - teman yang hadir dalam Tarling kali ini. Rasanya seperti mini reuni, walaupun kami kerap bertemu di pengajian, baik yang berlangsung luring maupun daring.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfNPk7q-95hheOGRG_hotnB91Tdgqb-c3kPSsTfunr8n-huwr6MZC959eYRMCydtjw33cnBRQmmxu5QseGR3EYOZq1EZp732lWxYDiUqNxCVVE7vfJgCSzuoVzBgdm0GVymuNe48Hnq-w0a-93JGxXyV92fZEKz90WBnQ6kT5w-aeeHcFCQcbKghFfA/s2062/IMG_6488.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfNPk7q-95hheOGRG_hotnB91Tdgqb-c3kPSsTfunr8n-huwr6MZC959eYRMCydtjw33cnBRQmmxu5QseGR3EYOZq1EZp732lWxYDiUqNxCVVE7vfJgCSzuoVzBgdm0GVymuNe48Hnq-w0a-93JGxXyV92fZEKz90WBnQ6kT5w-aeeHcFCQcbKghFfA/w366-h640/IMG_6488.jpg" width="366" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheers from all the ladies yang menjadi panitia Tarling kali ini</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ix_QBqpYa-R3vvatw53NTQgcXaS_4BABGxR7ubPaJkKFL6IWjyN2PeBaa1_AnD170xT6eeoBOQKjoCqDVHobkxOFrC9MzV32aifw0gxX3I015vy_tliI_yrTs3cn_XgyjEMe8ly1xISQQp4OPuXT6zOCRR3e9WoUMP64DUGGQvYBhLCm3jfbgSnIJg/s4032/IMG_6225.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ix_QBqpYa-R3vvatw53NTQgcXaS_4BABGxR7ubPaJkKFL6IWjyN2PeBaa1_AnD170xT6eeoBOQKjoCqDVHobkxOFrC9MzV32aifw0gxX3I015vy_tliI_yrTs3cn_XgyjEMe8ly1xISQQp4OPuXT6zOCRR3e9WoUMP64DUGGQvYBhLCm3jfbgSnIJg/w640-h480/IMG_6225.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Oh ya teman - teman... saat ini UMI Wellington sedang berikhtiar mendirikan masjid </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;">untuk mendirikan masjid Indonesia pertama di Wellington, Selandia Baru. Ikhtiar besar ini dilakukan dengan semangat tinggi dan niat baik untuk mendapat ridha </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;">dan berkah-Nya. Memang tidak mudah dan memnbutuhkan biaya yang sangat besar namun in sya Allah UMI Wellington, bahu - membahu dengan umat muslim lainnya di seluruh dunia, berusaha menwujudkan mimpi indah ini. Saya sendiri mendapat kepercayaan untuk bergabung dengan pengurus UMI tahun 2023 dan juga bagian dari panitia pembangunan masjid UMI Wellington. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim semoga segalanya berjalan lancar ya.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHhZRIE9_S5wIJ05svKHwUZqoL64HRyFT3P1L5tMYy_8FyGt-r_r3EQymXLrDQcoKoGNOnICeA5Yvzq4D1KSULTYW8aEwHfGbIuqfIalo81D7_igQF8S93BdG-h5bQy0BZDSsgCyRDqTHADxdI24TIXBuQiBE_FOfGqPh8DDejwwRW8cBC8MjPf36NA/s1920/FLYER%20MASJID%20UMI%20REV%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHhZRIE9_S5wIJ05svKHwUZqoL64HRyFT3P1L5tMYy_8FyGt-r_r3EQymXLrDQcoKoGNOnICeA5Yvzq4D1KSULTYW8aEwHfGbIuqfIalo81D7_igQF8S93BdG-h5bQy0BZDSsgCyRDqTHADxdI24TIXBuQiBE_FOfGqPh8DDejwwRW8cBC8MjPf36NA/w360-h640/FLYER%20MASJID%20UMI%20REV%202.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Untuk informasi lengkapnya, <i>check out</i> our website untuk informasi tentang UMI dan juga proposal pembangunan masjid/<i>Indonesian Islamic Center</i> di Wellington, Selandia Baru di link berikut ini ya:<br /><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">*<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.umiwellington.org.nz&source=gmail&ust=1680580786301000&usg=AOvVaw3NpkqVhTCvHJp9nLGIvJRg" href="http://www.umiwellington.org.nz/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.umiwellington.org.nz</a>*</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sekiranya teman - teman ingin berpartisipasi dan bergabung bersama kami untuk mencari berkah-Nya, klik link <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.launchgood.com&source=gmail&ust=1680580786301000&usg=AOvVaw1f0ldpIyquUXHs3k9jvSm9" href="http://www.launchgood.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.launchgood.com</a> di bawah ini yaaa..</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/lets_build_a_mosque_in_wellington_new_zealand?src%3D1827062%26fbclid%3DIwAR0Q38NfCDmfLlhI8vJCXA4tm0-VE4ERpDpD6nC0ZgXDz8N60YfKFFrsK0o%23!/&source=gmail&ust=1680580786301000&usg=AOvVaw0SccGXFcFdisT1IgkPePN9" href="https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/lets_build_a_mosque_in_wellington_new_zealand?src=1827062&fbclid=IwAR0Q38NfCDmfLlhI8vJCXA4tm0-VE4ERpDpD6nC0ZgXDz8N60YfKFFrsK0o#!/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">https://www.launchgood.com/<wbr></wbr>campaign/lets_build_a_mosque_<wbr></wbr>in_wellington_new_zealand?src=<wbr></wbr>1827062&fbclid=<wbr></wbr>IwAR0Q38NfCDmfLlhI8vJCXA4tm0-<wbr></wbr>VE4ERpDpD6nC0ZgXDz8N60YfKFFrsK<wbr></wbr>0o#!/</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Selain melalui platform Launchgood, berikut Info rekening donasi</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Pembangunan Masjid Indonesia di Wellington, NZ</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Rekening Indonesia: </b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">BRI 3781-01-000007-566</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Atas nama Irdan Moh Arkan </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Rekening New Zealand:</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Westpac Bank: 03-0525-0022413-001</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Swift code: WPACNZ2W</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Stay tune for more news on this campaign, termasuk Tabligh Akbar Online bersama untuk kick-off rencana baik ini <img alt="🙏" aria-label="🙏" class="an1" data-emoji="🙏" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f64f/72.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Mohon bantuan doa, penyebaran informasi terkait rencana baik ini, dan juga dukungan donasi untuk mewujudkan masjid Indonesia ini. Jangan bosan - bosan ya kalau aku <i>broadcast </i>informasi ini berkali - kali nantinya.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Let’s build Indonesian Islamic Center and mosque in Wellington, New Zealand</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="🕌" aria-label="🕌" class="an1" data-emoji="🕌" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f54c/72.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><img alt="🕌" aria-label="🕌" class="an1" data-emoji="🕌" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f54c/72.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><img alt="🕌" aria-label="🕌" class="an1" data-emoji="🕌" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f54c/72.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><img alt="🕌" aria-label="🕌" class="an1" data-emoji="🕌" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f54c/72.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><img alt="🕌" aria-label="🕌" class="an1" data-emoji="🕌" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f54c/72.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><img alt="🕌" aria-label="🕌" class="an1" data-emoji="🕌" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f54c/72.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Wassalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-3442032661922347022023-03-28T04:47:00.061+07:002023-03-30T10:41:49.075+07:00Ramadhan Kareem from Aotearoa New Zealand<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh</i><i> </i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Alhamdulillaaah</i>.. Ramadhan is here.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Semoga kita semua selalu dalam lindungan-Nya dan mendapat segala berkah, ampunan, dan petunjuk-Nya di bulan suci ini 🙏.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The holy month of Ramadhan is here and I am so blessed to be able to enjoy this month of repentance, self-resistance, perseverance and empathy. The month when, once again, we are given the chance to reborn, to be a better self.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqSVK0nIe3RW1bE4i02k8ATkJeXy4yQQc24Iysr84GkA6RihpHi_ZBE2iviJwlTXIxfVOeg3BbAt1_I1f6bN3qwkIPkoYv6w5IfHWeZKFnJY8XUH1LcSlsvhg_5UorskO7Ck-W-CX2HfqhCUPzfO7tlBHLWBMB2asz9AZ-TNrKT8A1zPJbn7IjM3_Bg/s940/www..indahnuria.com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqSVK0nIe3RW1bE4i02k8ATkJeXy4yQQc24Iysr84GkA6RihpHi_ZBE2iviJwlTXIxfVOeg3BbAt1_I1f6bN3qwkIPkoYv6w5IfHWeZKFnJY8XUH1LcSlsvhg_5UorskO7Ck-W-CX2HfqhCUPzfO7tlBHLWBMB2asz9AZ-TNrKT8A1zPJbn7IjM3_Bg/w640-h401/www..indahnuria.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">In sya Allah, this will be our second Ramadhan in Aotearoa New Zealand. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Read our first Ramadhan in Wellington here : <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2022/04/welcoming-ramadhan-in-wellington-new.html" target="_blank">Welcoming Ramadhan in Wellington</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">For 2024 or 1444H in Islamic calendar, we are enjoying Ramadhan in the middle of Fall, right after summer down here. In terms of time, it’s pretty much similar to the length of fasting in Indonesia. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">In the first week of Ramadhan, until the end of March, we roughly started the fasting at 6 AM until 7.30 PM. So it is around 13.5 hours fasting. Later in the beginning of April 2023, we will have daylight saving, when the time is adjusted in accordance with the movement of the sun. Then our fasting will start from 5.11 AM to 6.17 PM. So, it's pretty much similar to Indonesia. So, my family and I are super happy.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />As you know, while we were posted in Geneva, Switzerland and New York City, US, we experienced Ramadan in the middle of long summer days. Well, it was quite an experience and <i>alhamdulillah, </i>everything run smoothly at that time. <br /><br />Read our Ramadhan story in New York City here: <a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2020/05/ramadhan-with-kids.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Ramadhan with the Kids</a><br /><br />I sincerely hope Ramadhan will bring all the best of us and may we all who observe it will manage to do all the good deeds and get <i>jannah </i>as we deserve. And what makes this Ramadhan special is that us, Umat Muslim Indonesia (UMI) Wellington, is planning to build an Indonesian mosque in Wellington, New Zealand. Last week, on the first weekend in this Ramadhan, we had <b>Tarling</b> or <i><b>Taraweh Keliling</b></i>, hosted by one group of Indonesia community in Wellington. I guess I will share the event on a separate post. <br /><br /><i>Saat ini, UMI Wellington sedang berikhtiar untuk mendirikan <b>masjid Indonesia di Wellington, Selandia Baru.</b> Ikhtiar besar yang dilakukan dengan semangat tinggi dan niat baik untuk mendapat ridha dan berkah-Nya.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Untuk informasi lengkapnya, </i>check out our website<i> untuk informasi tentang UMI dan juga proposal pembangunan masjid/Indonesian Islamic Center di Wellington, Selandia Baru di </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><u><a href="http://www.umiwellington.org.nz">www.umiwellington.org.nz</a></u></b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sekiranya teman - teman ingin berpartisipasi dan bergabung bersama kami untuk mencari berkah-Nya, klik link www.launchgood.com dan bisa mencari kampanye <a href="https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/lets_build_a_mosque_in_wellington_new_zealand?src=1827062&fbclid=IwAR0Q38NfCDmfLlhI8vJCXA4tm0-VE4ERpDpD6nC0ZgXDz8N60YfKFFrsK0o#!/" target="_blank">let's build a mosque in Wellington New Zealand</a></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Selain melalui platform Launchgood, berikut Info rekening donasi </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pembangunan Masjid Indonesia di Wellington, NZ, jika teman - teman berkenan bergabung.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Indonesia: </b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>BRI 3781-01-000007-566 </b></i></span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Atas nama Irdan Moh Arkan </b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>New Zealand</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>West Pack Bank: 03-0525-0022413-001, </b></i></span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Swift code: WPACNZ2W</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Stay tune for more news on this campaign</span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">, termasuk Tabligh Akbar Online bersama untuk kick-off rencana baik ini 🙏</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mohon bantuan doa, penyebaran informasi terkait rencana baik ini, dan juga dukungan donasi untuk mewujudkan masjid Indonesia ini.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let’s build Indonesian Islamic Center and mosque in Wellington, New Zealand</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">🕌🕌🕌🕌🕌🕌</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Once again<b>, </b></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ramadhan kareem, dear friends. May Allah SWT bestow us with endless blessings.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Wassalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-42748212213990142432023-03-09T02:26:00.042+07:002023-03-21T10:57:36.493+07:00Lake Tekapo continued and Twizel - South Island - Here We Come <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Kia Ora..</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hope everyone is fine and I would love to continue our trip to the South Island.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_76897Dwe8CRVPGSMJnWGJNvL4beBL8l3hoa5KgtLeJ6fcW9Bmj-0zWQhkiDAifMr0zgFawOk624Hux-ms2SJyl9zRklaV0Ic3D8E59cspZGG_y36CuSejkC7dkqwClO8viqrLImrEuNVTnZUBXyYN1AKhPTB6C0XfDoOsm2Jq72XWXWFqt9lXuhHHw/s4032/IMG_4666.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_76897Dwe8CRVPGSMJnWGJNvL4beBL8l3hoa5KgtLeJ6fcW9Bmj-0zWQhkiDAifMr0zgFawOk624Hux-ms2SJyl9zRklaV0Ic3D8E59cspZGG_y36CuSejkC7dkqwClO8viqrLImrEuNVTnZUBXyYN1AKhPTB6C0XfDoOsm2Jq72XWXWFqt9lXuhHHw/w640-h480/IMG_4666.heic" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">So far, I have shared some of our trip to <b>Christchurch, Akaroa, Hooker Valley, Lake Tekapo, and Queenstown</b>. I certainly still have so many cities and beautiful spot to share here.</span></p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Let’s go explore more of <b>Lake Tekapo, </b>shall we?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Frankly speaking, I have so many lasting memories in this place. We might only stayed for 2 nights but there is something about Lake Tekapo. I have always a big fun of amazing natural landscape and here, I felt at ease and peaceful. I guess my family felt the same too.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Coming down to Lake Tekapo area from Christchurch and Akaroa, we spent our first night at <b>Mountain Chalet Motels</b>. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fzjpnAkc6NsJf12XlE9IM2Xv9Asr4usTfkPQDzV7Lm44s14Z1rqNnBfJYoEV8oSwZPIsjK-BOFWu0ST4cq4UxONEXSgqv6-ZRkuNwit8YXHmp_yXs8r8eOx6WtvmdRTx7XROIYSwgDWB6q83X3WmRdAocvzkDEXLcHdxDFyh5NEwONKQIz6itHkcMQ/s4032/IMG_4465.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fzjpnAkc6NsJf12XlE9IM2Xv9Asr4usTfkPQDzV7Lm44s14Z1rqNnBfJYoEV8oSwZPIsjK-BOFWu0ST4cq4UxONEXSgqv6-ZRkuNwit8YXHmp_yXs8r8eOx6WtvmdRTx7XROIYSwgDWB6q83X3WmRdAocvzkDEXLcHdxDFyh5NEwONKQIz6itHkcMQ/w640-h480/IMG_4465.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our room at Mountain Chalet Motel..</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We got the room for 4 people, which costs us NZD 245 a night. We love this motel, which more like a chalet and very comfy as well. I guess I will share the review of this place separately.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQezTNdyQ3GzF4aKiXTybHh9GZ5ok3CSXWmvXM07BnV2PO8PouSimiJSIX2Y9b_uVSTM_WZJR3LX50yHahuvg4EdXcwtYRXR6D_Dsr21IcW-2s3SICz6N0rMyH3z3JBJhnG3QWsCkPIsTbBAfewss4o341roa2OhsQzwEPyTTWKnvwZxY7nRv5ZIczLw/s2000/5DF0E4D1-964D-4D82-979D-D3E26F0781E2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQezTNdyQ3GzF4aKiXTybHh9GZ5ok3CSXWmvXM07BnV2PO8PouSimiJSIX2Y9b_uVSTM_WZJR3LX50yHahuvg4EdXcwtYRXR6D_Dsr21IcW-2s3SICz6N0rMyH3z3JBJhnG3QWsCkPIsTbBAfewss4o341roa2OhsQzwEPyTTWKnvwZxY7nRv5ZIczLw/w360-h640/5DF0E4D1-964D-4D82-979D-D3E26F0781E2.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">collage of photos of the Mountain Chalet Motel where we stayed in Twizel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">After making a stop at the <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/02/ww-good-shepherd-church-lake-tekapo.html" target="_blank">Church of Good Shepherd</a></b> by the bank of <b>Lake Tekapo,</b> we also manage to explore the area. I have shared many photos of the Church during the twilight hours and even midnight with the star trails. Since we have to wait until almost midnight to get the star trail and the night photos, my kids and I also walk around the lake.<br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvtWBN3FPxdtmzXkm_MsrFBRceE7jUZWCoel9MK3lrJ5zdPDmzlMhFpF6uMjGYcWLfs9ejYmHiUfKDGFEVTrcmCzHIPFzc7pGzw0cq1HRxmWJWIy91zV3Wb0PMqOqrh3kMhg6zT8JEcmCIkPy6U3sSdtdre3h-VweNRDvaeUQswiOzSOsD0XyfxVoRg/s3832/IMG_3635.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="2874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvtWBN3FPxdtmzXkm_MsrFBRceE7jUZWCoel9MK3lrJ5zdPDmzlMhFpF6uMjGYcWLfs9ejYmHiUfKDGFEVTrcmCzHIPFzc7pGzw0cq1HRxmWJWIy91zV3Wb0PMqOqrh3kMhg6zT8JEcmCIkPy6U3sSdtdre3h-VweNRDvaeUQswiOzSOsD0XyfxVoRg/w480-h640/IMG_3635.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">On the first day we arrived in Lake Tekapo area, we already stayed in Twizel. It took us around 20 minutes to go the Lake Tekapo from our hotel. We kept coming back to the church of the Good Shepherds as this charming church is really a beautiful landmark in this area. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN0lUbpGkF2ss1lmalQq_7gTemci-ZBfvDVQwBXxU0flU_yb2zZBbu5nuQA1JplAq7AF0y7e53TzG7ADjs1YpiZZVZtIkclmBdH5UAMzdpQLG19HPqaLGGcn1Rjbt09vd9KGVxPGJof6OW11m0KVEMdRVSoeTX9g79I9hGCAfqtV_gNr9OZSWzMeApQ/s4032/IMG_3636.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN0lUbpGkF2ss1lmalQq_7gTemci-ZBfvDVQwBXxU0flU_yb2zZBbu5nuQA1JplAq7AF0y7e53TzG7ADjs1YpiZZVZtIkclmBdH5UAMzdpQLG19HPqaLGGcn1Rjbt09vd9KGVxPGJof6OW11m0KVEMdRVSoeTX9g79I9hGCAfqtV_gNr9OZSWzMeApQ/w480-h640/IMG_3636.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjrCzjGqP-QKkKfTKMqfrVTu-bfTbY70HdL_FvCFEHgFqtUatd0tU_Y4pH5k5IBP29T6DxpziuQJLhLSfrI1BcV4Aq8_szdXcoN7Psgre04FGifbEwOUYSpM9w9Nm2GLU8K6T64eTKP4AQLHMQtT3-MDS3HZDXZwFPkJXoNLpno06p5mAFvapBXfVgw/s4032/IMG_3643.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjrCzjGqP-QKkKfTKMqfrVTu-bfTbY70HdL_FvCFEHgFqtUatd0tU_Y4pH5k5IBP29T6DxpziuQJLhLSfrI1BcV4Aq8_szdXcoN7Psgre04FGifbEwOUYSpM9w9Nm2GLU8K6T64eTKP4AQLHMQtT3-MDS3HZDXZwFPkJXoNLpno06p5mAFvapBXfVgw/w640-h480/IMG_3643.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZECn836r5-fG4WQGYUUBuXeKMa9XV_9uAt0UP3i-oojr4BmE995WpzHqlUZihNvq8699gfFFSt5jt3AA6audYXU4DLKyI7A_zOW1tfqW4sAbD8ZkjDG65TZ6Zc5OhM63eJsJx7jho_JxmaLWiAfCcAoVe2r2DrsKafHi0YkAbtXYXblriyztM5GZmQ/s3581/IMG_3650.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="3581" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZECn836r5-fG4WQGYUUBuXeKMa9XV_9uAt0UP3i-oojr4BmE995WpzHqlUZihNvq8699gfFFSt5jt3AA6audYXU4DLKyI7A_zOW1tfqW4sAbD8ZkjDG65TZ6Zc5OhM63eJsJx7jho_JxmaLWiAfCcAoVe2r2DrsKafHi0YkAbtXYXblriyztM5GZmQ/w640-h414/IMG_3650.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We considered ourselves lucky as it was a bit cold and windy so we didn't really have many people flocking around. Or they have visited this spot in the middle of the day when the weather was far more friendly. I tried the water in the lake but it was freezing, at least for me and my kids. So instead of getting into the water, we just strolled around the bank and enjoyed the view.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyQ5PxjSFJ99f760MwJ7EIHnde3ZXyef_PC2I-KbdqqSa5fvJK4jyvn7A_-GKZgVOCPRpDvW3-KYrffGe50ZELr4WxMZOBD3mAvtJcDQcYj5mD5CYf0-JaqSzNhTzS8xE3lBa2gHwZJMkW3AlnbjJdt7i3XUt6j73KhUATZ5hZrukoSrLGwUDeDAM7Q/s4032/IMG_3651.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyQ5PxjSFJ99f760MwJ7EIHnde3ZXyef_PC2I-KbdqqSa5fvJK4jyvn7A_-GKZgVOCPRpDvW3-KYrffGe50ZELr4WxMZOBD3mAvtJcDQcYj5mD5CYf0-JaqSzNhTzS8xE3lBa2gHwZJMkW3AlnbjJdt7i3XUt6j73KhUATZ5hZrukoSrLGwUDeDAM7Q/w640-h480/IMG_3651.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWRkO-TtDYcR3QSMwSpphEV6b4xlZfDOXfVQxCHQT03j5i5pB2z2D4eZNt-umTWbqH913RtZOlMHS9tqJEC9iwRRZTuSHYgQsp6PQvhUQwAOxOIBoRZv6x213f7XeVtCxKZZX2zo8rFXbeBs4IxYR4RaUc7u2hLz5TV-Z4fGsn-dMFcebkBMAeDqSmw/s4032/IMG_4682.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWRkO-TtDYcR3QSMwSpphEV6b4xlZfDOXfVQxCHQT03j5i5pB2z2D4eZNt-umTWbqH913RtZOlMHS9tqJEC9iwRRZTuSHYgQsp6PQvhUQwAOxOIBoRZv6x213f7XeVtCxKZZX2zo8rFXbeBs4IxYR4RaUc7u2hLz5TV-Z4fGsn-dMFcebkBMAeDqSmw/w640-h480/IMG_4682.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">piles of rocks by the bank of the lake</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Weeks before we arrived, the bank of Lake Tekapo was packed with <b>lupins</b>. <br /><br />It's the type of flower which are typically found in this area and when all of the lupins were blooming, it looked like a tapestry of purple and pink lupin fields. The real name of this flower is Russel Lupin, or <i>Lupinus polyphyllus. </i>And even though it looks beautiful (and mostly purple, my favorite color!), it is considered as pests!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Too bad we arrived rather late in this area and most of the lupins were gone already. But we still saw a few flocking separately in different spots here and there.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNwlfi_Jzn34RJ-4fXajNiPZJWua-mWgZhCjfhZiLq2YaFeX5MEn_XygnWFDwXrhqn8lYQvoZ_rulw206UiEHRYDANDjeJK1SYRM7zqyFQyPUo3zns2sWLwlK4y_t01x3KurXp9oRKCnBdX1j4Du5rsy8BS41vRSy7k_-v6uClbE1mIN6jThZARi8fA/s4032/IMG_3652.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNwlfi_Jzn34RJ-4fXajNiPZJWua-mWgZhCjfhZiLq2YaFeX5MEn_XygnWFDwXrhqn8lYQvoZ_rulw206UiEHRYDANDjeJK1SYRM7zqyFQyPUo3zns2sWLwlK4y_t01x3KurXp9oRKCnBdX1j4Du5rsy8BS41vRSy7k_-v6uClbE1mIN6jThZARi8fA/w480-h640/IMG_3652.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the remaining lupins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHh9YiWYj5JvXR_mkizwU0joWE3n_KkzmLieGZ6pCdu6cug1A8PBd5nME9JYVtLZr13f0HczUovukeA7BLlbA6IKaIZtmrWEZCuhoHjd9A-MOowsP584kekkUn-USNp8Szr1oOvTRyCVE0nfB-JNLu0D0x_qjvEeAjKYTwiccgK8fUHdlpHSUrIy3vWQ/s4032/IMG_3654.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHh9YiWYj5JvXR_mkizwU0joWE3n_KkzmLieGZ6pCdu6cug1A8PBd5nME9JYVtLZr13f0HczUovukeA7BLlbA6IKaIZtmrWEZCuhoHjd9A-MOowsP584kekkUn-USNp8Szr1oOvTRyCVE0nfB-JNLu0D0x_qjvEeAjKYTwiccgK8fUHdlpHSUrIy3vWQ/w640-h480/IMG_3654.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cann you imagine when lupis are covering this area? :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTJ1qNA0QO9PR7potUcsTDZ8qBebPlaGa2VtvT6x5CurFp-MrqgXg2I941nRguZVzfMe_okSW0iosP_uVx0YlhEvuTJQ8uLbvaZAorftpeMkL3cfhHKAJd-8GPVbU_GQV3ZjnSR0sU3gbq5-KMIIXeM8rmibGykq3Eriva0uz8g7gXwaZWuZeo_usag/s3088/IMG_3671.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTJ1qNA0QO9PR7potUcsTDZ8qBebPlaGa2VtvT6x5CurFp-MrqgXg2I941nRguZVzfMe_okSW0iosP_uVx0YlhEvuTJQ8uLbvaZAorftpeMkL3cfhHKAJd-8GPVbU_GQV3ZjnSR0sU3gbq5-KMIIXeM8rmibGykq3Eriva0uz8g7gXwaZWuZeo_usag/w640-h480/IMG_3671.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My daughter and I..enjoying the lupins</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The next day, before we continued heading to the next stop, we explored <b>Twizel</b> city. It’s the city between Lake Tekapo and Mt. Cook, so we can easily go back and forth between these 2 amazing places.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And what we love most is that Twizel is famous for its salmon! </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>High Country Salmon</b> is where we stopped by to get our brunch before heading to Wanaka and Queenstown. This cafe is very well known for its salmon dishes, including fishing and catching salmon yourself at their pond. Quite famous among tourists and visitors coming to this area.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHMbWTyMXMAzPOrFVKDQA-GIAlJuERHWe00n1OqHOI35o2p20O2xxXVaawYMhyAHVSx0oPZk9BbfoXjBfC96LtPfs9diqsI6pvWf4VhKK8ebqH1-mnk3QAjPIn1t39pPTMFwjsWBek3GeNAPqQHZ2bdVeP67mnxiMd_jgRrS4GVjBIoUC1jN8bxPgLw/s1206/IMG_5155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1206" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHMbWTyMXMAzPOrFVKDQA-GIAlJuERHWe00n1OqHOI35o2p20O2xxXVaawYMhyAHVSx0oPZk9BbfoXjBfC96LtPfs9diqsI6pvWf4VhKK8ebqH1-mnk3QAjPIn1t39pPTMFwjsWBek3GeNAPqQHZ2bdVeP67mnxiMd_jgRrS4GVjBIoUC1jN8bxPgLw/w640-h464/IMG_5155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><p style="text-align: justify;">By the time we arrived at this cafe, we immediately ordered the brunch as we were quite hungry. I was so tempted to get into their fish shop but the kids and my hubby directly took me to the cafe. </p><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxM5YXMlcsOBS-lssZEjP0uP05oo48fIn24D5q5o-yFwjHfxqMZS49mKIMGzKUQnEhyBBJaflfFbg5m7S-TJsYQ7sQgTSUraEiwdZTdiHmLNSMO0N4sYj0TsZgZOIudv509ltOd-6eIGecJ3u9WHyGiGAr8inFv_7gkq5GVB5cAMBBy_ri5RQ-7JX_bA/s1212/IMG_5157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1212" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxM5YXMlcsOBS-lssZEjP0uP05oo48fIn24D5q5o-yFwjHfxqMZS49mKIMGzKUQnEhyBBJaflfFbg5m7S-TJsYQ7sQgTSUraEiwdZTdiHmLNSMO0N4sYj0TsZgZOIudv509ltOd-6eIGecJ3u9WHyGiGAr8inFv_7gkq5GVB5cAMBBy_ri5RQ-7JX_bA/w640-h364/IMG_5157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">And this is what we ordered...</span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Big salmon breakfast and salmon with eggs Benedict.</b><br />It was super delicious indeed!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I also ordered sashimi and salmon rice ball and salmon sushi for our lunch later.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Everything was so good feels like you want to get more and more. The salmon was fresh, soft yet very tasty, and it was cooked on the spot.<br />I was actually thinking to bring home the smoked salmon but considering that we were still on the road for some times, I didn't buy it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEROzJP1aSESmM1zT0tIRW_wmwBTZpm-MtFW94vOOj45al2kEejY8NGW1aUA3Q2kz9-tYnYVZB2bgO7Q9_VXNkzVPuvRHO3wcQ_esVbVl9QH-chubnsQk57UQx-B4Afq6-3cTTrIai4dbsDVUglKZGAUKfbkMnN_NWUYHzGQ4RSgVCyG6YeMseagvwA/s1740/IMG_5156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEROzJP1aSESmM1zT0tIRW_wmwBTZpm-MtFW94vOOj45al2kEejY8NGW1aUA3Q2kz9-tYnYVZB2bgO7Q9_VXNkzVPuvRHO3wcQ_esVbVl9QH-chubnsQk57UQx-B4Afq6-3cTTrIai4dbsDVUglKZGAUKfbkMnN_NWUYHzGQ4RSgVCyG6YeMseagvwA/w456-h640/IMG_5156.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjN-Y3glwVEvgBKoRboKlnGL21PBfCXHxoOh06LKRHtvOl8CZfcAJ--Zfp3I9GYO1cf5sHvoYT6siEK76gWBgr0uRs1B_SDZjA5B7-SRAbrubMB3fWh4_HMSJQaOtKlJdcQZlBQpZzSGMx8wIB-s0RqXzrOJdkbK6pA62V1kWvrlKpwHFyleMPpQlog/s3790/IMG_4728.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3790" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjN-Y3glwVEvgBKoRboKlnGL21PBfCXHxoOh06LKRHtvOl8CZfcAJ--Zfp3I9GYO1cf5sHvoYT6siEK76gWBgr0uRs1B_SDZjA5B7-SRAbrubMB3fWh4_HMSJQaOtKlJdcQZlBQpZzSGMx8wIB-s0RqXzrOJdkbK6pA62V1kWvrlKpwHFyleMPpQlog/w640-h510/IMG_4728.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Once we were happy with our salmon - infused brunch, we continued the trip. This time, we stopped by at <b>Cardrona</b> and <b>Wanaka</b>, before heading down to Queenstown.<br /><b><br />To be continued...</b></span></p></div>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-14891192219538068232023-02-27T03:36:00.032+07:002023-03-06T09:52:07.628+07:00WW: Queenstown from Above - Road Trip in South Island NZ<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MsiE5pU9ytpYhWFuKEowtQq27DsRDOBjCTnGR9w2XbmrnE2laDj4qEfFD6r8gCo5oiPqy0IqAmwAsUe2M8pa1zXx4Adj1iop0ujtRsZjxTa7PzZ9icCgLuiveczAufVedaUdAaKa4_GCm7PUohOXj6O_oKp-s2pXqhodxcz5ibbATsBfLN1KNOHj5g/s4032/IMG_0192.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MsiE5pU9ytpYhWFuKEowtQq27DsRDOBjCTnGR9w2XbmrnE2laDj4qEfFD6r8gCo5oiPqy0IqAmwAsUe2M8pa1zXx4Adj1iop0ujtRsZjxTa7PzZ9icCgLuiveczAufVedaUdAaKa4_GCm7PUohOXj6O_oKp-s2pXqhodxcz5ibbATsBfLN1KNOHj5g/w640-h480/IMG_0192.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Still on my series of stories about the Frakarsas' road trip in South Island, Aotearoa New Zealand and this time I will share some photos of Queenstown, particularly the view from above. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Many have claimed that coming to New Zealand is not complete without visiting this remarkable city. <b>Queenstown</b> has certainly won many people's hearts due to its remarkable landscapes (one of the mountain areas here is named the Remarkables! ), tranquil ambience, clear blue sky, hiking trails and tons of adrenaline - junkie and back to - nature activities you can do here.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For me, our last summer road trip in the South Island was my second chance to visit Queenstown. Last November, I managed to visit this place and enjoyed some parts of it, amidst the meetings that I have to make together with my Ambassador and my team.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHUybBEEOwccVz93HOkG7DvDzuK7MFcijS-3_Zxsdk5QMxPa-ubDz2w5k0_agvKqfoKwAl73t2FZhCqTPf8LtshRm5tKEIQhjgzuBdTRuWAYpLUzpPepaCicOCxp0hpr6QrNEZlN1bOsxa2oVcfP91p2Av6K9u2rAiZXpdhijA9-B5x3Jn-itidyLAA/s4032/IMG_0016.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHUybBEEOwccVz93HOkG7DvDzuK7MFcijS-3_Zxsdk5QMxPa-ubDz2w5k0_agvKqfoKwAl73t2FZhCqTPf8LtshRm5tKEIQhjgzuBdTRuWAYpLUzpPepaCicOCxp0hpr6QrNEZlN1bOsxa2oVcfP91p2Av6K9u2rAiZXpdhijA9-B5x3Jn-itidyLAA/w640-h480/IMG_0016.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So this time, when I visited Queenstown again with my family, we ensured that we went to <b>Skyline Queenstown</b>. This </span><span style="font-size: large;">is the popular place to those loving adventures, including riding the luges and trying bungee jumping! Well, I skipped the bungy jumping but we all took the gondola up to the higher ground and enjoyed unlimited luge rides! We did try the Skyline luge in Rotorua back in 2022 but at that time, we didn't take the unlimited one because we went to the Hobbiton, the movie set of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbits on the same day. So, my kids had specifically requested to have more time in the Skyline luge Queenstown and indeed, tt was really fun to do so</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">These are some of the photos I took up there, on top of Skyline Queenstown, showing <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/02/ww-queenstown-from-above-road-trip-in.html" target="_blank">Queenstown</a></b> from above.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmWsywqB0EOwVdgkdViyf5Ic040D0D4qLeJilEtlMnXF1mi9PUWitxE12VZMhrAl-NrKsf91i_jS8skFqK8LZ_vD_t0d2iN7Dk8FDJBaXk-X7LMTFbNIScjC7gTGJwhyXfLq-Jlyxx8te5BTzfCpb9i_Eoup2IFWpiG7K9wscYJqt8HBZImSaDXNhjw/s4032/IMG_0031.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmWsywqB0EOwVdgkdViyf5Ic040D0D4qLeJilEtlMnXF1mi9PUWitxE12VZMhrAl-NrKsf91i_jS8skFqK8LZ_vD_t0d2iN7Dk8FDJBaXk-X7LMTFbNIScjC7gTGJwhyXfLq-Jlyxx8te5BTzfCpb9i_Eoup2IFWpiG7K9wscYJqt8HBZImSaDXNhjw/w640-h480/IMG_0031.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers from the Frakarsas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e557Pm4KYz71RMvp_x9B0h3PQBGnw_PYRGBSDAOMRaYDzsR-8r1N7xjxgeE6_id7bfxwI7HtucOrj2krb8qVM34jSOyUWbpKr7IGtNSH4ZpaK5goZKoztFa-GgUqxH_9ptjS0dYPHLViD7UNh7dQcYHresqOtWxiY_LnJn8WSb7RYgi2kEu0vI1E3g/s4032/IMG_0038.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e557Pm4KYz71RMvp_x9B0h3PQBGnw_PYRGBSDAOMRaYDzsR-8r1N7xjxgeE6_id7bfxwI7HtucOrj2krb8qVM34jSOyUWbpKr7IGtNSH4ZpaK5goZKoztFa-GgUqxH_9ptjS0dYPHLViD7UNh7dQcYHresqOtWxiY_LnJn8WSb7RYgi2kEu0vI1E3g/w640-h480/IMG_0038.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the other side of Queenstown</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We certainly had so much fun here, with the whole morning gone with endless climbing up the gondola and go with the luge again and again. We took many pictures as the view from up there is amazing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI2z7NWxeH0mkA2qTih6xiPY1rha8YNFcxbSD5fIU7HG301JiMe4pCrKks3O2o9GWn2XxJVkrkg3lBPx3W5NyABzv82QXRqDZBT8b183r0BoK2pH9zTNGIl6UxidmgkA19KAqpLDvrshRDO9ibLTBm-0vc6XSmqKoPKnLvDI-18ph6zf1msTlwv21EA/s1694/D56415E2-FD2C-4AB9-A476-D0406CCF7D11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI2z7NWxeH0mkA2qTih6xiPY1rha8YNFcxbSD5fIU7HG301JiMe4pCrKks3O2o9GWn2XxJVkrkg3lBPx3W5NyABzv82QXRqDZBT8b183r0BoK2pH9zTNGIl6UxidmgkA19KAqpLDvrshRDO9ibLTBm-0vc6XSmqKoPKnLvDI-18ph6zf1msTlwv21EA/w279-h400/D56415E2-FD2C-4AB9-A476-D0406CCF7D11.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Queenstown, or Tahuna in Māori, is indeed beautiful. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ll be more than happy to go back again here, preferably during winter or fall, to see different faces of this picturesque city.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Btw, for our summer adventures, You can see the short video I prepared from the action camera we put on my son's helmet while enjoying the luge ride here in Skyline Queenstown</span></p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoivrAbAQi3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background-color: white; 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</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Join us on (almost) <b>Wordless Wednesday</b> and have fun with the<b><a href="http://wordlesswednesday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> linking party</a></b></span></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-25607871622509928162023-02-15T00:28:00.023+07:002023-02-18T03:44:10.225+07:00South Island, Here We Come - Hooker Valley Track - Road Trip in South Island NZ <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1179" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlt4ECsmmimP9yoRStAuvJtX8QDUL6HFaRQOUYWMXIAmNC_otArPrimXq1k5bNlZWdIOyKFHkOkyBptzMdmCNCvWaOY571o4jva7BoL31r2Q_UPKQgXaHTk2DC681ahLpKN6GCYRY6NKnQJ-3-V-8r4s0spC7UmLx8SCjPgvmbYlRnnD-qElsswF5VQ/w640-h350/1DC8840C-5DAF-4A1A-B710-A48151DB7E0D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooker Valley Track - Road Trip in South Island NZ </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlt4ECsmmimP9yoRStAuvJtX8QDUL6HFaRQOUYWMXIAmNC_otArPrimXq1k5bNlZWdIOyKFHkOkyBptzMdmCNCvWaOY571o4jva7BoL31r2Q_UPKQgXaHTk2DC681ahLpKN6GCYRY6NKnQJ-3-V-8r4s0spC7UmLx8SCjPgvmbYlRnnD-qElsswF5VQ/s1179/1DC8840C-5DAF-4A1A-B710-A48151DB7E0D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The roaring sound of water got our attention, as the four of us, the Frakarsas, continued walking on the gravelled track. I looked at my husband and asked, "did you hear that?", with an obvious nod. He instantly took his phone and our action camera while saying,"we're getting close to bridge." And there, in front of us, the swing bridge, beautifully and, at the same time frighteningly, stretched over the valley and the river, was waiting for us. Hooker Valley, we're coming!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2uPexQIz5Xk9hVOpa8KIFKC1G8uwqekElu22nf9C_Mpsy7QMu9qB47V4caExSqIvGL2NRrCfhpvRCXEka6NkPUlvXIHsAMP9eu7u3TpD0r6DWYZfu6mKiZeVJllumYIMVRcJjtFTMFsPCoFCB9DdalvyFLZ78xosXc-bolqAgG3sh-C_WvbEE0dnDA/w453-h640/81AF609C-8CA4-442F-BBB0-294ED18E5231.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="453" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooker Valley at the mid section of our hike</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Let’s continue our trip, after visiting Christchurch and Akaroa as well as Lake Tekapo in the South Island, Aotearoa New Zealand. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Are you ready?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy66YAneFNQDYj_Cuu5SnzURdtkLViKdaYItvIZN0VCFlK7-3fqVSLhseZQjSP-sD_6UQNVNjGkelx4akrqQX2rK_Q9ibGmwogSWDCre8WWRkpqZyP6WRDbIO6zE_U2gDxKzkJZ10WM1NH4MFUIvRHP9cu86Zc37qtanNqH7qdA1owkQs9PdgdhcHXjQ/s4032/IMG_3825.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy66YAneFNQDYj_Cuu5SnzURdtkLViKdaYItvIZN0VCFlK7-3fqVSLhseZQjSP-sD_6UQNVNjGkelx4akrqQX2rK_Q9ibGmwogSWDCre8WWRkpqZyP6WRDbIO6zE_U2gDxKzkJZ10WM1NH4MFUIvRHP9cu86Zc37qtanNqH7qdA1owkQs9PdgdhcHXjQ/w480-h640/IMG_3825.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This time, I will share our stories while enjoying <b>Mt. Cook</b> and Lake Pukaki area, especially <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/02/south-island-here-we-come-hooker-valley.html" target="_blank">Hooker Valley track</a>.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So ..South Island, Here We Come - Hooker Valley Track - Road Trip in South Island NZ.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Mt. Cook is indeed a famous and must-see landmark in the South Island. Its amazing landscapes, with snow-capped mountains, curvy roads frame with clear blue sky and turquoise water lake, has captivated people’s attention and admiration. That includes the Frakarsas.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2uPexQIz5Xk9hVOpa8KIFKC1G8uwqekElu22nf9C_Mpsy7QMu9qB47V4caExSqIvGL2NRrCfhpvRCXEka6NkPUlvXIHsAMP9eu7u3TpD0r6DWYZfu6mKiZeVJllumYIMVRcJjtFTMFsPCoFCB9DdalvyFLZ78xosXc-bolqAgG3sh-C_WvbEE0dnDA/s1666/81AF609C-8CA4-442F-BBB0-294ED18E5231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5EtihuLAjbc1aZtrE8Sfeyg7RJvrd3tY5_ygh2CcgDo-4KgXe4UjoWUDiyXOlp2ju2goP3la0OwyrGPbvkL-gPYCpKEoXgJS9u7UKOX6BtYttqiOeJECUwzzfgbpyHZi3Xw3XKdqRJmz1w4X1-J_hw7vCxexCE0SrlQcX2KTokDmgdQ9D_njg6UsDQ/s1176/IMG_5091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1176" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5EtihuLAjbc1aZtrE8Sfeyg7RJvrd3tY5_ygh2CcgDo-4KgXe4UjoWUDiyXOlp2ju2goP3la0OwyrGPbvkL-gPYCpKEoXgJS9u7UKOX6BtYttqiOeJECUwzzfgbpyHZi3Xw3XKdqRJmz1w4X1-J_hw7vCxexCE0SrlQcX2KTokDmgdQ9D_njg6UsDQ/w640-h360/IMG_5091.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Even on our way from Twizel to Mr. Cook, we have been swayed by amazing landscapes along the way. As many others, we stopped in the middle of the road and took pictures! Of course while carefully looking at the traffic and make sure we didn't obstruct it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY164qKiCQwcv9uGqwI-WxwQQf8bJsFamZ0N3V-yelc0T5iA3Dr16zOILLoF2MnXhW75QWKAKCzGXCd2TN4gCau1BjfBU4P4bF__stFZYS75ZJPdeuXV9tid8gcArhsd2FvYxSuXWyLpega6u0URj7KXEJn5_Osbc7MJF1LgRovhsw82NyMKvHjDm3XQ/s1195/IMG_5092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1195" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY164qKiCQwcv9uGqwI-WxwQQf8bJsFamZ0N3V-yelc0T5iA3Dr16zOILLoF2MnXhW75QWKAKCzGXCd2TN4gCau1BjfBU4P4bF__stFZYS75ZJPdeuXV9tid8gcArhsd2FvYxSuXWyLpega6u0URj7KXEJn5_Osbc7MJF1LgRovhsw82NyMKvHjDm3XQ/w640-h348/IMG_5092.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSnWGFgdR577Amt1nt3CcdxFYLNL4w0gfHhW3rw73N8xg9cjb7je_RnTPlbdzECr6MM3UtnDEhjxpPemzpsB0aWThPQcys2xhgctHK1D6VYVVqIvsYLINZSIWo16ytaqgw-M9YRUeL-A7uI0ocZaCDWTkMQMaCrcMMj9mOWCltoMhztNVs27PXaQxMw/s1570/IMG_5093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSnWGFgdR577Amt1nt3CcdxFYLNL4w0gfHhW3rw73N8xg9cjb7je_RnTPlbdzECr6MM3UtnDEhjxpPemzpsB0aWThPQcys2xhgctHK1D6VYVVqIvsYLINZSIWo16ytaqgw-M9YRUeL-A7uI0ocZaCDWTkMQMaCrcMMj9mOWCltoMhztNVs27PXaQxMw/w506-h640/IMG_5093.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B7BYAYwjt5VvgZDJtbWFQSdlBYFb3wx07XkxjwY4tjanMGRJ0B-AbE373nxAVkLkaQIUBVCmhfYCRcb9dv2FKu2R4pMXPyxEYpDGTarvoaKao_IgnOPDICW-7Rfd0WNM_kx0CaHyqt0gLOueYxpn5y6gFmyRgHHtpWpFN8_C92vPeKaJpXvp0hLLDQ/s1242/IMG_5094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1242" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B7BYAYwjt5VvgZDJtbWFQSdlBYFb3wx07XkxjwY4tjanMGRJ0B-AbE373nxAVkLkaQIUBVCmhfYCRcb9dv2FKu2R4pMXPyxEYpDGTarvoaKao_IgnOPDICW-7Rfd0WNM_kx0CaHyqt0gLOueYxpn5y6gFmyRgHHtpWpFN8_C92vPeKaJpXvp0hLLDQ/w640-h346/IMG_5094.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We are lucky that when we visited the area the weather was friendly. Not too hot nor too summery, yet it was a bit cloudy but still sunny. As we reached the area, we stayed in Twizel ,- approximately 30 minutes from Mt. Cook and 30 minutes to Lake Tekapo. So it is strategically located in the middle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We drove early morning to Mt. Cook as we planned to track and hike in Hooker Valley. It takes 3 - 4 hours return from the parking lot or the starting point to Hooker Lake and back. And we had an amazing hike indeed.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS93xEVX18mtygnwfPjW0xsh9VUtsZ_QozylIgLtx8fXYXX6w29rs56LJLkDcpH_7xIy4S-64DQnG-a8GsnoWA-d6pchxb3BN32dAg13y61B9HfJ8XF5SOFCDAzYV2XKEXsYZkwxhwMGm4hT2UxXi7f5t9IjrVNAGqiciTcUPZ5Cc0xSkacMLo2sjmA/s4032/IMG_3735.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS93xEVX18mtygnwfPjW0xsh9VUtsZ_QozylIgLtx8fXYXX6w29rs56LJLkDcpH_7xIy4S-64DQnG-a8GsnoWA-d6pchxb3BN32dAg13y61B9HfJ8XF5SOFCDAzYV2XKEXsYZkwxhwMGm4hT2UxXi7f5t9IjrVNAGqiciTcUPZ5Cc0xSkacMLo2sjmA/w480-h640/IMG_3735.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my Nadine and the walking stick :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXEK9m95gkROo2FgUU9ejaASUFeY8gJEuTJ2ojyriCgdKPBw87JPmXcy1K8Hklw9xCI0XsSpSttOsquTmi72Gewye6IrP2eRzrv8wwS2cem7VG9eA9WMerh11sXiCh8x6WNBIaTmPOJhYq1BLCRHA3pBvpyh7467lQ0MLwWbleNHd2EnFyFEATkOWvw/s3088/IMG_3762.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXEK9m95gkROo2FgUU9ejaASUFeY8gJEuTJ2ojyriCgdKPBw87JPmXcy1K8Hklw9xCI0XsSpSttOsquTmi72Gewye6IrP2eRzrv8wwS2cem7VG9eA9WMerh11sXiCh8x6WNBIaTmPOJhYq1BLCRHA3pBvpyh7467lQ0MLwWbleNHd2EnFyFEATkOWvw/w640-h480/IMG_3762.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">happy me on the second bridge.. taking photos in the middle of the swinging bridge </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Let’s take a look at the pictures I took along the way.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4cbNDwhxIMHU0WD3OaJyULpPYU4KA_nqDvVhJ0jkkflGFtBuiZDETs5GhUep7jpNOlqU5Xxdd9-ZYqe6JusgJNEj7MzITpXsjuy5uVPE9LgkOQwFbbN2FuQbovhwiVmzTsu4dpm_o-J7ql0qyb1GYPXdTcWEHgfDkjiJvmOLfjQMdyqtWhApnxh7Iw/w640-h480/0A38AA7B-4ADD-43A8-B4F7-3559D6D8700E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the second swing bridge we went through</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4cbNDwhxIMHU0WD3OaJyULpPYU4KA_nqDvVhJ0jkkflGFtBuiZDETs5GhUep7jpNOlqU5Xxdd9-ZYqe6JusgJNEj7MzITpXsjuy5uVPE9LgkOQwFbbN2FuQbovhwiVmzTsu4dpm_o-J7ql0qyb1GYPXdTcWEHgfDkjiJvmOLfjQMdyqtWhApnxh7Iw/s4032/0A38AA7B-4ADD-43A8-B4F7-3559D6D8700E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7CInV4Cs76MPVvGHFDbFzWdNCR8Y8tOBzggJ3sV87-tOverhgyc1azRSbh3F16HaZ5vsMwdD0uwncUvK31JwpYsjFAhwUF1CF6qHKFu5DN5ZO0YkwHmmYew20yyycf2s8qDt-A-ycEKZ4EjDT_p2I7YXYnIY0MRudYD8kNFDOnxc2Vfd8uG9Fg9v7g/w482-h640/B393B510-9AC7-4083-A605-39767058AD8F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="482" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheers from the four of us..</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7CInV4Cs76MPVvGHFDbFzWdNCR8Y8tOBzggJ3sV87-tOverhgyc1azRSbh3F16HaZ5vsMwdD0uwncUvK31JwpYsjFAhwUF1CF6qHKFu5DN5ZO0YkwHmmYew20yyycf2s8qDt-A-ycEKZ4EjDT_p2I7YXYnIY0MRudYD8kNFDOnxc2Vfd8uG9Fg9v7g/s2046/B393B510-9AC7-4083-A605-39767058AD8F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUJ5vkp7GKXZjQv-d18Ijr9icp590UuBIrR_dCNf_rsRbzq3D3uswzSy0xL0WIiecR0SbmJod7urrI-BA7V1D29xf6fI9dKN0WlvK1Ng6wGcTRlhF3uXFTyxxcLBgzx6iGazUPsLkwyh4Aa0uYWPd7yUSfCrL-ZeZDHyhsLEhzbdWXtQS-rxpPI3q7Q/s4032/CB1F37BA-E454-437B-B9FE-B5938BCC475F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We passed 3 swing bridges along the way, with roaring rivers and semi-frozen lakes which are a combination of thrilling walk and magically beautiful views. I was a bit scared as we passed the first bridge but then finally got accustomed and felt a lot more relaxed on the next ones.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So that’s our little story about Hooker Valley and wait for more South Island adventures in South Island, Here We Come - Road Trip in South Island NZ series.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUJ5vkp7GKXZjQv-d18Ijr9icp590UuBIrR_dCNf_rsRbzq3D3uswzSy0xL0WIiecR0SbmJod7urrI-BA7V1D29xf6fI9dKN0WlvK1Ng6wGcTRlhF3uXFTyxxcLBgzx6iGazUPsLkwyh4Aa0uYWPd7yUSfCrL-ZeZDHyhsLEhzbdWXtQS-rxpPI3q7Q/w480-h640/CB1F37BA-E454-437B-B9FE-B5938BCC475F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the pristine nature is so overwhelming </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-48117220170483491152023-02-11T09:48:00.007+07:002023-02-13T05:53:14.204+07:00South Island, Here We come - AKAROA - Road Trip in South Island NZ <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8B9QwyTw9zUtJZEPDYOj8NGYVVYfElWB-2RRBF9Orp7X94KFwPe0VY4TMj1sKwnZUZ9P0JlO1vSGKyq_cvC4OBnhXpzwRpcJCPFdvr7XjSrU-MNfkAqEP2LLH_aB143co-BItBSnqoC_zVNafb7erD0KdsxUkiovBmNW-Iobrv5NLQPtonkdVV9i3w/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-12%20at%203.39.11%20PM%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="AKAROA - Road Trip in South Island NZ" border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1024" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8B9QwyTw9zUtJZEPDYOj8NGYVVYfElWB-2RRBF9Orp7X94KFwPe0VY4TMj1sKwnZUZ9P0JlO1vSGKyq_cvC4OBnhXpzwRpcJCPFdvr7XjSrU-MNfkAqEP2LLH_aB143co-BItBSnqoC_zVNafb7erD0KdsxUkiovBmNW-Iobrv5NLQPtonkdVV9i3w/w640-h342/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-12%20at%203.39.11%20PM%20(1).jpeg" title="indahnuria.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AKAROA - Road Trip in South Island NZ <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Welcome back to <b>Road Trip in South Island NZ series.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I am way too far from finishing as I only shared a few cities up till now and I do have more on my sleeves. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This time, I will take you to <b>Akaroa</b>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Don't forget to get more stories, like the one in <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/02/south-island-here-we-come-road-trip-in.html" target="_blank">Christchurch</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/02/ww-good-shepherd-church-lake-tekapo.html" target="_blank">Lake Tekapo.</a></b><br /><br /><b>Akaroa</b> is the next city we visited after Christchurch. Well, it's one of the first ones we stopped by on the start of our road trip. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It took us around 1.5 hour drive from Christchurch to Akaroa. As we left Christchurch rather later then what we have originally planned, we only spent some hours and got our late lunch in Akaroa. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m1UAgzKbSittwFfx9vxcf1lStXGXqwHVSI1fZ3GY59-w_plIQxks3U5w2Ezfa6-6LVfg2tJaL2Nv6BbPWFywPMjR5-_4SmA_c6vdmWD3Honxun9W2QeGpcdXgpQqoSTSuPlDgWJkRewRTp_rMEKtOWnoIL_kmZWiGw07qBi6rBe7mM0t_Q4MuTNEAg/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-12%20at%203.39.11%20PM%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="654" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m1UAgzKbSittwFfx9vxcf1lStXGXqwHVSI1fZ3GY59-w_plIQxks3U5w2Ezfa6-6LVfg2tJaL2Nv6BbPWFywPMjR5-_4SmA_c6vdmWD3Honxun9W2QeGpcdXgpQqoSTSuPlDgWJkRewRTp_rMEKtOWnoIL_kmZWiGw07qBi6rBe7mM0t_Q4MuTNEAg/w408-h640/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-12%20at%203.39.11%20PM%20(2).jpeg" width="408" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The war memorial in Akaroa, near the harbour<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Akaroa has been famous for being the "New Zealand's only French settlements" - as I quoted from AA Traveller book. As we drove around the city and saw the road sign, we felt like we were no longer in New Zealand as the names are in French. Many cute houses with their gardens reminded us with those petit cities in France, thousands of kilometers away from Aotearoa. As we lived in Geneva, Switzerland - the french part of Suisse,- for more than 4 years, the visit to Akaroa really lives up our wonderful memories while living in Europe.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Along the way to Akaroa, the view is just amazing. The road we took show the turquoise water framed with lush green hills, curvy roads, and blue sky. Truly spectacular. We are looking at <b>Banks Peninsula</b>, famous for the place for penguin colony, from above.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ82fx_aiPjMtMyTotVoN_J4XZ9fyz1HvxQcr5sutriSw4Z8GYVe74wA11_fgZzrrWjcoxzCD3y8pVAafALy4HqRK6gMPW9pnv1rhXiVhSLObtXrHXQiRSX1E8Yfw96lTbvCpuPdahSh0rXPqpE40CU61bU6IdT_Hqk81qrxdjFsI68TA13Wl8UDm2Q/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-12%20at%203.39.11%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ82fx_aiPjMtMyTotVoN_J4XZ9fyz1HvxQcr5sutriSw4Z8GYVe74wA11_fgZzrrWjcoxzCD3y8pVAafALy4HqRK6gMPW9pnv1rhXiVhSLObtXrHXQiRSX1E8Yfw96lTbvCpuPdahSh0rXPqpE40CU61bU6IdT_Hqk81qrxdjFsI68TA13Wl8UDm2Q/w410-h640/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-12%20at%203.39.11%20PM.jpeg" width="410" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-10104149468551307032023-02-06T00:34:00.017+07:002023-02-24T05:25:30.663+07:00WW: The Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo - Road Trip in South Island NZ <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Lake Tekapo.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">One of the many beautiful lakes we encounter in Aotearoa New Zealand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Recently, as we explored South Island, enjoying our first Road Trip in South Island, Aotearoa New Zealand, we stopped by at Lake Tekapo’s most famous landmarks, the <b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/02/ww-good-shepherd-church-lake-tekapo.html" target="_blank">Church of the Good Shepherd.</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This charming small, stone church is beautifully located at one corner of picturesque lake and making it arguably one of the most photographed churches in New Zealand.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmQmm8V58RDPXKqDA5swLG8HnxFY_BBKnvgDp178obgfQWcggEck4i2Zk3W7feGkw4XUW8ScUAUwZZJTZlQOAYeCfFb3cjrZZ8hi7CUw6NIOlNh0ARwS__944fzZlrK2nbleIcqOZX2gijOVeedIvD7gToLmgGHh4FCtgeLVNfYcut4tO66J9IYYZOQ/s2048/4F431DDA-8C0D-4E2C-9EC5-328B20DF1FB3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmQmm8V58RDPXKqDA5swLG8HnxFY_BBKnvgDp178obgfQWcggEck4i2Zk3W7feGkw4XUW8ScUAUwZZJTZlQOAYeCfFb3cjrZZ8hi7CUw6NIOlNh0ARwS__944fzZlrK2nbleIcqOZX2gijOVeedIvD7gToLmgGHh4FCtgeLVNfYcut4tO66J9IYYZOQ/w640-h427/4F431DDA-8C0D-4E2C-9EC5-328B20DF1FB3.jpeg" title="indahnuria.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden hour at The Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">While we visited the area, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to capture this as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Here’s what we got on our 2 nights in Lake Tekapo, taking tons of pictures, literally, in different times, even till pass midnight.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0clOW54PoA5D0p6y0lkooIw1ocSr_8-Kx02BB0ZanjRRf24zbI7CDqtOtpjPOYL_DKKX59gJm7PInGP_MkyTILXljgBXJQ9WT_jq9sZjziBr0lrBb9IZp7S4-84NPm57X6v3jAYdk8AekPDoyzc9FNI7DqOUFGOVCZe1HTOW-XL1uKDF0SRMJD9uUYg/s2048/15C0E477-E431-4C14-9407-59F6C82D4D20.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0clOW54PoA5D0p6y0lkooIw1ocSr_8-Kx02BB0ZanjRRf24zbI7CDqtOtpjPOYL_DKKX59gJm7PInGP_MkyTILXljgBXJQ9WT_jq9sZjziBr0lrBb9IZp7S4-84NPm57X6v3jAYdk8AekPDoyzc9FNI7DqOUFGOVCZe1HTOW-XL1uKDF0SRMJD9uUYg/w427-h640/15C0E477-E431-4C14-9407-59F6C82D4D20.jpeg" title="indahnuria.com" width="427" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the purple sky</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">On the first night, we stopped by rather late as we checked in to our hotel in Twizel first before heading here and had dinner. The trip from Twizel to Lake Tekapo takes around 20 minutes. The reason </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Apparently, the church and the church's yard is closed at 8 PM during summer. But we managed to see the yard and also the lake and the surrounding. The church is not open except during its scheduled mass, but if you or your group would like to visit inside or attend the mass, you can definitely be in touch with the church.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So after getting our dinner, we sticked around and waited till dark to get more photos of this place.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy the photos.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7Sd27U-Xo5D69fjrkbSbXtJliL_nsT2dlQ9gRYaM12PfUMyhnjQ6cqZ8Fuyqu_7p--DUVC6sAAK71-fb6CkGOF8G6eoEeuh-lHgb4sP6oMdyp6Zl27KUh050JRJwhyKgLlXhKEMEXsJvhRFfpISEfdvvi2HRNNb3fxt5CRDZaFVNZiC63zFT5FnXWQ/s2048/330DD0B2-1F22-46A5-96F5-5336B2BE86C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7Sd27U-Xo5D69fjrkbSbXtJliL_nsT2dlQ9gRYaM12PfUMyhnjQ6cqZ8Fuyqu_7p--DUVC6sAAK71-fb6CkGOF8G6eoEeuh-lHgb4sP6oMdyp6Zl27KUh050JRJwhyKgLlXhKEMEXsJvhRFfpISEfdvvi2HRNNb3fxt5CRDZaFVNZiC63zFT5FnXWQ/w426-h640/330DD0B2-1F22-46A5-96F5-5336B2BE86C9.jpeg" title="indahnuria.com" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yaaaay we got the star trails...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqg55TemQpb6HyRyJfdjXOwYSga73hxVQTeQR6288nU-I98N3t2zH3qJqJ0bkCCrrEpJpNQjQad6VgtCIqkA3PP9lyhSM9g42HXEJ1WkPnL-ClH-WAvT5XMm7HSft25HE05KBQGVu6OmoOdWSNTECxHMEPbp-nPQFes4GyzWUrD6S-DxKHJnCD3T292Q/s2048/DD3A2518-9192-444C-82BE-A71BE8B41D17.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqg55TemQpb6HyRyJfdjXOwYSga73hxVQTeQR6288nU-I98N3t2zH3qJqJ0bkCCrrEpJpNQjQad6VgtCIqkA3PP9lyhSM9g42HXEJ1WkPnL-ClH-WAvT5XMm7HSft25HE05KBQGVu6OmoOdWSNTECxHMEPbp-nPQFes4GyzWUrD6S-DxKHJnCD3T292Q/w640-h426/DD3A2518-9192-444C-82BE-A71BE8B41D17.jpeg" title="indahnuria.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the picturesque Good Shepherd Church at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlkbN1mzqs3hfN0dBzByuLC7WO9Gyf4hz43qD5bzPTRTzasEuHD7GNrGRuOABb0qZuft3VkRmZq0sxqS9qu5GBj8B3mFBZYYcF6UooD_nqWRAKz_MYocFOFG5B2cCP56MYVQZVHp1KXu5l2rTYStuNnQz58tMM7t3-fDGQENOdJAzjFACvwWuzUG_fQ/s2048/FC00B63C-9A3A-4AC1-BBBE-D9EC61B3830A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlkbN1mzqs3hfN0dBzByuLC7WO9Gyf4hz43qD5bzPTRTzasEuHD7GNrGRuOABb0qZuft3VkRmZq0sxqS9qu5GBj8B3mFBZYYcF6UooD_nqWRAKz_MYocFOFG5B2cCP56MYVQZVHp1KXu5l2rTYStuNnQz58tMM7t3-fDGQENOdJAzjFACvwWuzUG_fQ/w426-h640/FC00B63C-9A3A-4AC1-BBBE-D9EC61B3830A.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying our nite at the Good Shepherd Church Lake Tekapo</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Join us on (almost) <b>Wordless Wednesday</b> and have fun with the link</p><p><br /></p>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-78525047980948534712023-02-01T23:31:00.038+07:002023-02-07T11:34:44.945+07:00South Island, Here We come - Road Trip in South Island NZ - Christchurch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ236pK4WLUGBuikxrr_qn4YXDBdPfsQ-wLXLu7xQOKTrCjjABe-sfKN8gcTDVs-8_cfEPCurAp5X47YY_ksCMZK5r4IAq6xgUpqbFfK6SSUwq5U4JAJxLL2twz-ic7J6qKJJ4T4UJFwgng10PkKfP6s3piTVd3QeXUPJX0jBOOk6ozfwgvglMv4OQ6Q/s4032/967AB120-3CCA-48A1-B0EC-5DA84D549B3C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ236pK4WLUGBuikxrr_qn4YXDBdPfsQ-wLXLu7xQOKTrCjjABe-sfKN8gcTDVs-8_cfEPCurAp5X47YY_ksCMZK5r4IAq6xgUpqbFfK6SSUwq5U4JAJxLL2twz-ic7J6qKJJ4T4UJFwgng10PkKfP6s3piTVd3QeXUPJX0jBOOk6ozfwgvglMv4OQ6Q/w640-h480/967AB120-3CCA-48A1-B0EC-5DA84D549B3C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to <b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Ōtautahi or Christchurch<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Welcome back…</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Still on my series of stories about Road Trip in South Island, New Zealand. I know I promised you Lake Tekapo, but apparently I am way from done on sharing about our trip in <b>Ōtautahi or Christchurch </b>and the surroundings area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Originally, we planned to take tram trip and punting in Avon river as well as checking Christchurch from above through gondola ride. Pretty much the popular tourist destination and activities LOL.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">But then, as we arrived there and also met some friends (and the fact that I have taken the tramway tour on my visit to Christchurch back in December 2021), we diverted the plan and ended up exploring <b>riverside market</b>, heading to <b>Castle Hill conservation area,</b> stopping by at <b>An Nur mosque </b>where the Christchurch bombing happened, and exploring the <b>street arts</b> in this beautiful city.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1zb_xGKawqAJupLvpXInN52GOGR8DqHcEdu5DLY17BRBzQU_n9k_ZC5MLKoeN1FEoCK-PreMqLXIkk6gTrZRMLjVHDzBDCJMLhl9CaeXHs9w7yRwMTTIXPdYU9LBnFJWm484PEze-VpAA7yPme6yiu_WdtN3aMIKy-Tdwpy3SIaW-rEMezYkfbO6wA/s4032/3771D55E-5AF9-4BB2-9183-02ED8C6D2998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1zb_xGKawqAJupLvpXInN52GOGR8DqHcEdu5DLY17BRBzQU_n9k_ZC5MLKoeN1FEoCK-PreMqLXIkk6gTrZRMLjVHDzBDCJMLhl9CaeXHs9w7yRwMTTIXPdYU9LBnFJWm484PEze-VpAA7yPme6yiu_WdtN3aMIKy-Tdwpy3SIaW-rEMezYkfbO6wA/w480-h640/3771D55E-5AF9-4BB2-9183-02ED8C6D2998.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So here’s a little story about our 1 night, 1.5 day in Christchurch.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Enjoy some photos first, shall we?<br />Some of them are the highlights of our visit in Christchurch and the surroundings.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXYpjKaL6YxNLy8ORBH27IVOevbBAfRahIpMcosfo4TXrSIfwUm7lbxPsJqPmU6TcAg0MzUIgmBCTC-V_wHg33DiY-W3tUnWYuZFRXa8HyH2n3eksedEbZzEjw7_QGj8BqgeV30jceo1IbcE9T16NWYFKPBoxh_u51y6tLjo9wBwkqU6sAyFBCUGmQQ/s4032/D6B76FA3-3604-49F0-AB1C-D07FDE0ABFE6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXYpjKaL6YxNLy8ORBH27IVOevbBAfRahIpMcosfo4TXrSIfwUm7lbxPsJqPmU6TcAg0MzUIgmBCTC-V_wHg33DiY-W3tUnWYuZFRXa8HyH2n3eksedEbZzEjw7_QGj8BqgeV30jceo1IbcE9T16NWYFKPBoxh_u51y6tLjo9wBwkqU6sAyFBCUGmQQ/w640-h480/D6B76FA3-3604-49F0-AB1C-D07FDE0ABFE6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the street arts in Christchurch, Alice in Wonderland...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CVIHbMX5NkaF3JlG5sI0GVzb8Ye9feB8rUBsSYTF6P5mCziLV17QfrhYfOMBy84l1hMfk7nKCIAVqzbQnadsKYdEUoSYZGOX7HgXCs_xrjMuwEtpxlJwQ9av9Iws4ZfLdNzw3aZHcamf27CRqxMfdZ2-ZZdo4AOBl_giTJBvj6ZKBMTadn9S-zEjiA/s4032/8BF2B81A-2D62-4188-9694-1D2A2CA4DE2C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CVIHbMX5NkaF3JlG5sI0GVzb8Ye9feB8rUBsSYTF6P5mCziLV17QfrhYfOMBy84l1hMfk7nKCIAVqzbQnadsKYdEUoSYZGOX7HgXCs_xrjMuwEtpxlJwQ9av9Iws4ZfLdNzw3aZHcamf27CRqxMfdZ2-ZZdo4AOBl_giTJBvj6ZKBMTadn9S-zEjiA/w480-h640/8BF2B81A-2D62-4188-9694-1D2A2CA4DE2C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">happy me posing in the Castle Hills Conservation Area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAHQ8xl0HKx08LPGJzVVRhGucBrCVhaYMwEhdCOgqy9hmcC4agW0hQIaufaxh10SjFxMA2s8h3TjC9bMPHb3hvyrrYvNVMfBCyya66WWFnsv8QQo5EtdHNAX75rCoZOJ9XHGPiGJSj7qEO_mmEkGi3ecMkSVmW1ZSe7WwNdszBMfS7IpcVXPU8B-bOQ/s4032/22ADD54D-0AFF-4FA4-B109-62A4CE7451A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAHQ8xl0HKx08LPGJzVVRhGucBrCVhaYMwEhdCOgqy9hmcC4agW0hQIaufaxh10SjFxMA2s8h3TjC9bMPHb3hvyrrYvNVMfBCyya66WWFnsv8QQo5EtdHNAX75rCoZOJ9XHGPiGJSj7qEO_mmEkGi3ecMkSVmW1ZSe7WwNdszBMfS7IpcVXPU8B-bOQ/w480-h640/22ADD54D-0AFF-4FA4-B109-62A4CE7451A9.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of An-Nur Mosque, Christchurch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLbfXxEQae1ezMKZyRiQ6vj_2_FQuvkg0ol-KiRklEa9PIOmj1QfAkHDgwyVVp2wjCzzLH9CM6ysQcZLL316-3yNaEng8lRD3GLkE7-RI6CzEchxmPQLKyhteYcaXVuF2Um2umVYZhtsRSW9-DL614IJbE-0w9sqVr47dRMelQKR2_XDJfpFuGDjn0A/s4032/BFC88EAE-8FDE-4C8D-A843-8F1327450252.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLbfXxEQae1ezMKZyRiQ6vj_2_FQuvkg0ol-KiRklEa9PIOmj1QfAkHDgwyVVp2wjCzzLH9CM6ysQcZLL316-3yNaEng8lRD3GLkE7-RI6CzEchxmPQLKyhteYcaXVuF2Um2umVYZhtsRSW9-DL614IJbE-0w9sqVr47dRMelQKR2_XDJfpFuGDjn0A/w480-h640/BFC88EAE-8FDE-4C8D-A843-8F1327450252.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Victoria Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">As we arrived at CHC, that’s the code for Christchurch in flight, you know we drove straight to <b>Riverside Market</b> to have late lunch and buy yummy tempe and more food in Indo Tempeh restaurant. I shared that in my previous post.</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.indahnuria.com/2023/01/south-island-here-we-come-road-trip-in.html" target="_blank">Read : South Island, Here We come - Road Trip in South Island New Zealand</a></b><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Then after a quick check-in at <b>Crowne Plaza hotel</b> <b>Christchurch </b>and dzuhur break, we continued our journey to Castle Hills conservation area, famous for its incredible rock formations and its importance to the Māori.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Before that, check out my YouTube video for a little room tour in </span><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtube.com/live/JCaSLN8nQuo" target="_blank">Crowne Plaza hotel Christchurch</a>.</b></div><div><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JCaSLN8nQuo" width="320" youtube-src-id="JCaSLN8nQuo"></iframe></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We drove around 1.5 hours from CHC to Castle Hills. It was a bit drizzling and cloudy along the way but as we arrived at this spot, the weather was lovely.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We parked and got to walk to the hills, dotted with astonishing rocks formation while at the same time reading the history of this place. There is a story about the three <i>pou </i>and how this are becomes so important to the Maori. We browsed around the area and took more pictures while admiring the hills, which, according to the information board we read on the spot, used to be seabed million years ago. So, the place where we were standing used to be the place for the sharks! Interesting, isn't it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCkoNcLtONCEGxltf4_ROz9PQv6craPJ7YWCzQqD-ze_dk3jnYEpr2_WO3XB2Qku1S06W08w5lbam9qBp-nVLyfHMAaA0JQSKz4q2a7pCsdo2bKHWVZwPvc38ty_97KNzbnf_-AEvdKlg1xDr8lJK68D4OU1jsxvmAMbXS8gQAISE74Ymg8Jnb9xl1g/s4032/F77829B3-8ADA-4C71-B939-DADFCBC15556.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCkoNcLtONCEGxltf4_ROz9PQv6craPJ7YWCzQqD-ze_dk3jnYEpr2_WO3XB2Qku1S06W08w5lbam9qBp-nVLyfHMAaA0JQSKz4q2a7pCsdo2bKHWVZwPvc38ty_97KNzbnf_-AEvdKlg1xDr8lJK68D4OU1jsxvmAMbXS8gQAISE74Ymg8Jnb9xl1g/w480-h640/F77829B3-8ADA-4C71-B939-DADFCBC15556.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The story of three pou..</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xUGb7oLtEkEzOtLTeejtKwX2PvuxhiBlUN_d6feNKq4PNryriZpignMOrRMwoh5m9_G3BkT26dW4JNHhSNWHoNNvIOnWOzk78Dkygfie8s7s7LOo2u7K_6HOaXyT4JSbawuCEPt8KJFY3XdprAKIOddTAJZKcwqihyICR7VtYa1EZ8pUQKHe05I1mw/s1599/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-06%20at%2010.52.54%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1599" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xUGb7oLtEkEzOtLTeejtKwX2PvuxhiBlUN_d6feNKq4PNryriZpignMOrRMwoh5m9_G3BkT26dW4JNHhSNWHoNNvIOnWOzk78Dkygfie8s7s7LOo2u7K_6HOaXyT4JSbawuCEPt8KJFY3XdprAKIOddTAJZKcwqihyICR7VtYa1EZ8pUQKHe05I1mw/w640-h360/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-06%20at%2010.52.54%20PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nadine posing amongst the rocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx8NL3xcd1rIgqRoH2j751IkvYHgPfpHoJe7qqD_n2kz2UGAPRNp3nk5ojSzy8uMoTCZrdKjgrSbeMGz7J3HPJlru4HaRdVh8BVFenKWzN5UkoAE4ParzcibilA52DBDYnP8Fn48TWZ33QAnqbE-NOs3hTShubE1Dx2fGuS_wLdYOJJG3cbDX75rHDA/s1492/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-06%20at%2010.52.55%20PM%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="838" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAx8NL3xcd1rIgqRoH2j751IkvYHgPfpHoJe7qqD_n2kz2UGAPRNp3nk5ojSzy8uMoTCZrdKjgrSbeMGz7J3HPJlru4HaRdVh8BVFenKWzN5UkoAE4ParzcibilA52DBDYnP8Fn48TWZ33QAnqbE-NOs3hTShubE1Dx2fGuS_wLdYOJJG3cbDX75rHDA/w360-h640/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-06%20at%2010.52.55%20PM%20(1).jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hpdHFeMPasD1SQQm3eiRxqetEwHlveX_PCW8VI_eMbbUCl59rG4Y0suEgT4KjGcnrZSjZWlArtNvpOCfc2-lhiMu1V7Ozyt-Mgb3cWpvyBWiHRq2mW5sACaRKM5PRl9cQKubMt_9Q1Qi3Y7pWLwZoCHMVPhGRYIWW3DBu-C_zoYByVucdpInEZ8-Lg/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-06%20at%2010.52.55%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1600" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hpdHFeMPasD1SQQm3eiRxqetEwHlveX_PCW8VI_eMbbUCl59rG4Y0suEgT4KjGcnrZSjZWlArtNvpOCfc2-lhiMu1V7Ozyt-Mgb3cWpvyBWiHRq2mW5sACaRKM5PRl9cQKubMt_9Q1Qi3Y7pWLwZoCHMVPhGRYIWW3DBu-C_zoYByVucdpInEZ8-Lg/w640-h296/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-06%20at%2010.52.55%20PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Well, I will stop there as I still have a lot more to share. Stick around and see you on the next stories.<br /></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7522122393472025048.post-56712556769624465602023-01-25T10:21:00.005+07:002023-02-05T23:30:52.579+07:00South Island, Here We come - Road Trip in South Island, New Zealand<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Hi, everyone..<br /><br />It feels like ages since I share some stories and photos here, especially since my family and I have a little break in the South Island of New Zealand in the beginning of 2023.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">As I shared this, we have been on the road for quite some times now for our summer break, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">my first annual leave after moving to Aotearoa, New Zealand. Finally, we get the chance to come back to the South Island after entering this lovely island as we first arrive in New Zealand on November 26th, 2021. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"> Super excited indeed!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">We do have a lot of plans and itineraries prepared as we travel around 11 days.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVdKo9YyxOsJkhiqnqi3nEt0LPeABJXbUsioce2AIiURNlaKa86BIVNZ6-IhJA3X3orfLbWDQRvLPREMqCm_uBXnMsYnRS7GDO6fgOTqKpV6VWtMqd8sJ4wv8GL-zhcSl531nUn9-CtRCme43_tSOXbAQdECOlRbU1IrGZgB2Y5Xh8dBnTCrZXlPjIQ/s2016/DJI_20230123_132647_123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVdKo9YyxOsJkhiqnqi3nEt0LPeABJXbUsioce2AIiURNlaKa86BIVNZ6-IhJA3X3orfLbWDQRvLPREMqCm_uBXnMsYnRS7GDO6fgOTqKpV6VWtMqd8sJ4wv8GL-zhcSl531nUn9-CtRCme43_tSOXbAQdECOlRbU1IrGZgB2Y5Xh8dBnTCrZXlPjIQ/w640-h480/DJI_20230123_132647_123.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I shared in my Instagram that we flew from Wellington to Christchurch and started our road trip from there.<br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">So far, we have planned to visit so many cities, among others Christchurch, Akaroa, Fairlie, Lake Tekapo, Mt. Cook, Lake Pukaki, Twizel, Wanaka, Queenstown, Glenorchy, Milford Sound, Te Anau, Manapouri, Riverton, Invercargill, The Caitlins (Slope Point, Curio Bay, McLean Falls, Florence Hills Lookout, Nugget Points Lighthouse, Kaka Point, Balclutha), then Dunedin (where we are going to watch Red Hot Chili Peppers and Post Malone</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"> concert YAY!). Milton, Otago, Lanarch Castle and back to Queenstown to fly back to windy Wellington.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Phewww… I know it was a long itinerary but for sure us, the Frakarsas, is super excited and thrilled to continue our adventure. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Semangaaat dan bismillahirrahmanirahim .. alhamdulillah semua berjalan lancar.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">So, South Island, here we come!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpRpdpbqe4p-JijA5Yv5pJzsPb7oY7f9ygIDe1ukSak6vsQshW9pb_mjBnwqSSWNOsNMB2VysOprJ5ehQeTPnLiGaDeQDzfXoCi2eUH1RoLvWdcqQibFA3zomJgoMo2Q_sJROv9UmPYiQYOA5k_U62_TsWRC-uSwwWuUCg-KvKy42cW3oqsQHGylhVA/s2016/DJI_20230123_130824_337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpRpdpbqe4p-JijA5Yv5pJzsPb7oY7f9ygIDe1ukSak6vsQshW9pb_mjBnwqSSWNOsNMB2VysOprJ5ehQeTPnLiGaDeQDzfXoCi2eUH1RoLvWdcqQibFA3zomJgoMo2Q_sJROv9UmPYiQYOA5k_U62_TsWRC-uSwwWuUCg-KvKy42cW3oqsQHGylhVA/w480-h640/DJI_20230123_130824_337.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I will definitely share our complete story of the Road Trip in South Island, New Zealand. But first, allow me to share some of the highlights of our 11-day trip. One of my favorite destinations is <b>Milford Sound</b>.</span><br style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUaYtDXCwtgwNYC40rcDpEkXgJmkge5fkzCRrOw95xhvYshJJjr64KKIqHer14hgWmIYQzNRqrt7Em8NfroH_LVqQWO_J2Wqw0gOprj6Km3VJIV7mXc3JCgVJFpUgFytFVF9DR6pN0QL6mh6lNgePwUSolaxPeuScAO3zmmsyHbSvuVG6CqeFzoGbvw/s2016/DJI_20230123_132719_059.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUaYtDXCwtgwNYC40rcDpEkXgJmkge5fkzCRrOw95xhvYshJJjr64KKIqHer14hgWmIYQzNRqrt7Em8NfroH_LVqQWO_J2Wqw0gOprj6Km3VJIV7mXc3JCgVJFpUgFytFVF9DR6pN0QL6mh6lNgePwUSolaxPeuScAO3zmmsyHbSvuVG6CqeFzoGbvw/w640-h480/DJI_20230123_132719_059.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the majestic Milford Sound.. with Lady Stirling Fall on the right side</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">But other cities are amazing as well. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">First, we arrived at Christchurch after flying from Wellington for about 1 hour 15 minutes. Here we stayed one night, picked up our rented car, and explored the city. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">As we landed at Christchurch in the afternoon, we went directly to pick up the car at the airport and headed to the city. First agenda, late lunch! We went to the Riverside Market, having an appointment with Mba Nana, the owner of <i>Indo Tempeh </i>food stall<i>, </i>one of the successful Indonesian entrepreneurs in Christchurch. As the name suggested, <i>Indo Tempeh </i>sells Indonesian delicious cuisines and produces <i>tempe,</i> the famous soy beans cake which has been dubbed as Indonesian traditional food. The Frakarsas is indeed a big fan of it and whenever I find great <i>tempe</i>, wherever I live, I always get them.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeocjHa0WBNyaqi4Y0kTC-X6p_V-szY8Kowt7iZGbQmQ54ro45XIwVqhcbiFVhERPfC250BH43UFTmkF6FwPbLCXMGBorLcEV_J2gE0qWdENUuI1pjoB01HPwu2g0PftM3bByD4i6RWXwgrOEpZ6txwtoZj7zHgnV-HfJcczVtOAisyyAq7rBBisqng/s2000/AC9FA2F8-7A61-4E45-BC56-ED016D838A58.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeocjHa0WBNyaqi4Y0kTC-X6p_V-szY8Kowt7iZGbQmQ54ro45XIwVqhcbiFVhERPfC250BH43UFTmkF6FwPbLCXMGBorLcEV_J2gE0qWdENUuI1pjoB01HPwu2g0PftM3bByD4i6RWXwgrOEpZ6txwtoZj7zHgnV-HfJcczVtOAisyyAq7rBBisqng/w360-h640/AC9FA2F8-7A61-4E45-BC56-ED016D838A58.JPG" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">collage of our rendezvous with Mba Nana from Indo Tempeh, CHC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">After getting our tempe and lunch, we headed to Crowne Plaza Hotel Christchurch to check-in. We only stopped by for a while and then continued the trip to <b>Castle Hill. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then, on the next day, </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Akaroa</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> is our first destination.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdnRhc_-J1PuxVse5qsnUPKJkOwEjIKiZOguuzQ1wye4k8MS6VBamJuF3tJaYsYLmuQPWyTLBgtsvhiHLZYQOTPBZiGXn_Eo_tXj4dp3zneRANi23LVpnBgEzZyK31UTmjJbZQYrVa_AMx6EgdeRGPl6FcVOE3CAfkmu3GgdVTXfje3deqhfACcuZvQ/s4032/IMG_3494.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdnRhc_-J1PuxVse5qsnUPKJkOwEjIKiZOguuzQ1wye4k8MS6VBamJuF3tJaYsYLmuQPWyTLBgtsvhiHLZYQOTPBZiGXn_Eo_tXj4dp3zneRANi23LVpnBgEzZyK31UTmjJbZQYrVa_AMx6EgdeRGPl6FcVOE3CAfkmu3GgdVTXfje3deqhfACcuZvQ/w640-h480/IMG_3494.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />Next, Lake Tekapo.<br /><br /><br />Well, more stories and photos will definitely come, just bear with me okay.<br />Do you like some of the places I mentioned above?<br />Which one is your favorite?</span><p></p></div>Indah Nuria Savitrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951039369516873570noreply@blogger.com41