- Mount Merapi Lava-Tour, Yogjakarta
(This 1960 US Army jeep became our transport for this rather unique lava-tour of Mt Merapi. With a major eruption just 5 years ago in 2010, the area is still fresh with many 'exhibits', including a house that was destroyed, with only its foundation left, thus making it a perfect makeshift museum. Photos from the day of the eruption brought the realities of that day into focus - from half-melted glass bottles, to rooms still filled with ash, and rescue teams efforts. A big storm came over us in the middle of the tour, leaving us with no clear photos of this 2950m high mountain itself, but with steam coming out from areas that looked like the moon's surface. It's most recent eruption was recorded in March 2014)
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