Solo/Surakarta - 9th September
This card arrived about a week ago (possibly more) -- apologies to all -- work has been hectic. Card addressed to: Carole Cusack 26 Old Canterbury Road Lewisham 2049 AUSTRALIA The picture is of Sarangan lake at night, with the village on the shores lit by lamps which cast long stripes of colour on the black water. Postcard #13 - Solo 9/9/94 | Please email to dhog@cs.su.oz.au --------------------------------------------------------------- Sarangan Lake, Magetan * East Java Telaga Sarangan, Magetan * Jawa Timur Today's been rather expensive -- I bought some batik and some jewellry. I posted the batik back to Australia and Bali -- a bit of a hassle at the post office but it only took half an hour. Indonesian advertising is very interesting -- they have taken to it with abandon, but the results are sometimes very amusing, and it is almost always unsophisticated by Western standards. The language use is interesting -- Javanese never seems to appear on signs (English does on shops targetted at the rich) but is definitely the language in general use. I wish I understood Javanese, but it's interesting enough watching the shifts between the three languages// The unpleasant English couple have just left to seek another losmen, and Kari has headed off eastwards; they have been replaced by 3 French tourists who seem nice so far. (The English guy not only said nasty things about Indonesia + the Indonesians, he also abused the Dutch, the Germans and the French.) Tomorrow I think I will head for the mountains resort of Sarangan (picture on front) -- I can't climb Lawu(?) because there have been fires on top, but I may climb a smaller (2300m) peak to the south. The French are playing cards -- I asked if they played bridge, but no luck. // I just shouted Allen's brother to some martabak and got invited to eat it in the family house. It's really tempting just to stay here, but I think I'll look for a chance to work in Indonesia for 6 months or a year. The three French have settled in comfotably; I am now listening to two conversations -- one in French and one in Javanese -- neither of which I can understand!! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Danny | Carole, I hope the thesis is progressing well. Love, Danny