Last
Year, December 29th 2012 I and my family are invited by a friend of
my mother to go to Kawah Ijen, Bondowoso. It is a Crater in Bondowoso which
people said that it is so beautiful in the peak of mountain. I want to go there
so much. Besides curious, I also want to add my knowledge and experience about
this crater.
Actually our first destination is not
to go to Kawah Ijen, but to the cousin of my mother’s friend to visiting. Because
Kawah Ijen not so far from her house but still have to use a vehicle to get
there. Maybe we just need around an hour. So I and my family have an aim to
follow her family’s car to go to Kawah Ijen only.
This morning, about 06.45 o’clock I
and my family go to the house of mother’s friend by 2 motor cycles. I and my
sister while my father and my mother. After got there, we left our motor cycles
in her house then we use a car to go there. I think, we will use a car of my
mother’s friend, but no. we use a public car. But it’s ok, because the car is
clean and comfort, big too.
After around an hour, we had arrived
in the terminal. There, we changed our public car to go to Kawah Ijen Region.
Not unexpectedly to through the road is so difficult because it filled by many
big rocks. I also see some men who seemed to be repairing sewer located next to
the road. They work together along the road. After spending about an hour to go
to the village and my butt was sore because the road is full of rocks. Finally
we had arrived at a village called original village poor. There is a township
government. Because it looks every home has the same model and paint.
In front of the people’s house, there
are varieties of different plants depending on their plantation blocks. There
is block that named by "bougenvil", "roses block" which filled
with roses, as well as block "strawberry" filled with strawberry
plants and many others. They are so beautiful. Then cousins of my mother’s
friend ask us to enter his house. They are so friendly and happy for our
coming. We also happy can received warmly. Then we take a rest in few a
minutes. After that, we have afternoon prayer in the mini mosque which located
in that complex. The air in there is so cold if distinguish with the air in my
house. The water is cold too. it is like the water which freezing in the
refrigerator. I think I did not want to touch it. First, I don’t want to take a
bath. But If I don’t take a bath, so my body would smell. After afternoon
prayer, we walk along the road in the village to look at the condition there. Then
we also chat with people who meet us. I’m sure, in the Kampong Malang is like
the beautiful flowers park, guys. The next day we planned to go to the Kawah ijen,
but the weather turned out to be not supported, and the rain was so heavy we
had to pay dearly enough to be able to go there. Finally we have to delay our
first aim. We went home at around 10.00. But the gag was nothing really,
although I did not get to go to the Kawah ijen, but I'm very glad to see the
beauty of the village is no less than circuitry sights. Because there are also
mountains and rice fields are still green and the beautiful waterfall.
Pollution was only slight. Come on guys, you have to get there. You will not be
disappointed J