After a long time of traveling around in this blog, we are back to the root of its name, Indonesia. I have probably refereed to Indonesia as a land of the scorching sun before and yes, the temperatures are not fun, but surprisingly (no, not really) there are things about it that don’t suck. In fact one can say I even tend to like them. So let’s explore the fun of this land together.
- Flavored Milk
Yes I know that Indonesia is not the sole owner of milk that tastes like red velvet, but it is the first place I came to contact and fell in lactose coma with it. In Greece you will be lucky to find strawberry chocolate milk. In fact it was such an innovative product when it was released that they made a whole advertising campaign based on the new strawberry chocolate milk. Here whatever you want you can have it, magnum, banana or mango, you can easily buy on the street or in the supermarket and I love it. - Food Everywhere
I am a gourmand person and I will never deny it. Munching on snacks is my hobby and Indonesia helps me realizing it. Walk a few steps from your home, wherever that is (yeah even if you live in the middle of nowhere) and you will find fried bananas, meatballs, ice cream, milk, tofu and many many other things. That doesn’t help my beach body but it does help for a happy tummy. The only problem is that these places tend to be the same, but this is a positive article, so moving on. - The Moon
Yes, the one you know, that tends to be earth’s satellite. I have been looking at it since forever, like most of us and I was always thinking that it would be the same everywhere. You know the corny saying that no matter where you are in the planet we are all looking at the same moon? Well we are not, cause here the moon is horizontal not vertical. It seems like such a small thing, but it is amazing how something so common can be different and I enjoy seeing it in the night sky even after six months of living here. - Green-green Nature
Even in the city the nature is green and full of color and splash. Banana, Mango and Dragon fruit trees are everywhere and it is honestly a joy to observe. And that’s all about it, nature is green and pretty, not much to say. - People
Indonesian people are a whole chapter on their own so for now I will be brief. They might be nosy, but they are also willing to offer you food and hospitality without even knowing you. They will always help and care and their homes will be open for strangers like you and that’s why I can’t help but put them in the things I tend to enjoy here.
There you go then. These are the things I like about Indonesia, there might be more, but five is a good round number, so for now I will stick to that. Maybe in the end I will come up with more for a part two. As always stay tuned.
The Indonesian Chronicles 