Cologne’s Sparkling Christmas Market

Cologne with its famous Christmas Market became our first stop in our Schengen Countries holiday. And it didn’t disappoint. Located around Cologne Cathedral, its bright lights, stalls full with interesting crafts & traditions, and the vibe created by thousands of locals and tourists spark the chill winter night. 

Train Pre-Departure

  Too bad, Elok is not feeling well today, so I have to stay with her at the hotel. So the only objects I can take for pictures today at Cirebon are these train pre-departure activities. During my short photo hunting session, I observed that since PT Kereta Api (it is the name of Indonesian…

Travel Lite Companion

My travel light companion: Fuji XE2 with 27mm/f2.8 pancake lens. Easy to carry, come out discreetly, while still carry a lot of DSLR-like punches when you need to. On the other note, matur suksma Bali. See you again. Gak ada matinye! – at Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)

Siraman Ceremony

   Spent the afternoon attending “Siraman” (shower) ceremony of our nephew, Reza. This is part of his wedding procession which will be held tomorrow. Here are some pictures taken during this traditional Javanese family event. (Gear: Fuji XE-2, 27mm f/2.8)            

The Street Workers of Mong Kok

I came to Hong Kong this week for my bank’s annual HR conference in our headquarter. After 3 days of tiring meeting, finally came the last night I stayed in HK before heading back to Jakarta tomorrow morning. Stayed in a hotel around Mong Kok, I used this opportunity to have a bit of walk…