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None the worse for the wear after a six hour flight delay!
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A meal voucher was mercifully included
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I opted for the Indian vegetarian 'thali' meal
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Taking the sky train from T-1 to T-3 at Jakarta
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The sky train station was very poorly signposted
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I'd reached the hotel at midnight, a full 12 hr late
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A dose of the Bintang, the local brew was in order
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Signage for the Sambisari Temple, Y/Jogkakarta
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Posing beside one of the dragons at the end of the balustrade
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Sculpture of the Hindu goddess Durga at the Sambisari temple
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Posing by the Hindu elephant god Ganesha at Sambisari
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A parting shot of Sambisari- it's bigger than it looks
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Local handicrafts made en-masse on site (not in China, thank goodness!)
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Craftsmen hard at work making traditional Indonesian handicrafts
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Drying out the woven rattan mats after dyeing
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Absolutely charming store assistant
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Drying out products made from corn
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The good man turned at my request
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Naturally, with my love for steam engines, I simply had to pose beside it!
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I was happy there were no restrictions on getting inside the cab
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Seeing my thrill, my guide went on shooting!
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A driver's view from the plinthed steam locomotive
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The defunct sugar mill has now been turned into a museum
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Gula means sugar in the local vernacular
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A model of the erstwhile sugar mill
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Foreman's office- manual typewriter, bellows camera- how simple can it get?
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Some parts of the boiler cladding were missing as well
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Erstwhile factory workers now doing 'guide service'
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The tram loco with one of the standard flat cars alongside
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From old steam locos to the truly rustic- an ox cart
