My Bromo Trip

By Liku Layuk Allo - May 17, 2014

So here's the thing... I am that type of person that hardly say "no" to something called holiday..

I've been dreaming to go to Mount Bromo since years ago.. According to the pictures I've seen, the place looks very dreamy.. and as time passed by, it seems like everybody's been there while I am not! Geez. I can't stop wondering, will it be as good as the pictures or it's just overrated? Sooo, with fast as lightning-preparation after hosp duty, my short-weekend getaway startedd.. You don't know how happy I am to see airport again. :")

Makassar - Surabaya - naik bis ke Probolinggo menuju Jember, disambung naik mobil sewa ke Desa Ngadisari; lalu naik hartop ke Penanjakan 1 Bromo, spot buat liat sunrise ... (start jam 11 malem sampe sekitar jam 3 subuh)

..found out it's not overrated. that magical feeling when the clouds blown away slowly.. beyond words.

There are those moments when u just need to stop and stare. This was one of them. Ahh...

Ini kayaknya bisa jadi gambar buat kartu pos Bromo.. senyumnya "Visit Bromo" banget kan yak?

After a satisfying sight seeing of the stunning mountain, and breathe the fresh air as much as possible, we continue to 4 other famous spots with the same Hartop. They are Mount Bromo, Bukit Teletubbies, Savana, and Pasir Berbisik (konon karena dulu sempat jadi lokasi syuting film berjudul sama yg dibintangi Dian Sastro dan Christine Hakim).

ini di Savana, yg tempatnya sama dengan Bukit Teletubbies

this place is beaaautttifuuuulll........it's so beautiful I want to cryy... i am in love with it and i want to either run accross the hill and lay on the grass all day loong..

Pasir Berbisik

this one is a very cool spot as well.. sejauh mata memandang, tidak ada manusia lain selain kami dan hartop. It makes the place somewhat both romantic and narrative. it's like you are alone.. walking in the middle of nowhere.. getting lost in a desert and trying to find a way out.. but as the horizontal bend over your sight, no one can save you. you are alone. as your soul. as your dying soul thirst of love.. could you save yourself? the journey starts now.. ( anaknya tipe melankolik di tempat-tempat indah)

tali sepatunya neng..


my fav pic :)

the view from the peak of Bromo.. you have to climb like hundred stairs to get there...phew. but the view from the top is def worth seeing

After a long tiring but beautiful day, Bromo tour is over.. and we headed downhill... Our next destination is Malang. In Malang we decided to stay at Batu, it's a small city after the town of Malang, the less crowded city with cold-but fresh air. We stay at a rented house (it's so good and clean)near BNS (Batu Night Spectacular), an indoor night park that we decided to visit that night.. Turns out it's not that special.. We're just wandering around and enter some games. And my legs are dying for bed! Hahaha. But what a nice, nice surprise, when this girrll....out of nowhere, contacted me and reveal that she currently work in Malang! And for all this time I thought she was in Jakarta.. anyway, she picked us up at home and we ended up hanging out in the "hit" place of Malang, Alun-alun.


Tiwi, 24 tahun, kakaknya Achi dan Rio, pacarnya Teguh Putra. and also my bestie since high school, kebeneran banget ketemu pas dia lagi kerja di Malang. Can't describe how much I miss her :* :*

udah kayak anak gaul Malang blom?? tempatnya bagus, suasanya enak, ga ada pengemis kayak di Pantai Losari, banyak pilihan ngemil/makan berat. recommended lah buat nongki-nongki


inilah BNS yang dimaksud, bagian luarnya doang tapi. makasih yaaa udah ditemenin Fikri (CouchSurfing friend) dan kawannyaa

And the happy short days are over.. Dengan segala keberatan hati dan jiwa, kami pun melangkah dengan gontai, kembali ke rutinitas awal, pelajar, pegawai bank, pemasok alat berat, babu di rumah sakit (itu gue).. What can I say? This short holiday is probably one of the best holiday I've been to. With a backpack and lil bucks, I can get those spectacular views and.. views. It is the perfect medicine for the soul. The magical feeling when my eyes meets the blue sky and mountain, and savana, and everything. It's invaluable. I enjoy every moment, every tiring-and dusty-moment when we're waiting for the buses, and of course.. It wouldn't be a perfect holiday without a right company.. So lucky to have them around, laughter all the way, best persons to be with.