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Volcanoes welcomed me to, and bid me farewell when I left, Jogjakarta

I always take the window seat whenever I ride an airplane.  This was not the case when we flew from Jakarta to Jogjakarta.  LS insisted she take the window seat as she wanted a good look of the view and I surprised myself by giving in to her demand.  Of course I was a little irritated when LS fell a sleep for most of the flight and never got to see the view.  I was wide awake during the flight and could have made good use of the window seat.  But, my irritation did not last long.  From my seat, I saw what appeared to be mountains welcoming me to Jogjakarta.  I found out later that what I saw were not mountains but the volcanoes of Java.  I was thrilled when I learned this.

I also did not realize then that the volcanoes that welcomed me to Jogjakarta were located in distant parts of Java.  As I saw more than their tip from above the clouds, you could just image how massive those volcanoes are.

On our flight out of Jogjakarta, I again surprised myself by giving LS the window seat.  But, it did not matter as both of us saw the tip of Gunung Merapi and were extremely happy.  What made the flight even better was when five other volcanoes of Java appeared before us as if they were friends bidding us adieu. The sight of such massive and vibrant volcanoes rising above the clouds simply took my breath away.

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