Destroyed Fern Bed

Yesteday, I posted a picture of a healthy fern bush in the forest near Mt. Tangkuban Perahu. Unfortunately, some of the fern bush in the forest have also been destroyed. I don't know who did it and for what purpose.

Forest Fern

A healthy fern bush in the forest around Mt. Tangkuban Perahu crater in the north of Bandung.

Angklung Seller at Mt. Tangkuban Perahu

An angklung seller at the parking lot of Mt Tangkuban Perahu. As I once posted back in 2009, angklung is an Indonesian traditional bamboo musical instrument.

View From The Observation Deck of Mt. Tangkuban Perahu

Here is the northeastward view from one of the two observation decks at Mt. Tangkuban Perahu. The Kawah Ratu (Queen Crater) in the previous post is on your left side. On a clear day like this the view is marvellous.

Kawah Ratu (The Queen Crater) of Mt. Tangkuban Perahu

Kawah Ratu, the main crater of Mt. Tangkuban Perahu in the north of Bandung on a clear afternoon. I will began a visual tour of this place in the next few posts.

Skywatch Friday: Point North

This is the view of Bandung's point north as seen from The Pasupati flyover bridge at the center of the city. The mountain on your left hand side of the picture is Mt. Burangrang (2057 meters/about 6748 feet) and to the right is Mt. Tangkuban Perahu - "the capsized boat mountain" - (2084 meters/about 6837 feet).

Please also visit this week's participants of Skywatch Friday meme here.

Black and White Landscape Photography: Crater Trees

These crater trees grow around Kawah Ratu (The Queen Crater) of Mount Tangkuban Parahu about 45 kilometers north of Bandung.

Tangkuban Parahu, which literally means Capsized Boat, is a popular tourist destination in West Java. I'll tell you about the legend behind the name tomorrow as I post another photo of this beautiful crater. If you are a frequent visitor to this blog, you may remember that I have previously posted a distant view picture of this mountain here.

I took this photo with my pocket, 3.2 megapixel camera.

This photo is my participation for the Monocrhome Maniacs meme. Click the link to see other particpants' great black and white photographs.

An Aerial View of Bandung # 1

Bandung is a city surrounded by mountains. On this photo of aerial view of the northern part of Bandung, the mountain on your left side is Mt. Burangrang, and on your right side is Mt. Tangkuban Parahu (a name which literally means "capsized boat" in reference to the mountain's shape).