... it's always good to look close 14 - Lacewing ...

saw this bug @ Cibodas , Java , Indonesia where we are leaving (decide not to go for Bluetail Trogan .. it is too far and we (photographer) were just too slow ....)

1st time meet this bug and it never move, think it should be good model for us

the metallic green eye look amazing


full body view

Mount Gede Pangrango National Park

was away to "Mount Gede Pangrango National Park"

where locate in west Jawa, Indonesia.... it is ~2hour flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Jakarta, Indonesia and ~2hours drive from Jakarta (airport) to Cibodas (1500m), weather is ~15-25C.
It have plenty of home stay around depend budget and location ... prefer home stay is "Fika Villa" think is best around the walking distance to the National Park (~5-10min) uphill.

no worry if you don;t want to walk .. it is taxi (yellow van) running 2 ways every 1-2 minutes (and fare is ~1000 rp per trip)

there are 2 main visit point here
1. National Park
- hiking (not really tough) with stair case(rock)
- not really steep
- avoid weekend, the path will full of people as this will disturb you to enjoy the wild life
- other information can check here
- fee 6000 rp per person
- good for birding & macro
- and landscape for the waterfall (again weekend will full with ppl)

2. Cibodas Botanical Garden
- long walk .. thinking this is jungle walk instead garden
- not much macro model
- but good for birding (according to the information)
- fee 6000 rp per person

General info
- food are same across the area, fried rice, mee, kuih teoh ...
- speak Indo, very close to Malay (we can understand each other)
- whenever buy any thing bargain price for ~30%
- 10000 rp ~= 1USD (up to Dec 2009)

more reports and picture will be upload later
or picture slowly update here