Survival of the fittest

2009 Jakarta urban transport.

North Jakarta, October 2009.

Modern tattoos

Be never nacked!

... are indigenous or tribal tattoos more beautiful?

North Jakarta, October 2009.

Risky job

North Jakarta, October 2009.

Looking for a soul mate

Helly Kitty Ferrari (kind of a pick-up vehicle)

looking for interior accessories...

Babe interested?

Click onto the picture to see where you would sit.

Jakarta, October 2009.

Having a pause

Jakarta, October 2009.

Kaki lima

Our street, Jakarta, October 2009.

Wayang Orang

North Jakarta, October 2009.

Street beggar...

What will she do in 10 years time?

Bandung, June 2009.

Unforgettable nights

My bathroom in Macau.

The bed wasn't any better...

Macau, December 1985.

Laundry service

Cirebon, West-Java, June 2009.

A mosque without loudspeaker

A truely mystical place!

Semarang, Central-Java, October 2009.

What pilots read

Just click onto the picture above 

to see what airline pilots read...

Semarang, Central-Java, October 2009.

Abu Ghraib?

Who's the master? 

by Liu Jia. 

Answer: A specialist?

Artwork in the lobby of Semarang's Grand Chandi, October 2009.

Rural weightlifting

Close to Malang, East-Java, March 2009.

Muslim graduation

Numbers, jilbab, lipstick, make-up make the difference.

Makassar, South Sulawesi, May 2009.

Beating fisherman

West of West-Java, October 2008.

Melonaire?

It would take one million melons 

to become a melonair 

if the fruits would be melons....

Photos of Papayas from Cirebon, West-Java, July 2009.

Feeling richer than Bill Gates

Now I know why too much money doesn't make people happier.

For the record, Bill Gates never reached the one trillion dollar mark, notwithstanding the 100 trillion dollars I own.

Robert Mugabe country, September 2009.  

Facing it

Padang, West-Sumatra, January 2009.

Stretching lions

Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana, September 2009.

Lions at night

Four lions at the crossroads

Two lionesses on the picture above.

Shinde, Okavango Delta, Botswana, September 2009.

Chobe safari

Road block.

The Zebra view into Namibia's Caprivi Strip.

Giraffes on the move.

Lunch with a view (wine in the box...).

Hippopotamus, crocodile and African buffalo.

Tante Lotte.

Ready for hunting.

Dentist's dream.

Family bath.

Chobe, Botswana, September 2009.

Lions of the Okavango Delta

The King.

More kings...

King with delicacy: Ear of an elephant.

King and crocodile.

After the bath.

King's family resting.

Adorable cubs...

...showing teeth.

Cuddling cubs.

A pride rising and moving.

Around the camps of Shinde and Okuti, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana, September 2009.

Victoria Falls Hotel: an island in Zimbabwe

At the time being, the city of Victoria Falls is one of the few places in Zimbabwe where there are tourists, and probably one of the less rough places for Zimbabweans themselves.

The Victoria Falls Hotel opened its doors in 1905 but due to the inept ruler Robert Mugabe and his cronies even this pearl of a hotel hardly gets an occupacy rate higher than 20% these days.

Big emphasis is put on perspectives, the architecture mingling with the landscape. The garden on the back opens on a view of the Zambezi river and the bridge connecting Zimbabwe with Zambia.
Warthogs contribute to the manicured lawn. They are the only concession to ugliness.
The hotel is a masterpiece of architecture, and in very good condition. The latter came as a big surprise. Anyway it's an island in a sea of sadness.
Pool in style.
Trophies...

The hotel offers direct access to the falls. These days, the path is full of hawkers accepting all kind of barter goods such as half empty shampoo bottles, soap, and pens.

In September, the falls are not at their fullest, but nevertheless impressing.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, September 2009.