Balikpapan & Bali

A couple of lazy days in the oil and gas city of Balikpapan, Kalimantan.

Low tide, loads of trash and a smell

At low tide, loads of trash and a pungent smell.

Balikpapan. Enjoy the view.

Balikpapan. Enjoy the view. Above, the Garuda flight to Jakarta.

Everywhere the bear and its slogan: Balikpapan, green and clean.

Everywhere the mascot bear and its slogan: Balikpapan, green and clean!

Di perisai ini: Kotamadya Balikpapan, Manuntung.

Di perisai ini: Kotamadya Balikpapan, Manuntung.

In the distance, the waiting tankers in line.

In the distance, the tankers patiently waiting in line.

Pantai Melawai.

Pantai Melawai.

Graha Indah Blok X. Nice bakso ayam on the side.

Graha Indah Blok H. Nice bakso ayam on the side.

Bakau. Mangliers, Mangrove. Deciphering the

Bakau. Mangliers. Mangrove. Trying to decipher the tricky root designs forming amazing shapes and delicate connections between themselves.

Indiana Jones was here.

Indiana Jones was here.

A little mosque on the way back from the mangrove forest. Busy after the prayer.

A little mosque on the way back from the mangrove forest. Busy motorbike traffic after the prayer.

Local art.

Local art.

Pandangan ke Selat Makassar.

Pandangan ke Selat Makassar.

Don't get stuck under the platform.

Don’t ever get stuck under the platform…

The busy center where to find all kinds of transportation to the nearby McDonald's, Starbucks or Pizza Huts.

The busy center where to find all kinds of transportation between the nearby many McDonald’s, Starbucks and Pizza Huts.

Back to Bali, not so far away, but a totally different world.

Back to Bali, not so far away, a totally different world.

Offerings. Desa Kebilbil.

Offerings. Desa Kebilbil.

Ke pantai Seseh.

Ke pantai Seseh.

Apit surang. The guarding monsters are here brand new and shiny.

Apit surang. The guarding monsters are here brand new and shiny.

Singa, the lioness.

Singa, the lioness.

Jalan Cendrawasih, desa Kediri.

Jalan Cendrawasih, desa Kediri.

There are still some beautiful rice paddies in the area. But greedy real estate developers are eating them up very fast.

There are still some beautiful rice paddies in the area. Unfortunately, greedy real estate developers are eating them up very fast.

Obviously it's World cup season. Allez les bleus!

Obviously it’s World cup season. Allez les bleus!

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