hey Ramona and Erik, wie geht es?? do you still remember me btw :)...
it's been long time I didnt check your blog, I always wanted to, but my bad, I always forgot!
But, wow! I am so glad you finally reached Java :) the densest island in the world! I hope you enjoyed your trips to Bromo and Borobudur!
Just a week ago, a friend of mine who lives in Cologne, Germany tagged my name on his pictures on Facebook, and the pictures were ein Indonesisches Restaurant Haus Java, and a place (I dont know what it is called) that has a lot of Javanese things, including the Javanese puppets,Ramayana and Shinta. If you happened to go to another temple called Prambanan, there is always a traditional dance during moonlight night (once in a month). The two puppets would be the main characters of the dance (I think it's more like musical drama).
Kawah Ijen is absolutely gorgeous, but when I was there I couldnt stand for the sulfur.. but, like what you said, the men who mine sulfur in Kawah Ijen, do not even have mask on their face. the only safety that i remember was a pair of boots.. oh Gosh!
Btw, when you were in Yogyakarta, did you feel the effects of Merapi mountain eruption?? It erupted couple of times recently, in Oct-Nov...
So, are you back in Hamburg now??