Stories from Singapore: Indonesia

About a month ago, my husband and I went to Indonesia for two days as an anniversary gift from many of the people from church. Here's a glimpse into that country, beginning with some of the sights on our 55-minute bus ride from the ferry terminal to the resort:

The following pictures show a "gas station" we stopped at with our bus. But there were no gas pumps! Instead, the fuel was stored in the side room of a rundown building. A woman came out with a big funnel, followed by a man carrying two big containers of gas. She held the funnel, he poured the gas in, and we were on our way! Both of them gave service with a smile, and that was true of everyone we ran into in Indonesia--the people were so happy, and very helpful and pleasant to be around.

A few groceries in the room to the left, and gas in the room to the right

Indonesia's money, the rupiah, is practically worthless. The current exchange rate is one U.S. dollar to 11,494.25 rupiah. We bought snacks at the resort gift shop and were charged 95,000. It seemed so strange to be paying 95,000 for anything, much less a few snacks! :-)

We were served lunch and supper at the resort. We got to pick out our supper menu. Finding amid the Chinese dishes on the menu something called "chicken gordon blue," I said to my husband, "Hey! Do you think that's chicken cordon bleu?!" We decided to try it out, and sure enough, it was. :-)