The first thing I could see from the airplane arriving at Pontianak airport was forest. Even from such a high, one could perceive trees almost everywhere. An impression that intensified when I crossed the city to arrive at my home in Pontianak. Of course we also have trees and forest in Germany, but I would have never guessed that Pontianak would be that green. Also the vegetation here differs a lot from the one we have in Germany: Palm trees, banana trees, hibiscus flowers plants that can not survive a harsh German winter. And here they grow everywhere, in the wilderness area! Since my home is at the edge of the city, in a very calm camping, I can enjoy being close to the nature even more. And at night I love listening to the sound of the crickets, a sound that one only can sense in the countryside of Germany in summer.
Impression of Indonesia, particularly of Pontianak
