My hostel is a bit outside of the city, and I snapped some pictures on the walk into town:

Edit: another one

(I’m not back there, just getting around to posting)

Tukies serves coconut in so many ways, but I decided to stick with a fresh, whole one. The staff opened it with a machete to order.

All three of the hostels I’ve stayed at so far in Indonesia have offered a laundry service for 50000 IDR (~$3.50). I give them my laundry, and they return it clean by the next day. So convenient!

I just went to Sayan Night Market, an open-air street food market where locals congregate in the evenings. No pictures; I was too busy enjoying the food! The strangest dish I tried was pisang keju: battered and fried bananas, topped with condensed milk, chocolate shavings, and grated cheese (I think it was cheddar), an unusual combination of flavors that works surprisingly well!

Here are the results:

I also made this poorly-crafted Hindu offering:

Message me if you want the recipes; it seems wrong to post them publicly.

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I can take cash advances on my credit card, so I’m not screwed, just paying a bit more for my money. That said, I’ll definitely bring a backup debit card on my next trip.