We were shocked at the alive volcano when we reached the summit. We heard big noise constantly from the volcano underneath and smelt a strong stink of sulfur. 

Depending on the degree of volcanic activity, the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Disaster Hazard Mitigation sometimes issues warnings against visiting Mount Bromo.



From Cemoro Lawang, it is possible to walk to the volcano in about 45 minutes, but it is also possible to take an organised jeep tour, which includes a stop at the viewpoint on Mount Penanjakan.  

The driver waked us up at 3:30 am in the following morning and drove us to Mount Penanjakan.  When we reached at the top 45 minutes later, we found tourists were crowded even thought the sky was still dark.

It was a amazing experience to see the sky turned into bright little by little.

The views were different when sun was rising.





We were luck to see the brilliant sunrise for about half an hour.

My roommate was from Japan, who was an undergraduate student. 

Many jeeps started to leave after the sunrise.



I had a great fun with four native Indonesians, who taught me how to make the meaningful gestures. 





One girl was talented at taking the jumping photos. We added each other into friends on Facebook and promised to keep in touch in the future. 



It was reported the Bromo surface looked like the moon at most. 

Wish everyone to have a happy & prosperous 2019 when I prayed to a local God at the summit of the volcano.

We left for Ijen Plateau after the breakfast.