Sumatra Wedding

The story of the weekend:

One of our colleagues Dian invited us to her friend's wedding in Lampung, Sumatra. The sequence of events were as follows:

0700 Friday - wake up, go to work
1700 - leave work, eat food
1900 - throw a wild pool party at the apartment
2200 - get in car
0300 Saturday - hop on ferry to Sumatra Island
0500 - reach Lampung
0700 - reach hotel, ****SLEEP****
1000 - go to wedding
1300 - go shopping and hit up beach
1800 - get back on ferry
2000 - arrive on Java Island
2300 - arrive at home

So definitely a jam packed adventure. Some notes on the trip...

- The ferry didn't have many places to sit. People were sleeping all over the floor. Refer to pictures.
- The wedding was beautiful. I've obviously never seen something like it before, and the traditional dress was really great to see. We took pictures with the bride and groom and ate some great food. The bride was Dian's friend from college.
- The beach was relaxing, after a long trip with little sleep, it was nice to just relax in the water and swim around. Green coconuts and "Internet" (Indomie Telur Kornet, a delicious fried noodle meal with egg) were served under a bamboo beach shelter.
- One part of the beach was said to be cursed, as a lady had committed suicide off the rocks. The same stretch of beach is owned by the 4th richest business person in Indonesia, Bakrie, who owns a mining firm among others.
- Crispy chocolate covered bananas are the token oleh-oleh (gifts) of Lampung *yum!*
- On the ferry ride back, dolphins were riding off the ships momentum and jumping around in front of the ship. I've seen dolphins in Seaworld Orlando Florida before, but never in the wild, where they belong.
- Sleep is overrated.

Thanks Dian!