The city of Bandung is high on the Parahyangan plateau in the middle of West Java, surrounded by old volcanoes. The weather is cool and comfortable, and the scenery is beautiful. Here are some scenes from around Bandung.

These are rice terraces in the highlands.

This is the town of Sumedang, in the mountains east of Bandung. Sumedang was the seat of a small kingdom a few centuries ago; today it's famous for its oranges.

This is a tea plantation near Ciater. The Parahyangan highlands produce excellent tea and coffee, along with all sorts of exotic fruits.

Go to the active geology of the region.

There is a page about Sumedang at Wasantara Net in Bandung, with links to other pages about Bogor, Garut, and more nearby places.

Here is another page about Sumedang (in Indonesian).