Zeric goes to Bandung

For one day.  for a conference.  By train.

 

 

Apparently the train is the way to go.. scenery is even better than Bali.

 

In 1955, the Bandung Conference took place as one of the milestones in the foundation of the Non-Aligned Movement.  Primarily African and Asian nations, most either immediate post-colonial, or with aspirations of independence, gathered in this cool mountain town to discuss a middle way during the height of the cold war.  Shunning US or USSR's hegemony, the non-aligned movement hoped to promote values of autonomy and independence for its member states.  Many of the 20th centuries' great political leaders were at the forefront of the movement and attended the meeting in Bandung.  India's Nehru, Indonesia's Sukarno, Egypt's Nasser; Ghana's Nkrumah; and Yugoslavia's president, Tito made up the founding core of the movement and were in attendance at the 1955 conference. 

 

Zeric poses with his colleague, Ining at the historic Asia/Africa Building in Bandung where the conference took place and where they attended a meeting of visiting delegations from the Arab world here to learn about Indonesia's democratic success over the past 15 years.