THE sounds of gamelan wafted from Le Royaume de Ganesh within Parc Pairi Daiza in the suburb of Brussels. An Indonesian ambience filled the air in the garden of the Park Paradiso as fountain water flowed through stupas and Ganesha statues laid out behind an expanse of scenic Nusantara on 7 hectares of land.

The journey to the little Indonesia begins from stone stairs rising high to a pura. Terraced rice fields spread out on both sides of the way