Indonesia
Sand Origin
Ancol Pademangan, Kota Jkt Utara
Random Sand Fact
On an island in Indonesia, people sleep in sand instead of beds.
In three fishing villages on the island of Madura, bedroom floors are covered in sand. No mattress is needed, just an ordinary pillow to keep the sand off their faces.
The sand is brought from the beach, sifted and cleared of small stones.
Adnan, 55, says he was born on the sand and learned to crawl and stand on it. Generations have grown up this way.
Even in new houses with tiled floors, the bedroom is filled with sand.
