 |
| Mount Merapi in the distance from the Borobudur temple (Canon 40D image) |
The day started with a 3:10am alarm, although I was already half awake anticipating the Borobudur temple. This is the largest Buddhist temple in the world and was built in the 9th century.
The sunrise tour starts from the Manohara hotel. Apparently if you stay at this hotel, you have free access to the temple anytime. The sunrise ticket was Rp$380,000 (NTD$920/CAN$37) and worth every rupiah! The hotel provides you with a flashlight and a small souvenir on the way out.
The sunrise tour starts from the Manohara hotel. Apparently if you stay at this hotel, you have free access to the temple anytime. The sunrise ticket was Rp$380,000 (NTD$920/CAN$37) and worth every rupiah! The hotel provides you with a flashlight and a small souvenir on the way out.
The driver, Vernon and I walked over to the temple and climbed fifty or so steep uneven steps. It took about an hour before the sun made an appearance. It was beautiful! After the sunrise, we slowly made our way down and around each of the six square platforms. It was only when we finally reached the bottom and looked back at the temple did I realize how big it actually is. WOW! We continued to wander around the temple, seeing it from all sides. What an impressive place!
We headed back to the hotel around 8:30am and were poolside by 9:30am. We started drinking beer around 11am and enjoyed our last day hanging around the pool. At 2pm, the afternoon rain started and it was about this time that Vernon returned to the room with a bottle of red wine. One bottle turned into two by the time we ordered dinner on the patio. It was a great way to end our time in Yogyakarta. |
| Wandering around the top of Borobudur (GoPro image) |
Bed time came super early due to the shenanigans. We were scheduled on a noon flight back to Jakarta the following day. Vernon was leaving Indonesia and my plans involved getting to the west coast beaches of Java after his departure.
No comments :
Post a Comment