All photos taken on 28/12/2015, with my Canon EOS 600D, and edited on Adobe Photoshop. Oh, apologies for the lower quality photos, i saved on high quality JPEG on Photoshop as opposed to the usual maximum. I am running on prepaid internet through phone.
Yes, it's Day Three. Technically, it's in the middle of Day Four, but I would guess there'll be nothing to note today, except for traffic. And there wasn't anything in Day Two worth noting as well, I think. So here we arrive at the third day: where I traveled to Jogjakarta.
Yes, it's Day Three. Technically, it's in the middle of Day Four, but I would guess there'll be nothing to note today, except for traffic. And there wasn't anything in Day Two worth noting as well, I think. So here we arrive at the third day: where I traveled to Jogjakarta.
First, I went to Candi Borobudur, which is actually in Magelang, Central Java. Blame Jogja's advertising.
I got two thoughts upon gazing on Borobudur for the third time in my life. The first one was, dang it's sweltering hot. The second one was, It's smaller than I remembered.
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Now, don't get me wrong, it was still quite the walk to the top floor, For the stone steps were quite steep. And the amount of people made a traffic jam.
I won't delve into the history of Borobudur much here. These are the holidays, and people, especially students, would tire to hear about the history how Borobudur was built at the 8th century AD by the Syailendra Dynasty, in ten floors symbolizing the journey of the human soul from the depraved mortal world to enlightenment.
Enough said. We'll let the reliefs talk.
These are records of a time long past. Even in the haze of heat, the fact that these stones are the record of thirteen centuries of history is quite the experience. Or is it just me that likes history?Perhaps not; I commend the government once more on their efforts to preserve this World Heritage site. And yes, while aspiring tourists might like to prove the myth that touching the thumb of one statue will bring you luck, that action could (somehow) bring the stone bad luck (according to the curators). Please do not climb the stupas or reach inside them, for fear of tearing the monument apart.
These stupas were still very well preserved, so we could see and feel the serenity of the Buddha depicted as statues. But for me, it was hell finding an angle to take a good picture, what with the heat and also trying not to knock myself over a floor, and taking several tourists with me. It was crowded.
Well, wrong time to be going there. If the sky was just a little bit more cloudy, then it should have been much, much, better. But what could we do, we had a schedule. We went to Sendangsono, where the Virgin Mary stands vigil in a cave.
Perhaps a little rude. Mary's Cave in Sendangsono is the site where the first Catholic in Indonesia was baptized.
And where there are many, many dogs. I love dogs. Sorry, I hate cats.
Awww.
Well, on that happy note, i'm out.
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Enough said. We'll let the reliefs talk.
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These stupas were still very well preserved, so we could see and feel the serenity of the Buddha depicted as statues. But for me, it was hell finding an angle to take a good picture, what with the heat and also trying not to knock myself over a floor, and taking several tourists with me. It was crowded.
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And where there are many, many dogs. I love dogs. Sorry, I hate cats.
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Well, on that happy note, i'm out.
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