Our horse and cart ride to Borobodur

Java

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March 26th 2007
To finish off Indonesia, we flew to Java for several days touring. After a short ride from the airport, we were settled in an ideal, and fairly cheap guesthouse in the cultural city of Yogyakarta. On our first full day here, we opted to hit the sights. First, we visited the Royal Palace, which is the home of the Sultan of Yogyakarta. We took a short tour, which came free with admission. The 'f ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more