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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]
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] Blog: Borobudur and Prambanan
Date: September 24th 2008
I'm currently in Yogyakarta in central Java. Most things here are closed for Ramadan which is a shame - you can pay to get into the Sultan's palace, but can actually only see the very outer courtyard which is pretty plain and a bit pointless. There are however, two fantastic temples nearby, that during Ramadan are much much quieter. The day before yesterday I went to see the most westerly of th ... read more
Date: September 24th 2008
I'm currently in Yogyakarta in central Java. Most things here are closed for Ramadan which is a shame - you can pay to get into the Sultan's palace, but can actually only see the very outer courtyard which is pretty plain and a bit pointless. There are however, two fantastic temples nearby, that during Ramadan are much much quieter. The day before yesterday I went to see the most westerly of th ... read more
