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Lovely Corridor

This corridor is lined with relief panels depicting the legendary Ramayana. The base dwells on man's earthly attachments, shifting towards the aspired nirvana as one reaches the top.
Underrated Borobudur in Yogyakarta (Java, Indonesia)

October 20th 2009
We have only seen it in photos. Yet we were not prepared for it. We were not discouraged that one of my friends suffered a leg problem on our first day in Yogyakarta and had to drag her leg while clocking it around the temple as locals do. But it certainly helped that we were with very competent local guides Bellong and Yantong who made sure their Ibu (mother in Bahasa Indonesia) did not miss t ... read more
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Indonesian Flag 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
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