view from hotel in Borobudur

Java: Borobudur, Jogjakarta and Volcanos

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January 16th 2014
After a full day's travel via Jakarta (and crossing the Equator!) we arrived late at our hotel in Borobudur with a 4.30 start on Thursday morning to look forward to to see sunrise at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Borobudur Temple, but it was worth it. This massive Buddhist temple was constructed in the 8th and 9th century from lava blocks and is the largest in the world. It took 75 years t ... 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