Big Buddhist Borodadur

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We spent the day in the pool to get rid of the kids energy and it certainly helped my legs which are very stiff and sore from the climb.
About 3.30 our car arrived for the 40 minute drive to Borobudur. Built in AD760, and taking sixty years to complete, it is the wolds largest Buddhist temple. It was forgotten for over a 1000 years and rediscovered around 1850, overgrown and covered.
We took the first level corridor, about 8 foot wide, and walked around the whole perimeter. Then moved up to the second level and so on. The walls of each corridor are covered with stone carvings, telling the story of Buddhism. After 4 levels you reach three circular levels with giant stone stupas (bell shaped with intricate holes).
We'd chosen to come in the evening as we'd heard that the temple is overrun with people in the morning and this turned out to be good advice.
The kids really liked the visit as we haven't done much of this sort of thing so far.
The route back to the carpark took us past loads of street hawkers and a through a shanty town of shops.
Back at the hotel we had a small meal and enjoyed the tremendous display of lightening.

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