Bats streaming out of Deer Cave

Indonesian Temples and Malaysian Pinnacles

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September 10th 2006
Just a brief entry with some photos. Aside from trekking, there was some cultural exposure in the form of touring two 9th century Buddhist temples in Java near Yogyakarta. Prambanan was kind of a letdown because the May 2006 earthquake damaged the main temple so it was closed to the public. Borobudur was stunning and I'm pretty sure it is the largest Buddhist temple outside of Angkor Wat, Cambo ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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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