Temple Guardian

Forest, Fire, and rice paddies

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June 21st 2005
Hello all, sorry for the late updates, we seem to be updating our journals about a week after we visit a place. It is actually bothering us, since we seem to forget things as time passes. But we will do our best to record things as we remember them. Ubud Day 1 Ubud is an amazing place; the environment is unlike anything we have ever seen. We stayed in a hotel near the Sacred Monkey Forest ... read more

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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