Borobudur is the worlds largest Buddhist stupa built in 775AD. Rediscovered in 1815 (from underneath a covering of volcanic ash) restoration works began in 1907 and it was reconstructed block by block in the 70's to combat the subsidence in the structure.
Anyway, enough of the history lecture, Borobodur is absolutely spectacular, and my highlight of the trip so far.
We have also hit our first stumbling block in that we are desperately trying to get to Borneo, and failing miserably (and its looking like we may have to give up in the end). All the flights entail either changing 17 times or spending 3 days on a boat.
Im finding it extremely frustrating that I cant download any of my pictures due to the slow internet connections (after being sat here for an hour), so pictures may have to wait until Denpasar.
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Borobudur
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Well thats one way to make sure we come back and look at your post - keep us waiting for the photos! Seriously though, enjoying reading of your travels so far and looking forward to more.
Where's my iPod touch goddamnit.
I thought that Borneo was virtually inaccessible.
I read the name of "Borobudur" in the same style as the muppets song (doo doo, de de doo - borobudur - doo doo de doo).
Looking forward to the photos.
From Oli (via Dan's blog)
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