Monday, October 7, 2013

Monday October 7, Borobudur



We flew from Singapore to Yogjakarta today.  The sights and sounds of Asia are a lot more intense in Indonesia than in Singapore.  The people are poorer, the goods are cheaper and the barganing is necessary.
  We changed plans at the last minute and we are ensconced in a luxury hotel at the gates of Borobudur.  The taxi driver taking us into Yogyakarta made us a great offer so we pulled a u-turn and headed for Borobudur instead of the city.  We are in a small town, where supper cost $1.50 and everybody drives a motorscooter.  We wandered the town to eat and watch the families of 4 ride by on their bikes.  
We have seen the temple from a distance and it looks enormous.  We will be up early tomorrow to check it out.

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