Trip to temples near Yogyakarta
Gunung Merapi (fire mountain), the volcano which erupted in 2010, seen on the way to the temples
Working to clear lava and ash from the river bed so the water after rain storms will flow in the river and not the village. Six hundred people died in this village from the heat and suffocation. Merapi towers over the region and the city of Yogyakarta.
Buddhist temple at Borobudur
Schoolgirls at Borobudur. Look for their white headscarves in the next two photos
Buddhist temple at Borobudur
Buddhist temple at Borobudur
From the temple at Borobudur
Stupas at Borobudur
Countryside around Borobudur
Worshipers at Borobudur
Stairway at Borobudur
Banyan tree at Borobudur
Souvenir shop at Borobudur
Silversmith at work between Borobudur and Prambanan
For sale in the silversmith's shop
For sale in the silversmith's shop
Hindu temple complex at Prambanan
Peter, Rixt, and Ron at Prambanan. Ron's Dutch friends were both over 6 feet tall!
Gunung Merapi (fire mountain), the volcano which erupted in 2010, seen on the way to the temples
Working to clear lava and ash from the river bed so the water after rain storms will flow in the river and not the village. Six hundred people died in this village from the heat and suffocation. Merapi towers over the region and the city of Yogyakarta.
Buddhist temple at Borobudur
Schoolgirls at Borobudur. Look for their white headscarves in the next two photos
Buddhist temple at Borobudur
Buddhist temple at Borobudur
From the temple at Borobudur
Stupas at Borobudur
Countryside around Borobudur
Worshipers at Borobudur
Stairway at Borobudur
Banyan tree at Borobudur
Souvenir shop at Borobudur
Silversmith at work between Borobudur and Prambanan
For sale in the silversmith's shop
For sale in the silversmith's shop
Hindu temple complex at Prambanan
Peter, Rixt, and Ron at Prambanan. Ron's Dutch friends were both over 6 feet tall!