The beautiful Borobudur Buddhist temple dates from the 8th and 9th centuries. It’s built in 3 tiers; a pyramidal base with 5 concentric square terraces, the trunk with 3 circular platforms and a monumental stupa at the top. There are 72 openwork stupas on the circular platforms and each has a Buddha statue inside. They did a huge restoration in the 1970’s of this complex. I for one am glad they take the time and money to keep these buildings alive. It’s part of history and once gone, something we can’t get back. (A stupa is a dome shaped monument built to hold relics or statues.)
There were well over a hundred steps and some were quite narrow. I also noticed that at a lot of these temples, the stairs are not the same. Some are close together and some you have to have truly long legs to get to the next step, no consistency. It was so hot the day we were there, unbelievably hot! It’s a good thing that Clint and I like the heat.
Walking up to the complex 
It’s amazing to me how these places have survived, some with some help, for hundreds of years 
Clint up at the top 
View from afar
One evening we went to a lovely buffet and for some reason I have no photos! Our guide bought us all a drink and we had a great meal, so many different choices of traditional food and North American food. After the dinner we walked across the street to an Indonesian ballet. It was very well done even though it was done in their language and we weren’t always 100% certain what was going on! But we enjoyed it nonetheless.
We left that area and headed to the Puri Asri Magelang Hotel which was such a neat place albeit in the middle of nowhere !
Walking to our room 
Our room 
Beautiful verandah outside the restaurant where Clint and I had our dinner and perhaps a beer or two…. 
Until next time !
An amazing culture and beautiful structures. The pizza looks yummy!
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