A must see cultural attraction. On our quest to seek out UNESCO heritage sites all over the planet, this one was on the bucket list for a while. This summer we were fortunate to be able to visit Indonesia and make a trip to Borobudur. Designed and commissioned by a Raja Shailendra that lived in the 9th century this Buddhist style temple is the largest in the world. It is made of volcanic rock found in the area with multiple active ones still bubbling in the vicinity. The Indonesian archipelago happens to be on the Pacific ring of fire which is a sensitive part of the earth's crust resulting in eruptions and tectonic activity from Indonesia to Japan to Hawaii to Alaska and going south to the islands of New Zealand. Borobudur roughly translates to the 'Great Buddha' by some accounts and is referred to as 'Candi (pronounced Chandi for temple) Borobudur'. We had to fly (1 hour flight) from Bali to Jogjakarta (which is a kingdom) on the island of Java, and the...
Among human crayons I am Brown. Also, my thoughts bounce around and resemble the idea of Brownian motion. This blog is an interface for the reader into this unique jello I call my mind. A mind so fertile anything grows. An agnostic yet curious mind. A mind attempting the Horatian or Kabirism maxim of Carpe Diem or Aaj kareso aab. Rated W I L D for wilfully irritating to large demographic is sometimes the latter - graphic in its descriptions. Caveat Lector!