Sunday 22 March 2015

Travel to Borobudur Temple

Buddha Statue and Stupa at Borobudur


The first time I saw Borobudur was from the television many years back. I was fascinated by the fact that such an ancient and unique structure still existed in our world. After doing research, I began to understand more on this UNESCO World Heritage site.

The monument was built in the 9th century(older than the Angkor Wat at Cambodia!) and dedicated to Buddhism. It was said to be abandoned in the 14th century during the Javanese conversion from Buddhism to Islam. It was later found by Sir Stamford Raffles (the one who found Singapore also!) and restoration on the structure has been performed till today. You can find more information on the Borobudur at this site.

The Borobudur was situated at a precarious location. It is located in an elevated area between two twin volcanoes-Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi. Mount Merapi has erupted a number of times in recent years. The most recent one was in Year 2010. But fortunately, all these had not drastically impacted it's structure.

Prambanan Temple

After many delays (including the Mount Kelud's eruption last year which caused the compound to be shut off as it was being affected by the volcanic ashes), I finally embarked to visit this prestigious temple in March. We would travel to the Javanese City of Yogyakarta and made our way to Borobudur. During our journey, we also explored Prambanan-a collection of gigantic Hindu Temples, got close within the active volcano-Mount Merapi and more. For those interested, you can take a look at my itinerary below.

Day 1-Adisucipto International Airport-Prembanan Temple-Borodudur Temple
Day 2-Borobudur Temple (Sunrise)-Mount Merapi-Yogyakarta
Day 3-The Kraton (Sultan Palace)-Taman Sari (Water Castle)-Maliaboro
Day 4-Adisucipto International Airport-Return to Singapore      

Watch out as I relate my adventure in Central Java and it's ancient temples and volcanoes in my coming blogs!

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Related Posts: The Prambanan Temple, Dawn at Borobudur Temple

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Saturday 21 March 2015

Travel Photos Series#6-Sunrise at Borobudur Temple, Central Java-Indonesia

Sunrise at Borobudur

Took this photo recently on 18 Mar 2015 during my family trip to Borobudur at Indonesia. One of our main purposes here was to witness the world famous Sunrise view at this UNESCO World Heritage site. We were not disappointed. Follow my adventure and tips as we visited Borobudur, the active Volcano Mount Merapi, Prambanan (another UNESCO World Heritage site) and the city of Yogyakarta in my coming blogs :-)

Related Posts: Travel to Borobudur Temple, The Prambanan Temple, Dawn at Borobudur Temple

Tuesday 10 March 2015

Travel Photo Series#5-Sunset at Tamsui-Taiwan

Sunset at Tamsui
This photo was taken on 5 Dec 2013 during our family trip to Tamsui ( 淡水) at Taiwan. We were rushing to catch the sunset at the Lover's Bridge but had to make do with enjoying the sunset scene from the ferry. The sunset moment was breathtaking and I was glad to capture the photo and share it with everyone here.

Related Posts: Taiwan Travel Tips, Family Bonding Tour at Taiwan Famosa