Yogyakarta

UNESCO Borobudur Temple Compounds

March 26, 2014 by Dennis Kopp 2 Comments

Buddha Statues in Stupas atop UNESCO Temple Borobudur on Java, Indonesia

Travel Day 687 – Yogyakarta and Borobudur on Java, INDONESIA In continuation of seeing the historical sites of central Java, today I went to see the Buddhist Borobudur Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site… In general, the religious aspect of Indonesia seemed quite interesting as it used to be a Buddhist country at some point. […]

UNESCO Prambanan Temple Compounds

March 23, 2014 by Dennis Kopp 6 Comments

UNESCO enlisted Prambanan Temple, Loro Jonggrang, on Java, Indonesia

Travel Day 686 – Yogyakarta and Prambanan on Java, INDONESIA While exploring Yogyakarta and the Water Castle had been great, today I was off to something bigger and better, the UNESCO enlisted temples of Prambanan… But before even thinking about going to Prambanan, I still wanted to see the Kraton of Yogyakarta and luckily it […]

Yogyakarta and the Ruined Water Castle

March 20, 2014 by Dennis Kopp 4 Comments

Restored Bathing Area of the Water Castle in Yogyakarta on Java, Indonesia

Travel Day 685 – Solo to Yogyakarta on Java, INDONESIA Somehow this day started on the wrong foot and when I took the rickshaw after breakfast to the train station, the train was just leaving and I had to wait another 1 ½ hours for the next one to come… Technically this was not even […]